Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-03
Former Baraboo Resident Finds
Much of Interest In California
City
EARLY HISTORY OF STATE
IS LARGELY RELIGIOUS
Number of Automobile Accidents
Occurring Weekly Is Appall-
ing
BY DR.. r. D. RANSOME

In introduction let us consider our
great western coast. In the north
west corner of our United States we
find a territory which was:
1st Acquired by discovery in 1892.
End by exploration in 1906.
Bird by Astoria settlement in 1911.
4th by Florida treaty in 1919.
This territory is now known as
States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho
and those parts Of Montana and
Wyoming lying west of the Rocky
mountains.
United, States by Mexico a largei
territory comprising what is now
known as the states OF California,
Nevada, = Utah, Arizona and western
portions Of Colorado and New Mexi-
co. In the latter state, a territory
lying in the southwestern corner
(Deming, N. M. as center), togeth-
er with the southern One-fourth OF
Arizona, was the territory included
in the Gadsen pure base Of 1859.
Geographically, this is our Pacific
coast territory-a land of romance,
song and story; of stSong men and
brave women. More particularly we
wish to consider our California coast
with it's romance, song and story,
strong men and brave women.
The early history Of California is
essentially religious one, due to the
efforts of the Franciscan fathers to
christianize the Indian tribes then.
inhabiting this coast land.
The period of their efforts in this
and in building the missions for
which the state is noted is practical
" contemporary to our Revolution
airy war period on our eastern sea-
board From that period to the days
of '49 represent a rather dormant
preiod of growth and PROCESS. In the
gold rush of 40 another era dawns
carrying one on through the act1vi-
ties of the Viligantes in suppression
of crime and lawlessness. Again we
come to a still later period, another
era that is of oil, commencing about
In the COS which brngs us up to the
present with even yet still more pO-
tent possibilities for the future and
future generations.
With all that has been discovered
and accomplished, the ground has
been scarcely scratched and much
more is to be found and come out of
not only this particular state but al
so the whole Pacific coast
Into Odd Places
/ shall take you with me into the
odd, the quaint and seldom visited
places so you may see with me- We
shall see the beauties of mountain
and forest, of lake and river, of Oil
lands and the lands of fig, Of vine,
of oranges and too the home of that
plant wizard, Burbank and his magic
touch Magic, too, will be the scene
from the old Pueblo de les Angeles to
this now modern city of one million;
of the bay with its little settlement
to that cosmo politan city known the
world over as San Francisco
Weekly we will come together to
consider and ponder upon these
things as they were, as they are now
and wonder at it all.
l saw the skipper the other day
and was telling him about writing
10 the southland and he said right
off, why don't you tell about the
country generally and while you're
about it, see old Don Luis that lives
in the adobe out towards Whittier
and he will help you for he grew UP
with the country aud is SO old that
he lost track of the years"
So, did, and found Don Luis sit
ting on the sunny side of the adobe
wall of his house warming his back.
Upon learning of my errand, after
greeting me kindly, he told me OF
the ancient history of Los Angeles
and how his father fought on the
Mexican side against Gen. Fremont,
when the latter invaded the Califor
MIA country with his United States
troops.
This is getting ahead Of my story
for l want to tell you of Los Angeles
county
In outline it is broad at the north
end tapering toward the south like
the apex of a triangle or arrow head