143 WAYITWAS-2002-144 eng Bowen, Jerry A tale of gold buried at Rancho Solano 2002-12-01 As early as 1835, Jose Francisco Armijo was believed to have visited the Suisun Valley area. It must have made a favorable impression on him, because he applied for and received a land grant in 1839 from Mariano Vallejo. It consisted of about 13,000 acres of Suisun Valley, extending from Suisun Marsh to Manka's Corners and in March 1840, Gov. Alverado granted final approval. vacahc@gmail.com 144 00099802378 Publication/Article CaVaHC http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/vhcdb/144/ Read Article http://www.solanohistory.net/articles/144/144.1.pdf PDF Document