Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-15
LEGAL.
MASTERS SALE.

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 l, the undersigned, Master in
Oh ancery of said Court, was authorized
and directed to make. conduct ana carry
out the sale OF the property hereinafter
described.
Notice is hereby given that on
MONDAY, the TWELFTH DAY
OF MAY, 1879,
At the door of the Court House, in the
city of Los Angeles, in the county of Los
Angeles, in said district, l shall sell Mt
public auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash in gold coin of the United states, in
separate parcels,a n, hereinafter described
the following described property, or so
much thereof as shall be necessary TO pay
complainant the amount due under said
decree, with interest and costs and ac-
crutDg costs, except the portions thereof
hereinafter particularly mentioned and
described, the said property being stu
ated In the county of Los Angeles, state
of California, district Aforesaid, and par
ticularly bounded and described as fol-
Jews, TO wit:
First-All that piece OF land situated in
the county. or ,os Angeles known and
United states of America as the south
hall of the southwest quarter oil section
seventeen (l7) in township two (2), south
range thirteen (l3l, west san Bernardino
base and meridian, containing SO acres,
more or less.
Second-All that tract of land situated
In the county of Los Angeles known as
the Rancho Potrero Grande, bounded
and described in the patent for the sam 9
issued by the United states Government
to Juan M. sanchez, dated July 10, 1859,
recorded in Book l of Patents, on page /
and following, records OF the County oil
Los Angeles, to which, and to the survey
of the United states surveyor General
and field notes therein contained, refer
ence is hereby made for q 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 certain deed made by VIII
liam Workman to Margerita Workman
de Temple, dated October I'd, 1862; record
ed october Sd, 1862, in book s, page 83i,
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. Sr.. by a
deed of Partition dated June 2Sd, 1868, re-
corded June 25th, 1865, in book 10 OF deeds,
page 80, kecoI DIS OF Los Angeles county,
saving and excepting therefrom all those
IN and by the following deeds: tirst-A
deed from William Workman to Marga.
ret Workman de Temple, dated March
5th, 1868, recorded March 9th ,.lS6S, in book
OF deeds, page 1913. 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 459. Third-A deed from
William Workman and Peregrlne Fitz-
hugh to T. l. Beale and Rouert = Baker,
ri LET A ,
I'd, 1872, in book 20 of deeds, page 81.
Fourth-A deed from William Work man
to Joseph w Work man, dated October
Ilth, 1870, and recorded March 9th, 1873
in book2i OF deeds, page 20. Fifth1A
southern Pacific Railroad Company,
dated August 2Utn, 1873, and recorded o.
VEN ber 10Th, 1873, in book 81 of deeds,
page 1873. And sixth-A deed from Will
liam workman to the Southern facific
railroad Company dated April Sth, 1874,
and recorded May 4th, 1874, in book 30 OF
daods mage an, ali In Records of Los An
geles county, which said tract after A.
cepting the portions referred to in the
ed and described as follows: Beginning
at 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 Ber.
nardino, in an irregular mound OF rock
from which willow tree inches in dl-
ameter bears N TN degrees w istant 9Sl
links: thence according TO the true me-
ridian Qhe magnetic variation being Is
deg 80 minutes easU along the exterior
boundary OF said kancho La Puente, as
surveyed and patented by the United
states, as follows: n 80 deg f 10 chains Id
links to willow Inches In diameter,
marked sta. 2; thence N llH degrees E 90
chains; thence N IA deg K SO chains TO
wide and 8 inches thick; thence N 75 deg
Il 248 chains to a sycamore "a inches in
diameter, about one chain south of the
road leading TO san BernardinO and
tion line described in said deed of parti-
ton between William Workman and
John Rowland, Sr, ) deg w 40 chains to
the northeast corner OF the 40 acre tract
OF said r. rederick Lambourn;. thence
along said tract n 80 deg w 20 chains; s
deg W 20 chains; and s So degrees + 20
chains back to said partition line; thence
along said partition line as follows: S 4
deg W 38 chains so links TO a stake east
93chains, 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 diameter, bears 81 deg w dis
tant 404 LINKS, and the southern one of
links; the middle one of said group not
being visible from the said stake; thence
over the san Jose Hills s % degrees Il los
chains and 80 links to the northeast cor
ner of the tact of land conveyed by Will
liam Work man and Peregrine Fitzhugh
to e Beale and Robert $ Baker; thence
along the northern boundary line of said
Beale and Baker tract, as fol-
lows: s So deg W AZ chains S7 links to a
stake marked p Fitzhugh and William
Workman, on top of q large hill; thence
s 50 deg w 20 chains and 80 links to a
stake In mound of stone marked p Fitz-
hugh and W Workman, close to small
arroyo; thence N e6A deg w 23 chains
sqa 81 links maled 9 pf Re q W Spots tssnes ON 0g
s7s4 deg W l5 chains and SO links, to a
stake marked PFC W w, with mound
and pits, posted on su mi NIT OF a nigh and
steep hill; thence s 59M deg w 45 chains
90 links to pig Ieap pile M OF OF rocks marked on
ern side f; thence 8 81 deg w % chains
to a stake marked f Il W w, on the
summit OF high hill, with mound and
pits; thence $ 65 deg Y 45 chains IS links
in mound; thence N "a dog w rs chains
to stake marked P Fitzhugh e. w Work.
man, on top Of hill; thence 4 IS deg W
A chains to point in said partition line;
lows: N 2S deg W 20 chains to station IL,
at q stump of five prongs of an elder tree
in the center of an arroyo, surrounded by
cactus patches; thence over the plain N
S4% degrees w ll8 chains to a stake in a
mound; thence S deg w l05 chains 80
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 COZ
deg W; the chapel bears s 81 deg W; the
mill OF John Rowland bears deg H.,
and his house bears 1917 deg w; thence
s 221S deg w 48 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 chains so links to an offset in
fence on the south bank OF an arroyo;
thence N 88 deg W % links 10 corner oi
fence; thence s % deg w 10 chains 80
links to the center of San Jose creek;
thence along the channel OF said creek n
SIX deg w Z chaiAs; S 81 deg w chains;
N d0H deg w 2 chains SO links; N SO deg
W. chains 50 links; N ~ deg w chains;
N GU deg w 2chains: N rs deg w chains
90 links: N S5 deg W chain so links; N
6lk deg W 8 chains 25 links to station SO.
whence the southeast corner of Work.
mans Chapel bears N 20 deg w; N "A deg
W chains 90 links; N 81 deg W 8 chains
so links; N 40 deg W 8 chains so links;
N 48 deg w chains so links; N TAN deg
w chains, to station "A in said creek,
from which the fence on the west side OF
wheat field ranges ii deg W,
N 35 degrees w chains; N 77L deg w
chains 80 links; N so deg w chains 81
Iinka, N N u deg w chains tO Stafion AZ