. The journal of American history. Ti $ £, I tV m iFtrst ©iwUmft 3Joimtnj tn tit? (Snlint d>at? A march of seven leagues the next day brought the expedition to theRancherias de Mescaltitan, four large Indian villages around the shore ofan esterOj or lake, while on an island in the midst was one larger still, con-sisting of more than one hundred houses. On the march this day theypassed through three large rancherias, one, situated on a lake of freshwater, named by Portola, Laguna de la Concepcion, was the site of thecity of Santa Barbara. When the governor (Neve), was about to establishthe p
. The journal of American history. Ti $ £, I tV m iFtrst ©iwUmft 3Joimtnj tn tit? (Snlint d>at? A march of seven leagues the next day brought the expedition to theRancherias de Mescaltitan, four large Indian villages around the shore ofan esterOj or lake, while on an island in the midst was one larger still, con-sisting of more than one hundred houses. On the march this day theypassed through three large rancherias, one, situated on a lake of freshwater, named by Portola, Laguna de la Concepcion, was the site of thecity of Santa Barbara. When the governor (Neve), was about to establishthe presidio and mission of Santa Barbara, he hesitated between the siteof Mescaltitan and that of Laguna de la Concepcion, or, as it was sometimescalled, San Joaquin de la Laguna, but decided in favor of the latter, becausethe water was of better quality. The Rancherias de Mescaltitan have, ofcourse, disappeared, but the name, Mescaltitan, is still attached to this island. The following day they passed through five rancherias, all a
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