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Vol. XXVI, No 2 March/April 2013

CALENDAR

Sunday, March 3

Living History, Park

Tuesday, March 19

History Discussion,

Escondido Library,

3:30 to 5:30 pm, Cali-

fornia Robber Barons

with Ron Hinrichs

Friday, March 22

Board Meeting, 11

am-1 pm

Sunday, April 7Living History, Park

Friday, April 26

Board Meeting, 11

am-1 pm

(There is no History

Discussion in April)

Presidents Message: by Tom Vilicich

Election of officers took place at theJanuary board meeting. After faith-

fully serving as treasurer since 1999,Jim Caldwell asked to be relieved ofthese duties. Gisela Koestner waselected to take on the responsibilities.Similarly, Ron Hinrichs requestedthat he no longer be vice-president.Don Coates was elected to fill the

position. Both Jim and Ron remainactive and continue working forSPBVA on the board. We thankthem for their dedication to this park

It is with heavy heart that I reportthat Dan Winne of Happy Trails Rid-ing Stables passed away January 17,2013. Dan was a former SPBVA

board member and had supplied thehorses for San Pasquals annual battlere-enactment for more years than Ican remember. Dan is survived by his

wife Joanne, daughter Lisa, and hisgrandson Garret, as well as other

family members. Dan will be greatlymissed (see page 6).

The park is open and we are goingon with our programs. First SundayLiving History will be held March3, April 7, May 5, and June 2. TheUS Army ROTC from San DiegoState University will be coming tothe park for the battle talk in March.We have been invited to participatein the Memorial Day services at Fort

Rosecrans National Cemetery onMay 27. And, once again, we willhave the cannon under tow to OldTown San Diego SHP for the Fourthof July. We will be at the San DiegoCounty Fair in June on Kids DayTuesdays in the San Diego Pavilion.

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Photos courtesy of Rose Tyson (left) and Michelle Wolf

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SPBVA 2013

BOARD

MEMBERS

Shirley Buskirk

Jim CaldwellCliff Clifford

Royce Clifford

Donald Coates

Tom Cook

Randall Hamud

Darlene Hansen

Ron Hinrichs

Gisela Koestner

Richard MeyerLeroy Ross, Jr.

Ellen Sweet

Tom Vilicich

Bob Wohl

President:

Tom Vilicich

Vice-President:

Don CoatesPresident Emeri-

tus:

Leroy Ross, Jr.

Treasurer:

Gisela Koestner

Recording Secy:

Ellen Sweet

Corporate Secy:

Ron Hinrichs

BATTLELINES Mar/Apr 2013

Agnew, Anstes

Bowman, Bob & Judy

Coates, Donald

Cowgill, Jane Stokes

Enriquez Family

Foucar, Allen & Barbara

Hill, Greg

Key, Robert S.

Lobdell, Kym

Pique, Michael

Sweet, Melvin & Ellen

Vilicich, Thomas M.

Dragoon Level Members ($100 or more this year)

John SutterHistory Discussion:John Sutter, a man who professed to

be a Swiss Army captain, merchant

and trader, was the subject of the Janu-ary discussion led by Shirley Buskirk.Leaving his wife and children, Sutteremigrated to America and eventuallylanded in Oregon. Trying to get toCalifornia, he sailed to Hawaii, thenSitka, and finally California. MeetingGov. Juan B. Alvarado, he obtained aland grant in the Sacramento Valleyand built a fort/trading post. Initiallyhe had trouble with Indians, but soon

organized them into a militia.He purchased the Russian Fort Rossin 1842. He was appointed captain inthe California Militia and, as such,supported Gov. Manuel Micheltorenain a battle at Cahuenga. He was cap-tured along with a cannon obtainedfrom Fort Ross. Returned to his fort,he attempted to improve his holdingsand hired James W. Marshall to build

a sawmill. This led to the discovery ofgold and created a great inundation of

people who overran Sutters property.

He tried several business deals, butwas not successful. His son foundedSacramento. The senior Sutter was amember of the state constitutional con-vention, became a California Militiamajor general, and applied for and re-ceived a U.S. grant for his losses dur-ing the Gold Rush. A son living inAcapulco, Mexico, sent his children tolive with Sutter on his Hock Farm. Helost the farm in a fire. Then he moved

to Washington, D.C., to petition Con-gress for a grant, but did not receiveone. He moved to Pennsylvania to ahouse built by his son for him. He diedJune 18, 1880.Coming attractions: Tuesday, March19, California Robber Barons, led byRon Hinrichs. No April meeting.Tuesday, May 21, Rancho Los Alami-tos, led by Richard Meyer

History Discussionsby Ron Hinrichs

I want to give a big THANK YOU tothe Kearny High School JROTC. OnFebruary 23 they cleared brush andweeds at the park. They almost filled a

large green waste container. Many ofthese students did the flag raising cere-mony for Battle Day.

Due to increased printing costs and

new postal regulations, we are consid-ering a change over to email newslet-ters, except for those of you withoutemail. Some of you are already receiv-ing the color version ofBattlelines by

email. In any case, we need to updateour records. Please send your emailaddress to Battlelines editor Ellen

Sweet at [email protected].

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Presidents

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Park Hours:

Saturday &

Sunday, 10 am

to 5 pm.

Park Phone

Number:

(760) 737-2201

SPBVA Info:

Tom Vilicich(951) 674-0185 or

[email protected]

School & Adult

Tours Contact:

Darlene Hansen

(760) 480-6320

BATTLELINES

Contributions

Deadline :

Apr 26, 2013

Contact editor,

Ellen Sweet,

[email protected]

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School of the Platoon, MountedWheelings

wheels: the wheel on a fixed pivot,and the wheel on a movable pivot.

The wheel is always on a fixed pivotexcept when the command is right(orleft) TURN.

The troopers should execute thismovement without disuniting, andwithout ceasing to observe thealignment.

In every kind o f wheel, t heconductor of the marching flankshould measure with his eye the arcof the circle he is to pass over, so thatit may not be necessary for the fileseither to open or close. He turns hishead occasionally towards the pivot;if he perceives that the troopers aretoo much crowded, or too open, heincreases or diminishes gradually theextent of his circle, in gaining moreground to the front than to the side.

Each trooper of the front rankshould describe his circle, in the ratioof the distance at which he may form

the pivot. As these different arcs areall passed over in the same time, it isnecessary that each trooper shouldslacken his pace in proportion to thedistance from the marching flank.

During the wheel, the troopersshould turn the head slightly towardsthe marching flank, to regulate therapidity of their march, and to keepthemselves aligned; they should alsofeel lightly the boot on the side of the

pivot, in order to remain closed tothat side. They should neverthelessyield to the pressure coming from the

pivot, and resist that from the oppo-site direction. The horses are slightlyturned towards the pivot, in order tokeep them upon the circular line theyhave to pass over.

When the troopers have opened,they should approach the pivot insen-sibly, diminishing the circle by de-grees, in gaining more ground to thefront than the side. In this case, theygive alternately a glance to the pivotand to the marching flank, taking carenot to force the pivot.

When the troopers have closed toomuch, they should endeavor to cor-rect the fault gradually, in increasingtheir circle by degrees, and gainingmore ground to the front than to theside. For this purpose, they give alter-nately a glance to the marching flankand to the pivot, taking care to feellightly the boot towards the side ofthe pivot.

In every kind of wheel, the troopers

should cease wheeling and retake thedirect march at the command FOR-WARD, at whatever point of thewheel they may be; it is necessary toobserve, also, that the flanks which

become pivots, or marching flanks,do not slacken or augment the pace

before the command of execution.

Next time, how to execute thewheels.

First Sergeants Corner from Tom Vilicich

Please send your email address to

Battlelines editor, Ellen Sweet, so

that you can receive the newsletter

in color format.

[email protected]

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WE APPRECIATE

OUR CORPORATE

MEMBERS and

ENCOURAGE YOUR

PATRONAGE

Randall B. Hamud,

Attorney at Law

1200-Third Ave,

Ste 1321, San Diego 92101

619 696-0815

Milo Johnson Automotive

Service

535 N. Quince

Escondido

92025

760 745-3841

San Diego Archaeological

Center

preserving pieces of the past

16666 San Pasqual Valley Rd

Escondido 92027

760 291-0370

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Valley Camper Sales

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The San Diego Union of May 12,1919 (with dateline Sacramento,May 11) announced San PasqualBattlefield Bill Signed by Gover-

nor. The assembly bill, whichoriginated with San Diego attorneyand assemblyman Fred Lindley,

passed the state senate and wassig ned by Go v. Willia m D.Stephens.

According to the newspaper, thebill accepts for the state a portionof the San Pasqual battlefield in SanDiego county, where Americansand Mexicans clashed in 1846. Thedonors are William G. Henshawand Ed Fletcher. The California his-torical commission is authorized tocollect data on the battle and pro-

pose a memorial.Retired ranger and SPBVA board

member Bob Wohl recently brought

to the attention of the SPBVAboard members information in theStatutes of California, 47th Session,1927, chapter 128 regarding the for-mation of the Department of Natu-ral Resources.

The Department of Natural Re-sources was organized under a di-rector appointed by the governor.Salary was to set at $6,000 yearly.The department was to be dividedinto at least four divisions: minesand mining, forestry, parks, and fishand game.

Under article 373d, The divisionof parks shall be administeredthrough a chief of division whoshall be appointed by the director ofnatural resources upon nomination

by the state park commission here-inafter provided. General policies

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San Diego Union May 12, 1919, page 1

1919 & 1920s: San Pasqual Information gathered byBob Wohl & Ellen Sweet

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for the administration of the state park system shallbe determined by the state park commission whichis hereby created to consist of five members ap-

pointed by the governor and holding office at hispleasure.

Furthermore, under article 373g, San Pasqual wasspecifically mentioned. Among other duties, pow-ers, and purposes, the department of natural re-sources had responsibility for the California red-wood park commission, San Pasqual battlefieldcommission, Mount Diablo park commission, . . .

Article 373h repeated the information mentionedearlier in the San Diego Union of 1919: The man-agement and control of the property acquired bythe State of California under or pursuant to the pro-visions of the act entitled An act to accept thegift to the state of San Pasqual battlefield in San

Diego county, to provide for collecting and sys-

tematizing the history of said battle, for deter-

mining the exact location thereof, and to report

a suitable method of marking said battlefield

and commemorating the heroism of those

Americans who fought and died there. ap-proved May 11, 1919, is hereby transferred to andvested in the department of natural resources.

And importantly, article 373i provided for theexpenditure of funds by the department of natural

resources for carrying out the purposes for whichsuch appropriations were made or such specialfunds created.

Efforts by local leaders to mark the site began asearly as 1912. After the land was donated by Hen-shaw and Fletcher, meetings were held and planswere made for an appropriate memorial. Commis-sioners appointed by Gov. Stephens to handle the

project included W.L. Ramey of Escondido, FredE. Judson of San Pasqual (former assemblyman),and F. M. White of San Diego. The state set aside$5,000 toward the project and local citizens hopedto match that amount. In 1922, a design for a con-crete building with an auditorium, two roomsopening off it, and a basement were shown to the

public. Architect W. H. Wheeler submitted the de-sign.

However, it wasnt until December 6, 1925, theseventy-ninth anniversary of the Battle of SanPasqual, that a celebration was held for the nearlycompleted monument. No building was built.Decorative walls, columns, seats, etc. were con-structed. The monument itself was a boulder tenand one-half feet high and weighing approximately30 tons.

Bob Wohl calls our attention to 2014 as the 150thanniversary of California State Parks. He writesthat by 1924, there were six state parks and 11state monuments. San Pasqual was one of thosemonuments. He points out that with the ending ofWorld War I and the flu epidemic of 1918-1919,

memorial commemorations were very strongly feltduring the years afterward. Now our park systemconsists mostly of historic sites and parks.

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1919 & 1920s

Historic photos of San Pasqual Monument

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ODE TO DAN WINNEBy Randy Hamud

How deep a mark he etched in us.His loss we weep; but we must ask,

What made this man who wore no mask.And once purloined a bus?!

To San Pascual he came to helpTo plan a fight from histrys lore.

And hoped to teach to those who came,That histry lives when histrys felt,

From pounding hoof to cannons roar.In us we host this cowboys fame.

His Dad was Quinn, but raised by Winne,He took his name, cause he loved him dearly.

Irish was he, and wine was divine.And to excess he lived, just like in ole Erie.

But then came Garret, a grandson in need,Only three, but a future most guarded.

Dan charged a house, and the boy was free.The court gave credit for the noble deed.

Adoption was granted, and Dan lorded.The bottle hed quit and he was aglee.

To us he came years later.Sober, successful, and proud.

He met our words with banter,And often he laughed, but not too loud.

A Navy vet, a Seal no less, he even hired Marines.Opinions he had, and stubborn was he,

And generous to a fault.But now hes left the scene,

And life has lost its sheen.But live we must, so lets not pout,And give him one last shout:

HAPPY TRAILS, DEAR FRIEND,UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN.

On January 17, 2013, former SPBVA board member Dan Winne passed away. He hosted BBQs forus and his Happy Trails Horse Rentals provided most of the horses for our Battle Day re-enactments,even after he moved to south county. He frequently provided the horses or wagons or stage coach forOld Town State Historic Park. Dans good friend and fellow board member Randy Hamud wrote thistribute.

Dan hostingSPBVA membersat Happy Trails

in Peasquitos,2001.

Dan Winne with Cliff and Royce Cliffordat grandson Garrets wedding, 2012.

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JOIN NOW! Our non-profit organization supports the activities of the San Pasqual Battlefield StateHistoric Park. All members receive a subscription to BATTLELINES, a 10% discount on all bookstoreitems, special programs, field trips, history discussions, and opportunities to participate in our LivingHistory Sundays and in our annual December re-enactment of the Battle.

SAN PASQUAL BATTLEFIELD VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONP.O. Box 300816, Escondido, CA 92030-0816

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HISTORY DISCUSSIONS FOR 2013

Tuesday, March 19 3:305:30 pm

led by Ron Hinrichs

Tuesday, May 21

led by Richard Meyer[Note: There is no April discussion]Please call Ron Hinrichs 760 746-8380 for informa-

tion.

Escondido Public Library, 239 S. Kalmia, 2nd floor conference room.,

John D. Spreckles

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SAN PASQUAL BATTLEFIELDVOLUNTEER ASSOCIATIONP.O. Box 300816Escondido, CA 92030-0816

Non-Profit Org.U.S. Postage

PAIDEscondido, CA 92025

Permit No. 414

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Off the Shelf... by Shirley Buskirk

The trucks are rolling and almost daily I find a

the carport. So far 228 books have been unpackedand price-stickered and theres 75 more on theway. Today these early arrivals will take their

place on the shelves at the Visitor Center.It has been two years since sold-out books were

replaced or new titles added. Some have gone outof print in the meantime and almost all have goneup in price. When rummaging around on ourshelves, you may notice that some books have two

different prices. The higher price is on the newbooks just received. So, if you are looking for a

you may save anywhere from $2 to $6. Also, add-ing to the new prices is the fact that sales tax hasgone up to 8%.

inventory. Bernard DeVotos The Year of Deci-

sion, 1846 was first published in 1943. A visitoralerted me to the fact that it had been reprinted in2000. The publisher, who prints on demand, saysour copies will be here in two weeks. For those ofyou interested in history, this is a must read. It tellsthe stories of the explorers who set out from theMississippi: the Mormons, the Donner Party, Fre-monts exploration group, General Kearnys Armyof the West who fought in the battle at SanPasqual, and the Native Americans.

The other new book is for children, My Ances-

tors Village. Written and illustrated by RobertaLabastida, a grade school teacher, the story is toldfrom the point of view of a young Indian girl,Dove, who describes the traditional way her familylives in early San Diego County.

BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO CHECK OUTSHIRLEYS RESTORED, REVITALIZEDBOOKSTORE.

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