. The journal of American history. jRout? nf (BnUmri Anza from Ifis ©wn itara £^=^ ^S^g^ ^V^gs* -v-^yy ^Jt^g£^ g^*g. ROUTE OF THE FIRST EXPEDITION TO FOUNDING OF SAN FRANCISCO—Colorado Desert from San Jacinta Mountain over which Colonel Anza passed in1775—Photograph copyrighted by C. C. Pierce and Company, Los Angeles, California nightfall at Los Pozos de Santa Rosa de las Lajas. Anza had sent menin advance with tools to open the wells, but he found them much behindhand. He set himself personally to the work, but so slowly did the waterdistill that it was ten oclock before he was able to give
. The journal of American history. jRout? nf (BnUmri Anza from Ifis ©wn itara £^=^ ^S^g^ ^V^gs* -v-^yy ^Jt^g£^ g^*g. ROUTE OF THE FIRST EXPEDITION TO FOUNDING OF SAN FRANCISCO—Colorado Desert from San Jacinta Mountain over which Colonel Anza passed in1775—Photograph copyrighted by C. C. Pierce and Company, Los Angeles, California nightfall at Los Pozos de Santa Rosa de las Lajas. Anza had sent menin advance with tools to open the wells, but he found them much behindhand. He set himself personally to the work, but so slowly did the waterdistill that it was ten oclock before he was able to give water to a few ofthe animals. The night was cruelly cold, they had no fuel, and in thedarkness none could be found. It was two in the morning before all ofthe animals could have a little water, but by ten oclock all were 12:30 they resumed the march, laying their course in a northerly direc-tion with a slight inclination to the west. A fierce cold wind from the northdistressed them and impeded their progress. They made four leagues andcamped at a place where there was a small quantity of fire-w
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