History of San Mateo County, California: Including Its Geography, Topography, Geology, Climatography, and Description, Together with an Historical Sketch of California; a Record of the Mexican Grants; the Early History and Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources; Some of the Names of Spanish and American Pioneers; Legislative History; a Record of Its Cities and Towns; Biographical Sketches of Representative Men; Etc., EtcB.F. Alley, 1883 - 322 страници |
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acres afterwards American appointed arrived authority Bay of San Bear Flag born building California camp Captain Castro cattle church coast command commenced Copinger county of San county seat court creek dairy December district dollars election Eli Moore erected established farm father feet Fremont Governor grants Half Moon Bay horses hundred Indians January John Juan July June land leagues letter Lieutenant lived located March married Mexican Mexico miles mill missions Monterey mountains native Pacific party Pescadero pioneer portion possession presidios proprietor pueblos ranch received Redwood City remained residence returned road San Francisco San José San Mateo county Sanchez Santa Clara Santa Cruz Santa Cruz county Santa Cruz mountains Searsville settled settlement settlers ship Sonoma Southern Pacific railroad Spanish Spanishtown Sutter's Sutter's Fort territory thousand tion town United Vallejo valley village William Woodside
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Страница 37 - THIS is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms.
Страница 307 - That man, I think, has had a liberal education, who has been so trained in youth that his body is the ready servant of his will, and does with ease and pleasure all the work that, as a mechanism, it is capable of ; whose intellect is a clear, cold, logic engine, with all its parts of equal strength, and in smooth working order...
Страница 308 - That man, I think, has had a liberal education who has been so trained in youth that his body is the ready servant of his will, and does with ease and pleasure all the work that as a mechanism it is capable of; whose intellect is a clear, cold logic engine with all its parts of equal strength and in smooth working order; ready like a steam engine to be turned to any kind of work, and spin the gossamers as well as forge the anchors of the mind...
Страница 131 - I declare to the inhabitants of California that, although I come in arms with a powerful force, I do not come among them as an enemy to California : on the contrary, I come as their best friend...
Страница 45 - This is the forest primeval; but where are the hearts that beneath it Leaped like the roe, when he hears in the woodland the voice of the huntsman?
Страница 45 - ... the woodland the voice of the huntsman? Where is the thatch-roofed village, the home of Acadian farmers, Men whose lives glided on like rivers that water the woodlands.
Страница 128 - We shall have a stable government and just laws. California will grow strong and flourish, and her people will be prosperous, happy, and free. Look not, therefore, with jealousy upon the hardy pioneers who scale our mountains and cultivate our unoccupied plains, but rather welcome them as brothers who come to share with us a common destiny.
Страница 131 - To the inhabitants of California: The central government of Mexico having commenced hostilities against the United States of , America, by invading its territory and attacking the troops of the United States stationed on the north side of the Rio Grande, and with a force of...
Страница 263 - For the last two or three years of his life he was used to attend divine service in his own parish church of St. George...
Страница 152 - That the freemen of every town, or the major part of them, shall only have power to dispose of their own lands, and woods, with all the privileges and appurtenances of...