He hoped to harvest timber there for the making of wine vats , but he found the wood inadequate .
In 1864 Wilson took the first white man 's expedition to a high peak of the San Gabriel Mountains that would be named Mount Wilson .
Wilson hoped to harvest timber there for the making of wine vats , but Wilson found the wood inadequate .
In 1864 Wilson took the first white man 's expedition to a high peak of the San Gabriel Mountains that would be named Mount Wilson .