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Xc Della Van Heyst

Almanac file

Great Farm Fairfax, Cal

Jan. 22 1968

Mr. Dave Jacobson,

Stanford,

Dear Dave;

Sunday when I was at Coloma for the opening of the
new Marshall Mill, I found, in an antique shop, the two
enclosed photos. No mistaking, one is of the Chapel, and not
long after the quake. The other is the New Library.
It was this building which I saw fall. After the brick
and mortar cloud of dust cleared away there was only the
"Bird Cage" and a lot of rubble about it. Some of us "dirty
shirts" got a summer job cleaning bricks from it.

As I recall, probably mistakenly, when excavations were
being made for the present school of Business, some one reported
that the old concrete walls and foundations had been found.
The account seemed to want to convey that some very ancient
ruins had been unearthed, a new archeological discovery!
Anyway, Dave, these pictures are yours for whatever purpose.

Yes, I remember "Garf.", He was a wonderful lad. Although
he spoke very little english or at least with accent,
he entered into athletics and other activities. He became
a Big Oil Man in Mexico.

I have just unearthed a letter written to me by Myron
Burr, 150 n. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia. I had written Burr
inquiring about Ortigoso Cortez whose posad daughter Elena
is posadera of Los Quatro Vientos in Puerto Vallarta . He writes,