▁T ah oe ▁bas in . ▁His ▁resort ▁soon ▁attract ed ▁travel ers ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁seeking ▁lux ury ▁accommod ations . ▁ ▁He ▁divor ced ▁his ▁wife ▁Sarah ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁Bald win ▁moved ▁to ▁Southern ▁California ▁and ▁bought ▁the ▁Ran cho ▁Santa ▁An ita ▁in ▁the ▁fert ile ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁Valley ▁from ▁Harris ▁New mark . ▁Bald win ▁offered ▁$ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁but ▁New mark ▁wanted ▁$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Bald win ▁at ▁first ▁refused ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁prem ium ▁price , ▁but ▁his ▁lawyer ▁Re uben ▁Lloyd ▁told ▁him ▁he ▁should ▁buy ▁it ▁before ▁the ▁price ▁rose ▁further . ▁Bald win ▁met ▁with ▁New mark ▁again , ▁carrying ▁a ▁tin - box ▁containing ▁several ▁million ▁dollars , ▁and ▁with d rew ▁$ 1 2 , 5 0 0 ▁c ash ▁from ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁payment . ▁Bald win ▁inv ested ▁in ▁the ▁Temple ▁and ▁Work man ▁Bank , ▁and ▁when ▁it ▁failed , ▁he ▁acquired ▁even ▁more ▁land ▁through ▁default . ▁Bald win ▁eventually ▁bought ▁over ▁ ▁of ▁land . ▁Bald win ▁made ▁add itions ▁to ▁the ▁Hugo ▁Re id ▁Ad obe ▁house ▁by ▁Lake . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁home ▁became ▁a ▁California ▁Historic ▁Land mark . ▁▁▁ ▁When ▁people ▁began ▁moving ▁to ▁Southern ▁California ▁in ▁large ▁numbers ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁Bald win ▁sub div ided ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁land ,