Rancho Paso De Bartolo Viejo

The Romance of the Ranchos. Whittier 1847 American Break-off-a-vision in Battle of San Gabriel. Whittier 1867 Great Flood Menaces Home of Governor P. O. Pico. Whittier 1941 Whittier the Center of a Great Fruit-Growing Area. The title Insurance and Trust Company of Los Angles presents the Romance of the Ranchos.

dramatizing the highlights of history of southern California. Each week our wandering Viqueiro Frank Graham unfolds another tale of the romantic adventurous early days of some particular section of our Southland. Practically all of our stories of early California contain a good many incidents having to do with ownership of land. The original grants transfers by sale or

foreclosure, boundary disputes and so on. This is because land ownership is a fundamental element in the shaping of all history. The motivating factor behind many of its most important events. The urge to own land as a basic human desire as old as civilization. Through the ages land has been coveted, stolen, fought over, defended

even at the cost of life itself. Today, force of arms and physical combat are seldom required for the defense of private land ownership. The common risks are those that arise from forged instruments, forgotten mortgages or other liens, improperly or fraudulently executed documents, claims of undisclosed heirs and similar title defects. The modern system of

title insurance provides protection against these and other risks. And here to tell the story is our wandering Viquero, Frank Graham. We now know Chase, Senoras, Ceccinores. Tonight we're going to trace the history of the Ranchel Passulte by Tolo Viejo, the favorite Ranchel of Don Pio Pico, part of which has become the present city of Quithier. Many of you may have visited Pio Pico's Ranchas, which is still