The fruit of the prickly pear was a prized article of diet by the Indians, so that the hedge was of benefit in two ways,--protection and food.
On the altar are several of the old statues, and there are some quaint pictures upon the walls.
In the baptistry is a font of hammered copper, probably made either at San Gabriel or San Fernando.

There are several other interesting vessels.

At the rear of the church are the remains of five brick structures, where the soap-making and tallow-rendering of the Mission was conducted.

Five others were removed a few years ago to make way for the public road.

Undoubtedly there were other buildings for the women and male neophytes as well as the workshops.
The San Gabriel belfry is well known in picture, song, and story.