January 26 Ranchos in 1846 Rancho Cañada de Capay was deeded. It covered 40,079 acres in present day Yolo County.  The name means “valley of the Capay” in Spanish. “Capay” is a Southern Wintun Indian word for “stream.” Overland trail in 1847 Patrick Breen, travelling with the Donner Party, wrote in his diary: “Cleared up yesterday. To day […]