[Illustration: MISSION SAN LUIS REY, PARTLY RESTORED.]

[Illustration: MISSION SAN LUIS REY.
Showing monastery recently built behind the old Mission arches.]




The
Old Franciscan Missions
of California

BY

GEORGE WHARTON JAMES

Author of "In and Around the Grand Canyon," "Heroes of
California," "Through Ramona's Country," Etc.

_With Illustrations from Photographs_

1913




Dedication

To those good men and women, of all creeds and of no creed, whose lives
have shown forth the glories of beautiful, helpful, unselfish,