The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25

90 Monterey. The sea divisions started
first, the San Carlos leaving La Paz
January 9, 1863, and the San Antonio
starting out February Is. The first
land division on horseback and in mule
teams left Velicata March q, and the
second division, also on horseback and
in mule teams, followed under Don
Gaspar in person May 15. Father
Junipero Sierra, one of the noblest
characters in CaIifornia's history, was
with the second division. All four
divisions arrived in San Diego as
ships were suffering from scurvy. of
which some died. The second land
division under Don Gaspar arrived in
San Diego June %.
Then one of the ships sailed for
Monterey with supplies, while the
hardest members of the land forces
joined in one band under the leader
of the expedition and started north
for Monterey in mule teams and on
horseback. By some mischance they
pa assed Monterey and on October 81
came within sight of Point Reyes,
when they realized their mistake. In
stead OF turning back Don Gaspar
decided to explore brakes bay, which
was just below them as they were
encamped in San Pedro valley. First.
however, Don Gaspar sent three scouts
to explore the section about Point
Reyes. The scouts returned November
3, saying that they had met friendly
Indians who told them that in a bay
near by there was a ship which was
probably the supply ship that had
started north along the coast when
they left San Diego for Monterey.
The band with their intrepid leader
1foff ~ a
right of San Pedro valley, looking
north into the Canada de San Andres"
(now the Spring Valley water COM
pany's sheds) and saw from there the
bay of San Francisco, TO which they
journeyed.
Following are some extracts from
the diary of Don Miguel Costanzo, en-
sign of royal engineers, who was ap-
pointed cosmographer of the eXpedi-
tion:
DIARY OF EXPEDITION
Wednesday. November I, 1863
There were some who persuaded them
selves that we had left the port of
Monterey behind, but did not wish to
believe that we were at the port of San
Francisco Our commandant ordered
the explorers to examine the country
to a certain distance, allowing them
three days for such an examination.
hoping that during that time such In
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relieve the incredulous from all doubt
and perplexity.
From the inside of the beach of the
southern shore of the bay the Faral-
lones bore west a quarter southwest;
Point Reyes went 16 degrees northwest
and some white cliffs further inland
northw est quarter west.
Thursday. November 2-Several SOL
diers asked permission to go a hunt
ing. having seen many deer Some of
them advanced a considerable distance
from the camp, ascending the nils and
did not return until after nightfall.
These soldiers said that to the north
of the bay they had seen an immense
arm of the sea or estero, which ran in
land toward the southeast as far as the
eye could reach; that they had seen
some beautiful level spots adorned with
variegated wooded growths, and that
the quantity of smoke they observed
all over the plains showed that the
place was well populated by a ranch
eria of Indians!
This information more and more con-
firmed US in the opinion that we were
at the port of San Francisco, and that
this was the sestero mentioned by the
pilot Cabrera Bueno, the mouth of
the bay between some cliffs with re-
! lation to which the said pilot uses the
following language in his sea log:
by the middle barranca enters an
estero of salt water without any OBJ
structions whatever, on entering which
friendly Indians were found and wood
and water were easily obtained
From this information we conjec-
tured that the explorers could not have
reached the opposite shore of the bay.
nor were three days sufficient for them
to go around the head of an estero of
such great extent as that described by
the hunters.
Friday, November 3-During the
night the explorers returned to the
camp, discharging their firearms as
they approached, which so much ex-
cited our curiosity and expectation
that we met them on the road asking
questions and receiving their answers.
The cause of their rejoicing was
that they inferred from what they had
learned by equivocal sign made by the
Indians that at distance of two days
journey from the place of which they
had arrived there was a port in which
ship was anchored.
On this simple supposition there
were some who believed that we were
had no doubt that the paquebot San
Joseph was there awaiting our ar
rival
Saturday. November I've com
port, travelling along the southern
beach (of the baD of San Francisco
until. taking the mountains in a
northeast direction, from the summit
of which we beheld the magnificent
estero which. made a turn. and ran to
the southeast. Having this estero on
our left, and turning our backs to the
bay, we travelled to the southeast,
| stopping in canada at sunset, having
] travelled two leagues
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John Mollas. proprietors of restaurants. were
each fined $40 by Police Judge Deasy yesterday
for selling watered milk. Warrants were issued
company. Monaco & Girard H. Krum, c. Ban
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