Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-02
LEGAL.
MASTERS SALE.

MASTERS SALE.
In the Circuit Court of the United States.
Ninth Circuit, in and for the District OF
OAMiLO MARTIN, Complainant, VS..
TEMPLE, Administrators
with the Will annexed OF the estate OF
WILLIAM WORKMAN. deceased, ct al,
Defendants.
In pursuance of a decree OF said Circuit
Court, entered in the above entitled
cause on the 18th day of February. 1879,
whereby /, the undersigned, Master in
Oh ancery of said Court, was authorized
and directed to make. conduct and carry
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, shall sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash In gold coin of the U nited states, in
separate parcels AS hereinafter described
the following described property, or so
much thereof as shall be Il ecessary TO 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 situ-
ated In the county of Los Angeles, State
ticularly bounded and described as fol-
lews, to wit:
First-All 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 C1) In township two (2), south
range thirteen (13), west san Bernardino
base and meridian, containing 50 acres,
more or less.
Second--Ali 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 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 General
and Held notes therein contain ed, 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 q certain deed made by Will
liam Work man to Margerita Workman
de Temple, dated October I'd, 1862; record
ed October Sd, 1882, in book s, page 634,
Records OF Los Angeles county.
Third-All that tract OF land situated
in the county of Los Angeles, being q
portion OF the Rancho La Puente and be-
ing that portion conveyed to William
Workman by John Rowland. Sr., by o
deed of Partition dated June 23d, 1858, re-
corded June 25th, 1858, in book 10 of deeds,
page 80, Records Of Los Angeles county,
portions thereof described and conveyed
in and by the following deeds: First-A
deed from William Workman to Marga-
ret Workman de Temple, dated March
5th, 1868, recorded March 9th 1883, In book
William Workman to Frederick LAM
bourn, dated September l6th, 1870, and
recorded september 18th. 1870, in book 10
of deeds, page 459. Third-A deed from
William Workman and Peregrlne Fitz-
hugh to Z l. Beale and Robert S Baker,
dated April LIST, 1872, and recorded April
I'd, 1872, In book 20 of deeds, page 90.
Fourth-A deed from William Workman
llth, 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, 1873, and recorded No
vember 10Th, 1873, in book ~ of deeds,
liam " orkman to the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company dated April 9Th, 1874,
and recorded May 4th, 1874, In book 20 Of
deeds, page Sl7, all in Records of Los An
cepting the portions referred to in the
six deeds last aforementioned is bound
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 a willow tree z inches in di-
ameter bears N TN degrees W distant 98l
links; thence according to the true me.
ridian Qhe magnetic variation being Is
RI Inn aalh alnnU
| boundary OF said Rancho La Puente, Of
surveyed and patented by the United
states, as follows: n 30 deg l3 chains II
links to willow 6 inches In diameter
marked sta. Q; thence N ll% degrees E II
chains; thence N IA deg K 90 chains 10
station 4, to O rock II inches long. Sinches
wide and inches thick; thence N rs deg
II 248 chains to q sycamore "A inches in
road leading to San BernardinO and
marked station s; thence along the parti-
tion line described in said deed Of parti-
ton between William Workman and
John Rowland, Sr, 8 deg w 40 chains to
the northeast corner OF the 40 acre tract
OF said frederick Lambourn; thence
along said tract N SO deg w 20 chains; s
4 deg W 20 chains; and s so degrees e 20
chains back to said partition line; thence
along said partition line as follows: y
deg W SO chains 50 links 10 stake east
893 chains, to stake in mound In ravine,
from which stake the northern one of q
group of three sycamores on the southern
edge of gully or wash, all of about thir-
ty inches diameter, bears y 81 deg W dis.
tant 404 links, and the southern one Of
said gioup bears S SO deg w distant 4lS
links; the middle one OF said group not
being visible from the said stake; thence
over the san Jose Hills 8 ~ degrees K l06
chains and 90 links to the northeast cor
liam Workman and Peregrine Fitzhugh
to Z Beale and Robert 3 Baker; thence
along the northern boundary line of said
Beale and Baker tract, as fol-
i9Ts Laws sydes EahuaS and HKI Wam to
Workman, on top of large hill; thence
8 33 deg w 10 chains and so links to q
stake in mound of stone marked p F1tz-
hugh and w Workman, close to small
@ and 80 links to a big pile Of rocks on TOP
of hill, marked PF&W W; thence 5
S7N deg w Is chains and so links, to a
stake marked p r d W w, with mound
and pits, posted on su mmit OF q nigh and
steep hill; thence s 59h deg w 45 chains
SO links to a big pile of rocks marked on
the northern side W w and on the south
ern side p +; thence 8 81 deg w % chains
to stake marked + d. w w, on the
summit Of a high hill, with mound and
to q stake marked P F& W W, with pits
In mound; thence N IA dog W rs chains
to stake marked P Fitzhugh& w Work
man, on top OF hill; thence = 65 deg w
A chains to a point in said partition line;
thence along said partition line as fol.
lows: N rs deg w 20 chains to station II,
at stump of five prongs Of an elder tree
In the center of an arroyo, surrounded by
cactus patches; thence over the plain N
SAX degrees w ll8 chains to stake in
mound; thence s 4 deg w l05 chains 80
links to stake in mound at the foot oil
the western point of the San Jose Hills,
from which stake the house OF William
Workman bears 3 59h deg w and COZ
deg W; the chapel bears s 81 deg W; the
mill OF John Rowland bears deg Il,
and his house bears 9 l9% deg W; thence
8 22h deg w IS chains by links to the
northern end of the division fence be.
tween the enclosures of Workman and
Rowland; thence along said fence
s q deg w 8 chains 80 links to an Offset in
fence on the south bank OF an arroyo;
thence N 68 deg w % links to corner OF
fence; thence 5 % deg w 10 chains 3s
links to the center OF San Jose creek;
thence along the channel of said creek N
ok deg w 7 chains; 81 deg W chains;
N l0h deg w 2 chains SO links; N SO deg
w 2chains so links; N l3 deg w chains;
N m ia eU w chains. N 76 dag w Ch m