Fire at Skyland and Summit October 1887. Article from Santa_Cruz_Surf_and_Superior_California_Farmer Oct 11 1887 page 3, col 2 permalink https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCDS18871011.1.3 Courtesy of the California Digital Newspaper Collection, Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research, University of California, Riverside, http://cdnc.ucr.edu FIRE SWEPT. Ravages of the Fire Fiend Along the Santa Cruz Summit. WIDESPREAD RUIN. Burrill School House, Several Barns…
The Land of The Olive and Vine. Ocean View, Santa Cruz county, December 26th, 1876 : On the 1st of December we left San Jose for a short sojourn on the Santa Cruz mountains at Hotel de Redwood, some twentyfive mile distant. I secured an outside passage on the stage for myself and wife. We…
A Stranger’s First Impressions of California in Mid-WinterA correspondent of the Chicago Tribune writing from Ocean View, Santa Cruz county, under date of December 25th, gives the following interesting account of his observations : We left Illinois on the 8th of November last. A few feathery flakes of snow were falling, reminding us of the…
some of the early history of the Skyland area after Rancho Soquel’s augmentation was surveyed and officially divided into tracts by the court in 1864. excerpts and pictures are from the book: The tragedy of Martina Castro which contains detailed timeline and lists of land transfers in the area of the Rancho and augmentation. Casimero…