Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-14

the lnQldn ranCnOS, the place WneTe
Father Junipero Sierra first planted
the cross, the spot on Point Iona
where Father Sierra was driven by the
Indians, and where he watched for
the arrival of the water expedition;
the restoration of the old San Diego
mission, the spot where Juan Rodri-
Euez Cabrillo landed in 1912, the land
ing place of Sebastian Viscaino sixty
years later; the site of the old hide
house mentioned by Dana in his 1.-TWO
Years Before the Mast" the old
Mormon we'll at La Playa, the old
Mormon coal mine on Point Loma,
the spot where first landed the Amefi-
can troops, old Fort Stockton, the kiln
near Morena where the padres made
the tile for the mission and for the
buildings in Old Town; the old county
Jail of cobblestones, the ruins of which
still remain in old San Diego; the
burying ground in Old Town. where
were buried those who perished on
the battle ground of San Pasquale; the
battlefield of San Pasquale, also Star
walton hill, where the second days
battle was fought
At this point the pastoral period of
San Diegos history was at its zenith,
for there was little interference from
the intruding and interloping "Gringo."
Still there were those of the conquer
not only on the broad acres of the dons
but on the fair and winsome daughters
of the peace-loving, leisurely, hospit-
able and courteous haGendadoS 1t was
in this period of San Diego's history
that the native women of California
were wooed and won by the strangers
of other races.
ANGLO-SAXON AGE
Finally came the age of the Anglo
Saxon, when a new aspect gathered
upon San Diego's history. In that
day the Old Town began to lose it's
prestige and a new San Diego was
plated and surveyed with the hope
that the magnificent harbor would re-
ceive a roaring commerce. The first
attempt to change the site of the town
was a failure because of scarcity of
water The second effort inspired by
the fervor and confidence of e. A
Horton, affectionately remembered by
old residents as Father" Horton, was
more successful, and San Diego. since
the early eighties, has steadily grown.
Ever since the new city was built it
has suffered many vicissitudes and set
backs, and it was not until John ID.
Spreckels assured the community of
an unfailing water supply that pop
ulation has increased appreciably. The
census of 1900 found only II, 900 resi-
dents of the town; the last census will
probably give the city upward of 10000
inhabitants. Latterly, however, a
more enterprising spirit has been
abroad in the community and 1T has
been the constant aim of this new
element to present the advantages and
opportunities of San Diego city and
county for the consideration of all the
world 1t is proposed to hold a great
international exposition in 1915 to COM
memorate the completion of the Pan
anna canal and it is believed that the
impetus of this enterprise will serve
to increase the population to the 100,-
900 mark; that it will open the rich
and fertile valleys of the back country
to a thrifty and Industrious settlement
and that the harbor will be the entry
port of the southwest. Much depends
on the Panama California exposition
in the making of San Diego's future
history, but no small factor in that
future history will be the San Diego
& Arizona railway now in process of
construction. 1t IS even believed by
many who are in the habit of looking
at the practical side of all things that
the completion of this railroad, open
ing a direct route &c the trade centers
of the middle west, will do more for
the permanent upbuilding of San
Diego than all the commerce it will
receive from the Panama canal. Ger
tain ii is that San Diego must have
something to give for this commerce,
and this something must come from
the products of the country tributary