The morning call., 1892-07-12

tain striking facts of which Oaklanders as
well as San Franciscans will read with in
terest
These facts were obtained yesterday
through William z. Hall, clerk of the
Board Of Police Commissioners Of this city.
By courtesy OF Mr.. Hall. who is the SON.
in-law Of the late Mayor Andrew Moon,
Que of the original Town Trustees of Oak
y land, THE CALL presents to-day a copy Of
the original map of Oakland.
This map WAS made for Mayor Moon,
who laid out the town Of Oakland In 1850.
1t is the famous Kellersberger map that
has been mentioned mary times ia the
course Of the waterfront controversy.
Il shows what Oakland looked like when
Carpenter hatched his conspiracy.
With the map are documents that show
many curious things.
Coupled with the statements of witnesses
introduced by Mr.. Hall a chain of evidence
Is established showing conclusively that
Oakland's water front is Oakland's and that
it. is not Carpenters. nor Adams, nor the
Oakland Waterfront Company's, nor the
Southern Pacifc's.
1t is plainly and simply 0akland's.
If it does not belong to Oakland. then
California does not belong to the Union.
and Oakland is not in California, and Oak
land has not a Southern Pacific Mayor and
set Of cheap little tin gods that are run by
the railroad.
Andrew Moon was an honest man.
He came TO California from New York in
1649. aboard the ship Panama, in w hich he
owned an interest.
Horace w. Carpenter was the chaplain
of the ship on her voyage to California.
chaplain Carpenter" sounds queer, con-
sidering the mature of the BEAST" as after
ward revealed.
Carpenter meant well enough at first
Moon and be were quite friendly, having
known each other well in New York.
On reaching California botn Carpen tier
and Moon went TO the mines.
Moon had some patents on mining ma
chlnery to dispose OF, and soon after he had
concluded this business he returned TO the
bay and took up tract of 160 acres of Gov
ernment land across the bay. near the water
front, to which were added other tracts
soon afterward.
He had about $50, 600, which was quite a
fortune in those days.
He hit upon the idea of making town
on his own and the adjoining property, as
it was very fayorably located for that pur-
pose.
He thought of calling 1t Contra Costa,
after one of the names of the bay in vogue
at that time; but he changed his mind and
called ii Oakland.
Julius Kelersberger surveyed the town
and laid off the blocks according to Moons
instructions.
Kellersberger made the first map of Oak
land In 1850.
"a Typographical and Complete Map of
Oakland. RESPECTFULLY dedicated to Major
Moon. In Oakland, oy j. Kellersberger. sur
veyor," Is the way this original map is in
serIbed.
This map Is now in Mr.. Halls hands.
IL Is yellowed by age and looks as if it had
bad much handling; but it is all there and
shows exactly what Oakland looked like AZ
years ago.
In the two old block books with the map
are the names of persons who bought lots in
the towU. Many of these are French names,
but there also appears that OF A w. Bar
rel. who afterward became A. w. Bur-
rill, although his name was signed to an
old deposition as Barrell.
Barrell ls the only surviving member OF
the first Board OF Trustees, and be was
Chaplain Carpenters tool.
But this is little ahead of the story.
Be it remembered all the while, that
although Moons Oakland bordered on the
water front, just as the Southern Pacific
does now, Moon recognized the right of the
State to the water front, as he and every
other citizen was bound to DO He never
fenced it in. He never made any pretense
OF ownership in 1t.
In an evil hour Moon had taken In part
ner.
His name was Edison Adams.
Moon. having laid out the town OF Oak
land. felt that he had right to locate cer-
tain squares of it for public parks and
certain others for churches. He gave lot
TO each church.
Adams Is represented as not liking this
liberal policy and Objecting to it, but what
Moon did ia this way was adhered to.
Moon heard that Chaplain Carpenter had
been having hard luck.
He went and hunted him up. finding him
In destitute circumstances on John Booths
ranch in the Sacramento Valley.
He fed him, clothed him, and relieved his
distress.
He paid his fare to Oakland and there
for the sake of old friendship and because
Neon had big heart and no suspicion OF
what his friend was capable OF in the way
Of trickery--he took him INTO the firm, so
that it was Noun. Adams & Carpenter.
Each held third interest.
From the very start in this business Chap
lain Carpentieps cloven hoof showed
through his rancher's boot
Being very sharp and cunning man and