Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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THIS, THEN? IS THE FIRST ANNUAL RODEO OR ROUNDUP OF STORIES AND THINGS AND IS TO COMMEMORATE THE LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE OF RICHMOND UNION HIGH SCHOOL MAY TWENTY-THIRD NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHT

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DEDICATED TO THE FOUNDERS OF THE RICHMOND UNION HIGH SCHOOL

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RICHMOND RODEO CARLOS CARAVANTES; or The Making of a Bandit. CEs T was in the spring of 1840. San Pablo canyon, Cali- %5 al fornia, was a scene of great turmoil. In a natural am- “hk phitheatre near the middle of this canyon great droves : of cattle were being massed together. A dull, rum- bling sound echoed through the valley, caused by the thud of almost countless hoofs. The angry bellowing of the bulls arose from the clouds of dust that surrounded the trampling herd. At times a gentle breeze coming down the canyon lifted the dusty clouds, revealing a moving mass of backs of dull red and mottled hues. Above their lowered heads the tips of their needle-like horns now glistened in the sunlight, now dis- appeared from view as the owners lowered them to prod and hurry on their companions in front. This was the yearly round up or rodeo of the great ranches for miles around; the brand- ing time, when the cattle were gathered together and given to their respective owners. During the rest of the year they ranged at will over hundreds of miles of rough and unin- habited country, until they had become thoroughly wild and ferocious. Yet the vaqueros in their.gay handkerchiefs and wide sombreros were making their work a holiday, whirling their knotted lariats in the air and yelling with delight as they galloped on their active and cunning mustangs into the very heart of the herd. Don Fernandez, a large cattle owner, mounted upon a fine horse, was viewing this torrent of beasts from a nearby mound, hoping that enough might fall to his lot so that he could settle a large gambling debt recently acquired. At his side rode the judge of the rodeo, a prominent citizen from Mon- 9