passed over to the Franciscans. These, thirteen in number, were all in
Lower California, for no attempt had as yet been made to evangelize the
upper province. This, however, the indefatigable apostle was now to
undertake by co-operating with Jose de Galvez in his proposed northwest
expedition[1]. Junipero was now fifty-five years of age, and could look
back upon a career of effort and accomplishment which to any less active
man might well seem to have earned repose for body and mind. Yet great
as his services to church and civilization had been in the past, by far
the most important part of his life-work still lay before him.



[1] In the sequel, it may here be noted, the Franciscans ceded Baja
California to the Dominicans, keeping Alta California to themselves.



II.



As a result of the conference between Galvez and Father Junipero, it was
decided that their joint expedition should be sent out in two portions -
one by sea and one by land; the land portion being again sub-divided
into two, in imitation, Palou informs us, of the policy of the patriarch
Joseph, "so that if one came to misfortune, the other might still be
saved." It was arranged that four missionaries should go into the ships,
and one with the advance-detachment of the land-force, the second part
of which was to include the president himself. So far as the work of the
missionaries was concerned their immediate purpose was to establish