The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-02

should go to California. He was ther
sorely afflicted with an liberated leg
and when Governor Portala was COM
missioned to go north to San Diego
in Alta California, he was unable to
accompany him. Eighteen days later
he was on the march, walking all the
way to San Diego. Travelling so ag-
gravated his ailment that he could
| proceed only through great suffering.
Though repeatedly urged to abandon
this journey, he insisted on going for
ward, and the result of his travels
was the founding of all the California
missions. He lived to see them fairly
rooted and went to render his account
to his Maker in Monterey, on Aug. %,
1884, at the age of Il years.
| The party arrived at San Diego July
| 10, 1863. Here the first mission was es-
| tablished. Then commenced the long
| journey to Ya-bit Los Angeles. Father
Serra's wound, though much aggravated
/ by so long a journey, did not deter
him from accompanying the expedition.
He refused to be carried on litter, be-
cause he was unwilling to cause the
Indians such q labor AS last one of
the mule drivers applied the same poul-
tice he would have used on an animal.
| and the wound was made better for
the father to go on. On May 2, 1863,
the party crossed the Los Angeles river
at the point where the Buena Vista
street bridge is now located, and passed
out into the present city of Hollywood
Here stop was made and services
were held underneath the old liveoaks
at the mouth of the Cahuenga pass
on May 8, 1869. This was the first
Christian church service in Hollywood:
the trees for q shelter, the sky for
canopy, and the sixty-four soldiers.
muleteers and priests, with the Indians
or Cahuenga for congregations; and
finally the head of the California mis-
sions as the officiating clergyman.
Here it was thought that the expedi-
ton could proceed along the sea to
Monterey and San Francisco. A party
consisting OF Father Sierra and several
others went down to the sea, but found
that passage to the north was impos-
slble. Under what is still known as
the Mission Oak, mass was said on
May 3, 1859, and because of springs
coming out of the rocks reminded the
father of the tears of Saint Monica
crying over the sins of her wayward
son, Augustine, the present Santa Mon
lea was so named. This, our home city,
is now called Hollywood. l cannot con-
ceive of more fortunate historical
eridge so named the settlement. but it
would almost seem that it was an in
SEPARATION. Hollywood comes from the
old English holly-our word holy-and
wood with it makes the Hollywood of
Calvary, on which our Savior suffered:
and May 3. in the Catholic church. the
day on which Father Sierra first held
divine services in this city, was the
feast of the Holy Wood of the Cross.
Some say the name comes from the
large amount of holly berries found on
the surrounding hills. but if the manner
of the city had searched all historical
data to find an appropriate name she
could not have selected better than
Hollywood, or Holy-wood-the feast
day of this city in the old church cal
endar.
This city was never subject to Los
Angeles as a mission. 1t always be- |
longed to San Fernando The first bap-
tism, the first Christian marriage and |
the first funeral of this city are re-
corded in the San Fernando mission |
archives Father Crespi and others |
evangelical the Indians of these towns: |
taught them the rudiments of archi- |
lecture, horticulture, and those other |
branches most needed in their advance
men in civilization. Then came the
gringo, as the Indian and Mexican
called the Yankee, or white man. To
speak of these would be infringing on
another interesting topic, Later Holly
wood which might be the subject of
another interesting paper.
There is another point which | might
mention. We hear often of the Can't
no Real, or kings highway" along
the route of the old missions, and l
hlpT fYnnIJpr1t1I-
wood on the Canine Real?" l answer.
Most assuredly." Another old father,
Rev. Cyprian Rubio, A. M, who died
Turing the last year, told me of his
requent rides to see his bishop in Los
Angeles, from Santa Barbara, over the
Cahuenga pass; that in these das-s.
fifty years ago, there was only one
house. now in ruins, in the pass be-
ween its summit and Los Angeles. and
hat the road always travelled was by
or Cahuenga, as he called
1t might be mentioned that in later
ears Cahuenga was the scene of inter-
sting episodes, particularly that of .
february, 1S45, when Micheltorena was
IriVen from California, and 1S47, ar
icles of capitulation were ratified be-
ween Californians and Fremont, at the
>"AiuSHSeb 1dlICll llOuSe, ana they De-
anne peaceful United States citizens.
his is most important for it was the
asst delivery of California to the United
tates; and, finally, when one of the
nost desperate of bandits, Vasduez.
vas captured in Cahuenga in 1874. after /
direful record of murders and |
obberies. He was hanged in Los An
eles in 1875.
But 1 fear I have trangressed on
lodern Hollywood in these last
bases. In conclusion l would state
hat though our city is of but recent
ate, it is full of historical remem-
RANGES. Our children up in its con-
mes should be taught that Hollywood
as had its place in American history
nd it's citizens have been from the
arliest time makers of history. 1t is
connecting link with the days of old.
lie dayso f gold, the days of sacrifice
the Missioners and that of the
ons of Spain, and that we of TODAY
nd tomorrow are willing to do our
est to make it not only the paradise .
the west, but one Of the staunchest &
of the republic. a
At diapers shop in Leeds thew en-
Dyed a small boy to run errands. The y
her day, while he was waiting in the !
op lady came in and asked the shop i
sistant for a yard of silk. When it .
as placed in front of her she ex- Y
aimed: