Southern California; . missious iu Alta California. The Jesuits of Lower Cali-fornia had just been replaced by Franciscans, and thetime seemed ripe for an attempt at gaining a foothold tothe north. The countrj was an unexplored wilderness,except that over a century before Vizcaino had discov-ered the bays of San Diego and Monterey, and had toldof the hosts of savages living in the land. Accordingly, in 1769, an expedition left Mexico forthe unknown land, divided into two detachments, one -^sSS;--. going by land and driving stock for the mission estab-lishments, and the other embarking upon the
Southern California; . missious iu Alta California. The Jesuits of Lower Cali-fornia had just been replaced by Franciscans, and thetime seemed ripe for an attempt at gaining a foothold tothe north. The countrj was an unexplored wilderness,except that over a century before Vizcaino had discov-ered the bays of San Diego and Monterey, and had toldof the hosts of savages living in the land. Accordingly, in 1769, an expedition left Mexico forthe unknown land, divided into two detachments, one -^sSS;--. going by land and driving stock for the mission estab-lishments, and the other embarking upon the sea in twovessels, one of which was lost before reaching SanDiego. The plan called^ for the establishment of a mis-sion at San Diego, another at Monterey, and a third at apoint to be chosen midwaj- between the two. I wouldthat I could dwell upon the trials and disappointmentsof the first few years in this strange land — of the per-ils from unfriendh Indians, the danger of starvation,the wanderings without map or guide in search of Mon-terey, but for all this the reader must be referredto more detailed narratives. Then followed the labor of building churchesand cloisters, with no materials athand and with only the rudest of tools,with unskilled workmen and often 12i«,ll lowet
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