28 HISTORY OF PASADKNA. 



Farnsworth's book entitled "A Southern California Paradise," page 17, 

 in speaking of results when the Mission lands were secularized and the civil 

 rule of the priests broken up, says : 



"The Indians were given certain portions of land, and remained at the 

 Mission, working for the white settlers, until 1862-63, when the small-pox 

 broke out and spread rapidly among them. The few Indians that escaped 

 were so effectually frightened that they betook themselves to the mountains 

 near San Bernardino, where they have since continued." 



As to their peculiar skill in basket work, the American Naturalist, 

 1875, P- 598, says: 



"In Utah, Arizona, Southern California, and New Mexico the Indians 

 depend solely on the Rhus Aromatica, var. tribola (squawberry) for material 

 out of which to make their baskets. It is far more durable and tougher 

 than the willow, which is not used by these Indians. * * Baskets made 

 thus are very durable, will hold water, and are often used to cook in." 



Hugo Reid mentions twenty-four principal ranches which had formerly 

 been lands belonging to the San Gabriel Mission, and among them are San 

 Pasqual, Santa Anita, Azusa, Cucamonga, Chino, San Jose and Puente. 

 The domain of this Mission extended from the Arroyo Seco eastward to the 

 desert, and from the mountains to the sea. 



Prof. C. F. Holder, in "All About Pasadena," says : 

 "In 1852 a report was made by the Hon. B. D. Wilson to the Depart- 

 ment of the Interior, to the effect that there was then in Santa Barbara, Tu- 

 lare, Los Angeles, and San Diego counties, about fifteen thousand Indians, 

 comprising the Tularenos, Cahuillas, San Luisenos, and Diegenos. Thirty 

 years later another report was made showing a decrease of ten thousand ; the 

 remaining five thousand are fast disappearing."* 



In the same work, page 68-69, Prof. Holder again says: 

 ' ' The Giddings ranch [at mouth of Millard canyon] is the site of an ex- 

 tremely old settlement ; and for years objects of various kinds, mostly old 

 and broken, have been plowed up. They were generally flat, shallow mor- 

 tars, [metates] of a dark stone, with short, flat grinding or mealing stones. 

 In following the plow of Mr. Giddings I have seen pieces of mortars or 

 pestles thrown up every few moments, showing that large numbers must 

 have been left here ; and as they were buried a foot or more below the sur- 

 face, it is evident that they were older than many others found upon the sur- 

 face. The old town was situated at what is now the beginning of the road 

 leading down into Millard canyon ; f and the assumption is that the women 

 went up into the canyon to collect acorns, which were brought down to the 

 village to be ground. Ever}' year at plowing time, which comes between 

 November and Christmas, specimens are unearthed. * * * Also on the 

 San Rafael ranch, opposite the west end of California street, many interest- 

 ing specimens have been found ; and the author has picked them up in var- 

 ious parts of the city. Few of the older residents but possess a collection of 

 some size. ' ' 



*In some streets of this little city [Los Angeles, 1852] almost every house is a grog shop for In- 

 dians." — B. D. Wilson's Report as Indian Agent. 



fSee article entitled " A pirate prisoner in the Pasadena mountains." 



