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CHAPTER I. - 1708 - 1770
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1 - 6 |
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- Civilization of the
America
- American Colonies; Their Conflict with Great Britain
- Adventures of the Spaniards
- Charles III; His Character
- The Aztecs; Their Traditions
- Indian Traditions of Upper and Lower California
- The Californias considered as an Island a entury ago. |
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CHAPTER II. - 1707 - 1780 |
7 - 24 |
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- The Viceroy
- Junipero Serra
- First Settlement in Upper California; San Diego, San Carlos, San
Francisco and Santa Clara.
- Topography of the Valley of Santa Clara
- Error in "Natural Wealth of California."
- Astronomical Position of San Jose
- First Settlement of San Jose
- Comandancia-General of the Northern Provinces of Mexico
- Instructions of Viceroy
- Approval by the King of the Founding of San Jose |
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CHAPTER III. - 1782 - 1785 |
25 - 35 |
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- Gov. Fages
- First Grants of Lots and Possession Given in San Jose
- Form of Grants; Conditions Therein
- Slow Growth of Pueblo
- Solicitations for Large Tracts of Land within the Pueblo; Refusal
Thereof.
- Wood and Pasture Lands o Pueblo not to be granted to Individuals
- Four Square Leagues area of a Pueblo |
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CHAPTER IV. - 1792 - 1842 |
36 - 45 |
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- Vancouver's Opinion of
Santa Clara Valley in 1791
- The Indians of this Vicinity; Their Name, Language, Habits, Mode of
Living, Mechanical Skill, Implements |
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CHAPTER V. - 1778 - 1840 |
46 - 56 |
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- Ancient Site of Pueblo
- Removal to the Present Site
- Different Classes of Lands in a Pueblo
- Propios, Ejidos, Dehesas, Bienes Concejiles
- Temporary Occupancy of Pueblo Lands.
- Governor's Statement that Ejidos were not measured off |
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CHAPTER VI. - 1797 - 1801 |
57 - 81 |
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- Dispute as to the
Boundary Line between the Pueblo of San Jose and
Mission of Santa Clara; Letters in Relation
thereto from Governors, Missionaries, Military
Officers, and the Viceroy
- Guadalupe River Declared to be the Boundary
- Juzgado |
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CHAPTER VII. - 1799 - 1809 |
82 - 101 |
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- The Alameda
- Mission and Pueblo of San Jose
- Land Dispute about La Calera
- First Church in San Jose
- Ceremony of Laying its Corner-store, 1803
- Peach Brandy
- Dispute about the Land called Las Calaveras; its Location; why so named.
- Boundary of Pueblo by Mariano Castro
- Schools |
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CHAPTER VIII. - 1812 - 1813 |
102 - 111 |
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- Laws of 1812-1813,
pertaining to Pueblos |
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CHAPTER IX. - 1814 - 1830 |
112 - 124 |
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- Gilroy
- First Foreign Settler
- Livermore
- Suñol
- Commerce in Grain, Hides and Tallow
- Food
- Earthquake
- Change of Imperial to Republican Government
- William Willis
- Colonization Law
- Population, 1831
- Settlers in 1833
- Law of California Deputation, 1834
- Petition of Rancheros to Change Jurisdiction
- Revolution, 1836
- Gov. Alvarado |
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CHAPTER X. - 1837 - '38
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125 - 132 |
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- Applications for Grants
- Commission Appointed to Survey Pueblo; Survey Made; Report thereof to
Ayuntamientos; No Action of Government thereon. |
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CHAPTER XI. - 1842 - 1846 |
133 - 153 |
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- Bickerings between
Alvarado and Castro
- Arrival of Gov. Nicheltorena from Mexico; his Overthrow (and Departure.
- List of American and Foreign Settlers
- Fremont's Movements.
- Pio Pico favors Annexation to England
- Bear Flag
- Castro's Proclamations
- Com Sloat's Proclamation
- The Taking of San Jose by Capt. Fallon
- First U. S. Flag raised in the Valley
- Letters to Fallon from Capt. Montgomery
- Fallon's Departure |
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CHAPTER XII. - 1846 - '47 |
154 - 166 |
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- Arrival of Force under
Purser Watmough
- Weber and Aram form companies
- Arrival of Lieutenant Pinckney's command.
- Prisoners taken by the enemy
- Demand of a surrender of San Jose
- Refusal thereof
- Bartlett delivered to English Consul by the enemy
- Movements of U. S. forces
- Battle, American victory
- Armistice
- Surrender of the enemy.
- Their loss |
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CHAPTER XIII. - 1847 |
167 - 175 |
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- Executive Judicial, and
Legislative Forms of Government
- Jurisdiction of Courts
- John Burton, Alcalde; His Court
- Judgments Rendered Therein
- Burton's Committee |
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CHAPTER XIV. - 1847
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176 - 187 |
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- Survey of the Pueblo Lots
- Claims to the Lands under Old Titles; Rejection thereof
- Re-survey of the Pueblo
- Survey of the Five-Hundred-Acre Lots; Titles therefor
- Burying Grounds
- Re-survey under City Authority; Maps thereof
- Unimproved Park |
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CHAPTER XV. - _____ |
188 - 200 |
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- Improvements
- Discovery of Gold
- Exit of Population to the Mines
- Peralta's Opinion of the Gold; his Life
- John M. Murphy's Success
- Crimes, Convictions, and Executions
- Aspect of the Pueblo |
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CHAPTER XVI. - 1849. |
201 - 208 |
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- San Jose Delegates to
State Convention
- Influence of White and Reed in making San Jose the Capital
- Vote of San Jose for Governor
- Governor Burnett's Family
- Legislative House; Difficulties in Obtaining One; How Obtained; Its
Description; Its Destruction by Fire |
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CHAPTER XVII. - 1840 - 50 |
209 - 216 |
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- City Hotel; Its Character
- Mansion House; Its Character; Tricks Played Thereon; Its Destruction by
Fire |
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CHAPTER XVIII. - 1849 - 50 |
217 - 235 |
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- Legislature
- Governors
- Candidates for United States Senate; Their Election
- Bill to Remove Capital
- Party given to Legislature
- Pueblo Grants
- Governor's Proclamation prohibiting Grants
- Delegates from Desert
- Ayuntamiento
- Trial before Court of First Instance
- District Court
- Amusements
- Gold Excitement
- Fourth of July
- Escape of Hernandez
- Crimes |
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CHAPTER XIX. - 1850 - 1851 |
236 - 248 |
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- Roads, Travel and State
Fare
- Railroad Meeting
- Newspapers; "State Journal;" "San Jose Daily Argus;" "Weekly
Visitor."
- Improvements, 1850
- Churches
- Schools
- Cholera
- Legislature, 1851
- State Serip
- Removal of Capital
- Dullness of the City
- Crimes and Executions
- Meeting for Division of State, and Delegates Elected
- Court-House |
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CHAPTER XX. - 1852 - 1860 |
249 - 282 |
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- Crimes
- Punishment
- Execution for Grand Larceny
- Murder of Smith
- Express Company
- Suit of City against County
- San Jose Academy
- "Santa Clara Register."
- Fire
- Election
- Dedication of Methodist Church
- Civil and Military School
- Principal Hotels
- Treasury Robbed
- Bascom Institute
- Common Schools
- Explosion of Jenny Lind
- Mrs. Hensley's Premises
- Santa Clara Street Improvements
- City Vote
- Telegraph Line
- Improvements
- College of Notre Dame
- Advance of Real Estate
- St. James Square Granted for Depot
- "Semi-Weekly Tribune."
- Artesian Wells
- Money for Indigent Sick
- San Jose the Capital
-Removal of Supreme Court to San Jose
- Agricultural Society Organized
- Stage Fare to San Francisco
- Church Burned.
- Bell Purchased for Hook and Ladder Company
- Engine Company Organized
- Berreyessa Executed.
- Fire Engine Purchased
- Engine House
- Vote
- City Hall
- Indebtedness of City
- City Loan
- County Jail
- School by Gates
- Improvements
- "San Jose Telegraph."
- Omnibusses to Santa Clara
- Bells tolled for King of William
- Public Meetings on Vigilance Committees
- Earthquakes
- Reincorporation of City
- Fire
- Execution of Cardoza
- Organization of Fire Department, and of Torrent Engine Company, No. 2
- Railroad Meeting
- Rules of Cemetery by Ordinance
- Improvements
- Crosby Shot
- Fire
- Election
- Squatter Meeting
- Dedication of Baptist Church
- City Expenditures
- Notice of Land Company and Commissioners of Funded Debt.
- Horace Greeley
- theater
- Incorporation of Agricultural Society
- "Daily Reporter."
- Mass Meeting
- "Weekly Reporter"
- School Fund
- Court House |
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CHAPTER XXI. - 1861 - 1865 |
283 - 298 |
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- Gas
- Settler's Parade
- Refusal of the Posse Comitatus to obey Sheriff
- Adjournment of the District Court in Consequence Thereof
- Fire
- Votes
- Alameda Turnpike
- Indebtedness of City
- Fourth of July
- A Smith Executed
- "Weekly Patriot"
- Improvements
- City Census of Children
- Gen. Naglee's Premises
- Earthquake
- Bridge
- "Courier."
- City out of Debt
- Civil War |
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CHAPTER XXII. - 1866 - 1870 |
299 - 332 |
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- Growth and Industry
- "Daily Patriot"
- "San Jose Weekly Argus."
- Earthquakes
- Death of Hendricks
- City Grants
- Bank of Knox and Beans
- Re-incorporation of City
- Sale of Part of Market Square
- Court-house
- Methodist Church
- City Vote
- Silkworms and Silk Looms
- San Jose Water Company
Purchase of School Premises by City
- Building thereon
- Young Men's Christian Association
- County Bonds Purchased by the City
- City Vote
- New York Hotel
- Improvements
- Fall Vote
- Market Street Extended
- Bank of San Jose
- San Jose Savings Bank
- City Vote
- Daily Argus."
- Horse Railroad to Santa Clara
- Severe Earthquake
- Railroad extended to Fifteen-Mile House
- Methodist Church Ground Sold
- Engine-house Lot purchased by City.
- Methodist Church burned
- Railroad extended to Gilroy
- Receipts of Railroad Company for four years
- Improvement of Washington Square
- Murder of Mrs. Hauser
- Erection of Methodist Church
- Number of Scholars in the City
- Directory of City
- Location of Normal School
- City Funds
- City Vote
- "Daily Independent."
- Consumption of Gas and Coal
- Number of City Consumers
- Woolen Manufacturing Company
- Opera House; Opening Address and Play
- Normal School Building
- Laying of its Corner Stone
- Music Hall
- Jail
- Hose Company
- Present Condition of the City
- Schools
- Value of Property
- Assessments
- Fiscal condition of the City
- General Appearance and Health of the City. |
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CHAPTER XXIII. - THE PUEBLO
LAND TITLE. |
333 - 349 |
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- Law Defining Pueblos
- Act of Congress, Mar. 3d, 1851.
- Action of the Board of Land Commissioners
- Testimony
- Confirmation of Four Square Leagues to the City
- Appeal to U. S. District Court, and Reversal
- Appeal to U. S. Supreme Court
- Final Decree of Confirmation to the City of Amount Claimed
- The Land Company's Claim to the Pueblo Lands.
- Survey of Pueblo Lands
- Map |
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CHAPTER XXIV. - BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES |
350 - 395 |
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- Hon. Peter H. Burnett
- Gen. H. M. Naglee
- Maj. S. J. Hensley
- Jacob D. Hoppe
- Charles White
- Joseph Aram
- Isaac Branham
- James F. Reed
- Thomas Fallon
- Adolph Pfister
- Peter Quivey
- Hon. James M. Jones
- Hon. C. P. Hester
- Hon. W. T. Wallace
- Hon. A. L. Rhodes
- Andrew J. Grayson |
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CHAPTER XXV. - QUICKSILVER
MINES |
396 - 414 |
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- Discovery of the New
Almaden; Working of the Mine in 1824 by Suñol
and the Robles; Experiments by Andres Castilero,
in 1845; Denouncement of the Mine by him; his
Proceedings to acquire Title thereto; his
Working of the Mine; his Sale to Messrs. Barron,
Forbes & Co.; their Possession and Work;
Furnaces and Process of Working therewith;
Geological Character and Chemical Analysis of
the Ore; Mode of Obtaining and Transporting
Ores; Products of the Mine; Sale thereof
- Almaden Mine in Spain; Comparison between the two Mines
- Enrequita Mine
- Title to the New Almaden
- Guadalupe Mine |
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CHAPTER XXVI. - Missions of
Santa Clara and San Jose - Santa Clara College,
and University of the Pacific |
415 - 441 |
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- Comandante of San Diego
and Father Pena make the first Visit to Santa
Clara Valley in 176; their Visit to San
Francisco
- Father Pena returns to Santa Clara; he Builds a Cross, and says the
first Mass under it.
- Founding of Santa Clara Mission
- Death of Father Murguia
- Dedication of Mission Church
- Vancouver's Visit to, and Description of, the Mission
- Earthquakes
- Building of the present Mission Church
- Description of the Mission by a Spanish writer in 1822
- Population and Stock of Missions in 1834 and 1842
- Description of Missions by De Mofras
- Colonization of California
- Laws and Regulations for the Secularization of the Missions
- Possession by the Priests under United States authority
- Possession of Santa Clara Mission by Redman and Clayton; Suits by and
against them.
- Missions Confirmed to Roman Catholic Church
- Opinion of Court on the Nature of Missions
- Santa Clara College
- San Jose Mission
- University of the Pacific |
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CHAPTER XXVII. - SANTA CLARA
COUNTY |
442 - 454 |
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- Area of County;
Population in 1852, 1860, and 1870; Number of
Children; Rate of Assessment on Property; County
Indebtedness; Value of Property in the County;
Number of Live Stock; Productions
- Augora Goats
- Adaptability of Soil and Climate to all Plants
- Health of Climate
- Temperature in each Month
- Philosophy of the Pacific Climate
- Climate of Santa Clara Valley
- Bayard Taylor's Description of the Valley |
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APPENDICES. |
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APPENDIX NO. 1. |
455 - 457 |
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- Colonial Governors of
California
- Treaty with Mexico; when Ratified
- State Constitution; when Adopted |
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APPENDIX NO. 2. |
458 - 459 |
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- Pueblo Officers
- Mayor of City, and President of Board of Trustees |
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APPENDIX NO. 3. |
460 - 473 |
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- Regulations under Spain
for Government of Pueblos in California |
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APPENDIX NO. 4. |
474 - 479 |
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- Suit of Land Company
against Cit of San Jose |
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APPENDIX NO. 5. |
480 - 183 |
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- Boundaries of the Pueblo
of San Jose |
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APPENDIX NO. 6. |
484 - 488 |
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- Private Land Grants in
the County of Santa Clara |
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APPENDIX NO. 7. |
489 - 537 |
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- Laws for California,
passed by the Mexican Congress in 1837 |
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