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Inclbuidbelsi ogrreafpehriaecnnaidcln e dse x. ISB9N7 8-1-941(3p8b:4ak -l.p0k a1.p- e51r .L) e gends-California-San Dieg2o.S. a Dni e(gCoa lif.)I-T.Hi itslteo.r y. F869.S22021145 6 979.4'985-dc23 2014015195 Covielrl ust'rTahLteai nodnoi:Jfn u ga Rno driCgauberzi Elxlpoe'dsia tti on SaMni guceolu"r otfNe astyi Ponaarlk ServRiicceh.Sa crAhdrl teicstt. Covpehro t(olset oftr ighVti)lM:lo an tezLuimbar,oa fCr oyn grWyeastst; EarGpa,s lBaomopk s/MuSsaeiDunimtd; i acuutsh,So arDn;i esgkoy line, RoweDlels ignD/iSeaHgnao r bEoxrc ursions. Alplh otboyJsa cIkn nuinsl oetshse rcwriesdei ted Acknowledgments. .......................................... ix Preface ................................................... xi Section I: Remarkable Characters in San Diego's Past ........... 1-46 1. Father Junipero Serra: San Diego's First Radical. ........................3 2. Pedro Fages: A Thorn in Father Serra's Side ............................7 3. La Loma: Young Girl Washes Up on Beach ............................1 1 4. Felicita: Angel of the Battlefield of San Pasqual ........................1 5 5.Joshua Bean: San Diego's First Mayor Murdered ........................1 8 6. Lt. George Horatio Derby: San Diego's First Joker ......................2 0 7. Cave Couts: Rancher, Politician, Murderer ............................2 3 8. "Yankee Jim" Robinson: They Hang Boat Thieves, Don't They? ...........2 6 9.Joshua Sloane Invented Political Trickery .............................3 0 10. Wyatt Earp: Nasty Drinker or Kindly Neighbor? ........................3 1 11. Charles Hatfield Flooded San Diego .................................3 5 12. Francis Grierson: San Diego's First Mystic ...................... .-......3 8 13.John Sehon Climbed Building to Become Mayor .......................4 2 14. C. Arnholt Smith Went from Penthouse to Doghouse ...................4 4 Section II: Legendary Groups from San Diego's Past .......... 47-80 15. Mormons March 2,000 Miles for Naught ..............................4 9 16.W hat the Heck is the Squibob Chapter of E Clam pus Vitus? ..............5 4 17. When Wobblies Attacked ...........................................5 6 18. Nudist Invasion of 1935 ............................................5 8 19. Lemurians Believe Sin Sank Continent ...............................6 1 20. Rosicrucians Leave Bodies to Heal Others .............................6 4 21. Unarius (Outer) Space Academy ....................................6 6 22. San Diego: Area 51 West?. ..........................................6 8 23. Lumonicists Lived for Harmony .....................................7 2 24. Moonies Criticized for Mind Control .................................7 3 25. Heaven's Gate Mass Suicide ........................................7 4 26. San Diego Hired Eight Other Rainrp.akers .............................7 6 Vl Section III: Famous San Diego Sites ........................ 81-124 27. Ballast Point Whale Bombers .......................................8 3 28. Subterranean Cavern Hoax .........................................8 6 29. Gunfight at Gaskill Store ...........................................9 0 30. Buffalo Soldiers Roamed San Diego ..................................9 5 31. Chinese Empress Started Tourmaline Craze ...........................9 8 32. A Lighthouse Too Tall ............................................1 01 33. San Diego: Harlem of the West .....................................1 03 34. Salton Sea Disaster ...............................................1 05 35. Explosives and Bad Cinema: The Gunpowder Point Story ...............1 08 36. Imperial Beach Mystery Submarine .................................l l0 37. From False Bay to Duckville: The Mission Bay Story ....................l l3 38. Bate's Folly: The Shelter Island Story ................................l l6 39. Harmony Grove: 50 Years of Seances ................................1 18 40. San Diego-Coronado Tunnel? ......................................1 20 41. San Diego's (Un)Official Nude Beach ...............................1 23 Section IV: West of Eden ................................ 125-148 42. Spaniards Searched for Mythical Island of Beauty and Gold .............1 27 43. Madame Tingley Utopia Aimed for Divine Wisdom ....................1 29 44. Little Landers: "A Little Land and a Living" ..........................1 32 45. Seala b: Undersea Utopia Try Flops off San Diego Coast. ................1 35 46. Abalonia: Island/Nation Sinks off San Diego .........................1 39 47 . Taluga: Island/Nation on a Half Shell ...............................1 43 48. Wald's World: A Seagoing Society. ...... , ...........................1 46 Section V: Lost Mines and Buried Treasure. ....... :. ....... 149-172 49. Captain Arroa Treasure ...........................................1 51 50. San Diego Mission Treasure .......................................1 52 51. Vallecitos Stagecoach Treasure .....................................1 54 52. Lost Treasure of San Felipe Creek ..................................1 55 53. Hidden Loot of Joaquin Murietta ...................................1 56 54. Lost Gold of Pegleg Smith .........................................1 57 55. Lost Frenchman Mine ............................................1 59 56. San Diego's Gold Rush ...........................................1 61 5 7. Lost Bells of San ta Ysabel.. ........................................1 63 58. Solana Beach Fighting Schooner ...................................1 67 59. Treasure of Los Coronados Islands ..................................1 68 60. Oceanside Treasure Galleon .......................................1 71 Section VI: San Diego Underground ...................... 173-196 61. Cavern and the Phallus ...........................................1 75 62. A Case of Cave Envy ..............................................1 77 63. Real Caves under Point Loma ......................................1 80 64. Prohibition Smuggler's Cave .......................................1 82 65. Desert Beekeeper's Cave House ....................................1 85 66. Wizard of Oz Creator Gave Lajolla Cave its Name .....................1 86 Vll 67Yo.u ngC'asva He a vfoernH oodl.u.m.s. ............1.8.8. ............. 68T.a lmaPdagrHeko u.s.e. ...................1.9.1. ................... 69O.c eBaena Dceha Ctavhe . ....................1.9.2. ................. 70To.r rPeiyn Heesr mCiatv. e. ...................1.9.4. ................. Section VII: Ancient Indian Legends and Tales ............. 197-220 71Ku.m eyaCayr eaLteigoen.n .d. .................1.9.9. ................ 72O.l Wdo manW'hsiH pe lpNeadmt eh Aen im.a.l.s. ........2.0.3. ........ 73F.i sheBrrmiaHnnog msFe l eWaisnH,se aorfPt r in.c.e.s.s. ....2.0.5. ..... 74W.a etrS piBrliitn Bdaebd.i .e.s. ................2.1.2. ................. 75S.ti nkObuutfgo xCeosy. o.t.e. .................2.1.4. ................. 76C.o yoBtleoC orde aRteeWdda Pra i.n.t... ............2.1.6. ............ 77T.h rDeeea tohfCs h iCeafp tMaoir.no. ..............2.1.8. ............. 78S.p inWnhiinBtgae s Fkoerte Dteoal.td.h . ............2.2.0. ............ Section VIII: When Nature Calls! ......................... 221-236 79S.h aRkaet,at nlRdeo lTlh:Re e aSlt oBreyh iSnadDn i eEgaor thq.u.a2.k2.e3 s 80S.a Dni eWegaot hEexrt re.m.e.s. ...............2.2.6. ................ 81T.h eIsnes eDcott hsCe h om.p.!. ................2.3.0. ................ 82T.s unaSmoimse:t EhlitsnoWeg o rArbyo u.t.!... .........2.3.3. .......... Section IX: San Diego Lore: An Assortment of Things Past. ... 237-276 83.JCuaabnr NiolStla oDn:i eDgios cov.e.r.e.r.?. ......,.. ..2..3..9 . ....... 84C.a brFielsltEoir vuaiplnt Itsno t ernSapta.it.o..n .a.l. ......2.4.1. ........ 85C.o ronadoC iBtyIr,si ldaNgnaedm,se fo drF aiElxepdl .o.r.e.r. ..2.4.4. .... 86B.a totfSl aeDn i e.g.o. .....................2.4.6. .................... 87S.a Dni egTroa'ioslfT eaTrhsCe:u pIan dEixapnu l.s.i.o.n. ....2.4.8. ..... 88S.a Dni eNgeoa Brelcya Imned usSttreToiewaln.l . ..........2.5.1. ........ 89".I mposRsaiibllrPeol aaDdne"sr a.i.l.e.d. ...........2.5.3. ............. 90W.i llRiaanmd oHlepahYar cshtMt u rdMeyrs t.e.r.y. .......2.5.7. ........ 91P.o eTtyrst oC aptSuarDnei egEos'sse. n.c.e. ..........2.5.9. ........... 92S.t raEnagrCeli yLty a w.s. ....................2.6.1. .................. 93M.o vSiteaw ristS haD ni eCgoon nec.t.i.o.n.s. .........2.6.5. ........... Selected References ........................................2 77 Index. ............................................... 279-288 Sunbelt's San Diego Bookshelf ........................... 289-290 About Sunbelt ............................................2 91

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