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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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BATTLELINES Mar/Apr 2013
Park Hours:
Saturday &
Sunday, 10 am
to 5 pm.
Park Phone
Number:
(760) 737-2201
SPBVA Info:
Tom Vilicich(951) 674-0185 or
School & Adult
Tours Contact:
Darlene Hansen
(760) 480-6320
BATTLELINES
Contributions
Deadline :
Apr 26, 2013
Contact editor,
Ellen Sweet,
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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.
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BATTLELINES Mar/Apr 2013
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
US Seagoing Marine Assn
Lt. Col. Stan Smith, ret.
Escondido, 92027
Www.seagoingmarines.com
Valley Camper Sales
450 West 13th Ave
Centre City Pkwy at
13th Ave, Escondido 92025
760 745-2463
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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BATTLELINES Mar/Apr 2013
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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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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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.