irs ▁of ▁E ul og io ▁de ▁Cel is ▁sold ▁their ▁northern ▁half ▁of ▁Ran cho ▁Ex - M ission ▁San ▁Fernando ▁lands ▁to ▁northern ▁Cal if or ni ans : ▁ ▁California ▁State ▁Senator ▁Charles ▁Mac lay ▁and ▁his ▁partners ▁George ▁K . ▁Por ter , ▁a ▁San ▁Francisco ▁sh oe ▁manufact urer , ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Benjamin ▁F . ▁Por ter . ▁The ▁sale ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁the ▁Mission ▁ru ins ▁and ▁immediate ▁surr ound ings . ▁ ▁R óm ulo ▁and ▁Cat arina ▁P ico ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁at ▁" R anch ito ▁R óm ulo " ▁(' R óm ulo ' s ▁Little ▁R anch ') ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁They ▁kept ▁the ▁ad obe ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁using ▁it ▁for ▁over night ▁stays ▁during ▁return ▁vis its ▁to ▁the ▁valley . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁they ▁r ented ▁or ▁sold ▁the ▁ad obe ▁several ▁times , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁eventually ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁The ▁vac ant ▁structure ▁d eter ior ated ▁and ▁was ▁subject ed ▁to ▁v andal ism ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Th ieves ▁and ▁sc av engers ▁picked ▁apart ▁the ▁ad obe . ▁Some ▁inv aders ▁d ug ▁up ▁the ▁flo ors ▁and ▁knock ed ▁down ▁walls ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁f abled ▁buried ▁gold ▁and ▁' tre asure .' ▁ ▁D eter ior ation ▁and ▁rest oration ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9