TRAVELS IN THE CAL I I- OR NIAS. 
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crees that near all the safe harbors settlements shall he formed 
and garrisons established; that there shall also be a garrison 
and town in the centre of the peninsula, or as near it as may be 
practicable; that facilities shall be afforded for establishing 
missions at the north, in order to cut off intercourse between 
the Californian Indians and those of contiguous nations; that 
in each mission there shall be two Padres instead of one, as 
heretofore; that in all the frontier stations there shall be a 
guard under the command of the missionaries; that the ex¬ 
pense of carrying all these orders into execution shall be de¬ 
frayed from the Royal treasury; and finally, that the mission¬ 
aries in California shall be allowed the same salaries as are 
paid to their order elsewhere. These measures give great satis¬ 
faction in Mexico and California. The hearts of the good 
Padres are cheered by the assurance thus afforded them, that 
they have in their monarch an earnest friend, who has come 
forward in his strength to their aid. They now proceed on 
their pilgrimage of holy labors, with hearts full of grateful 
praise to Him whom they serve. 
In the succeeding year, 1745, the following statement of 
the number and condition of the missions is drawn up by the 
Padres for the information of their sovereign. This table in¬ 
cludes the names and localities of the missions, of the ranche- 
rias or towns, and the Padres attached to them. 
I. Nuestra Senora de Loretto, in 25° 30', with the Royal 
Garrison, and the place where the barks deliver their cargoes— 
Padre Gaspar de Truxillo. 
II. San Xavier, Padre Miguel del Barco. 
1. San Xavier, 25° 30'. 
2. Santa Rosalia, 7 leagues W. 
3. San Miguel, 8 u N. 
4. San Augustine, 10 “ S. E. 
5. Dolores, 2 leagues E. 
6. San Pablo, 8 leagues N. W. 
III. Nuestra Senora de los Dolores del Sur, formerly San 
Juan Baptista Malibat, or Ligui—Padre Clement. Guillen. 
