344 HISTORY OF PASADKNA. 



Still living (at Baltimore, Md.,) in 1894. Brent was a warm admirer of 

 Napoleon Bonaparte, and named the ranch from Napoleon's great battlefield 

 of " Marengo." Brent sold it to B. D. Wilson, October 31, 1870. Wilson 

 sold it to H. D. Bacon. [For some earlier points, see pages 71, 72.] 



Oak Knoll Tract. — This was formed into a home place by Mr. Wil- 

 son and Mr. Shorb in 1872, and named from a large, far-spreading oak tree 

 standing on a very sightly residence spot. The tree is there yet. They 

 sold it as a farm of 100 acres to Bayard T. Smith and brother, in 1883. 

 Then, during the winter of 1886-87 ^^^ Smiths sold it to a Mr. Rosenbaum 

 of New York city, chief of a syndicate of real estate speculators,* who sub- 

 divided the place, laying out and grading the winding streets as they stand 

 today, with lots in all sorts of shapes, and varying from one-half acre to 

 seven acres in size. Oak Knoll canyon rises on the west side of this tract 

 and Mill canyon on its northeast border ; and the water from these two can- 

 yons was led by ditches into the old stone mill built by the San Gabriel 

 Mission Fathers in 18 10 to 18 12. [See Chap. 19, article " Old Mill."] 



Allendale Tract, adjoining Oak Knoll on the southwest, where H. 

 C. Allen bought 20 acres from Mrs. Gov. Stoneman in August. 1891, and 

 improved it in a highly picturesque and artistic manner for choice residence 

 sites. 



lyOS RoBLES, or the Stoneman Ranch. — -This was a tract of about 400 

 acres, a portion of it being from the old San Pasqualita or " lyittle San Pas- 

 qual " ranch. It formerly belonged to B. D. Wilson's son John, who died- 

 It was then sold to a Dr. Miles, who was killed in the steamboat explosion 

 at San Pedro, April 29, 1863. In 1872 Gen. George Stoneman bought it 

 from Hon. B. D. Wilson and Ex-Gov. Downey. Stoneman made consider- 

 able improvements on the place, and named it Los Robles [the Oaksj.f Its 

 north line forms a part of the south line of Pasadena city, at the end of Los 

 Robles Avenue which took its name from this ranch. Mrs. Stoneman was 

 one of the original members of the Presbyterian church of Pasadena, 

 organized March 21, 1875. Gen. Stoneman was Governor of California 

 from 1883 to 1887. He went east for medical treatment in 1890 ; and died 

 at Buffalo, N. Y., September 5, 1894. Mrs. Stoneman has sold nearly all 

 the land in small tracts, retaining to herself all underground rights of water, 

 minerals, etc., and has during the past year, 1893-4, done a large amount of 

 tunneling and piping of water in Los Robles canyon and at foot of Oak 

 Knoll canyon. 



Las Flores Ranch, better known as "the Richardson place." This 

 comprises 70 acres, mostly from the old San Pasqualita or " Little San Pas- 



*Tlie Union reported in April, 1S84, that Bayard T. Smith had sold his Oak Knoll place for $75,000 

 to W. H. and H. E. Weston of New York. I found no other mention of the Westons, but suppose they 

 were members of the Rosenbaum syndicate. 



t About Gen. Stoneman, see footnote page 75. 



