Black and white drawings of the original building on Mission Hill; ruins of the original adobe Santa Cruz mission. Black and white photo of half-size mission replica. There are duplicate copies of this article.

The author writes about the history of Mission hill, putting forward facts from its inception (1791) to 1932. The author focuses on three mysteries about the original site: the location of the very first church that was flooded within two years of its construction, the location and original purpose of the School St adobe and whether Father Serra knew about Santa Cruz Mission. The author further mentions that in spite of its fertility and initial prosperity, it was supplanted in popularity by Villa Branciforte.