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Place: Lower Otay Lake in Chula Vista, California. Date: January 10, 2008 The Otay Valley is the last major open space area left in San Diego County. Almost 9000 years ago stone age man mined metavolcanic rocks found on the sides of the Otay River Valley near lower Otay Lakes. They probably were migratory people who used the area as a stone quarry. 3000 years ago there was a large Indian Village near where the salt works are now. There was a plentiful amount of water and food for these people. Unlike the Inland Kummeyaii Indians these people stayed here year round hunting and gathering at there own pleasure. In the 1800's history says that Father Sierra spent his first night in a river valley in the southern part of San Diego. There is no way to prove if this was the Tijuana River Valley or the Otay River Valley but I think that on June 30 he crossed Smuggler's gulch into the Otay Valley. This began the process of change for the valley. During the mission period of history cattle raising was a big enterprise in this area. The coast was largely coastal grassland which was burned by the natives every 5-10 years in order to keep it healthy and prevent the growth of shrubs. The native grasses provided grain for the missionaries and the Indians as well as a massive supply of free food for their livestock. After the Mexican Revolution in 1810, retired soldiers seeking a peaceful lifestyle complained that the missions had all the good land. The new government secularized all the ...
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Place: Lower Otay Lake in Chula Vista, California. Date: January 10, 2008 The Otay Valley is the last major open space area left in San Diego County. Almost 9000 years ago stone age man mined metavolcanic rocks found on the sides of the Otay River Valley near lower Otay Lakes. They probably were migratory people who used the area as a stone quarry. 3000 years ago there was a large Indian Village near where the salt works are now. There was a plentiful amount of water and food for these people. Unlike the Inland Kummeyaii Indians these people stayed here year round hunting and gathering at there own pleasure. In the 1800's history says that Father Sierra spent his first night in a river valley in the southern part of San Diego. There is no way to prove if this was the Tijuana River Valley or the Otay River Valley but I think that on June 30 he crossed Smuggler's gulch into the Otay Valley. This began the process of change for the valley. During the mission period of history cattle raising was a big enterprise in this area. The coast was largely coastal grassland which was burned by the natives every 5-10 years in order to keep it healthy and prevent the growth of shrubs. The native grasses provided grain for the missionaries and the Indians as well as a massive supply of free food for their livestock. After the Mexican Revolution in 1810, retired soldiers seeking a peaceful lifestyle complained that the missions had all the good land. The new government secularized all the ...
Keywords: cvcaproductions, Chula Vista Productions, Chula Vista, California, San Diego County, Reservoir, Lower Otay Lakes, Otay Lakes, Dam, Water, Outdoors, Travel, January, January 10 2008, 2008
