Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-11

Pico fell into it and received injuries
from which he died.
In those days one could not go
anywhere in Southern California
without hearing the names of the
F'orsters, Don Juan and his three
boys. The old gentleman about
the time l arrived in Los Ange-
les had just returned from Eng
land, where he had gone, accompanied
by his lawyer, Frank Ganahl, on an
unsuccessful trip to sell the Catalina
islands. The English did not know a
good thing when they saw it, and per-
haps If they had bought they would
not have exploited it in the mastery
manner in which the Banning boys
have handled the property. Old Sheriff
Sanchez was a man of note among
the native Californians then. His
character was high and sterling. The
Dominguez family was then entrenched
on the ample acreage into which the
Carsons intermarried. I might men,
ton many more of the old resounding
Spanish IldllSS WHlSil NClC liiCi iSP-
resented in stalwart and effective per-
sonalties
Some of the Blue BIoods
Don Ignacio Sepulveda was an In
teresting and powerful representative
of the old native California blue blood.
He had been elected county and super
ior Judge when I first made his
acquaintance. His youth had been one
of romance and adventure. When a
mere lad he had gone down to Mex
leo and became attached to the staff
of Maximilian and came very near
closing his career then and there. In
some way he managed to save his neck
and returned to Los Angeles, where he
devoted himself to the practice of law.
In 1879 Judge Sepulveda desired to be
elected to the supreme court and, fail
ing of nomination, he resigned his po-
sition as superior judge and went to
practice law in the City of Mexico,
where he has represented the Hearst
and Haggin and Tevis interests in that
republic. 1t is understood that he
bis friends who meet him in the city
OF the Montezumas say that he avows
purpose to end his days in the City
o. the Angels.
One of the native Californians who
were we'll known and well liked thirty
years ago, Jose Guadalupe Estudillo, is
still with US, and has evoluted from
politics into banking. His friends are
as staunch as when, somewhat over
thirty years ago, they elected him
treasurer of California. No man in
the history of the state ever stood
higher for integrity than Bstudillo. His
nephew, Martin Aguirre, ex-warden of
San Quentin and ex-sheriff of Los An
geles county is OF of the native Cal
ifornians who have kept up the old
high standing of the race.
Hon r. F. Del Vale is the son OF
native Californian well known In his
day and generation. He is Of course
a man Of the day and In that respect
a little out of the line of my reminis-
cent mood. The only thing that keeps
Mr.. Del Vale out of public life is the
overwhelming Republican tide that
runs south of the Tehachapi. He has
already filled distinguished stations
with great public acceptance.
Frank Dominguez. who represents a
distinguished native California stock,
has devoted much of his time of late to
the Philippines and is understood to
have done we'll there.
Romance In Decay
But 1t must be confessed that most
OF the names which were once SO pow
erful In Southern California have al
ready fallen into desuetude and show
little signs of being revived. The enor-
NOUS estates which formerly enabled
their owners to maintain splendid
hospitality have passed into "unlineal
hands, no SON OF theirs succeeding" Z"
Mortgages carrying twelve and half
per cent month. compounded MONTH
~ ware raanonaibIe for most of this