. The ephebic oath . tanso sought a grand estero, the Port of Mon-terey. They came to it, but did not recognizeit, and wandered on. The Bay of Monterey,as they saw it, did not meet the descriptiongiven by Viscaino. Working north anddrenched by the early rains, they made campnear where Montara now is. Two daystravel would have brought them to the Sergeant and some soldiers, sent to hunt,worked slowly eastward and saw from the highground the southern portion of the inner General, the Captain and the pious Padresaw from the heights above the camp theouter reaches from Point Pedro
. The ephebic oath . tanso sought a grand estero, the Port of Mon-terey. They came to it, but did not recognizeit, and wandered on. The Bay of Monterey,as they saw it, did not meet the descriptiongiven by Viscaino. Working north anddrenched by the early rains, they made campnear where Montara now is. Two daystravel would have brought them to the Sergeant and some soldiers, sent to hunt,worked slowly eastward and saw from the highground the southern portion of the inner General, the Captain and the pious Padresaw from the heights above the camp theouter reaches from Point Pedro to expedition returned. Two years lateranother company toiled north, and on a dayin March, Don Pedro Fages, Padre Crespiand twelve soldiers reached the eastern shore 61 LABOCANAI. and pitched camp at el arroyo del Bosque, theOakland estuary. Next day they climbed thehills near Berkeley; and clear and distinct,the Gate came in view, in line with Alcatrazand the far distant Farallon rocks known formore than two centuries. These, the firstwhite men who ever saw the Golden Gate,called it not inaptly, La Bocana. Seen at the close of day, the tide throwsback a shimmering flood of light. Proneare we then to liken it to gold; but tis scantand dubious honor to the glorious hues. Morefitting did we call it Gate of Light. Between us and the lightship, the Heads,stern faced and sombre, frown upon a farflung line of scurrying foam. There the barbreaks, and sullen waters moan as they spendtheir strength. Nearing the cliffs, the ruffian 62 LABOCANAJ
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