7. DE LA GUERRA Y PACHECO CHAPTER 1.5 (Chartered 1991) (Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties and the Channel and Sandwich Islands) 1. SANTA CRUZ ISLAND COMPANY WINERY, Santa Barbara Channel, 10/25/1987 "SANTA CRUZ ISLAND COMPANY WINERY. In 1884 Justinian Caire brought slips of wine grape vines from France to Santa Cruz Island and planted about 200 acres in the Main Ranch Valley. The wine, considered very good, was shipped in 5 gallon casks to San Francisco until operations were shut down by the 18th Amendment. When prohibition was re- pealed, wine was again produced but not of the same fine quality. No wine was produced after 1937. The wineries were gutted by fire in 1950, destroying all of the 19th century wine making equipment. Dedicated this 25th day of October 5992 by the MostImportant Committee of Los Bastardos Barbarenos, Platrix Chapter #2, E Clampus Vitus. 'Credo Quia Absurdum. '" (Los Bastardos Barbarenos later became de la Guerra y Pacheco Chapter 1.5.) (Plaque, tile, located on Santa Cruz Island.) 2. THE ROCHIN ADOBE, Santa Barbara County, 7/16/1988 "THE ROCHIN ADOBE. In 1856 Senor Jose Maria Rochin purchased for $50 the first parcel of land sold within the Presidio boundaries. '1 st day of October 1856, between the mayor and common council of the city of Santa Barbara of the first part and Jose Maria Rochin of the second part, for consideration of $30, Santa Barbara property. Signed Fran- cisco Ruiz, Presidente del Consejo and Antonio Maria de La Guerra, mayor.' On the 250' by 120' lot a three-room house was constructed of adobe brick salvaged from the ruins of struc- tures built against the southeast presidio walls. Originally built at an angle following the presidio walls, a portion of the porch was lost when the street was graded to the 1851 Haley survey specifications. Note that the porch roof overhang is still at the original angle. The rear section of the adobe and a protective 57 siding were added in 1901 by F. L. Birabent, the son-in-law of 5. Jose and Lorenza. The Rochin Adobe has remained in the family for 135 years. May it continue thus. Dedicated July 16, 1988, The Vituscan Missionaries ofPlatrix Chapter, EClampus Vitus." (Plaque, tile, located at Mrs. Leontine Birabent Phelan Resi- dence, Grand Noble Widow, Chapter 1.5 ECV, 820 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara.) 3. MASINI ADOBE, Santa Barbara County, 12/211989 "Built in 1820 on part of the Ortega Ranch, this is one of the few surviving two-story adobes and is an excellent example of the cantilevered balcony style of Monterey Architecture. The adobe has had few owners in its 169 years. Newton Coats purchased it in 1858 when he got the 180-acre Las Fuentes Ranch (now Birnam Wood). Pedro Masini purchased the adobe and 37 acres from Coats in 1869. His daughter sold it in 1878 to Josefa Etchas and it has remained in the family since then. In December 1881, Giovanni B. Trabucco was found murdered in the kitchen. His assailants had tortured him in hopes of finding a cache of gold he had hidden on the property. Five Montecito youths were charged with the murder, but released for lack of evidence. The gold was never found. If anyone finds the gold, please turn it over to the local chapter of E Clampus Vitus so that it can be returned to its rightful owner. Dedicated to the present owners: the Meyers Family this 2nd day of December, 1989. de la Guerra y Pacheco Chapter 1.5, E Clampus Vitus." 5.BRANCHFAMIL YCEMETERY, SanLuis Obispo County, (Plaque located at Montecito, near Highway 101, corner of 311711991 Sheffield Drive and Jameson Lane.) "BRANCH FAMIL Y CEMETER Y, 1830 - 1930. Located on the former Santa Manuela Rancho, the remains of Francisco Zeba Branch, family members and close friends are buried 4. THE OLD QUEMADA STORE ADOBE, Santa Barbara here. Peter Hemmi and his eldest son Julius also rest here, a County, 8/2611990 "THE OLD QUEMADA STORE ADOBE. It is uncertain result of the swift application of pioneer law and order by a when this adobe was built. Originally built for one of Captain Vigilante Committee in 1886. Dedicated 17 March 1991, de la Jose Francisco de Ortega's son as a wedding gift in the early Guerra y Pacheco Chapter 1.5, E Clampus Vitus." 1800's, the adobe was added on to by Pierre Baron in the early (Plaque, marble, located on Branch Mill Road, Arroyo Grande.) 1880's. The adobe operated as the Quemada store as early as 1883 and continued well into the 1930' s." "Just 1.5 miles east of this plaque is the site of Argentine 6. ARROYO HONDO ADOBE, Santa Barbara County, privateer Hypolyte Bouchard's attack on the Ortega Rancho 911611991 well known for its wealth from California to Spain. On Decem- "ARROYO HONDO ADOBE. Once part of the Ortega family' s ber4, 1818, Hypolyte Bouchard made a raid on the rancho only 26,000 acre Rancho Nuestra Senora del Refugio, this adobe to discover that all of its wealth had been hidden away and that was built in the late 1840's by Pedro and Jose Ortega, great- an ambush lay in wait for him. Three of Bouchard's pirates grandsons of Capt. Jose Francisco Ortega. The hospitality of were captured and held in Santa Barbara as protection against the Ortegas and Arroyo Hondo is legendary. Itserved for many a raid on the city. Bouchard threatened to burn Santa Barbara years as a stagecoach stop between Santa Barbara and Lompoc to the ground if his men were not released. A hostage deal was and provided a refuge for Judge Edward McGowan in 1856 made, Santa Barbara was saved and Bouchard sailed back to while he hid from the Second Vigilance Committee of San Argentina. Dedicated this 26th day of August 5995, de la Francisco. Outlaw Jack Powers recuperated here from a brush Guerra y Pacheco Chapter 1.5, E Clampus Virus." with the law and Joaquin Murrietta was allowed to 'borrow' (Plaque, engraved brass on wood, located at Quemada Adobe some food and horses." at Arroyo Quemada, U. S. Highway 101, 17 miles north of "Vincente Ortega, the last of the family to live on Rancho Santa Barbara.) Refugio passed on in 1984 in his 99th year here at the adobe his 58 grandfather built. Now in its 150th year, the adobe has been 7. NAPLES, Santa Barbara County, 412611992 owned by the Hollister family since 1908 and its seven rooms "NAPLES. In 1887 John and Alice Williams purchased 837 remain much as they were when first built. Dedicated this 16th acres of Rancho Dos Pueblos for $50,000. They designed a day of September 1991, de la Guerra y Pacheco Chapter 1.5, grand resort naming it Naples as the area reminded them of E Clampus Vitus." Naples, Italy. Assured the coast railroad would be complete (Plaque, tile, located at Pedro Ortega Adobe, Arroyo Hondo within the year, they sent brochures around the world describ- Ranch, residence of J. J. and Barbara Hollister III, U. S. ing the broad avenues, 200 room hotel, bathhouse, lake and Highway 101,20 miles north of Santa Barbara.) other amenities soon to be-built. Cashing in on the California 6. land boom investors bought by the block. Tragically, the railroad ceased construction four miles away, and the land crash of 1888 soured future investors and kept lot owners from building." "The Williams never gave up. They opened the Naples Post Office in 1890 at the stagecoach town in Dos Pueblos Canyon which became known as Naples. John died in 1895 and Alice took over. The railroad came through in 1901, six years too late. Upon Alice's death in 1936, the owner of Dos Pueblos bulldozed the remains of Naples. Naples and its streets, still shown on county maps, quietly wait for the dream to continue. Dedicated this 26th day of April 1992, de la Guerra y Pacheco 7. Chapter 1.5, Clampus Vitus." (Plaque, tile, located at Santa Barbara Ranch, residence of Jack Morehart, Naples; 17 miles north of Santa Barbara.) 8. RANCHO SAN GERONIMO, San Luis Obispo County, 10/1111992 "RANCHO SAN GERONIMO. On July 24, 1842, Governor Alvarado granted this 8,893 acre Rancho to Raphael "Villa" Villavicencio who obtained a U. S. patent July 10, 1876. Parts of the original Rancho have been sold, parcels were added, and it is now managed by the L. K. S. Group, Inc. De La Guerra y Pacheco 1.5, E Clampus Vitus, October 11, 1992." 8. 59 HUMBUG CHAPTER 73 3. (Chartered 1976) (Area: Siskiyou County) 1. 1. HYDRAULIC GIANT, Siskiyou County, 611711973 "NO.4 KINGPIN HYDRAULIC GIANT. Purpose: gold min- 3. FORT JONES HOUSE, Siskiyou County, 12/6/1975 ing. Used from 1870 to 1906. Cast by Joshua Hendy Iron "FORT JONES HOUSE. During the early 1850's this site on Works. Operated for years at Red Hill Mine near mouth of the California Oregon Trail served as a stage stop, hotel, and Know Nothing Creek. Near 500 foot head of water, packed to pleasure-house frequented by soldiers of the fort. Also used for mine by Behnett Co. Pack Train. Dedicated June 17, 1973, the Oltitiewa Post Office. Rusticated wood added later in the Humbug Chapter 73, ECV." century. Dedicated Dec. 6, 1975, Humbug Chapter 73, ECV" (Plaque located at Yreka, at Siskiyou County Museum, 910 (Plaque located at Fort Jones, east side South Main Street, South Main Street. Donated by Nelson Bennett.) between Newton and Carlock Streets.) 2.