\"Yes，\"saidtheGovernor;andthenCashrelatedhowheandanotherman，whosenamehegave，hadbeenemployedbyRicordtoundermineaheavyrockthatrestedabovethemouthofthemine，sothatittumbleddown，carryingwithitalargequantityofearth，andcompletelyfilleditup，aswehadseen;\"and，\"saidCash，\"ittookusthreedaysofthehardestkindofwork。\"ThiswastheactofGod，andonthepapersprocuredfromthealcaldeatthattime，I
understand，wasbuiltahugespeculation，bywhichthousandsofdollarschangedhandsintheUnitedStatesandwerelost。ThishappenedlongbeforethecelebratedMcGarrahanclaim，whichhasproducedsomuchnoise，andwhichstillisbeingprosecutedinthecourtsandinCongress。
OnthenextdaywecrossedovertheSantaCruzMountains，fromwhichwehadsublimeviewsofthescenery，firstlookingeasttowardthelowerBayofSanFrancisco，withthebrightplainsofSantaClaraandSanJose，andthentothewestupontheocean，thetownofMontereybeingvisiblesixtvmilesoff。Ifmymemoryiscorrect，webeheldfromthatmountainthefiringofasalutefrom。
thebatteryatMonterey，andcountedthenumberofgunsfromthewhitepuffsofsmoke，butcouldnothearthesound。ThatnightwesleptonpilesofwheatinamillatSoquel，nearSantaCruz，and，oursuppliesbeingshort，Iadvisedthatweshouldmakeanearlystartnextmorning，soastoreachtheranchofDonJuanAntonioVallejo，aparticularfriend，whohadalargeandvaluablecattle—ranchonthePajaroRiver，abouttwentymilesonourwaytoMonterey。Accordingly，wewereoffbythefirstlightofday，andbynineo’clockwehadreachedtheranch。Itwasonahighpointoftheplateau，overlookingtheplainofthePajaro，onwhichweregrazingnumbersofhorsesandcattle。Thehousewasofadobe，withalongrangeofadobe—hutsoccupiedbythesemi—civilizedIndians，whoatthattimedidallthelaborofaranch，theherdingandmarkingofcattle，breakingofhorses，andcultivatingthelittlepatchesofwheatandvegetableswhichconstitutedallthefarmingofthatday。Everythingaboutthehouselookeddeserted，and，seeingasmallIndianboyleaningupagainstapost，IapproachedhimandaskedhiminSpanish，\"Whereisthemaster？\"\"GonetothePresidio\"（Monterey）。\"Isanybodyinthehouse？\"\"No。\"\"Isitlockedup？\"\"Yes。\"\"Isnooneaboutwhocangetin？\"\"No。\"
\"Haveyouanymeat？\"\"No。\"\"Anyflourorgrain？\"\"No。\"\"Anychickens？\"\"No。\"\"Anyeggs？\"\"No。\"\"Whatdoyouliveon？\"