The morning call., 1894-09-29

was found in a public library of Mad rid
which proved to be Ferello's narrative.
The account is simply an elaborated log,
| and. while not exact, ii shows that the
expedition did remarkably well, Onsider-
Ing the facilities at hand. Following the
| quaint narrative, we find that little of mo-
ment occurred until July 2, when they
sighted the peninsula of California, max
| ing port in San Lucas Bay. On the Sth of
| July they cast anchor at what they called
the Point of Trinidad. now known as
| Cape Tosco. the coast being described ac-
curately. From here they made Santa
Marina Bay (Magdena), and the old &C
count compares well with the condition of
things on the coast to-day and shows that
in 300 or more years little or no change
has occurred.
Soon after the 1st of August they made
! Port San Bartolome and sighted the Isle
| of Cedro, now known as Cerros Island,
that had been discovered by Ulloa. At
these islands they found the first evil
| dences of Indians, and on or about the
| 10th they saw the first natives at Playa
Maria Bay. There is little of interest in
the log until they reached the present
Port Saint Quentin. which they called
Puerto de la Possession. Here CabriIlo
went ashore and took possession in the
name OF his Majesty and of the most Illus
trious Senior d. Antonio de Mendoza
Here were three towns OF villages, and as
they approached some native fishermen
ran away. CabrillO wished to conciliate
them, so be captured one and gave him
some presents to carry to his friends, who
finally went aboard the ship. Others were
seen ashore who told the Spauiards by
signs that they lived in the interior
What interested the adventures the most
was that several natives, who also went
aboard. told them by signs that they were
not the first white men they had seen who
had boards. CROSSE BOWS. swords and dogs,
but that others like them had been seen
inland. Who these could have been has
aroused much conjecture. 10 1889 Ulloa's
and Alsrcon's expeditions sailed up the
Colorado. but it was probably the men of
Coronsd"'s expedition in 1910 that they
referred 10. Coronado, in his search for
the seven cities of Cibola. created great ex-
cltement among the natives, and undoubt-
edly accounts of the bearded foreigners
were carried over what is now the Colo
RADIO desert by Indian runners.
Cabrill Ito found the natives ornamented
on the limbs and body with slashes OF
while bitumen, so that at a distance the men
looked as though they had lasbed dout-
let's and hose. They were covered with
deerskins, and. all in all, were a we'll
disposed and intelligent people. They
were armed in primitive fashion with
fiint-tipped arms. These people were so
confident that other white men were trav-
cling in the interior that CabrllO gave the
natives a letter to take to them.
On the 30;h of August CabriIlo's ships
reached the island Of ST. Augustin, where
;hey report seeing cow horns-in al proba-
bility bison-and on the 18th of September
anchored at what is now Todos Santos
Bay. From here on a very fair description
of the country is given. On the 17h they
entered a fine inclOsed bay, passing an
island-Coronado-and called it San Ma
teO. This was San Diego haIbor, and the
site of the present city of that name.
Here they saw cabins and flOcks of animals
like sheep-probab the antelope that
then roamed all over the country. From
here they followed along the coast about
eight leagues, passing three uninhabited
Islands. These must have been San Gle
mente and Santa Catalina, the la ter re-
embling two Islands from a distance,
which CabrlllO named the Desert ISIS.
(Las Islas Desiertas). There is no doubt
but that Catalina was inhabited al that
time, but seeing no smoke the voyagers
concluded that it was not. From here
they saw smoke on the mainland, and CO.
ing inshore discovered by, the present
harbOr of San Pedro, to which they gave
the name of San Miguel. Here they met
Indians and EXCHANGED presents with
them. They also said that white men had
been seen in the interior. Later, Will
fishing, the sailors were attacked By the
natives, three men being wounded with
arrows.
After Observing the Indians and trading
with them for some time, Cabrillo sailed
October along the coast, seeing smoke
at many places and noting fertile valleys
and mountain ranges. On the 7th they
sighted the Santa Barbara Islands and
anchored near one of them. probably
Santa Cruz or Anacapa. naming them San
Salvador and La Vittoria. They found
large native population, and were treated
well by them. Here also they were told
of white men with boards in the interior;
so it is evident that Coronado's expedi-
tiOn must have created a widespread sem
sation. From this point the present local..
ties of Santa Monica, Ventura and Santa
Santa Monica fifty miles north was thickly
populated, and Cabrillo has left on record
the names of many of the towns.
Cabrilo found this country interesting
evidently, as he crnsed abou. here for
some time, taxing shelter in the various
ports. II is Interesting to find him en-
roll ed as early as 1912 in favor OF San
Pedro as good haIbor. the discussion of
which at the present day const tutes a
local question in Southern Calf rnia, the
Southern Pacific being for Santa Monica,
and the anli-SOuthern Poetic element and
the masses for San Pedro. which has been
selected by the Government. OF the BAY
of San Pedro. Cabriilo's pilot, Ferello,
says: "Being at this port there passed a
very great tempest, but on account of the
port being good they suffered nothing 1t
was violent storm from the west-north-
west and south-sOuthwest."
Around Goletta they found many Indian
villages, and Ferello noted their names.
some of which were Cincut, Anacot, Nocos.
Yutum. Qliman. Garomisopona. etc. The
towns were governed by an old Indian
woman, who was a princess. who visited
the ships and remained with them several