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71.	No hurry in picking men, Gold Rush women told / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [691] [WAYITWAS-2007-691] Advice was to take one's time, and judge a man beyond his fine clothes. Detailed record - Similar records
72.	Santa Eulalia find historically significant / Bowen, Jerry [690] [WAYITWAS-2007-690] In my last column I diverted a little from the story when the sink was identified as a sacrarium and helped identify the stone portion of the "Canevascini Winery" as possibly the original Santa Eulalia Chapel building and its significance as a historical site. Detailed record - Similar records
73.	Grant upstages Suisun City's incorporation / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [687] [WAYITWAS-2007-687] In 1851, Capt. Josiah Wing purchased land in the Suisun Bay, and sent for his wife, Mercy, and the 10 children from both his first and second marriage from the East Coast. Detailed record - Similar records
74.	Sink may be clue to Solano's oldest building / Bowen, Jerry [686] [WAYITWAS-2007-686] In the last installment of this series we took a brief look at the building located on what I speculated was the property where the Santa Eulalia Mission once stood. Detailed record - Similar records
75.	Capt. Wing steered Suisun City's early course / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [685] [WAYITWAS-2007-685] After his successful business venture in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, followed by the acquisition of the schooner Ann Sophia, Capt. Josiah Wing acquired a plot of land on Suisun Island in 1851. Detailed record - Similar records
76.	Faded Evidence of Former Winery Exists / Bowen, Jerry [684] [WAYITWAS-2006-684] I briefly mentioned an early stone building on a small separate seven and one-half acre parcel of land belonging to Samuel Martin who built the Stonedene mansion in 1861 in my last article. I also speculated in previous chapters of this article this was also the actual site of the Santa Eulalia Mission and that one of Indians in charge of the rancheria/mission was Chief Solano and that it was here that he returned to live out his final days. Detailed record - Similar records
77.	Sea captains end up ashore in Suisun area / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [683] [WAYITWAS-2006-683] Like many pioneers, Capt. Josiah Wing came to California drawn by the Gold Rush and its famed opportunities for acquiring wealth in a short time. Detailed record - Similar records
78.	Tracing the origins of buildings on Suisun Rancho / Bowen, Jerry [681] [WAYITWAS-2006-681] We left off in the last article with Samuel Martin purchasing 142 acres of the Suisun Ranch from partners, Archibald A. Ritchie and Robert H. Waterman in 1853. Detailed record - Similar records
79.	Sea captains weighed their anchors in Solano / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [680] [WAYITWAS-2006-680] Sea captains played an important role in the development of the Fairfield and Suisun area. With its proximity to the Suisun Bay, it is no surprise that men like Captain Robert Waterman, Captain Archibald Ritchie and Captain Josiah Wing saw an opportunity to combine business skills with their knowledge of the sea. Detailed record - Similar records
80.	Buckeye tree may be Chief Solano burial site / Bowen, Jerry [679] [WAYITWAS-2006-679] In the last column we saw that Francisco Solano's provisional grant issued to him in 1837 finally was made official on Jan. 28, 1842. Detailed record - Similar records

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