Page 343. Good Junipero. Father Junipero Serra, the famous head of the missionaries in California.
Page 343. The Visitador. José de Galvez, Visitador General of New Spain.
Page 344. Viscaino. Sebastian Viscaino, who conducted a Spanish exploring expedition along the California coast in 1602-03.
Page 345. "The Days of 'Forty-Nine." Half a century ago, this song was widely popular, and yet to-day it is almost impossible to find an authentic copy. There is a version in Upham's "Notes of a Voyage to California," but it is anything but convincing. The version given here was contributed to "Out West" by Florence Gleason, of Bakersfield, California, and has the ear-marks of authenticity.
Page 351. Concord Hymn. The first quatrain of this poem is inscribed on the Battle Monument at Concord. Emerson's grandfather, William Emerson, was minister at Concord in 1775, and from his pulpit strongly advocated resistance to the British. When the day of trial came, he took his place among "the embattled farmers." "Let us stand our ground," he said to the minute-men; "if we die, let us die here." The fight took place near his own house, the home afterwards of Emerson and of Hawthorne, and celebrated by the latter as "The Old Manse."
Page 353. Old Tippecanoe. From "The Harrison Log Cabin Song Book," Columbus [Ohio], 1840.
Page 356. A thousand Mexicans lay dead. A careful estimate places the Mexican loss at about five hundred. Six of the Texans, including Travis, Bowie, and Crockett, were taken alive, but were immediately put to death by Santa Anna's order.
Page 357. Save the gasp of a woman. While every man of the garrison was killed, three women survived, one of whom was Mrs. Almerion Dickinson, wife of a lieutenant belonging to the garrison. Three children also survived.
Page 358. We slew and slew till the sun set red. Houston reported the Mexican loss to be 630 killed, 208 wounded, 730 captured. The wounded were, however, counted among the prisoners. The American loss was 2 killed and 23 wounded. Santa Anna himself was captured next day.
Page 362. Rio Bravo. Rio Bravo del Norte, "Rapid River of the North," is a Spanish name for the Rio Grande.