z ) ▁across ▁the ▁Ant el ope ▁Valley , ▁over ▁this ▁original ▁Te jon ▁Pass , ▁and ▁down ▁into ▁Te jon ▁C any on , ▁and ▁then ▁proceeded ▁west ▁along ▁Te jon ▁Creek — into ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁Ran cho ▁Te jon , ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁granted ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁This ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁pass ▁di vert ed ▁from ▁the ▁El ▁Cam ino ▁Vie jo ▁at ▁Elisabeth ▁Lake , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁to ▁before ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁road ▁connecting ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁the ▁trail ▁along ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Jo aqu in ▁Valley ▁to ▁the ▁gold fields ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁ ▁Cast a ic ▁Pass ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁Ran cho ▁Cast ac ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁La ▁C añ ada ▁de ▁las ▁U vas . ▁During ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁first ▁grant ▁of ▁Ran cho ▁Los ▁Al amos ▁y ▁Agu a ▁Cal iente ▁included ▁the ▁pass , ▁which ▁was ▁now ▁called ▁Por te z uela ▁de ▁Cast ac ▁( C asta ic ▁Pass ). ▁ ▁Fort ▁Te jon ▁Pass ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Fort ▁Te jon ▁and ▁the ▁Stock ton ▁- ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Road , ▁the ▁Por te z uela ▁de ▁Cast ac ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁" F ort ▁Te jon ▁Pass ." ▁The ▁rather ▁poor ▁w agon ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Te jon ▁Pass ▁route ▁was ▁generally ▁abandoned