Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-06-12


with the will annexed of the estate of
WILLIAM WORKMAN. deceased, ct al,
Defendants.
In pursuance OF decree OF said Circuit
Court, entered in the above entitled
cause on the 18th day of February, 1879,
Whereby /, the undersigned, Master in
CHI ancery OF said Court, was authorised
and directed to make. conduct ami carry
described.
Notice is hereby given that on
WEDNESDAY, the 10th DAY
OF JULY, 1879,
At IL O'Clock M, at the door of
the Court House. In the city of Los
les, in said district, shall sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash In gold coin of the United states, In
separate parcels,as hereinafter described
the following described property, or SO
much thereof as shall be ecessary 10 pay
complainant the amount due under said
decree, with interest," and costs and ac-
cruing costs, except the portions thereof
hereinafter particularly mentioned and
described, the said property being STU
ated in the county of Los Angeles, Stale
of California, district Aforesaid, and par
ticularly bounded and described as fol-
LEWIS, TO wit:
First-Ail that piece Of land situated in
the county OF Los Angeles known and
described In the public surveys OF the
United states of America as the south
hall of the southwest quarter OF section
seventeen (l7) in township two (2), south
range thirteen (I3), west San Bernardino
base and meridian, containing 80 acres,
more or less.
Second-All that tract of land situated
in the county of Los Angeles known as
the Rancho Potrero 6rande, bounded
and described in the patent for the same
issued by the United states Government
to Juan M. sanchez, dated July 10 1859,
recorded in Book OF Patents, on page /
and following, Records of the County OF
Los Angeles, to which, and to the survey
of the United states Surveyor-Generai
and field notes therein contained, refer
ence is hereby made for more particu-
lar description thereof, saving and ex-
cepting from the operation OF said decree
so much thereof as Is contained and de-
scribed in a certain deed made by Will
liam Workman to Margerita Workman
ed october Sd, 1852, In book s. page 634,
Records OF Los Angeles county.
Third-All that tract OF land situated
in the county OF Los Angeles. being a
portion Of the Rancho La Puente and be-
ing that portion conveyed to William
Workman by John Rowland. ST., by a
deed of partition dated June 23d, 1883, re-
corded June 25th, 1855, in book 10 of deeds,
page 80, Records OF Los Angeles county,
saving and excepting therefrom all those
In and by the following deeds: First-A
deed from William Workman to Marga.
ret Workman de Temple, dated March
9Th, 1868, recorded March 9th ,.l668, in book
OF deeds, page 1923. Second-A deed from
William Workman to Frederick Lam
bourn, dated September 18th, 1870, and
recorded september 18th. 1870, in book Is
of deeds, page $50. Third-A deed from
hugh to e l. Beale and Robert S Baker,
| dated April LIST, 1872, and recorded April
I I'd, 1872, In book 20 of deeds, page g..
| FOurth-A deed from William Workman
to Joseph W Work man. dated October
18th, 1870, and recorded March 9th, 1873,
| In book "a OF deeds, page 275. Fifth-A
deed from William Workman to the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company,
dated August 20th, 1878, and recorded No
vember goth, 1873, in book ~ OF deeds,
liam workman to the Southern Pacific
| Railroad Company dated April 9Th, 1874,
and recorded May 4th, 1874, in book 20 OF
deeds. page 3l7, all in Records OF Los An
geles county, which said iact-after ex-
| ceptng the portions referred to in the
| six deeds last u aforementioned. is bound
| ed and described as follows: Beginning
at q point in the centre of the old bed OF
| the river San Gabriel on the south side
| of the road from Los Angeles to San Der.
nardino, in an irregular mound OF rock
| from which a " illow tree inches in di-
| ameter bears N TN degrees W distant 98l
| links: thence according to the true me-
ridian (the magnetic variation being 10
deg 80 minutes east) along the exterior
| boundary OF said Rancho La Puente, as
surveyed and patented by the United
states, as follows: n 80 deg e 10 chains Al
| links to a willow inches in diameter,
marked sta. 2; thence N liz degrees e 45
| chains; thence N IA deg Il go chains 10
station 4, to a rock l4inches long, 3 inches
wide and inches thick; thence N 70 deg
Il 2lS chains to sycamore "a inches in
RI ior at a n a
road leading to San Bernardino and
marked station 5; thence along the parti-
ton line described in said deed OF parti-
ton between William Workman and
John Rowland, Sr, y deg w 40 chains to
the northeast corner OF the 40 acre tract
of said frederick Lambourn; thence
| along said tract N 8b deg w % chains; s
| 4 deg W 20 chains; and So degrees + 20
along said partition line as follows: y
| deg W 80 chains 80 links TO a stake east
| 1893 CHAINS, to stake in mound in ravine,
| from which stake the northern one OF a
group OF three sycamores on the southern
| edge Of gully or wash, all Of about thir-
| ty inches diam eter, bears s 81 deg W dis
\ tant 40i LINKS, and the southern one OF
| said group bears 3 SO deg W. distant 4l8
links; the middle one of said group not
being visible from the said stake; thence
over The san Jose Hills s % degrees + lOU
| chains and 50 links to the northeast cor
| ner of the tIaot of land conveyed by Will
| liam Workman and Peregrine Fitzhugh
to E 8 Beale and Robert 8 Baker; thence
Beale and Baker tract, as fol-
| lows: So deg w AZ chains 81 links to a
stake marked p Fttzhugh and William
Work man, on top of a large hill; thence
| stake in mound of stone marked p Fitz-
hugh and w Workman, close to a small
arroyo; thence N 66A deg W % chains
and 81 links to a big pile Of rocks on top
Of 9 hill, marked 70 W "; thence s
stake marked Z + & W w, with mound
and pits, posted on summit OF nigh and
steep hill; thence s SOY deg w 45 chains
| 50 links to a big pile Of rocks marked on
the northern side W W and on the south
ern side z f; thence 3 ST deg w % chains
to q stake marked r F q W w, on the
summit OF u high hill, with mound and
pits; thence s 65 deg " 45 chains IS links
IN q mound; thence N u deg W IS cha nss
to stake marked r Fitzhugh & W Work.
man, on top Of a hill; thence IS deg w
AZ chains 10 point in said partition line;
thence along said partition line as fol-
at q stump of i've prongs of an elder tree
in the center of an arroyo, surrounded by
cactus pat hes; thence over the plain n
S4H degrees w ll8 chains to stake In a
links to a stake in mound at the foot OF
the western point of the San Jose Hills,
from which stake the house OF William
Workman bears y 59M deg w and s co.,
deg W; the chapel bears 3 81 deg w; the
mill OF John Rowland bears 3 deg e,
and his house bears y 1871 deg W; thence
s IN deg w As chains by links to the
northern end of the division fence be.
tween the enclosures of Workman and
Rowland; thence along said fence
= % deg w 8 chains so links to an Offset in
fence on the south bank OF an arroyo;
thence N 68 deg w - links to corner OF
fence; thence S % deg w 10 chains SO
links to the center of San Jose creek;
thence along the channel OF said creek N
SIN deg w chains; S 81 deg w 2 chains;
N l0h deg w 2 chains so links; N SO deg
W2chains SO links; N IL deg w 2chalns;
N 80 deg w 2 chains: N rs deg w 2 chains
so links: N IS deg w | chain so links; N
GIN deg w Q chains 25 links TO station SO, |
whence the southeast corner of Work. |
mans Chapel bears MO deg Wi n "a deg |
W 8 chains so links; N 81 deg w chains |
SO links; N 40 deg w 8 chains so links; |
n 4S deg w chains so links; N TAN deg |
w s chains, to station Al in said creek,
from which the fencs on the west side OF |
wheat field ranges s II deg W,