Southern California . the fair senorita, having beenbaptized into the church on his way, and ere long thedark-eyed maiden had consented to his proposals andwas made his bride. For many years they lived at SanGabriel, surrounded by a happy family. And thus itappears that the first New England settler in Californiacame here as a pirate ! The mill which Chapman built is not the oldest onein the valley, however. A mile or so north of the Mis-sion San Gabriel still stands in an excellent state ofpreservation — the oldest flour mill, not only of the val-ley, but of the State. It was built by the pad

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Southern California . the fair senorita, having beenbaptized into the church on his way, and ere long thedark-eyed maiden had consented to his proposals andwas made his bride. For many years they lived at SanGabriel, surrounded by a happy family. And thus itappears that the first New England settler in Californiacame here as a pirate ! The mill which Chapman built is not the oldest onein the valley, however. A mile or so north of the Mis-sion San Gabriel still stands in an excellent state ofpreservation — the oldest flour mill, not only of the val-ley, but of the State. It was built by the padres and theirIndian converts about the year 1812, but through faultyconstruction and on account of its distance from themission was abandoned as a mill after a year or two, andused as a wine cellar. Just below it is Wilsons Lake, abeautiful glassy pond which was used as a reservoir inthe early mission days. Of the Pasadena of today it is difficult to write, forthere is so much to arouse the enthusiasm that one is in. /.I1! l\ IjiT ^%fe^ Olde^T hov;

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