Stories of the old missions of California

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GIFT OF OLD MISSION STORIES OF CALIFORNIA STORIES FTHE ^iil OLDMISSIONS OF * CALIFORNIA BY CHARLES FRANKLIN CARTER ofAuthor "The Missions of Nueva California" "Some By-ways of California" SAN FRANCISCO MCMXVII PAULELDER&CCMPANY PUBLISHERS ! 1917, byCopyright PAUL ELDER AND COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO CONTENTS PAGE VIIForeword 3SIBYL S PROPHECYTHE INDIAN 31 .OF PADRE PEYRITHE FLIGHT 53ZALVIDEA S MONEYFATHER 77LA BEATA 107JUANA URIA S SAINTSFATHER POMPONIO 3S0241 FOREWORD the the seven in thislast six storiesOf comprising little collection Stories the Old all butMissions,of of one as a some orhave, basis, modicum, smaller,larger historical the tale Juana aloneof fact, of being wholly with an historical Thefanciful, although background. the series be considered as introfirst story of may to the mission talesductory proper. In these stories the writer hasquiet, unpretending to a theattempted give faithful picture of life among Indians and in NuevaSpaniards California during the theearly days of past century. 1917.October, VII SIBYLS PROPHECYINDIANTHE THE INDIAN SIBYLS PROPHECY N THE southern ofpart the Desert aMojave hilllow stands some what from theapart foot-hills andbeyond, back of it. Although not more thantwo hun- dred feetabove the sur j> onrounding plateau, account of its peculiar a command-location, view be hading may Infrom its front,top.

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GIFT OFOLD MISSION STORIES OF
CALIFORNIASTORIES
FTHE
^iil
OLDMISSIONS
OF *
CALIFORNIA
BY
CHARLES FRANKLIN CARTER
ofAuthor
"The Missions of
Nueva California"
"Some By-ways
of California"
SAN FRANCISCO
MCMXVII
PAULELDER&CCMPANY PUBLISHERS
!1917, byCopyright
PAUL ELDER AND COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCOCONTENTS
PAGE
VIIForeword
3SIBYL S PROPHECYTHE INDIAN
31
.OF PADRE PEYRITHE FLIGHT
53ZALVIDEA S MONEYFATHER
77LA BEATA
107JUANA
URIA S SAINTSFATHER
POMPONIO
3S0241