[ THE MAP FROM THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER ]
[ FROM NEW ORLEANS TO SAN FRANCISCO, 1849 ]
[ THE ROUTE ACROSS THE ISTHMUS IN 1849 ]
[ THE VOYAGE OF THE SCHOONER "MARY ANN" FROM SAN FRANCISCO
TO THE GOLD FIELDS, 1849 ]
[ FROM SACRAMENTO TO "THE DIGGIN'S," 1849 ]
THE STORY OF CALIFORNIA
1542—On September 28, 1542, Captain Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain, on a voyage of exploration along the coast northward from Mexico casts anchor of his two small ships, the San Salvador and the Victoria, in San Diego Bay. He christens it the Puerta de San Miguel (Port of Saint Michael). Thence his ships explore north clear to the line of present Oregon. Mid-voyage he dies from an accident, and is buried on San Miguel Island, opposite present Santa Barbara. The exploration is continued by his lieutenant, Bartolome Ferrelo.
1579—In June, 1579, Sir Francis Drake, English adventurer, lands near the Bay of San Francisco, to overhaul his ship, the Golden Hind. He takes possession of the shore for Queen Elizabeth, christens it New Albion, and erects a monument. His bay is called Francis Drake's Bay.
1587—The Bay of Monterey visited, according to description, in 1587, by the Spanish navigator Pedro de Unamunu, in his ship Nuestra Señora de la Esperança (Our Lady of Hope). He lands and erects a cross, and christens the place Puerta de San Lucas (Port of Saint Luke), taking possession for the King of Spain.