. The missions and missionaries of California. two hundred and fifty-seven in 1785. In 1800 there were stilltwo hundred and forty-six natives attached to the livestock was not numerous. Horses and mules variedbetween 46 in 1782 and 161 in 1800. Cattle increased from56 head to 750, sheep and goats from 141 to 1300 head. Theharvest in 1782 yielded 200 fs. of wheat, 25 fs. of barley, 120 558 Missions and Missionaries of California fs. of corn, and 2 fs. of beans. In 1800 the crops amounted to904 fs. of grain. The church building in 1793 was a pooradobe structure twenty-two by six and
. The missions and missionaries of California. two hundred and fifty-seven in 1785. In 1800 there were stilltwo hundred and forty-six natives attached to the livestock was not numerous. Horses and mules variedbetween 46 in 1782 and 161 in 1800. Cattle increased from56 head to 750, sheep and goats from 141 to 1300 head. Theharvest in 1782 yielded 200 fs. of wheat, 25 fs. of barley, 120 558 Missions and Missionaries of California fs. of corn, and 2 fs. of beans. In 1800 the crops amounted to904 fs. of grain. The church building in 1793 was a pooradobe structure twenty-two by six and three-fourths varas insize, and roofed with tules. The Dominicans in charge wereFr. Miguel Hidalgo, Fr. Joaquin Valero, Fr. Luis Sales in1785, Fr. Miguel Gallego in 1790, Fr. Jose Manuel Ruiz, Pallas, Fr. Tomas Valdellon in 1794 and 1795, Lopez and Fr. Sigismundo Fontcuberta in 1797 and1798 and probably later. With regard to Mission San Vincente, which he erroneouslycalls San Sebastian, Pattiex in 1828 writes: On the 18th. (April) we started under the conduct of a file of soldiers, wholed us two days travel over high mountains, a southwestcourse, to another mission, called St. Sebastian, situated nearthe sea coast in a delightful valley, surrounded, like the other.(Santa Catalina), by lofty mountains, the sides of which pre-sent magnificent views of the ocean. This mission containssix hundred souls. This mission establishment, though muchricher and neater than the other, is, however, built on a pre-cisely similar plan. Here they have rich vineyards, and raise 1 The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie of Kentucky, Cin-cinnati, O., 1831. Republished and edited by Reuben G. Thwaites,Cleveland, O., 1905, pages 222-223. On his arrival at Mission SantaCatalina, Pattie was arrested with his companions, sent to SanDiego, and all held as spies. When he returned to the East he gavevent to his bitter feeling as well as his ignorant bigotry in thebook which he wrote
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