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Anita Johnson, born in Sonora, Mexico in 1828, the wife of Henry Mellus and
John B. Trudell. Daughter of Englishman James (Don Santiago) Johnson and Dona Maria
del Carmen Giurado of Sonora. She raised two large families in Los Angeles and owned
the salt works twice.
Photo source: USC Digital Archive
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1880, "History of Los Angeles County,
California,: With illustrations descriptive of its scenery, residences,
fine blocks and manufactories", by John Albert Wilson, Source: El Camino College
Library
Excerpt (page 68):
" ... Since that time the works have passed through a variety of hands. They
are, at present, owned by Mrs. Trudell, widow of the late proprietor. The salt is
extracted by solar evaporation, simply, and two crops are taken off each season,
the yield for 1876 being four hundred and fifty tons. In a crude state it brings
from nine to thirteen dollars per ton, but when ground, it sells from eighteen to
twenty-four dollars per ton. Mrs. Trudell owns a salt-mill in Los Angeles, where
it is ground."
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