The California padres and their missions . 5 ^ ?#-^ -^. IN THE RUINED CHURCH, MISSION SAN FERNANDO to bathe his hands and moisten his dusty lips. He seemedambitious to practice his English on me, and from him I gotthe following condensed history of the Mission: — Long time, Chorch he have all these Mission; then Com-pany; now Chorch he catch em This required some elucidation; but, under the stimulus ofa few cigarritos, we got the matter straightened out. Thefacts, I believe, are that, after secularization, the Missionbuildings and lands passed into various hands and withinrecent years a
The California padres and their missions . 5 ^ ?#-^ -^. IN THE RUINED CHURCH, MISSION SAN FERNANDO to bathe his hands and moisten his dusty lips. He seemedambitious to practice his English on me, and from him I gotthe following condensed history of the Mission: — Long time, Chorch he have all these Mission; then Com-pany; now Chorch he catch em This required some elucidation; but, under the stimulus ofa few cigarritos, we got the matter straightened out. Thefacts, I believe, are that, after secularization, the Missionbuildings and lands passed into various hands and withinrecent years a company acquired them for a barley buildings were used partly to house cholos and chickens,and partly to store machinery, hay, and divers ranch pro-ducts. They were rapidly being reduced to ruin when theLandmarks Club of California secured a ten years lease ofthem, and did what it could to arrest decay by repairs toroofs and walls; but, through lack of means, accomplishmentfell far short of desire. More recently the buildings have re-tu
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