EUROPEAN SETTLERS Rough and tough Basque settlers came here to raise cattle and sheep in the 1850s, but soon moved on to Nevada. A few decades later, more family-oriented immigrants from France and the Portuguese Azores raised sheep here, too.

From a series featuring Seth Adams, Mike Moran, Marguerite Patil, Adrian Praetzellis, Malcolm Sproul. Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo, Thomas J. Long Foundation, and Contra Costa Water District. Photos by Scott Hein and Bob Walker. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton, Audible Mount Diablo.