

Discover Santa Rosa and San Miguel Islands Dig – we are going to uncover some ancient mysteries on these northern most island in the Channel Island train. We will learn about the people who lived and worked they – and the amazing discoveries they made that have changed the history of the western hemisphere!
Island Explorers Team: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 6:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVER #1 – Santa Rosa Island has been steeped in legal battles since it was first granted to Mexican citizens under a Mexican Land Grant. What are the last Spanish names of the Mexican families and Governors who influenced the islands early fate ? Many of these early California family names are now street names in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles in memory of these early settlers and law makers. button
Island Explorers Team: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 6:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 2 the Mexican owners of Santa Rosa gave title of the island to their daughters who had married Americans. These men brought what types of animals to the island to try to establish a ranch ? button
Island Explorers Team: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 6:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 3 – These two ranchers got into a legal battle over the island, and in the end sold their shares to a Mr. Moore, who became the owner during the first years of California Statehood under US Government rule. He then sold the island to his brother, Alexander Moore. What terrible crime did Mr. Moore commit ? button
Island Explorers Team: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 6:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 4 The next owners were Vail and Vicker who held the island as a ranch until forced to sell to the US Government in 1986 to turn the island into a national park. During their ownership several amazing things were found on the island by archeologists and paleontologists. What was found there ? button button
Island Explorers Team: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 6:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 5 – What do the discoveries on Santa Rosa tell us about early life on the Channel Islands and how did these discoveries change our understanding of pre-history in North America ? button button
Island Explorers Team: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 6:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 6 – San Miguel Island is the island furthest north and most exposed to the fierce weather off the Pacific. What type of ranching took place there and what impact did it have on the native plants on the island ? button
Island Explorers Team: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 6:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 7 – In what way is the history of San Miguel tied to the discovery of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas ? button
Island Explorers Team: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 6:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 8 – In 1940 a discovery was made on San Miguel that tied it to discoveries made on Santa Rosa Island. What was this discovery (hint – look at the short time line near the bottom). button
Island Explorers Team: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 6:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 9 – What year did San Miguel become a part of the National Park System ? button
Island Explorers Team: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 6:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY #10 – What five Islands are now part of the Channel Islands National Park formed in 1980 ? button button
Guadalupe/Melissa/madison/Gallitan: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#1 The spanish names where Jose and Carlos Carrillo.
: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig1.Their hudbands John Coffin Jones and Alpheus Basil Thompson-were shipping parteners and entered into a partnership to manage Santa Rosa.
Avtar/gallatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig1.Their hudbands John Coffin Jones and Alpheus Basil Thompson-were shipping parteners and entered into a partnership to manage Santa Rosa.
MICHAEL/ANDREW/MADISON/GALLATIN/: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig1 The names were Jose and Carlos Carrillo.
christy/mariela/Mrs.Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#1
The spanish last names were Carrillo, Alvardo and Castro.
Chad,Jonathan/gallatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1) The last Spanish names of the Mexican families and Governers who influenced the islands early fate were the Carrillo brothers, Governer Alavardo, and Govener Michltorena.
christy/mariela/Mrs.Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#2
The animals that they had brought with them 4,000 head of cattle,1,150 sheep,and 116 horses each.
Guadalupe/Melissa/Madison/Gallitan: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#2 The animals were cattle and sheep.
Avtar/gallatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig2.In the fall of 1844 270 cattle,horses and two rams were brought to Santa Rosa.
Vanessa/Madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #1 The last Spanish names are Carrillo, Alavardo, Castro, Micheltorena, Thompson, Jones, Moore, Vail and Vicker.
Chad,Jonathan/gallatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 The aniamles were 270 cattle, 9 horses and 2 Rams
*Rebecca*Lylybell*704 Madison Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#1 The Spanish names were Jose and Carlos Carrillo.
MICHAEL/ANDREW/MADISON/GALLATIN/: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig2 They brought 270 cattle, 9 horses, and 2 rams which were brought to Santa Rosa.
cory/madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
They are Jose and carlos carrillo.
*Rebecca*Lylybell*704 Madison Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#1 The Spanish names were Jose and Carlos Carrillo.
Guadalupe/Melissa/Madison/Gallitan: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#3 Moors shot the Chinese worker.
Kevin/Alex/madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The last spanish names were Jose and Carlos Carrillo.
Chad,Jonathan/gallatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 Moore killed Ah You, one of the chinese workers.
Norma/Kenya/ Gallatin/704: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#1 The last names is Jose and carlos Carrillo.
Avtar/gallatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig3.The crime that Mr.Moore commited was that he shot and killed Ah You.
Jefferey/704/Galltan: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#1
The last Spanish names of the Mexican families are two boys their names are Jose and Carlos Carillo.
The Governors are Juan Batista Alavardo the other governor was Manual Micheltorena.
christy/mariela/Mrs.Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
3# He shot and killed Ah you, one of his chinese workers.
MICHAEL/ANDREW/MADISON/GALLATIN/: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig3 Mr.Moore murdered and shot Ah You one of his chinese workers.
christy/mariela/Mrs.Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#4
They had found human bones.
Chad,Jonathan/gallatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 They found 200 prts of 50 mamoths - both pygmies and the full sized mamoths from which they presumably evolved.
Kevin/Alex/madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:50AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 The animals are 270 cattle, 9 horses and 2 rams.
Andrea/Crystina/madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:50AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#1 For Santa Rose Island,the second largest in the Santa Barbara Channel,the Mexican Goverment granted the 84 sqaure mile island that is 26.5 miles off the coast to two brothers,Jose and Carlos Carrillo.
Andy/Nick/Madison/704: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:50AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#2
They brought 270 cattles 9 horses and 2 rams were brought to Santa Rosa.
Spencer/Gallatin/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1
They were Jose and Carlos Carrillo, Juan Basitas and Juan Castro.
MICHAEL/ANDREW/MADISON/GALLATIN/: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig4 They found 3 anchant human bones 30 feet in the ground.
Guadalupe/Melissa/madison/Gallitan: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#4 Three human bones were foud buried 30 feet deep.
Vanessa/Madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #2 In the Fall of 1844, 270 cattle, 9 horses and 2 rams were brought to Santa Rosa.
cory/madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig2
Moore's brother did it.
Avtar/gallatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig4.they found three ancient human bones.
Ivy/Madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#1
The last names are Jose and Carlos Carrillo.
Norma/Kenya/ Gallatin/704: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#2 They brought sheep and horses to the island.
Andrea/Crystina/madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#2 they brougth 100,000 sheep.
Spencer/Gallatin/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2
The animals were cattle, rams and horses.
ALEX/Madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig1
270 cattle, 9 horses and 2 rams were brought to Santa Rosa.
christy/mariela/Mrs.Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5
1. They were trying to find out if humans and mammoths lived on the same parts 2.They found out that she was the oldest living being.
Vanessa/Madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #3 The terrible crime that Mr. Moore committed was that he shot and killed one of his Chinese workers.
cory/madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig2
The animals that they brought were 270 cattle,9 horses,and two rams.
Jose/Jorge/madison/Gallaton: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#1 The last Spanish names are Jose, Carlos Carrillo, Juan Batista Alavardo, Juan Castro, Manuel Micheltorena, Manuela Carrillo de Jones, Francisca Carrillo de Thompson, John Coffin Jones and Alpheus Basil Thompson.
Ivy/Madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#2 They brought 1,150 sheep and 116 horses.
Spencer/Gallatin/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3
The wool market collapased.
Jefferey/704/Galltan: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#2
the animals they had were 4,000 head of
cattle 1,150 sheep and 116 horses
lylybell* rebecca *gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 8:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#2, They brought 270cattles,9hores and 2rams to the Santa Rose.
Jasmine/Kayleigh/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The Mexican Government people were, Jose and Carlos Carrillo.
Anissa/: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The last two names were Jose and Carols Carrillo.
Sam/Lam/madison/705/: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The last name of the Mexican families and Govenors is the Carrillo family.
Michael/damian/705/madoison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The last names of thh mexicans were Jose and carlos carrillo.
Anissa/FRACINE /ISAAC: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1The last two names were Jose and Carols Carrillo.
IANH/Eduardo/Brian/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The names of the last Mexican family were Carrillo,Batista,Alavardo.
Omar\705\madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1THe last names of the last mexicans are carillo,Batista,Alavardo.
Ryan&Alex/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The four Mexican names were the Carrllo brothers,Alavardo,and Micheltorena.
Austin/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The four Mexican names were the Carrllo brothers,Alavardo,and Micheltorena.
Sam/Lam/madison/705/: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2The person who own the land is Juan Batista Alavardo.
Gabriel/Anthony/madison/705/bloomqeist: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 Jose,Carlos Carrillo were the nanes of the mexico famlies
Jasmine/Kayleigh/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 The animals were, horses, and sheep.
Ryan&Austin/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 He brought cattle,horses,rams,and sheep.
Alex/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 He brought cattle,horses,rams,and sheep.
Alex/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 He brought cattle,horses,rams,and sheep.
Michael/damian/705/madoison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 The men brought sheep and hores,rames and cattal to astblas the ranch.
Gabriel/Anthony/madison/705/bloomqeist: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 The person who owned the land was Juan batista alavardo of the mexico famlis.
Michael/damian/705/madoison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 Alexander Moore commited elegal battleing.
Jasmine/Kayleigh/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 Mr.Moore shot and killed one of his Chinese workers.
: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The last two name were Jose and Carlos Carrilo.
Sam/Lam/madison/705/: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3The two people are Manual Mitcheltorena,and Alvarado.
austin/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3He killed chines wokers.
ISRAEL/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The names are Jose and Carloss.
Omar\madison\705: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2The persons that married the daughters are Manuela Carrillo de Jones and Francisca Carrillo de Thompson.
Omar\madison\705: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2The persons that married the daughters are Manuela Carrillo de Jones and Francisca Carrillo de Thompson.
Francine/anissa /705: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The last names were Jose and Carlos Carrilo.
Ryan&alex/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 He commited the crime by shooting one of his chinese workers.
Ianh/Eduardo/Brian/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2)The Mexican daughters that married the Americans were ManuelaCarrillo de Jones and FranciscaCarrillo de Thompson
Michael/damian/705/madoison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 They foned the ranch with200 parts of mammoth both males.
Michael/damian/705/madoison: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 They foned the ranch with 200 parts of mammoth both males.
sam and Amber: . . . . Wed, Apr 2, 9:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1. Their last names are Alavardo , Jones, Thomson,Carillo, Micheltorena,Castro,Moore.
eli: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:43PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Development of Santa Rosa Island
In the last years of Mexican ownership of California, land grants were awarded to Mexican citizens granting them ownership of large tracts of California, including many of the Channel Islands.
eli: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:48PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jose and Carlos Carrillo.
Juan Batista Alavardo
Manual Micheltorena
sv/kate+Taylor: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig # 1 Bitista, Alverado, and Carillo
Taylor/SV #1: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Carrillo,Alavardo and Castro.
matthew/SV: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Some are Castro, Alavarado, Carillo.
matthew/SV: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Some are Castro, Alavarado, Carillo.
Taylor/SV #2: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:52PM PST (-0800 GMT)
270 cattle, 9 horses and 2 rams were brought.
: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:52PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The last spanish names are : CARILLO, ALAVARDO,CASTRO and MICHETOREN. Those are also the street names.
eli: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:52PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Moorse shoot a chinse worker that worked for him.
Taylor/SV #3: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Moore gained notoriety for a unresolved murder case when he shot and killed Ah You, one of his Chinese workers.
matthew/SV: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
They brought 9 horses and 2 rams to establish a ranch.
Raphaelsv/#1: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Alvarado, Castro, Carillo, and Micheltorna.
sv/kate+Taylor: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig # 2
270 cattle, 9 horses and 2 rams
eli: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:57PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Phil found two things and they were, 50 peices of mammath bones and 30 human bones.
: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:58PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Cattle, Sheep, Horses, Rams,
Raphaelsv/#2: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:59PM PST (-0800 GMT)
270 cattle, 9 horses, and 2 rams.
matthew/SV: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 1:59PM PST (-0800 GMT)
He shot and killed one of his chinese workers,Ah You
{What a funny name!}
: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 2:00PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Murder
sv/kate+Taylor: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 2:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig # 3
he shot and killed Ah You, one of his Chinese workers.
Taylor/SV #4: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 2:02PM PST (-0800 GMT)
They found burned mammoth bones 9 possibly in a (human fire ), and where stone artifacts - possibly stone tools - were found in the vicinity of mammoth bones.He found three ancient human bones buried 30 feet deep in the side wall of Arlington Canyon on Santa Rosa Island.
Taylor/SV #4: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 2:02PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Raphaelsv/#3: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 2:03PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Killing a chinese worker.
matthew/SV: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 2:04PM PST (-0800 GMT)
They found 30 small pieces of mammoth bones and 3 whole human bones.
Raphaelsv/#4: . . . . Thu, Apr 3, 2:05PM PST (-0800 GMT)
human and mamoth bones.