Article 2. Boundaries Of The Several Counties of California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
The boundaries of the several counties of the State are as
set forth in this article.
The boundaries of Alameda County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner, being the common corner of San
Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda; thence easterly along the northerly
boundary of Santa Clara to the corner common to Santa Clara, San
Joaquin, Stanislaus and Alameda; thence northwesterly and northerly
along the boundary line between Alameda and San Joaquin, as described
in the field notes of the survey of said line, as adopted by the
Board of Supervisors of Alameda County, California, on February 6,
1869, to the corner common to Alameda, Contra Costa and San Joaquin;
thence in a general westerly direction along the boundary line
between Alameda and Contra Costa, as described in the field notes of
the survey of said boundary line, filed November 19, 1877, in the
office of the Clerk of Alameda County, to the intersection thereof
with the generally most southern line of Parcel 1(R/W) of exhibit "B"
of the FINAL ORDER OF CONDEMNATION to Contra Costa County Water
District, an agency of the State of California, as recorded December
3, 1993, under Series No. 93425262 Official Records Alameda County,
California; said intersection point being northeasterly 12,512 feet,
more or less, from County Boundary Monument 89-1, as shown on "Joint
Boundary Retracement Survey Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
Monument Map, Exhibit 3," dated February 1962 and filed under Alameda
County file no. 64-A-29-1; thence southerly, westerly, and
northwesterly along said most southern line to the reintersection
with the aforementioned boundary line between Alameda and Contra
Costa, said reintersection point being northeasterly 10,353 feet,
more or less, from County Boundary Monument 89-1; thence westerly
along said boundary line between Alameda and Contra Costa to its
intersection thereof with the northeastern line of a 12-foot path,
said intersection being on the corporate limits of the City of
Oakland as said limits were established by Ordinance No. 1132,
changing said limits, adopted May 14, 1991, by the city council of
said city; thence northerly and northwesterly along said northeastern
line and corporate limits from a tangent which bears north 28 43´22"
east, on a curve to the left having a radius of 71 feet and arc
length of 85.47 feet to a point of compound curvature; thence from a
tangent which bears north 40 25´ west, on a curve to the left having
a radius of 306 feet and arc length of 121.06 feet to a point where
said northeastern line, being also said corporate limits, intersects
the northern line of Villanova Drive, 50 feet wide; thence continuing
northwesterly along said northern line, being also said corporate
limits, from a tangent which bears north 7 48´59" west, on a curve to
the left having a radius of 200 feet and arc length 241.06 feet;
thence north 76 52´30" west 133.94 feet; thence tangent to the last
mentioned course, on a curve to the right having a radius of 175 feet
and arc length of 131.97 feet to a point of reverse curvature;
thence from a tangent which bears north 33 40´ west on a curve to the
left having a radius of 200 feet and arc length of 151.33 feet to
the intersection of said northern line, being also said corporate
limits, with the corporate limits of the City of Oakland, being also
the common boundary of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, as same
existed prior to Ordinance No. 1132; thence continuing westerly along
said boundary line between Alameda and Contra Costa to the most
westerly point where said line is coincident with the line dividing
the Rancho San Pablo from the Rancho San Antonio; Thence westerly
along the northerly boundary line of the Rancho San Antonio to the
initial point of the description thereof, as recorded in Liber "B" of
patents, page 30, records of Alameda County; thence southwesterly in
a direct line to a point in San Francisco Bay, said point being four
and one-half statute miles due southeast of the northwest point of
Golden Rock (also known as Red Rock); thence southeasterly in a
direct line to a point from which the lighthouse on the most
southerly point of Yerba Buena Island bears south 72 degrees W.,
4,700 feet; thence southeasterly in a direct line to a point on the
southerly line of T. 2 S., R. 4 W., M. D. B. & M., distant thereon
two statute miles west of the southeast corner of said township,
forming the corner common to San Francisco, San Mateo and Alameda;
thence southeasterly along the eastern line of San Mateo to the place
of beginning.
The boundaries of Alpine County are as follows:
Beginning at the north corner, at a point where the state line
crosses the east summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, being the
most easterly corner of El Dorado; thence southwesterly along said
summit to a point two miles west of James Green's house, in Hope
Valley, called Thompson's Peak; thence southwesterly in a direct line
to a point on the Amador and Nevada turnpike road in front of Z.
Kirkwood's house, being the common corner of Amador, Alpine, and El
Dorado; thence south across the north fork of the Mokelumne River to
the road leading from West Point, in Calaveras, to Big Tree road,
near the Big Meadows; thence easterly along said West Point road to
the Big Tree road; thence easterly in a direct line to where the
Sonora trail strikes the middle fork of the Stanislaus River; thence
easterly along said trail to the summit of the Sierra Nevada
Mountains; thence northerly along said summit to the dividing ridge
between the West Walker and Carson Rivers; thence northeasterly along
said dividing ridge to the state line, forming the easterly corner
of Alpine and northerly corner of Mono; thence northwest along said
state line to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Amador County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner, in the Mokelumne River, on the
eastern boundary of San Joaquin; thence up said river to its junction
with the north fork of said river; thence up the said north fork to
the line of Alpine, being at a point south of the common corner of
Amador, Alpine, and El Dorado, which is in the center of the Amador
and Nevada road, in front of Z. Kirkwood's house; thence north by the
line of Alpine to said common corner, thence westerly along said
road to a point east of the source of the south fork of the south
fork of the Cosumnes River, thence west to said source; thence down
the south fork of the south fork and the south fork and the main
Cosumnes River to the easterly line of Sacramento; thence by the
eastern lines of Sacramento and San Joaquin to the place of
beginning.
The boundaries of Butte County are as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of Yuba, in the center line of
the Feather River, opposite the mouth of Honcut Creek; thence
northeasterly up the Honcut Creek and the South Honcut Creek,
following their various meanders and along the boundary line as
surveyed in the year 1901 by B. L. McCoy, County Surveyor of Butte
County, and Jason R. Meek, County Surveyor of Yuba County, to its
intersection with the south line of Sec. 31, T. 19 N., R. 6 E., M. D.
B. & M., and running thence east to the southwest corner of the SE.
1/4 of the SE. 1/4 of Sec. 31, said township and range; thence north
three-quarters of a mile; thence east one-quarter of a mile; thence
north one-quarter of a mile, to the corner common to Secs. 29, 30,
31, and 32, said township and range; thence east one-half mile to the
one-quarter section corner between Secs. 29 and 32, said township
and range; thence north one-half mile to the center of Sec. 29;
thence east one-half mile to the one-quarter section corner between
Secs. 28 and 29, said township and range; thence north three-quarters
of a mile; thence east one-quarter of a mile; thence north
three-quarters of a mile; thence east one-quarter of a mile to the
one-quarter section corner between Secs. 16 and 21, said township and
range; thence north one and one-half miles to the center of Sec. 9,
said township and range; thence east one and one-half miles to the
one-quarter section corner between Secs. 10 and 11, said township and
range; thence south one-half mile to the corner common to Secs. 10,
11, 14, and 15, said township and range; thence east two miles to the
corner common to Secs. 12 and 13, T. 19 N., R. 6 E., and Secs. 7 and
18, T. 19 N., R. 7 E., M. D. B. & M.;
Thence north one mile to the corner common to Secs. 1 and 12, T.
19 N., R. 6 E. , and Secs. 6 and 7, T. 19 N., R. 7 E., M. D. B. & M.;
thence east three miles to the corner common to Secs. 3, 4, 9, and
10, T. 19 N., R. 7 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence south one-half mile to
the one-quarter section corner between Secs. 9 and 10, said township
and range; thence east one and one-half miles to the center of Sec.
11, said township and range; thence north one-half mile to the
one-quarter section corner between Secs. 2 and 11, said township and
range; thence east one-half mile to the corner common to Secs. 1, 2,
11, and 12, said township and range; thence north two miles to the
corner common to Secs. 25, 26, 35, and 36, T. 20 N., R. 7 E., M. D.
B. & M.; thence east one-half mile to the one-quarter section corner
between Secs. 25 and 36, said township and range; thence north
one-half mile to the center of Sec. 25, said township and range;
thence east one and one-half miles to the one-quarter section corner
between Secs. 29 and 30, T. 20 N., R. 8 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence
north one-quarter of a mile; thence east one-half of a mile; thence
north one and one-quarter miles to the one-quarter section corner
between Secs. 17 and 20, said township and range; thence east one and
one-half miles to the corner common to Secs. 15, 16, 21, and 22,
said township and range; thence northerly to the common corner of
Plumas, Butte and Yuba; thence northerly to the northeast corner of
the SE. 1/4 of the SE. 1/4 of Sec. 9, T. 20. N., R. 8 E.;
Thence west one-half mile; thence north three-quarters of a mile
to the quarter section corner between Secs. 4 and 9, said township
and range; thence west to the corner common to Secs. 4, 5, 8 and 9,
said township and range; thence north one-half mile to the quarter
section corner between said Secs. 4 and 5; thence west one mile to
the quarter section corner between Secs. 5 and 6, said township and
range; thence north one-half mile, more or less, to the north corner
of Secs. 5 and 6, said township and range; thence west on township
line one and a quarter miles, more or less, to the southwest corner
of Sec. 31, T. 21 N., R. 8 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence north on
township line, two miles to the east corner of Secs. 24 and 25, T. 21
N., R. 7 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence west one mile to the corner
common to Secs. 23, 24, 25, and 26, said township and range; thence
north one-half mile to the quarter section corner between Secs. 23
and 24, said township and range; thence west one-half mile to the
center of said Sec. 23; thence north one-half mile to the quarter
section corner between Secs. 14 and 23, said township and range;
thence west one-half mile to the corner common to Secs. 14, 15, 22
and 23, said township and range; thence north one mile to the corner
common to Secs. 10, 11, 14 and 15, said township and range; thence
west one mile; thence north one mile; thence west one mile; thence
north two miles; thence west one mile; thence north one mile; thence
west one mile, to the east corner of Secs. 24 and 25, T. 22 N., R. 6
E., M. D. B. & M.;
Thence north, on the township line, one mile to the east corner of
Secs. 13 and 24, said township and range; thence west one mile to
the corner common to Secs. 13, 14, 23, and 24, said township and
range; thence north one mile to the corner common to Secs. 11, 12, 13
and 14, said township and range; thence west one mile to the corner
common to Secs. 10, 11, 14 and 15, said township and range; thence
north one mile to the corner common to Secs. 2, 3, 10 and 11; thence
west one-quarter mile; thence north one-quarter mile; thence west
one-quarter mile; thence north one-quarter mile to the center of Sec.
3, said township and range; thence west three-quarters of a mile;
thence north one-half mile to the north boundary of Sec. 4, said
township and range; thence west on township line one-half mile;
thence north one mile; thence west three-quarters of a mile to the
quarter section corner between Secs. 29 and 32, T. 23 N., R. 6 E., M.
D. B. & B.; thence north one mile to the quarter section corner
between Secs. 20 and 29, said township and range; thence west one
mile to the quarter section corner between Secs. 19 and 30, said
township and range; thence north one mile to the quarter section
corner between Secs. 18 and 19, said township and range; thence west
one-half mile to the west corner of said Secs. 18 and 19; thence
north, on township line, one mile to the east corner of Secs. 12 and
13, T. 23 N., R. 5 E.; thence west one mile to the corner common to
Secs. 11, 12, 13 and 14, said township and range;
Thence north one-half mile to the quarter section corner between
said Secs. 11 and 12; thence west one mile to the quarter section
corner between Secs. 10 and 11, said township and range; thence north
one-half mile to the corner common to Secs. 2, 3, 10, and 11, said
township and range; thence west one mile to the corner common to
Secs. 3, 4, 9, and 10, said township and range; thence north one mile
to the north corner of said Secs. 3 and 4, two miles to the corner
common to Secs. 27, 28, 33, and 34, T. 24 N., R. 5 E., M. D. B. & M.;
thence west one mile to the corner common to Secs. 28, 29, 32, and
33, said township and range; thence north one mile to the corner
common to Secs. 20, 21, 28, and 29, said township and range; thence
east one mile to the corner common to Secs. 21, 22, 27, and 28, said
township and range; thence north one mile to the corner common to
Secs. 15, 16, 21, and 22, said township and range; thence west
one-half mile to the quarter section corner between said Secs. 16 and
21; thence north two miles to the quarter section between Secs. 4
and 9, said township and range; thence east one-half mile to the
corner common to Secs. 3, 4, 9, and 10, said township and range;
thence north one mile to the north corner of Secs. 3 and 4, said
township and range, two miles to the corner common to Secs. 27, 28,
33, and 34, T. 25 N., R. 5 E., M. D. B. & M.;
Thence west one-half mile to the quarter section corner between
said Secs. 28 and 33; thence north two miles to the quarter section
corner between Secs. 16 and 21, said township and range; thence east
one-half mile to the corner common to Secs. 15, 16, 21, and 22, said
township and range; thence north one mile to the corner common to
Secs. 9, 10, 15, and 16, said township and range; thence east
one-half mile to the quarter section corner between said Secs. 10 and
15; thence north one and one-half miles to the center of Sec. 3,
said township and range; thence east one mile to the center of Sec.
2, said township and range; thence north one-half mile, more or less,
to the quarter section corner on the north boundary of said Sec. 2;
thence east on the township line to the quarter section corner on the
south boundary of Sec. 35, T. 26 N., R. 5 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence
north one mile to the quarter section corner between Secs. 26 and 35,
said township and range; thence east one-half mile to the corner
common to Secs. 25, 26, 35, and 36, said township and range; thence
north one mile to the corner common to Secs. 23, 24, 25, and 26, said
township and range; thence west one-half mile to the quarter section
corner between said Secs. 23 and 26;
Thence north one and one-half miles to the center of Sec. 14, said
township and range; thence west one-half mile to the quarter section
corner between Secs. 14 and 15, said township and range; thence
north one-half mile to the corner common to Secs. 10, 11, 14, and 15,
said township and range; thence west one mile to the corner common
to Secs. 9, 10, 15, and 16, said township and range; thence north two
and one-half miles to the quarter section corner between Secs. 33
and 34, T. 27 N., R. 5 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence west one and
three-quarters miles, more or less, to the Chico and Humboldt road at
the corner common to Plumas, Butte, and Tehama; thence southwesterly
on the southeasterly line of Tehama to the southeast corner of
Tehama, at point of intersections of Rock Creek and the southern line
of T. 24 N., M. D. B.; thence west on said township line to the
Sacramento River; thence down said river to the southwest corner of
the Llano Seco grant; thence northeasterly and southeasterly along
the eastern boundary of Glenn to the northeastern corner of Colusa;
thence on the Colusa east line, down Butte Creek, to the northwest
corner of Sutter; thence east on the north line of Sutter to the
Feather River; thence down the Feather River to the place of
beginning.
The boundaries of Calaveras County are as follows:
Beginning at the southern corner, at a point in the Stanislaus
River where it intersects the eastern line of Stanislaus, being a
point one mile north of Knight's Ferry, and being the western corner
of Tuolumne; thence up said river and north fork thereof, to the
westerly line of Alpine; thence northerly, on the line of Alpine, to
the southeast corner of Amador; thence southwesterly, on the southern
line of Amador, down the Mokelumne River, to the southwest corner of
Amador, on the eastern line of San Joaquin County; thence southerly
and southeasterly, on the line of San Joaquin and Stanislaus to the
place of beginning.
The boundaries of Colusa County are as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner, being the northeast corner of
Yolo, in the Sacramento River, at its intersection with the south
line of T. 13 N., M. D. B.; thence west, on said township line to the
ridge dividing the waters flowing into Bear Creek and Stony Creek,
from those flowing west into the north fork of Cache Creek and Clear
Lake; thence northerly, along said ridge to the summit line of the
Coast Range, being the eastern line of Lake, forming the southwest
corner of Colusa and northwest corner of Yolo; thence northerly on
said eastern boundary of Lake, to the southwest corner of Glenn;
thence easterly on the southern line of Glenn to Butte Creek; thence
down Butte Creek to Butte Slough; thence up Butte Slough to the
Sacramento River; thence down the Sacramento River to the place of
beginning.
The boundaries of Contra Costa County are as follows:
Beginning in the Bay of San Francisco at the northwest point of
Red Rock, being the common corner of Marin, Contra Costa, and San
Francisco; thence up the Straits and Bay of San Pablo, on the eastern
boundary of Marin, to the point of intersection with a line bearing
south 26 1/2 degrees E., and about six and one-quarter miles distant
from the southwest corner of Napa, forming the common corner of
Marin, Solano, Sonoma, and Contra Costa; thence to the Straits of
Carquinez; thence up said straits and Suisun Bay, to the mouth of the
San Joaquin River; thence up said river, to the confluence of the
west and main channels thereof, as laid down on Gibbe's map; thence
up the said west channel, to a point about 10 miles below Moore and
Rhodes' ranch, at a bend where the said west channel, running
downward, takes a general course north, the point being on the
westerly line of San Joaquin, and forming the northeast corner of
Alameda and southeast corner of Contra Costa; thence westerly on the
northern line of Alameda to the easterly line of San Francisco;
thence due northwest, along said easterly line of San Francisco, four
and one-half miles, more or less, to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Del Norte County are as follows:
Situated in the northwest corner of the State of California,
beginning at a point in the Pacific Ocean, on the forty-second
parallel of north latitude, three miles from shore, being on the
southern line of Oregon; thence running southerly, three miles from
ocean shore, to the northern line of Humboldt County; thence
easterly, along the northern boundary of Humboldt to the summit of a
spur of the Siskiyou range of mountains; thence northerly, following
the summit of said spur of the Siskiyou range of mountains, to the
forty-second parallel of north latitude; thence due west to the place
of beginning.
The boundaries of El Dorado County are as follows:
Beginning at the junction of the north and south forks of the
American River, which is the extreme west corner; thence up the north
fork of the American River to the point of confluence of the middle
fork of the American River; thence up the middle fork of the American
River to the point of confluence of the south fork of middle fork of
the American River at Junction Bar; thence up said last-named fork,
known as the Rubicon River, to a point where said river is
intersected by the section line between Secs. 29 and 32, T. 14 N., R.
14 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence east on the section line through T. 14.
N., R. 14 and 15 E. to the northeast corner of Sec. 35, T. 14 N., R.
15 E.; thence north on the range line to the southwest corner of
Sec. 30, T. 14 N., R. 16 E.; thence east on the section line to the
southeast corner of Sec. 30, T. 14 N., R. 16 E.; thence north to the
one-quarter section corner between Secs. 29 and 30, T. 14 N. , R. 16
E.; thence through the centers of Secs. 29, 28 and 27, to the
one-quarter section corner between Secs. 26 and 27, T. 14 N., R. 16
E.; thence north on the section line to the northwest corner of Sec.
26; thence east on the section line to the northeast corner of Sec.
26; thence north on the section line to the one-quarter section
corner between Secs. 23 and 24; thence east through the center of
Sec. 24 to the one-quarter corner between Secs. 19 and 24, T. 14 N.,
R. 16 E. and T. 14 N., R. 17 E.; thence north on the range line to
the one-quarter section corner between Secs. 13 and 18;
Thence east to the legal center of Sec. 18, T. 14 N., R. 17 E.;
thence north to the one-quarter section corner between Secs. 7 and
18, said township and range; thence east on the section line to the
western shore line of Lake Tahoe; thence east in said lake to the
state line; thence south and southeasterly on the state line to the
northern corner of Alpine, being a point where the state line crosses
the eastern summit line of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; thence
southwesterly along the west line of Alpine to the common corner of
Alpine, Amador, and El Dorado; thence westerly on the northern line
of Amador and down the Cosumnes River and south fork thereof, to the
eastern line of Sacramento; thence northerly by the eastern line of
Sacramento to the south fork of the American River; thence down the
latter to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Fresno County are as follows:
Beginning on the south line of Merced at a point where said line
crosses the San Joaquin River; thence south, 45 degrees west, and on
the line of Merced, to the centerline of a drain in the Southwest
Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 6, T. 11 S., R. 13 E.,
M.D.B.&M; thence along said centerline southeasterly to the
centerline of Colony East Ditch Canal; thence southerly along said
centerline to the south line of the north half of the Southeast
Quarter of Section 7, said Township and Range; thence westerly along
said south line to the northeast corner of the west half of the
Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said section; thence
southerly along the east line of said west half to the south line of
said Section; thence westerly along said line to the North Quarter
corner of Section 18, said Township and Range; thence southerly along
the north-south centerline of Section 18 and Section 19 to the south
line of Section 19; thence westerly along said south line and the
south line of Sections 24 & 23 & 22 & 21 in T. 11 S., R. 12 E. to a
point that is south 45 degrees west from said line of Merced; thence
south 45 degrees west to the eastern boundary line of San Benito;
thence southeasterly along said boundary line to the southeast corner
of T. 16 S. R. 12 E.; thence easterly along the south line of T. 16
S. to the northeast corner of T. 17 S., R. 12 east; thence southerly
along the east line of R. 12 E. to the point where the summit line of
the Coast Range Mountains crosses the east line of R. 12 east and
continuing along said San Benito boundary along the summit line to
Monterey; thence continuing along the Monterey boundary and said
summit line in a southerly and southeasterly direction, to a point in
that boundary, which point is south 45 degrees west from the point
on Kings River where the northern line of T. 16 S. crosses the Kings
River; said point being the common corner of Fresno, Monterey, and
Kings; said corner point defined by survey recorded in Book 42 of
Record of Surveys at Pages 57 and 58, Fresno County Records; thence
along the Fresno-Kings boundary, as defined by said survey north 47o
12' 09" east, to the northwest corner of Section 19, T. 20 S., R. 19
E.; thence north along the west line of R. 19 E. to the north line of
T. 18 S.; thence east along the north line of T. 18 S. to the
centerline of Kings River; thence easterly along the centerline of
Kings River to the point that intersects the south 45 degrees west
boundary, said boundary is south 45 degrees west from the point on
Kings River where the northern line of T. 16 S. crosses the Kings
River; thence north 45 degrees east to the point on the Kings River
where the northern line of T. 16 S. crosses the Kings River; thence
east along the northern line of T. 16 S. and continuing on said line
to the northwest corner of T. 16 S., R. 25 E.; thence north to the
northwest corner of T. 15 S., R. 25 E.; thence east to the northeast
corner of T. 15 S., R. 27 E.; thence north to the northeast corner of
T. 14 S. of R. 27 E.; thence east on the line between T. 13 and 14
S. to the summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, being the western
line of Inyo; thence northwesterly, on the summit line and lines of
Inyo and Mono, to the common corner of Mono, Madera, and Fresno;
thence southwesterly along the boundary of Madera to the point where
the San Joaquin River crosses the south boundary line of T. 6 S., R.
24 E.; thence southwesterly and northwesterly following the
meanderings of said river to a point on the southerly boundary of
Merced, said point being the common corner of Fresno, Madera, and
Merced and the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Glenn County are as follows:
Beginning at a point on the eastern boundary line of Lake, at the
northwest corner of the SW. 1/4 of Sec. 26, T. 18 N., R. 8 W., M. D.
B. & M.; running thence east along the half section line, and one and
one-half miles north of the line dividing T. 17 and 18 N., M. D. B.
&. M., to the range line separating T. 18 N., R. 2 W., from T. 18 N.,
R. 3 W.; thence running north two miles to the northeast corner of
the SE. 1/4 of Sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 3 W.; running thence east along
the half section line to the center of the Sacramento River; thence
down the center of the said Sacramento River, in a southeasterly
course, to the point of intersection with the half section line, one
and one-half miles north of the line dividing T. 17 and 18 N., M. D.
B. & M.; thence east on said half section line to its intersection
with Butte Creek, said point of intersection lying on the western
boundary of Butte and being the southeastern corner of Glenn and the
northeastern corner of Colusa; thence northerly along the middle of
the channel of said Butte Creek to the point of intersection with the
line between Secs. 3 and 4 of the Aguas Frias Rancho as surveyed by
La Croze; thence north along the said line between the said Secs. 3
and 4 to its point of intersection with the line between T. 19 N., R.
1 E., and T. 20 N., R. 1 E.; thence west along said line to its
intersection with the southern boundary of the Llano Seco grant, on
the north line of Sec. 2 in T. 19 N., R. 1 W.; thence southwest along
said grant line to the southwest corner of said grant in the center
of the Sacramento River; thence northerly, and following the
meanderings thereof, along the center of said Sacramento River, to a
point where the north line of T. 22 intersects the center of the
Sacramento River, being the initial point of Tehama; thence west
along the north line of T. 22 N., to the southwest corner of Tehama;
thence southerly on the established line between Mendocino and Lake
to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Humboldt County are as follows:
Commencing at the point where the north line of T. 12 N., R. 1 E.,
H. B. & M., intersects with the Pacific Ocean; thence east on said
township line to the northeast corner of T. 12 N., R. 3 E., H. B. &
M.; thence south to the southeast corner of said T. 12 N., R. 3 E.,
H. B. & M.; thence east on the north boundary line of T. 11 N., R. 4
E., 11 N., 5 E., and 11 N., 6 E., H. B. & M., to the Klamath River;
thence following said Klamath River in a southerly direction to the
mouth of the Salmon River; thence in a southerly direction, following
the ridge of the mountain that divides the waters of the Salmon and
its tributaries from the waters of the Klamath and Trinity Rivers,
and their tributaries to the northern line of Trinity; thence
southwesterly on the line of the mountain, being the northern line of
Trinity, to a point in the Trinity River directly east of the mouth
of Mad River; thence southeasterly, up Trinity River, to the mouth of
its south fork; thence southeasterly, along the eastern side of said
south fork, 100 feet above high water mark, to the mouth of Grouse
Creek; thence south, to a point on the fortieth degree of north
latitude, being on the northern line of Mendocino, and forming the
southeast corner of Humboldt; thence west on said line, to the
Pacific Ocean; thence northerly, along the ocean shore to the place
of beginning.
The boundaries of Imperial County are as follows:
Beginning on the second standard parallel south of S.B.B. & M., at
the common corner of T.9 S., R.9 E., and T.9 S., R.8 E., said corner
being the northwest corner of Imperial County and the northeast
corner of San Diego County; thence south on the range line between
R.8 E. and R.9 E. to the boundary line between the United States and
Mexico; thence easterly following the boundary line between United
States and Mexico as fixed by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to
Boundary Point No. 34, which is the intersection of the centerline of
the Colorado River and the International Boundary Line between
California and the United Mexican States, which point is common to
the boundaries of Arizona, the United Mexican States, and California,
said Boundary Point No. 34, and all other boundary points mentioned
hereafter, being described in "Interstate Compact Defining the
Boundary Between the States of Arizona and California," a true and
complete copy of which is on file for a permanent public record in
the office of the California Secretary of State, and certified copies
of which are on file in the office of the California State Lands
Commission and also in the office of the County Recorder of Imperial
County; thence northeasterly and easterly along the centerline of the
Colorado River to Boundary Point No. 33 in the Colorado River
vertically below the center of the new U. S. Highway 80 Bridge;
thence easterly along the centerline of the Colorado River to
Boundary Point No. 32 on the centerline of the Colorado River where
said centerline intersects the east line of Section 35, T. 16 S., R.
22 E., S.B.M. ; thence leaving the Colorado River, north along the
east line of said Section 35 to Boundary Point No. 31; thence due
East approximately 110 feet to Boundary Point No. 30; thence
northerly to Boundary Point No. 29; thence due East to Boundary Point
No. 28; thence northerly approximately 700 feet to Boundary Point
No. 27; thence easterly about 1.93 miles to Boundary Point No. 26,
being the west quarter corner of Section 13, T. 8 S., R. 23W., Gila
and Salt River Meridian; thence north and east along Section lines
between Boundary Points Nos. 26 through 21; thence from Boundary
Point No. 21, easterly to Boundary Point No. 20, being a point on the
centerline of the Colorado River; thence northerly up the Colorado
River, along the Interstate Boundary as described in above mentioned
Interstate Compact, to its intersection with the line of the second
standard parallel south of the S.B.B. & M.; thence westerly and
following the said second standard parallel to the place of
beginning.
That portion of the Imperial County boundary line which coincides
with the Arizona-California Interstate Boundary is shown on a series
of Planimetric Maps appearing in Exhibit "A" of above mentioned
Interstate Compact.
Geographic Positions and Plane Coordinates of all boundary points
mentioned in above description are listed in Exhibit "A" of said
Interstate Compact.
The boundaries of Inyo County are as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner of Tulare, being the point of
intersection of the sixth standard south, Mount Diablo Base, with the
summit line of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; thence east, by said
standard and extension thereof, to the western boundary of T. 19 N.,
R. 12 E., San Bernardino Base and Meridian, thence north along said
western boundary to the northern line of said township, thence east
along the northern line of said township to the eastern boundary of
the State, forming the southeast corner; thence northwesterly, on the
state line, to the southeast corner of Mono; thence west on the
southern line of Mono to the summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains,
being on the eastern line of Fresno, and forming the southwest corner
of Mono and northwest corner of Inyo; thence southeasterly on said
summit line to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Kern County are as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner, being the common corner of San
Luis Obispo, Kings, and Kern; thence east, on the sixth standard
south of Mount Diablo base, to the northwest corner of Sec. 1, T. 25
S., R. 40 E., M. D. B. & M., said point being the northeast corner of
Kern and the northwest corner of San Bernardino; thence south on the
westerly line of San Bernardino to the southeast corner of Sec. 32,
T. 9 N., R. 7 W., S. B. B. & M., forming the southeast corner of
Kern; thence west along the township line between T. 8 and 9 N. of
San Bernardino base to the east line of Sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 19 W., S.
B. B. & M., thence south, along said east line, to the south line of
said Sec. 2.; thence west, along said south line, and the south line
of Sec. 3, T. 8 N., 19 W., S. B. B. & M. to the east right-of-way
line of Interstate 5; thence north, along said right-of-way line to a
point on the north line of said Sec. 3; thence west along the
township line between T. 8 and 9 N. of San Bernardino base to a point
on the north line of Sec. 4, T. 8 N., R. 19 W., S. B. B. & M., said
point being the northwest corner of Los Angeles; thence southeasterly
along the westerly line of Los Angeles to the southerly line of Sec.
10, T. 8 N., R. 19 W., S. B. B. & M., said point being the corner
common to Ventura, Los Angeles, and Kern; thence westerly and
northwesterly along the northern boundary of Ventura to the corner
common to Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Kern; thence along the northern
boundary of Santa Barbara to the corner common to San Luis Obispo,
Santa Barbara, and Kern; thence northerly along the eastern boundary
of San Luis Obispo to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Kings County are as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of Sec. 1 in T. 17 S., R. 22 E.,
M. D. B. & M.; thence south six miles; thence east three miles;
thence south nine miles to the southeast corner of Sec. 16 in T. 19
S., R. 23 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence west three miles to the southeast
corner of Sec. 13 in T. 19 S., R. 22 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence south
nine miles to the southeast corner of T. 20 S., R. 22 E., M. D. B. &
M.; thence west to the northeast corner of T. 21 S., R. 22 E.;
thence south 24 miles to the north boundary of Kern; thence west
along said north boundary of Kern to the corner common to Monterey,
San Luis Obispo, and Kern; thence in a northwesterly direction along
the line between Monterey and Kings to the corner common to Kings,
Monterey, and Fresno; thence in a northeasterly direction along the
boundary line between Fresno and Kings to the corner common to Secs.
13 and 24 in T. 20 S., R. 18 E., M. D. B. & M., and Secs. 18 and 19
in T. 20 S., R. 19 E., M. D. B. & M., the same being the northwest
corner of Sec. 19 in T. 20 S., R. 19 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence north
15 miles to the southwest corner of Sec. 31 in T. 17 S., R. 19 E., M.
D. B. & M.; thence east along the township line a distance of 11 1/2
miles, more or less, to the point where said township line
intersects the center line of the main channel of Kings River; thence
northeasterly and easterly following the meander of the said center
line of the main channel of Kings River to the point where said
center line intersects the boundary line between Fresno and Kings;
thence northeasterly along said boundary line to the corner common to
Tulare, Fresno, and Kings; thence east along the fourth standard
parallel line south, M. D. B. & M., to the point of beginning.
The boundaries of Lake County are as follows:
Beginning at the monument on top of Mount Hull, established by T.
P. Smythe and R. P. Hammond and party on October 20, 1885, and
approved by H. J. Willey, Surveyor-General of the State of
California, on December 23, 1885; thence due north to the half
section line running east and west through Sec. 2, T. 19 N., R. 10
W., M. D. B. & M.; thence east along said half section line through
Secs. 2 and 1 of said township, range, base and meridian, and then
through Sec. 5 to the southeast corner of the NE 1/4 of said Sec. 5,
T. 19 N., R. 9 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence north along the line between
and dividing Secs. 4 and 5 of said township, range, base and
meridian, and continuing north along the line between and dividing
Secs. 32 and 33, 28 and 29, 20 and 21, to the common section corner
of Secs. 16, 17, 20, and 21, T. 20 N., R. 9 W., said section corner
being on the eastern boundary of Mendocino and being also the common
corner of Lake and Glenn; thence east between Secs. 16, 21, 15, 22,
14, 23, 13, 24, of T. 20 N., R. 9 W., M. D. B. & M., and Secs. 18,
19, 17, 20, 16, 21, 15, 22, T. 20 N., R. 8 W., M. D. B. & M., to
corner of Secs. 14, 15, 22, 23, T. 20 N., R. 8 W., M. D. B. & M.;
Thence south between Secs. 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, 35, T. 20 N., R. 8
W., M. D. B. & M., and Secs. 2, 3, 10, 11, 14, 15, 22, 23, 26, 27,
34, 35, T. 19 N., R. 8 W., M. D. B. & M., and Secs. 2, 3, 10, 11, 14,
15, 22, 23, 26, 27, to one-quarter section corner on the section
line dividing Secs. 26 and 27, T. 18 N., R. 8 W., M. D. B. & M.; said
point being on the boundary line between Glenn and Colusa; thence
running westerly along the half section line and one and one-half
miles north of the line dividing T. 17 and 18, M. D. B. & M., to the
northwest corner of the southwest one-quarter of Sec. 30, T. 18 N.,
R. 8 W., M. D. B. & M., said corner being also the northwest corner
of Colusa;
Thence southerly on the western line of Colusa and Yolo to the
point on said Yolo line, where said line is intersected by the
boundary line between Napa and Lake; thence southwesterly in a
straight line to a large pile of rocks on the southeasterly side of
the county road, at the lower and most easterly end of Hunting
Valley; thence down Hunting Creek to its junction with Jericho Creek
in Jericho Valley; thence down Jericho Creek to its junction with
Putah Creek; thence southwesterly in a direct line to the Buttes
Canon road at a point near the northwest corner of Sec. 19, T. 10 N.,
R. 5 W., said point being on the line between Lake and Napa; thence
westerly on said line to the summit of Mount St. Helena; thence
northwesterly along the summit of the Mayacmas Range, being the
dividing ridge between the waters flowing into Russian River and
those flowing into Clear Lake, to the southeast corner of Mendocino
and the northeast corner of Sonoma; thence northerly along the
eastern line of Mendocino to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Lassen County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner, on the northern line of Sierra,
located on the south boundary of T. 22 N., R. 16 E., M. D. B. & M.,
at the corner common to Secs. 35 and 36, and running thence north two
miles to the corner common to Secs. 23, 24, and 26, said township
and range; thence east one mile to the east boundary of said township
and range at the corner common to Secs. 24 and 25; thence north one
mile to the west corner of Secs. 18 and 19, T. 22 N., R. 17 E., M. D.
B. & M.; thence east one-half mile to the quarter section corner
between said Secs. 18 and 19; thence north one mile to the quarter
section corner between Secs. 7 and 18, said township and range;
thence east one-half mile to the corner common to Secs. 7, 8, 17, and
18, said township and range; thence north on the section lines to
the south corner of Secs. 31 and 32, T. 23 N., R. 17 E., M. D. B. &
M.; thence north six miles to the south corner of Secs. 31 and 32, T.
24 N., R. 17 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence east one-half mile; thence
north two miles; thence west one-half mile; thence north two miles;
Thence west one mile, to the east corner of Secs. 12 and 13, T. 24
N., R. 16 E. , M. D. B. & M.; thence north one-half mile to the
quarter section corner on the east side of said Sec. 12; thence west
one-half mile to the center of said Sec. 12; thence north one-half
mile to the quarter section corner between Secs. 1 and 12, said
township and range; thence west one-half mile to the corner common to
Secs. 1, 2, 11, and 12, said township and range; thence north
one-half mile to the quarter section corner between said Secs. 1 and
2; thence west one-half mile to the center of said Sec. 2; thence
north one-half mile to the quarter section corner on north boundary
of said Sec. 2; thence west on the township line one-half mile to the
south corner of Secs. 34 and 35, T. 25 N., R. 16 E., M. D. B. & M.;
thence north one mile to the corner common to Secs. 26, 27, 34, and
35, said township and range; thence west one-half mile to the quarter
section corner between said Secs. 27 and 34; thence north one mile
to the quarter section corner between Secs. 22 and 27, said township
and range; thence west one-half mile to the corner common to Secs.
21, 22, 27, and 28, said township and range; thence north one mile to
the corner common to Secs. 15, 16, 21, 22, said township and range;
thence west one mile to the corner common to Secs. 16, 17, 20, and
21, said township and range;
Thence north two miles to the corner common to Secs. 4, 5, 8, and
9, said township and range; thence west one-half mile to the quarter
section corner between said Secs. 5 and 8; thence north three miles
to the corner common to Secs. 19, 20, 29, and 30, said township and
range; thence west two miles to the corner common to Secs. 23, 24,
25, and 26, T. 26 N., R. 15 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence north one and
one-half miles to the quarter section corner between Secs. 13 and 14,
said township and range; thence west one mile to the quarter section
corner between Secs. 14 and 15, said township and range; thence
north one-half mile to the corner common to Secs. 10, 11, 14, and 15,
said township and range; thence west four miles to the west corner
of Secs. 7 and 18, said township and range; thence north, on the
township line, one-half mile to the quarter section corner, on the
east boundary of Sec. 12, T. 26 N., R. 14 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence
west one mile to the quarter section corner between Secs. 11 and 12,
said township and range; thence north one-half mile to the corner
common to Secs. 1, 2, 11, and 12, said township and range; thence
west one mile to the corner common to Secs. 2, 3, 10, and 11, said
township and range; thence north three-quarters of a mile to the
southwest corner of lot five in Sec. 2 and the southeast corner of
lot seven in Sec. 3, said township and range; thence west one mile to
the southwest corner of lot five in Sec. 3 and the southeast corner
of lot seven in Sec. 4, said township and range;
Thence north one-half mile to the north corner of Secs. 3 and 4,
said township and range; thence west on the township line one-half
mile to the quarter section corner on the south boundary of Sec. 33,
T. 27 N., R. 14 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence north one mile to the
quarter section corner between Secs. 28 and 33, said township and
range; thence west one-half mile to the corner common to Secs. 28,
29, 32, and 33, said township and range; thence north one-half mile
to the quarter section corner between said Secs. 28 and 29; thence
west one mile to the quarter section corner between Secs. 29 and 30,
said township and range; thence north one-half mile to the corner
common to Secs. 19, 20, 29, and 30, said township and range; thence
west one-half mile to the quarter section corner between said Secs.
19 and 30; thence north one mile to the quarter section corner
between Secs. 18 and 19, said township and range; thence west
one-half mile to the west corner of said Secs. 18 and 19; thence
north on the township line one mile to the east corner of Secs. 12
and 13, T. 27 N., R. 13 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence west one and
one-half miles to the quarter section corner between Secs. 11 and 14,
said township and range; thence north one mile to the quarter
section corner between Secs. 2 and 11, said township and range;
Thence west one-half mile to the corner common to Secs. 2, 3, 10,
and 11, said township and range; thence north one mile to the north
corner of said Secs. 2 and 3; thence west on the township line one
mile to the south corner of Secs. 23 and 34, T. 28 N., R. 13 E., M.
D. B. & M.; thence north one mile to the corner common to Secs. 27,
28, 33, and 34, said township and range; thence west one mile to the
corner common to Secs. 28, 29, 32, and 33, said township and range;
thence north one-half mile to the quarter section corner between said
Secs. 28 and 29; thence west one mile to the quarter section corner
between Secs. 29 and 30, said township and range; thence north
one-half mile; thence west one and one-half miles to the quarter
section corner between Secs. 24 and 25, T. 28 N., R. 12 E.; thence
north one and one-half miles to the center of Sec. 13, said township
and range; thence west two and one-half miles to the quarter section
corner between Secs. 15 and 16, said township and range; thence north
one-half mile to the corner common to Secs. 9, 10, 15, and 16, said
township and range; thence west one mile to the corner common to
Secs. 8, 9, 16, and 17, said township and range; thence north
one-half mile to the quarter section corner between said Secs. 8 and
9; thence west one-half mile to the center of said Sec. 8; thence
north one-half mile to the quarter section corner between Secs. 5 and
8, said township and range; thence west four miles to the quarter
section corner between Secs. 3 and 10, T. 28 N., R. 11 E., M. D. B. &
M.; thence north one-half mile to the center of said Sec. 3; thence
west two miles to the center of Sec. 5, said township and range;
thence south one-half mile to the quarter section corner between
Secs. 5 and 8, said township and range;
Thence west one-half mile to the corner common to Secs. 5, 6, 7,
and 8, said township and range; thence south one-half mile to the
quarter section corner between said Secs. 7 and 8; thence west one
mile, more or less, to the quarter section corner on the west
boundary of said Sec. 7; thence south on the township line to the
east corner of Secs. 13 and 24, T. 28 N., R. 10 E., M. D. B. & M.;
thence west one mile to the corner common to Secs. 13, 14, 23, and
24, said township and range; thence south one-half mile to the
quarter section corner between said Secs. 23 and 24; thence west one
mile to the quarter section corner between Secs. 22 and 23, said
township and range; thence south one mile to the quarter section
corner between Secs. 26 and 27, said township and range; thence west
one-half mile to the center of said Sec. 27; thence south one-half
mile to the quarter section corner between Secs. 27 and 34, said
township and range; thence west one-half mile to the corner common to
Secs. 27, 28, 33, and 34, said township and range; thence south
one-half mile to the quarter section corner between said Secs. 33 and
34; thence west one mile to the quarter section corner between Secs.
32 and 33, said township and range; thence south three miles to the
quarter section corner between Secs. 16 and 17, T. 27 N., R. 10 E.,
M. D. B. & M.; thence west one mile to the quarter section corner
between Secs. 17 and 18, said township and range; thence south
one-half mile to the corner common to Secs. 17, 18, 19, and 20, said
township and range;
Thence west two miles to the corner common to Secs. 13, 14, 23,
and 24, T. 27 N., R. 9 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence north one mile to
the corner common to Secs. 11, 12, 13, and 14, said township and
range; thence west one mile to the corner common to Secs. 10, 11, 14,
and 15, said township and range; thence north one mile to the corner
common to Secs. 2, 3, 10, and 11, said township and range; thence
west three miles to the corner common to Secs. 5, 6, 7, and 8, said
township and range; thence north one mile to the section corner
common to Secs. 31 and 32, T. 28 N., R. 9 E.; thence west on township
line two miles to the south corner of Secs. 35 and 36, T. 28 N., R.
8 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence north one and one-half miles to the
quarter section corner between Secs. 25 and 26, said township and
range; thence west one mile to the quarter section corner between
Secs. 26 and 27, said township and range; thence north 13 miles, more
or less, to the quarter section corner between Secs. 22 and 23, T.
30 N., R. 8 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence west 14 miles, more or less, to
the corner common to Shasta, Lassen and Plumas, said corner being
the southeast corner of Shasta and situated in the west half of Sec.
21, T. 31 N., R. 6 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence north on the eastern
line of Shasta to the southern line of Modoc marked by a rock mound,
being the northwest corner of Lassen and the northeast corner of
Shasta; thence east, along said line, to the eastern boundary of the
State; thence south, along said state line, to the northeast corner
of Sierra; thence west, along the line of Sierra, to the place of
beginning.
The boundaries of Los Angeles County are as follows:
Beginning at a point in the southwesterly boundary line of the
State of California, said point being on the southerly prolongation
of the westerly boundary line of Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit; thence
northerly along said prolongation and westerly line of said rancho
to the northwesterly corner thereof; thence northeasterly in a direct
line to corner number seven of the boundary of Rancho Simi; thence
easterly along line number seven, northerly along line number eight,
easterly along line number nine of the boundary of Rancho Simi to
corner number ten of the boundary of Rancho Simi; thence following
the boundary line as surveyed by E. T. Wright and J. T. Stow, county
surveyors, in June and July, 1881 as shown on map recorded in book
43, page 25 et seq., miscellaneous records of Los Angeles County as
follows: north 105.01 chains to a point; thence north 07 degrees 29
minutes W., 157.50 chains to a point; thence north 21 degrees 57
minutes W., to a point in the north line of Sec. 4, T. 8 N., R. 19
W., S. B. B. & M., distant westerly along said north line 1,400 feet,
more or less, from the northeast corner of said Sec. 4, said point
being common to the boundaries of Kern, Ventura, and Los Angeles;
thence east along the north line of T. 8 N., S. B. B. & M., to the
easterly line of Golden State Freeway (Interstate 5); thence
southwesterly, southerly, and southeasterly along said easterly line
to the south line of Sec. 3, T. 8 N., R. 19 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence
easterly along said south line and the south line of Sec. 2, T. 8
N., R. 19 W., S. B. B. & M., to the southeast corner of said Sec. 2;
thence northerly along the east line of said Sec. 2 to the north line
of T. 8 N., S. B. B. & M.; thence easterly along the north line of
T. 8 N., S. B. B. & M. to the northeast corner of T. 8 N., R. 8 W.,
S. B. B. & M., said corner being a point common to the boundaries of
San Bernardino, Kern, and Los Angeles;
Thence south along the range line between R. 7 and 8 W., to the
southeast corner of T. 6 N., R. 8 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence east
along the township line between T. 5 and 6 N., to the northeast
corner of T. 5 N., R. 8 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence south along the
range line between R. 7 and 8 W., to a point in the east line of Sec.
12, T. 4 N., R. 8 W., S. B. B. & M., distant southerly 940 feet,
measured along said east line, from the northeast corner of said Sec.
12; thence southerly in a direct line to the summit of San Antonio
Peak; thence southerly along a straight line which passes through the
northwest corner of Rancho Cucamonga to a point in said straight
line distant south 11 51´04" west thereon, 333.81 feet from its
intersection with the north line of Tract 37, T. 2 N., R. 7 W., S. B.
B. & M.; thence north 25 38´59" west, 15.06 feet; thence south 70
15´29" west, 47.76 feet; thence south 09 57´30" east, 62.51 feet;
thence south 34 17´02" east, 36.94 feet to said straight line; thence
continuing southerly along said straight line to a point in said
straight line distant north 11 51´04" east, 547.37 feet from its
intersection with the south line of said Tract 37; thence south 84
57´02" west, 35.25 feet; thence south 23 47´27" west, 75.70 feet to
the beginning of a nontangent curve concave to the southwest having a
radius of 181.00 feet and to which beginning a radial line bears
south 29 24´24" west; thence southeasterly along said curve through a
central angle of 12 08´32" an arc distance of 38.36 feet to the
beginning of a reverse curve concave to the northeast having a radius
of 169.00 feet; thence southeasterly 16.07 feet along said curve
through a central angle of 05 26´52" to said straight line; thence
southwest in a direct line to the northwest corner of Rancho
Cucamonga, thence southwesterly along the northwesterly boundary line
of Rancho Cucamonga to the most westerly corner of Rancho Cucamonga;
thence southwesterly in a direct line to the northeast corner of
Rancho San Jose; thence southwesterly and westerly along the easterly
and southerly boundary lines of Rancho San Jose to the range line
between R. 8 and 9 W. in T. 2 S., S. B. B. & M.;
Thence south along the range line between R. 8 and 9 W., to the
southeast corner of Sec. 12, T. 2 S., R. 9 W., S. B. B. & M., said
corner being an angle point in the boundary line of Rancho Santa Ana
del Chino; thence westerly, southwesterly, southerly, easterly, and
southerly along the boundary line of Rancho Santa Ana del Chino to
the southwest corner of Rancho Santa Ana del Chino, said corner being
the center of Sec. 35, T. 2 S., R. 9 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence
southeasterly in a straight line to a point in the south line of Sec.
36, T. 2 S., R. 9 W., S. B. B. & M., distant 52.84 feet easterly
thereon from the southwest corner of said Sec. 36, said point being
common to the boundaries of San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles;
thence westerly along the northern line of Orange to the
southeasterly corner of Tract No. 46685 filed in Book 1209, pages 56
and 57, of Maps, in the office of the Recorder of the County of Los
Angeles, said southeasterly corner being common to the boundaries of
Orange and Los Angeles; thence northerly following along the boundary
of said Tract No. 46685, the following courses: north 13 53´07" east
100.12 feet, north 76 01´25" west 1018.58 feet, north 85 34´56" west
163.25 feet, and south 00 57´29" west 47.01 feet to a point in the
northerly line of Tract No. 25335, filed in Book 775, pages 35 and
36, of said Maps, said point distant westerly along said northerly
line 10.26 feet from the northeasterly corner of said Tract No.
25335; thence northwesterly following along the boundary of said
Tract No. 25335 the following courses: north 76 00´59" west 1224.52
feet and south 00 52´39" west 564.75 feet to a point on the boundary
common to Orange and Los Angeles; thence westerly along the northern
line of Orange to the southwesterly boundary line of the State of
California; thence northwesterly along the southwesterly boundary
line of the State of California to the point of beginning. Also the
Islands of Santa Catalina and San Clemente.
The boundaries of Madera County are as follows:
Beginning at a point where the third standard line south of Mount
Diablo base line crosses the San Joaquin River; thence up the middle
of said river, following the meanderings thereof southeasterly and
northeasterly, to the point where said river crosses the south
boundary line of T. 6 S., R. 24 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence running
northeast to the boundary line of Mono; thence following the western
line of Mono and southern line of Tuolumne to the corner common to
Tuolumne, Mariposa, and Madera; thence following the southern line of
Mariposa, to the southeast corner of Merced; thence westerly,
following the southern line of Merced to a point where said line is
intersected by the San Joaquin River; thence following up the middle
of said river to the point of beginning.
The boundaries of Marin County are as follows:
Beginning in the Pacific Ocean at the southwestern corner of
Sonoma; thence southeasterly along the southern line of Sonoma, to
the mouth of Petaluma Creek; thence to the common corner of Marin,
Sonoma, Contra Costa, and Solano, in San Pablo Bay; thence southerly
along the western boundary of Contra Costa, in the Bay of San Pablo,
to the middle of the Straits of San Pablo; thence southerly, in a
direct line, to Invincible Rock, in the Bay of San Francisco, near
the entrance of the Straits of San Pablo; thence, in a direct line,
to the northwestern point of Red Rock; thence southerly to the
extreme southerly point of Angel Island; thence southwesterly to the
extreme end of Point Cavallo at low-water mark; thence on the line of
low-water mark along the northern shore of the bay to Point Bonita,
and three miles into the Pacific Ocean, to the northwestern corner of
San Francisco; thence northwesterly by ocean shore to the place of
beginning.
The boundaries of Mariposa County are as follows:
Beginning on the boundary line of Madera County, where the
Stockton road to Millerton crosses the Chowchilla Creek, known as
Newton's crossing; thence north, 46 degrees E., to the southwest
corner of Sec. 11, and the northwest corner of Sec. 14, in T. 6 S.,
R. 20 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence east to the northwest corner of Sec.
14, in T. 6 S., R. 21 E.; thence north to the northwest corner of
Sec. 35, T. 5 S., R. 21 E.; thence east to the southwest corner of
Sec. 30, in T. 5 S. , R. 22 E.; thence north to the southwest corner
of the Mariposa Big Tree Grant; thence east, along the line of said
grant to the southeast corner of said grant; thence north, along line
of said grant to the northeast corner of the same; thence north to
the original boundary line between Mariposa and Fresno; thence
northeasterly along said line to the boundary line of Tuolumne;
thence westerly, by the southerly boundary of Tuolumne, to the
southwest corner thereof, being the common corner of Stanislaus,
Merced, Tuolumne, and Mariposa; thence southeasterly, on the eastern
line of Merced, to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Mendocino County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of Humboldt; thence east on the
southern line of Humboldt to the west boundary of Trinity; thence
southerly along said west boundary of Trinity two miles more or less
to the southwest corner of said county; thence east along the
southern boundary of Trinity to the summit of the Coast Range
Mountains, forming the southeast corner of Trinity and the northeast
corner of Mendocino and being the western boundary of Tehama; thence
southerly along the said western boundary of Tehama to the southwest
corner of the said county which is also the northwest corner of Glenn
County; thence south along the half section line running south
through Secs. 2, 11, 14, and 23 to the middle of said Sec. 23 in T.
22 N., R. 10 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence east along the half section
line through Secs. 23 and 24 to the southeast corner of the northeast
quarter of Sec. 24; thence south on the range line between R. 9 and
10 W., to the southwest corner of Sec. 32 in T. 22 N., R. 9 W.;
thence east along the line between and dividing Secs. 5 and 32 to the
southeast corner of said Sec. 32;
Thence south on the line between and dividing Secs. 4 and 5, 8 and
9, 16 and 17, 20 and 21, 28 and 29, 32 and 33, all in T. 21 N., R. 9
W., M. D. B. & M., to the southeast corner of Sec. 32; thence east
on the line dividing T. 20 and 21 N. , R. 9 W., the line being the
fourth standard parallel line north, 775 feet, more or less, to the
northeast corner of Sec. 5 in T. 20 N., R. 9 W.; thence south along
the line between and dividing Secs. 4 and 5, 8 and 9, 16 and 17, 20
and 21, 28 and 29, 32 and 33, all of T. 20 N., R. 9 W.; thence
continuing south along the line between and dividing Secs. 4 and 5 of
T. 19 N., R. 9 W., to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter
of said Sec. 5, T. 19 N., R. 9 W.; thence west along the said half
section line through Sec. 5 and then through Secs. 1 and 2 in T. 19
N., R. 10 W., M. D. B. & M., to a point on said line due north from
the monument on top of Mount Hull, established by T. P. Smythe and R.
P. Hammond and party on October 20, 1885, and approved by H. J.
Willey, Surveyor-General of the State of California, on December 23,
1885; thence due south to said monument; thence due south to the half
section line running east and west through Sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 10
W., M. D. B. & M.; thence west along said half section line through
Secs. 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7 of said township, range, base and meridian;
And thence through Sec. 12, T. 19 N., R. 11 W., M. D. B. & M.; to
the center of said Sec. 12; thence south one-half mile to the quarter
section corner on the south boundary of said Sec. 12; thence west
one mile to the quarter section corner between Secs. 11 and 14, said
township and range; thence south one-half mile to the center of said
Sec. 14; thence west one mile to the center of Sec. 15, said township
and range; thence south along the half section line running through
Secs. 15, 22, 27, and 34, to the quarter section corner on the south
line of Sec. 34, said T. 19 N., R. 11 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence west
along the township line between T. 18 and 19 N., R. 11 W., M. D. B. &
M.; to the northwest corner of lot three, Sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 11
W., M. D. B. & M.; thence south along the line dividing the east half
of the west half from the west half of the west half of said Sec. 3,
a distance of one mile to the south boundary line of said Sec. 3;
thence west along the south boundary of said Sec. 3, to the corner
common to Secs. 3, 4, 9, and 10, said township and range; thence
south along the section line between Secs. 9, 10, and 15, and 16, a
distance of two miles to the corner of Secs. 15, 16, 21, and 22, said
township and range; thence east along the line between Secs. 15 and
22, to the corner of Secs. 14, 15, 22, and 23, said T. 19 N., R. 11
W.;
Thence south along the section line between Secs. 22 and 23, and
26 and 27, a distance of two miles to the corner of Secs. 26, 27, 34,
and 35, said township and range; thence east along the section line
between Secs. 26 and 35, a distance of one-half mile to the quarter
section corner between last mentioned sections; thence south along
the half section line one mile to the quarter section corner on the
south boundary of Sec. 35, T. 18 N., R. 11 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence
east along the township line on the north boundary of T. 17 N., R. 11
W., M. D. B. & M., to the northeast corner of Sec. 2, said township
and range; thence south along the section line between Secs. 1 and 2,
and 11 and 12, a distance of two miles to the corner of Secs. 11,
12, 13, and 14; thence east along the section line between Secs. 12
and 13, a distance of one-half mile to the quarter section corner
between said sections; thence south along the half section line a
distance of one mile to the quarter section corner between Secs. 13
and 24; thence east along the section line between said Secs. 13 and
24, a distance of one-half mile to the line between T. 17 N., R. 10
and 11 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence south along said line a distance of
three miles to the corner of T. 16 and 17 N., R. 10 and 11 W., M. D.
B. & M.;
Thence east along the north line of T. 16 N., R. 10 W., M. D. B. &
M., to the northeast corner of Sec. 6, said township and range;
thence south along the section line between Secs. 5 and 6 and 7 and
8, a distance of one and one-half miles to the quarter section corner
between Secs. 7 and 8; thence east along the half section line a
distance of one-half mile to the center of said Sec. 8; thence south
along the half section line a distance of one and one-half miles to
the quarter section corner between Secs. 17 and 20, said township and
range; thence west along the section line a distance of one mile to
the quarter section corner between Secs. 18 and 19; thence south
along the half section line a distance of one mile to the quarter
section corner between Secs. 19 and 30; thence west one-half mile
more or less, to the corner of Secs. 19, 24, 25, and 30, T. 16 N., R.
10 and 11 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence south along the range line
between said ranges ten and eleven, a distance of one-half mile to
the quarter section corner on the east boundary of Sec. 25, T. 16 N.,
R. 11 W.; thence west along the north line of lot three, Sec. 25,
said township and range, a distance of one-quarter mile, more or
less, to the northwest corner of said lot three; thence south along
the west line of lots three and four, said Sec. 25, a distance of
one-half mile to the south boundary of said Sec. 25; thence west
along the south line of said Sec. 25 to the quarter section corner
between Secs. 25 and 36, said township and range; thence south along
the half section line, a distance of one-half mile to the center of
said Sec. 36; thence west along the half section line a distance of
one-fourth mile to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of
the southwest quarter of said Sec. 36;
Thence south along the west line of the NE. 1/4 of the SW. 1/4 and
the west line of lot six of said Sec. 36, to the north boundary of
T. 15 N., R. 11 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence west along said township
line to the quarter section corner on the north boundary of Sec. 2,
T. 15 N., R. 11 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence south along the half
section line to the quarter section corner between Secs. 2 and 11,
said township and range; thence west along the section line between
Secs. 2 and 11 one-quarter mile to the northwest corner of the east
half of the NW. 1/4 of said Sec. 11; thence south along the west line
of the said east half of the NW. 1/4 of Sec. 11, a distance of
one-half mile to the half section line running east and west through
said Sec. 11; thence west along said half section line one and
three-quarters miles to the center of Sec. 9, said township and
range; thence south along the half section line a distance of two and
one-half miles to the quarter section corner between Secs. 21 and
28; thence west along the section line a distance one-half mile to
the corner of Secs. 20, 21, 28, and 29; thence south along the
section line a distance of two miles to the line on the north
boundary of T. 14 N., R. 11 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence east along said
township line a distance of three and sixty-five hundredths chains
to the northwest corner of Sec. 4, T. 14 N., R. 11 W., M. D. B. & M.;
Thence south along the section line a distance of one mile to the
corner of Secs. 4, 5, 8, and 9, said township and range; thence west
along the section line a distance of one-half mile to the quarter
section corner between Secs. 5 and 8; thence south along the half
section line to the quarter section corner on the south boundary of
Sec. 8; thence east along the section line between Secs. 8 and 17, a
distance of five and ninety hundredths chains more or less, to the
quarter section corner on the north boundary of Sec. 17; thence south
along the half section line a distance of one-half mile to the
center of said Sec. 17; thence east along the half section line a
distance of one-half mile to the quarter section corner between Secs.
16 and 17; thence south along the section line a distance of
one-half mile to the corner of Secs. 16, 17, 20, and 21; thence east
along the section line a distance of one mile to the corner of Secs.
15, 16, 21, and 22; thence south along the section line a distance of
one mile to the corner of Secs. 21, 22, 27, and 28; thence east
along the section line a distance of one-half mile to the quarter
section corner between Secs. 22 and 27; thence south along the half
section line two miles to the north boundary of T. 13 N., R. 11 W.,
M. D. B. & M.; thence east along the township line one-half mile to
the northwest corner of Sec. 2, said township and range; thence south
along the section line a distance of one-half mile to the quarter
section corner between Secs. 2 and 3; thence east along the half
section line a distance of one-half mile to the center of said Sec.
2; thence south along the half section line a distance of one-half
mile to the quarter section corner between Secs. 2 and 11;
Thence east along the section line a distance of one-half mile to
the corner of Secs. 1, 2, 11, and 12; thence south along the section
line a distance of one-half mile to the quarter section corner
between Secs. 11 and 12; thence east along the half section line a
distance of one-half mile to the center of said Sec. 12; thence south
along the half section line a distance of one-quarter mile to the
corner of lots two, three, six, and seven of said Sec. 12; thence
east along the south line of lots one and two of said Sec. 12, a
distance of one-half mile to the line between T. 13 N., R. 11 and 12
W., M. D. B. & M.; thence north along said range line a distance of
nine and twenty-five hundredths chains to the southwest corner of
Sec. 5, T. 13 N., R. 10 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence east along the
section line a distance of 89 chains to the corner of Secs. 4, 5, 8,
and 9; thence south along the section line a distance of one mile to
the corner of Secs. 8, 9, 16, and 17; thence east along the section
line a distance of one-half mile to the quarter section corner
between Secs. 9 and 16; thence south along the half section line a
distance of two and one-half miles to the center of Sec. 28; thence
east along the half section line a distance of one-half mile to the
quarter section corner between Secs. 27 and 28; thence south along
the section line a distance of one mile to the quarter section corner
between Secs. 33 and 34; thence east along the half section line, a
distance of one-half mile to the center of Sec. 34;
Thence south along the half section line a distance of one-half
mile to the north boundary of T. 12 N., R. 10 W., M. D. B. & M.;
thence east along said township line a distance of 55 chains to the
northeast corner of Sec. 3, T. 12 N., R. 10 W.; thence south along
the section line a distance of one and one-half miles to the quarter
section corner between Secs. 10 and 11; thence east along the half
section line a distance of two miles to the line between T. 12 N., R.
9 and 10 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence south along the line between said
ranges nine and ten a distance of one-half mile to the corner of
Secs. 7, 12, 13, and 18, said townships and ranges; thence east along
the section line a distance of one mile to the corner of Secs. 7, 8,
17, and 18, T. 12 N., R. 9 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence south along the
section line a distance of one mile to the corner of Secs. 17, 18,
19, and 20; thence east along the section line a distance of one mile
to the corner of Secs. 16, 17, 20, and 21; thence south along the
section line a distance of one-half mile to the quarter section
corner between Secs. 20 and 21; thence east along the half section
line a distance of one mile to the quarter section corner between
Secs. 21 and 22; thence south along the section line a distance of
one-half mile to the corner of Secs. 21, 22, 27, and 28; thence east
along the section line a distance of one mile to the corner of Secs.
22, 23, 26, and 27; thence south along the section line a distance of
one-half mile to the quarter section corner between Secs. 26 and 27;
thence east along the half section line a distance of one mile to
the quarter section corner between Secs. 25 and 26; and thence south
along the section line a distance of one-half mile to the corner of
Secs. 25, 26, 35, and 36, T. 12 N., R. 9 W., M. D. B. & M., said
point being the southeast corner of Mendocino and the northeast
corner of Sonoma; thence westerly on the northern line of Sonoma to
the Pacific Ocean; thence northerly along the ocean shore to the
place of beginning.
The boundaries of Merced County are as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner, being the southwest corner of
Stanislaus as shown on the survey map of A. J. Stakes, 1868; thence
northeasterly, on southern line of Stanislaus to common corner of
Tuolumne, Mariposa, Merced, and Stanislaus; thence southeasterly, by
direct line, being western line of Mariposa, to Phillips' ferry, on
Merced River; thence southeasterly, on line of Mariposa, being line
shown on "map of Mariposa County," to Newton's crossing on Chowchilla
Creek, forming the southeast corner; thence down the northern side
and on high water mark, being on line of Madera to the lower clump of
cottonwood timber at the sink of said creek; thence south, 45
degrees west, to the centerline of a drain in the Southwest Quarter
of the Southwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 11 South, Range 13
east, M.D.B.&M; thence along said centerline southeasterly to the
centerline of Colony East Ditch Canal; thence southerly along said
centerline to the south line of the north half of the Southeast
Quarter of Section 7, said Township and Range; thence westerly along
said south line to the northeast corner of the west half of the
Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said section; thence
southerly along the east line of said west half to the south line of
said Section; thence westerly along said line to the North Quarter
corner of Section 18, said Township and Range; thence southerly along
the north-south centerline of said Section and Section 19 to the
south line of Section 19; thence westerly along said south line and
the south line of Sections 24 & 23 & 22 & 21 in Township 11 south,
Range 12 East to a point that is south 45 degrees west from said
clump of cottonwood timber; thence south 45 degrees west to the
eastern line of San Benito, forming the southwest corner; thence
northwesterly, by said line of San Benito and Santa Clara, to the
place of beginning.
The boundaries of Modoc County are as follows:
Commencing at the northeast corner of the State of California;
thence west, along the northern boundary line of said State, to the
range line between R. 4 and 5 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence due south, on
said range line, to the southern boundary line of Siskiyou; thence
east along an extension of said southern boundary line, to the state
line; and thence north to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Mono County are as follows:
Beginning at the north corner on the state line, being the east
corner of Alpine; thence southwesterly, on the easterly line of
Alpine to the main summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; thence
southerly, along said summit, on the easterly line of Alpine,
Tuolumne, Madera, and Fresno, to a point where the northern line of
T. 6 S., M. D. B., intersects said summit line, forming the southwest
corner; thence east, on said township line, being the northern line
of Inyo, to the eastern line of the State, forming the southeast
corner; thence northwest, on the state line, to the place of
beginning.
The boundaries of Monterey County are as follows:
Beginning in the Pacific Ocean, at the southwest corner of Santa
Cruz; thence east to the mouth of Pajaro River, on the Bay of
Monterey; thence up said stream to a point in its center, said point
being the northwest corner of the Rancho las Arromitas y Agua
Caliente, and also the northwest corner of San Benito, and running
thence in a southerly direction along the southwest boundary of said
rancho to the southwest corner thereof; thence southerly in a direct
line to the northwest corner of the Rancho las Vergelos; thence
southerly in a direct line to the summit of the Gabilan Range of
mountains; and thence southeasterly along the summit of said Gabilan
Mountains to the Chalone Peak; thence southeasterly in a direct line
to the division line of the parts of the San Lorenzo Sobrantes owned
respectively by Breen and Dunn; thence along said dividing line of
said rancho to the southern boundary thereof; thence due south of the
San Lorenzo Creek; thence southeasterly up said San Lorenzo or Lewis
Creek, and up the north fork thereof, to the summit of the divide
between the waters of said Lewis Creek and San Benito Creek; thence,
following said divide southerly, to the summit of the Coast Range of
mountains, this being the common corner of Monterey, San Benito, and
Fresno; thence southeasterly along the summit of the Coast Range to
the sixth standard south, Mount Diablo base, being the common corner
of San Luis Obispo, Kern, Tulare, and Monterey; thence following the
northern boundary of San Luis Obispo, on said standard line and
extension thereof, to the Pacific Ocean; thence along the shore
northerly to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Napa County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwestern corner, at a point in Huichica Creek
where the said creek empties into San Pablo Bay; thence east to the
mountains dividing Napa Valley from Suisun Valley, forming the
southeastern corner; thence northerly along the summit line of said
mountains to its intersection with the first standard north, Mount
Diablo base, marked by a rock monument erected by Ralph Norris;
thence east along said standard line seven and three-fourths miles to
the Vaca Mountains, which divide the Vaca and Suisun Valleys; thence
northerly along the main ridge of said Vaca Mountains to Putah
Creek, at a point called the Devil's Gate; thence northerly across
said creek to and along the mountains dividing Berryessa Valley from
the Sacramento Valley to the southeast corner of Lake on the western
line of Yolo; thence southwesterly along the southern line of Lake to
its intersection with the eastern line of Sonoma; thence
southeasterly on said line of Sonoma to the western branch of the
headwaters of Huichica Creek; thence westerly to the main ridge that
divides the Huichica Valley from the Sonoma Valley; thence southerly
along the said dividing ridge to the tule bordering on San Pablo Bay;
thence southerly to the center of the Huichica Creek; thence down
said creek to its mouth, the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Nevada County are as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner, at a point in the main Yuba
River, at the mouth of Deer Creek; thence up the main Yuba to the
mouth of the middle Yuba; thence up the latter to the mouth of the
south fork thereof; thence up the south fork to the Bent monument
situated at the falls of said south fork, in the NW. 1/4 of Sec. 10,
T. 18 N., R. 13 E., M. D. B. & M., and being 1,000 feet, or
thereabouts, southwest from the quarter-section corner between Secs.
3 and 10, township and range aforesaid; thence to the eastern line of
the State, all on the southeastern and southern lines of Yuba and
Sierra; then south, along the state line to the northeast corner of
Placer; thence westerly, on the northern line of Placer to the source
of Bear River; thence down Bear River, to a point south of the
junction of Deer Creek and the main Yuba, forming the southwest
corner; thence north, to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Orange County are as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of San Diego County at a point
in the Pacific Ocean opposite San Mateo point; thence northerly along
the San Diego County line to the southerly line of the Rancho
Mission Viejo as shown on the survey on file in book 8, pages 34
through 46 inclusive of Records of Survey in the office of the County
Recorder of Orange County;
Thence, easterly and northeasterly to an angle point therein, said
point being Rancho Mission Viejo Corner No. 7, as shown on said
Record of Survey; thence northerly 12,693.95 feet along the
northwestern boundary of San Diego County to the southwest corner of
Section 33, T. 7 S., R. 6 W., said point being also the most
southwest corner of Riverside County; thence northerly 1,324.46 feet
along the western boundary of said Riverside County to the
southwesterly corner of Government Lot 3, Fractional Section 33, T. 7
S., R. 6 W., S.B.M., as shown on that survey on file in book 122,
pages 17 and 18 of Records of Survey in the office of the County
Recorder of Orange County;
Thence leaving said western boundary south 89 25´11" east,
2,042.68 feet to the southeast corner of the NE. 1/4 of the SE. 1/4
of said Section 33; thence north 01 00´50" east, 1,320.33 feet to the
northeast corner of the NE. 1/4 of the SE. 1/4 of said Section 33;
thence north 00 27´14" east, 2,647.46 feet to the northeast corner of
said Section 33; thence along the north line of said section north
89 16´14" west, 2,086.39 feet to the northwest corner of Government
Lot 1 of said section, being a point on the existing western boundary
of said Riverside County;
Thence along said boundary of Riverside County northerly,
northeasterly, northwesterly, westerly, northerly, westerly and
northwesterly to a point on the south line of Section 36, T. 3 S., R.
8 W., as shown on that survey on file in book 131, pages 24 and 25
of Records of Survey in the office of the Orange County Recorder,
said point lying distant therein north 89 05´38" west 151.58 feet
from the southeast corner of said Section 36;
Thence leaving said existing boundary of Riverside County and
along said south line north 89 05´38" west, 2,484.00 feet; thence
continuing along said south line, north 89 07´27" west, 818.46 feet
to the easterly line of the Rancho Lomas de Santiago; thence along
said easterly line north 02 53´27" west, 3,273.18 feet to a point on
a nontangent curve, concave to the northwest and having a radius of
1,550.00 feet, a radial from said point bears north 14 05´30" west;
thence easterly, leaving said east line, along said curve through a
central angle of 15 01´17" and arc length of 406.35 feet; thence
nontangent to said curve, south 84 32´29" east, 155.61 feet; thence
north 65 40´06" east, 75.15 feet; thence north 48 16´56" east, 150.70
feet; thence north 68 49´57" east, 35.37 feet to said existing
boundary of Riverside County;
Thence northwesterly along the said boundary to the corner common
to Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange Counties; thence
northwesterly along the southwest boundary of San Bernardino County
to the point of intersection of said boundary with the southerly line
of T. 2 S., R. 9 W., being also the corner common to San Bernardino
and Los Angeles Counties; thence westerly along the township line
between T. 2 and 3 S., to the northeast corner of Annexation 69-1
(Ryness-Smith No. 2) to the City of Brea, said point also being the
southeast corner of Tract No. 46685, per map filed in Book 1209,
pages 56 and 57, of Maps, in the office of the Recorder of the County
of Los Angeles, being distant north 89 00´53" west, 1670.40 feet
from the northeast corner of Section 3, Township 3 South, Range 10
West; thence, leaving the Township line between T. 2 and 3 S., along
the boundary line of said Tract No. 46685, the following courses:
north 13 53´07" east, along the easterly line of said Tract, 100.12
feet to the northeast corner thereof; thence, north 76 01´25" west,
along the northeasterly line of said Tract, 1018.58 feet to the
easterly terminus of that course shown as "north 86 32´58" west,
163.32 feet" on said Tract; thence, north 85 34´56" west, along the
northerly line of said Tract, 163.25 feet to the northwest corner
thereof; thence, south 00 57´29" west, along the most westerly line
of said Tract, 47.01 feet, to the northeasterly boundary line of
Tract No. 25335, per map filed in Book 775, pages 35 and 36, of Maps,
in the office of the Recorder of the County of Los Angeles, said
point being north 76 00´59" west, along said northeasterly line 10.26
feet, from the northeast corner of said Tract; thence along the
boundary of said Tract No. 25335, the following courses: north 76
00´59" west, along said northeasterly line of said Tract, 1224.52
feet to the northwest corner thereof; thence south 00 52´39" west,
along the westerly line of said Tract, 564.75 feet to the southwest
corner of said Tract, being a point of intersection with the Township
line between T. 2 and 3 S., distant south 89 00´53" east, 1449.86
feet from the northwest corner of said Section 3, Township 3 South,
Range 10 West; thence, leaving said boundary of Tract No. 25335,
westerly along the Township line between T. 2 and 3 S., to the corner
common to T. 2 and 3 S., R. 10 and 11 W.; thence southerly along the
range line between R. 10 and 11 W., to the southeast corner of
Section 13, T. 3 S., R. 11 W., in the Rancho Los Coyotes; thence in a
general southwesterly direction along section lines, quarter section
lines and quarter quarter section lines in the Rancho Los Coyotes,
as follows: westerly along the section line to the quarter corner on
the south line of said Section 13; thence southerly along the quarter
section line to the center of Section 24, T. 3 S., R. 11 W.; thence
westerly along the quarter section line to the quarter corner on the
west line of said Section 24; thence southerly along the section line
to the southwest corner of said Section 24; thence westerly along
the section line to the quarter corner on the north line of Section
26, T. 3 S., R. 11 W.; thence southerly along the quarter section
line to the center of said Section 26;
Thence westerly along the quarter section line to the quarter
corner on the west line of said Section 26; thence southerly along
the section line to the southwest corner of said Section 26; thence
westerly along the section line to the northeast corner of Section
33, T. 3 S., R. 11 W.; thence southerly along the section line to the
quarter corner on the east line of said Section 33; thence westerly
along the quarter section line to the center of said Section 33;
thence southerly along the quarter section line to the northeast
corner of the SE. 1/4 of the SW. 1/4 of said Section 33; thence
westerly along the quarter quarter section line to the center of the
SW. 1/4 of said Section 33; thence southerly along the quarter
quarter section line to the south line of said Section 33; thence
westerly along the township line between T. 3 and 4 S., to the
northeast corner of Section 5, T. 4 S., R. 11 W.; thence southerly
along the section line to the northeast corner of the SE. 1/4 of said
Section 5; thence westerly along the quarter section line to the
northwest corner of the NE. 1/4 of the SE. 1/4 of said Section 5;
thence southerly along the quarter quarter section line to the center
of the SE. 1/4 of said Section 5; thence westerly along the quarter
quarter section line to the westerly line of the SE. 1/4 of said
Section 5; thence southerly along the quarter section line to the
quarter corner on the south line of said Section 5; thence westerly
along the section line to the northeast corner of the NW. 1/4 of the
NW. 1/4 of Section 8, T. 4 S., R. 11 W.;
Thence southerly along the quarter quarter section lines to the
northeast corner of the SW. 1/4 of the SW. 1/4 of said Section 8;
thence southwesterly in a straight line to a point on the south line
of the Moody Creek Channel as shown on that survey on file in book
120, page 5 of Records of Survey in the office of the Recorder of
Orange County, said point being on a nontangent curve, concave
southeasterly and having a radius of 950.00 feet, a radial from said
point bears south 03 41´24" east; thence westerly along said south
line and said curve through a central angle of 26 34´39" and an arc
length of 440.67 feet to its point of intersection with the east line
of the Coyote Creek Channel, said point being on a nontangent curve
concave northwesterly and having a radius of 5,200.00 feet, a radial
from said point bears north 75 11´46" west; thence southwesterly
along said easterly line and said curve through a central angle of 03
10´38" and an arc length of 288.36 feet; thence continuing along
said easterly line, tangent to said curve, south 17 58´52" west,
132.27 feet to a point on the existing boundary of Los Angeles
County; thence southwesterly along said boundary in a straight line
to the southwest corner of Section 8, T. 4 S., R. 11 W. said corner
also being Los Angeles/Orange County Corner No. 11 as shown on Los
Angeles County Surveyor's Map No. 8175 on file in the office of the
Surveyor of the County of Los Angeles;
Thence south 00 11´50" east, along the section line to a point on
the boundary line between Rancho Los Coyotes and Rancho Los Alamitos,
said point also being Los Angeles/Orange County Corner No. 10;
Thence south 59 07´40" west, a distance of 3,391.48 feet to Los
Angeles/Orange County Corner No. 9;
Thence south 39 48´20" west, a distance of 5,650.97 feet to Los
Angeles/Orange County Corner No. 8;
Thence south 11 36´55" west, a distance of 2,241.41 feet to Los
Angeles/Orange County Corner No. 7;
Thence south 2755´55" west, a distance of 8,375.40 feet to Los
Angeles/Orange County Corner No. 6;
Thence south 31 22´50" east, a distance of 1,296.21 feet to Los
Angeles/Orange County Corner No. 5;
Thence south 27 12´00" east, a distance of 2,106.10 feet to Los
Angeles/Orange County Corner No. 4;
Thence south 16 46´45" east, a distance of 1,444.82 feet to Los
Angeles/Orange County Corner No. 3;
Thence south 2 48´35" east, a distance of 2,207.94 feet to Los
Angeles/Orange County Corner No. 2;
Thence south 57 10´40" west, a distance of 8,238.78 feet to Los
Angeles/Orange County Corner No. 1;
Thence south 33 00´00" west, a distance of 622.43 feet to a point
on the northeasterly line of block 59, Alamitos Bay tract, as shown
on the map recorded in map book 5, page 137, on file in the office of
the Recorder of the County of Los Angeles, distant thereon south 57
50´45" east, a distance of 428.91 feet from the most northerly corner
of said block 59; thence continuing south 33 00´00" west, a distance
of three miles, more or less to the southwesterly boundary line of
the State of California (the boundary line between Los Angeles and
Orange hereinabove described and established being shown on said
county surveyor's map No. 8175; and likewise on map No. 300 on file
in the office of the Surveyor of Orange County); thence southeasterly
along the state line to the point of beginning.
The boundaries of Placer County are as follows:
Beginning at a point where the west line of T. 10 N., R. 5 E., M.
D. B. & M., intersects the northern line of Sacramento; thence north
on range line to the northwest corner of Sec. 6, in T. 10 N., R. 5
E.; thence east on the township line to the southwest corner of Sec.
31, T. 11 N., R. 5 E.; thence north on the range line to the
northwest corner of T. 12 N., R. 5 E.; thence east to the southwest
corner of Sec. 34, T. 13 N., R 5 E.; thence north to Bear River;
thence on the southern line of Yuba and Nevada, up said river to its
source; thence east in a direct line to the eastern line of State of
California, forming the northeast corner; thence southerly along said
line to the northeast corner of El Dorado; thence westerly, on the
northern lines of El Dorado and Sacramento to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Plumas County are as follows:
Beginning at the corner common to Plumas, Butte, and Yuba,
situated in the NW. 1/4 of Sec. 15, T. 20 N., R. 8 E., M. D. B. & M.,
and indicated by a large spruce tree standing in front of the
Buckeye House marked "Corner of Plumas, Butte and Yuba" and running
thence northeasterly by direct line to the corner common to Plumas,
Sierra and Yuba in Slate Creek situated in the NE. 1/4 of Sec. 31, T.
21 N., R. 9 E., M. D. B. & M., at a point where the third course or
terminating north and south line of the survey of Keddie and Church,
made June 19, 1866, crosses said creek; thence northeasterly up said
creek to its intersection with the first north and south line of said
survey in the NE. 1/4 of Sec. 11, T. 21 N., R. 9 E., M. D. B. & M.;
thence north along said line to the initial point thereof, being the
summit line of the ridge dividing the waters of the Feather River
from the waters of the Yuba River, situate in the SE. 1/4 of Sec. 26,
T. 22 N., R. 9 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence easterly, on said summit
line, and east to "The Falls" about one mile below the outlet of Gold
Lake;
Thence east to the range line between T. 21 N., R 13 E., and T. 21
N., R. 14 E. , M. D. B. & M.; thence north on said range line, to
the northwest corner of T. 21 N., R. 14 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence
east on the line between T. 21 and 22 N., M. D. B., to the corner
common to Plumas, Lassen, and Sierra, said corner being the southeast
corner of Plumas and the southwest corner of Lassen, said point also
being the corner common to Secs. 1 and 2, T. 21 N., R. 16 E., M. D.
B. & M., and Secs. 35 and 36, T. 22 N., R. 16 E., M. D. B. & M.;
thence northwesterly, on the southwestern irregular line of Lassen to
the corner common to Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas; thence west nine
miles more or less on the southern line of Shasta to the northeast
corner of Tehama; thence southerly, on the ridge, being eastern line
of Tehama, to the common corner of Tehama, Butte, and Plumas; thence
southerly along the eastern boundary of Butte to the place of
beginning.
The boundaries of Riverside County are as follows:
Beginning at the corner common to Orange, San Bernardino, and
Riverside Counties, being located at the point of intersection of the
easterly boundary of the El Canon de Santa Ana Rancho with course
number seven of the boundary line, established by joint survey in
December 1876, and January 1877, as the line between Los Angeles and
San Bernardino Counties; thence southeasterly along said line of
survey to the most northerly point of that survey on file in Book 87
of Records of Survey, at Pages 60 through 61, in the office of the
County Recorder of Riverside County; thence south 68 49´57" west a
distance of 35.37 feet; thence south 48 16´56" west a distance of
150.70 feet; thence south 65 40´06" west a distance of 75.15 feet;
thence north 84 32´29" west a distance of 155.61 feet to the
beginning of a nontangent curve, concave to the northwest, with a
radial bearing north 29 06´47" west and a radius of 1,550.00 feet;
thence along said curve through an angle of 15 01´17" a distance of
406.35 feet to the easterly line of the Rancho Lomas de Santiago;
thence south 02 53´27" east, along said easterly line, a distance of
3,273.18 feet to the south line of Sec. 36 T. 3 S., 8 W., S. B. B. &
M.; thence south 89 07´27" east, along said south line, a distance of
818.46 feet; thence south 89 05´38" east, continuing along said
south line, a distance of 2,484.00 feet to the southerly most point
on said survey on file in Book 87 of Records of Survey, at Pages 60
through 61, in the office of the County Recorder of Riverside County,
said point also being on said line of survey between Los Angeles and
San Bernardino Counties; thence continuing southeasterly on said
line of survey to the point of beginning of said joint survey, it
being upon the northern boundary of San Diego County, as it was then
established; thence southwesterly to a point on the eastern line of
Rancho Mission Viejo or La Paz two miles north of the south boundary
of T. 7 S., S. B. B. & M.; thence south along said boundary to the
point of intersection of said line and the northwest corner of Lot 1
of Sec. 33, T. 7 S., R. 6 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence south 89 16´14"
east along the north line of said Lot 1 and the north section line of
said Sec. 33 a distance of 2,086.39 feet to the northeast section
corner thereof; thence south 00 27´14" west, along the east section
line of said Sec. 33, a distance of 2,647.46 feet to the east quarter
corner of said Sec. 33; then south 01 00´50" west, continuing along
said east section line, a distance of 1,320.33 feet to the southeast
corner of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of said
section; thence north 89 25´11" west, along the south line of the
northeast quarter of the southeast quarter and the south line of Lot
3 of said Sec. 33, a distance of 2,042.68 feet to the eastern
boundary line of Rancho Mission Viejo or La Paz; thence 00 00´35"
east, along said boundary, a distance of 1,324.46 feet to the point
of intersection with said line with the township line between T. 7 S.
and T. 8 S., S. B. B. & M.; thence easterly along said township line
to its intersection with the western boundary of Santa Rosa Rancho;
thence southerly along the boundary of said rancho to where said
boundary of said rancho intersects the range line between T. 8 S., T.
3 W., and T. 8 S., T. 4 W.; thence south on said range line to the
point of intersection of the said line with the second standard
parallel south; thence east along said parallel to its intersection
with the interstate boundary between the States of Arizona and
California on the centerline of the Colorado River, said interstate
boundary and centerline being described in "Interstate Compact
Defining the Boundary Between the States of Arizona and California",
a certified copy of which is recorded and filed in the office of the
County Recorder of Riverside County; thence northerly along said
interstate boundary to its point of intersection with the east and
west centerline of T. 1 S., R. 24 E., S. B. B. & M., or the
prolongation thereof; thence westerly along the section lines to the
southeast corner of Sec. 17, T. 1 S., R. 16 E., S. B. B. & M.; thence
south to the southeast corner of Sec. 32, same township and range,
said point being on the township line between T. 1 and 2 S., S. B. B.
& M.; thence west on said township line to the northeast corner of
T. 2 S., R. 1 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence south to the southeast corner
of Sec. 12, T. 2 S., R. 1 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence west to the
southwest corner of Sec. 8, T. 2 S., R. 3 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence
north to the northwest corner of said Sec. 8; thence west to the
quarter corner of the south line of Sec. 2, T. 2 S., R. 5 W., S. B.
B. & M.; thence north to the quarter corner on the north line of said
Sec. 2; thence west to the southwest corner of Sec. 31, T. 1 S., R.
6 W.; thence south along the section lines to the northern boundary
of the Jurupa Rancho; thence southwesterly along said north boundary
to the northwest corner of said Rancho; thence south along the west
boundary of said Jurupa Rancho to the quarter corner on the east line
of Sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 7 W., thence west in a direct line to the
center of Sec. 7, same township and range; thence south in a direct
line, to the quarter corner on the south line of Sec. 19, T. 3 S., R.
7 W., thence west to the east boundary of the El Canon de Santa Ana
Rancho; thence southerly along the easterly boundary of said Rancho
to the place of beginning.
That portion of the Riverside County boundary line which coincides
with the Arizona-California Interstate Boundary is shown on a series
of Planimetric Maps appearing in Exhibit "A" of the above-mentioned
Interstate Compact.
The boundaries of Sacramento County are as follows:
Beginning on the northern line of the county, at a point 10 miles
north of a point which was, on the thirtieth of March, 1857, the
mouth of the American River; thence easterly to the junction of the
north and south forks of said river; thence up the principal channel
of the south fork to a point one mile above Mormon Island, so as to
include said island in Sacramento County, forming the northeast
corner; thence southerly to a point on the Cosumnes River, eight
miles above the house of William Daylor; thence south to Dry Creek,
forming the southeast corner; thence down said Dry Creek to its
entrance into the Mokelumne River; thence down the Mokelumne River to
a point where said river divides into east and west branches; thence
down the west branch to its junction with the east branch; thence
down said river to its junction with the San Joaquin River;
Thence down the San Joaquin River to the mouth of the Sacramento
River, at the head of Suisun Bay, forming the southwest corner;
thence up the Sacramento River to the mouth of Steamboat Slough,
formerly called Merritt Slough; then up said slough to the mouth of
Sutter Slough; thence up said Sutter Slough to the Sacramento River;
then up the Sacramento River to a point west of the place of
beginning, forming the northwest corner of Sacramento; thence east to
the place of beginning.
The boundaries of San Benito County are as follows:
Commencing at a point in the center of the Pajaro River, said
point being the northwest corner of the Rancho las Arromitas y Agua
Caliente, and being on the northern boundary line of Monterey, and
running thence in a southerly direction along the southwest boundary
of said rancho to the southwest corner thereof; thence southerly in a
direct line to the summit of the Gabilan Range of mountains, and
thence southeasterly along the summit of said Gabilan Mountains to
the Chalone Peak; thence southeasterly in a direct line to the
division line of the parts of the San Lorenzo Sobrantes Rancho owned
respectively by Breen and Dunn; thence along said dividing line of
said rancho to the southern boundary thereof; thence due south to the
San Lorenzo Creek; thence southeasterly up the center of said San
Lorenzo or Lewis Creek, and up the north fork thereof, to the summit
of the divide between the waters of said Lewis Creek and San Benito
Creek; thence following said divide southerly to the eastern boundary
of Monterey and the summit of the Coast Range Mountains;
Thence northerly, following the summit of said mountains to where
the range line between T. 18 S., of R. 12 and 13 E., M. D. B. & M.,
crosses the same; thence northerly along said range line to the
northeast corner of T. 18 S., R. 12 E.; thence northerly along said
township line to the south line of T. 16 N., R. 13 E., M. D. B. & M.;
thence west to the southeast corner of T. 16 S., R. 12 E., M. D. B.
& M.; thence northwest in a straight line to the northeast corner of
T. 14 S., R. 9 E.; thence in a straight line northwesterly, running
toward the northeast corner of T. 13 S., R. 7 E., to a point where
said line intersects the boundary line between San Benito and Merced;
thence along the boundary line between San Benito and Merced to the
northeast corner of San Benito and southeast corner of Santa Clara;
thence following the county line between Santa Clara and San Benito
to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of San Bernardino County are as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of Sec. 1, T. 25 S., R. 40 E.,
M. D. B. & M.; thence east along the township line between T. 24 and
25 S. of the Mount Diablo base line, being the sixth standard south,
Mount Diablo Base, and continuing east by said standard line and
extension thereof, to the western boundary of T. 19 N., R. 12 E., San
Bernardino Base and Meridian; thence north along said western
boundary to the northern line of said township; thence east along the
northern line of said township to the eastern boundary of the State
of California, being the oblique boundary line between the states of
California and Nevada, as surveyed and monumented by the U. S. Coast
and Geodetic Survey in 1899 and approved by Act of the California
Legislature on March 1, 1901, and by the state of Nevada on February
27, 1903; thence southeasterly along said interstate boundary to its
intersection with the centerline of the channel of the Colorado River
as constructed by the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, said point being
common to the boundaries of Arizona, California, and Nevada, where
the 35th degree of north latitude intersects the centerline of said
channel, the above mentioned centerline being a portion of the
interstate boundary between the States of Arizona and California as
described in "Interstate Compact Defining the Boundary Between the
States of Arizona and California", a certified copy of which is
recorded and filed in the office of the County Recorder of San
Bernardino County; thence downstream along said centerline to the
southerly end of construction; thence, continuing downstream, along
said interstate boundary to its intersection with the east and west
center line of T. 1 S., R. 24 E., S. B. B. & M., or the prolongation
thereof; thence westerly along the northern boundary of Riverside
County to the corner common to Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino
Counties; thence northwesterly along the boundary line established by
joint survey in December, 1876, and January, 1877, as the line
between Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties to the corner common
to San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange Counties; thence northerly
along the eastern boundary of Los Angeles County to the corner common
to Los Angeles, Kern and San Bernardino Counties; situated at the
northeast corner of T. 8 N., R. 8 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence east on
the township line between T. 8 and 9 N. of San Bernardino base line
to the section line between Secs. 32 and 33, T. 9 N., R. 7 W., S. B.
B. & M.; thence north following section lines to the eighth standard
parallel south of Mount Diablo base line; thence east along said
eighth standard parallel to the southwest corner of T. 32 S., R. 41
E., M. D. B. & M.; thence north along the township line to the
seventh standard parallel south of Mount Diablo base line; thence
along said standard parallel to the southwest corner of Sec. 36, T.
28 S., R. 40 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence north along section lines to
the southwest corner of Section 24, T. 26 S., R. 40 E; thence east
along the south line of said Section 24 to an intersection with the
east line of said Section 24; thence north along said east line, and
continuing north along the east line of Section 13, same township and
range, to an intersection with the north line of said Section 13;
thence west along said north line and continuing west along the south
line of Section 11, same township and range, to an intersection with
the west line of said Section 11; thence north along said west line
and continuing north along the west line of Section 2, same township
and range, to an intersection with the north line of said Section 2;
thence east along said north line to an intersection with the east
line of said Section 2; thence north along section lines to the
northwest corner of Sec. 1, T. 25 S., R. 40 E., M. D. B. & M., said
point being the place of beginning.
That portion of the San Bernardino County boundary line which
coincides with the Arizona-California Interstate Boundary is shown on
a series of Planimetric Maps appearing in Exhibit "A" of above
mentioned Interstate Compact.
Geographic Positions and Plane Coordinates of all boundary points
mentioned in above description are listed in Exhibit "A" of said
Interstate Compact.
The boundaries of San Diego County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of the State of California as
described in Article XXI of the Constitution of the State of
California; thence easterly along the international boundary line
between the United States and Mexico to its intersection with the
range line between R. 8 E. and 9 E. of San Bernardino meridian;
thence northerly along the range lines between said R. 8 E. and 9 E.,
which is also the westerly boundary of Imperial, to the northeast
corner of T. 9 S., R. 8 E., which point is also on the southerly
boundary line of Riverside; thence west along the second standard
parallel south, San Bernardino base, which is also the south boundary
line of Riverside, to the range line between T. 8 S., R. 3 W. and T.
8 S., R. 4 W.; thence north along said range line to the southerly
boundary of the Rancho Santa Rosa; thence northwesterly and northerly
along the boundary line of said Rancho Santa Rosa to the township
line between T. 7 S., and T. 8 S., S. B. B. & M.; thence west along
said township line to the easterly line of the Rancho Mission Viejo
or La Paz, which is also the southeasterly boundary line of Orange;
thence following said southeasterly boundary of Orange southerly and
westerly along the easterly and southerly line of said Rancho Mission
Viejo or La Paz to the most westerly line of the Rancho Santa
Margarita y Las Flores; thence southerly along said westerly line of
said Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores to the shore line of the
Pacific Ocean, and continuing in the same direction to a point three
English miles in said Pacific Ocean, which point is on the westerly
boundary line of the said State of California; thence southerly along
said westerly boundary line of the State of California to the place
of beginning.
The boundaries of San Francisco city and county are as
follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner, being the northwest corner of
San Mateo, in the Pacific Ocean, on the extension of northern line of
T. 3 S., of Mount Diablo base; thence northerly along the Pacific
Coast, to its point of intersection with the westerly extension of
the low-water line on the northern side of the entrance to San
Francisco Bay, being the southwest corner of Marin and northwest
corner of San Francisco; thence easterly, through Point Bonita and
Point Cavallo, to the most southeastern point of Angel Island, all on
the line of Marin; thence northerly, along the easterly line of
Marin, to the northwest point of Golden Rock (also known as Red
Rock), being a common corner of Marin, Contra Costa, and San
Francisco; thence due southeast four and one-half statute miles to a
point established as the corner common to Contra Costa, Alameda, and
San Francisco; thence southeasterly, on the western line of Alameda
County to a point on the north line of T. 3 S., R. 4 W., M D. B. &
M.; thence westerly on the township lines and an extension thereof to
the place of beginning. The islands known as the Farralones
(Farallons) are a part of said city and county.
The boundaries of San Joaquin County are as follows:
Beginning at the junction of the San Joaquin and Mokelumne Rivers
on the line of Sacramento; thence up the latter to the mouth of Dry
Creek; thence up Dry Creek to the southeast corner of Sacramento;
thence southeasterly to a point on Mokelumne River, being the point
of beginning of the survey of Boucher and Wallace of the line between
San Joaquin and Calaveras, May, 1864; thence southeasterly, on the
line of said survey, to the extreme northern corner of Stanislaus, on
the north side of and near to Calaveras River, at a point on the
western line of R. 10 E., Mount Diablo meridian, as established by
the survey of George E. Drew, approved May, 1860, shown on the map of
said survey; thence south, on said range line, to the Stanislaus
River; thence down said river to its confluence with the San Joaquin;
thence southwest, to the summit of the Coast Range, as shown on the
survey and map of Wallace and Stakes, May, 1868, and forming the
common corner of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Santa Clara, and Alameda,
as shown also on the map of Boardman and Stakes, July, 1868; thence
northwesterly and northerly along the eastern boundary of Alameda to
the corner common to Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Joaquin; thence
due east to the center of the west channel of the San Joaquin River;
thence down the said west channel to its confluence with the main
river; thence down said river to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of San Luis Obispo County are as follows:
Beginning in the Pacific Ocean, at the northwestern corner of
Santa Barbara; thence easterly, on the northern line of Santa
Barbara, up the Santa Maria River, to the intersection of the
southern line of T. 10 N., San Bernardino base; thence east on said
line to the southeast corner of Sec. 31, in T. 10 N., R. 24 W., S. B.
B. & M.; thence north on the dividing section lines between 31 and
32, 30 and 29, 19 and 20, 18 and 17, 7 and 8, 6 and 5, to the
northeast corner of Sec. 6, in the said township and range; thence
continuing north through T. 11 N., R. 24 W., S. B. B. & M., on the
section lines between Secs. 31 and 32, 30 and 29, 19 and 20, 18 and
17, 7 and 8, 6 and 5, to the northeast corner of Sec. 6 in said
township and range; thence west on the township line between T. 11
and 12 N., R. 24 W., S. B. B. & M., and along the north boundary of
Sec. 6 to the northwest corner of said T. 11 N., R. 24 W., S. B. B. &
M.; thence north, between Secs. 31 (in fractional T. 12 N., R. 24
W.), and Sec. 36 (in fractional T. 12 N., R. 25 W.), to the eighth
standard parallel south of M. D. B. & M.;
Thence westerly on the said eighth standard parallel south to the
corner common to T. 32 S., R. 22 E., and 32 S., R. 23 E., M. D. B. &
M.; thence northerly, as per the United States survey, on the line
between said townships and ranges, to the northeast corner of T. 32
S., R. 22 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence westerly on the north boundary of
said township and range to the corner common to T. 31 S., R. 21 E.,
32 S., R. 21 E., M. D. M.; thence north to the northeast corner of T.
31 S., R. 21 E., M. D. M.; thence west eight miles to the southwest
corner of Sec. 35, in T. 30 S., R. 20 E.; thence north on the section
line between Secs. 34 and 35, 27 and 26, 22 and 23, 15 and 14, 10
and 11, and 3 and 2, to the northeast corner of Sec. 3 in T. 30 S.,
R. 20 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence west four miles to the northwest
corner of said last above named township and range; thence north to
the northeast corner of T. 29 S., R. 19 E.; thence west to the
northwest corner of said T. 29 S., R. 19 E., M. D. B. & M.;
Thence west one mile to the southeast corner of Sec. 35, T. 28 S.,
R. 18 E., M. D. M.; thence north to the northeast corner of Sec. 26,
said township and range; thence west to the northwest corner of said
Sec. 26; thence north to the northeast corner of Sec. 22; thence
west to the northwest corner of Sec. 22; thence north to the
northeast corner of Sec. 16; thence west to the northwest corner of
Sec. 16; thence north to the northeast corner of Sec. 8; thence west
to the northwest corner of Sec. 8; thence north to the township line
at the northeast corner of Sec. 6; thence west to the northwest
corner of T. 28 S., R. 18 E.; thence north on the range line to the
northeast corner of T. 27 S., R. 17 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence west on
the township line to the northwest corner of said township; thence
north, on the range line between T. 26 S., R. 16 E., and T. 26 S., R.
17 E., to the northeast corner of T. 26 S., R. 16 E.; thence north
on the range line between T. 25 S., R. 16 E., and T. 25 S., R. 17 E.,
M. D. B. & M., to the northeast corner of T. 25 S., R. 18 E., on the
sixth standard parallel south of Mount Diablo base; thence west on
said standard parallel and extension thereof to the Pacific Ocean;
thence southerly along the shore to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of San Mateo County are as follows:
Beginning, at the southwest corner, being the West corner of Santa
Cruz; thence on the northwestern line of Santa Cruz to the
southwestern line of Santa Clara, being the summit line of the Santa
Cruz Mountains; thence northwesterly by said summit line to the
source of San Francisquito Creek; thence down the South branch
thereof, and down said creek in a general northerly and northeasterly
direction along the common boundary between San Mateo County and
Santa Clara County to a point where said boundary intersects the D 2
center line of the Bayshore Freeway at California State Highway
Engineer's Station D 2 322+68.88 P.O.T. as said Engineer's Station
and said common boundary is designated on "AS BUILT"--PLAN AND
PROFILE OF STATE HIGHWAY IN SAN MATEO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES,
BETWEEN 0.3 MILE SOUTH OF WILLOW ROAD AND 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF SAN
MATEO-SANTA CLARA COUNTY LINE",--San Mateo, Santa Clara Route 68,
Section D, A., accepted June 4th, 1958; said intersection being in
the boundary of San Mateo County and Santa Clara County as said
boundary was established by Ordinance No. 1619, changing the boundary
of said counties, adopted October 15th, 1963, by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of San Mateo; thence along said boundary as
changed, northeasterly 105 feet to the southwesterly terminus of
that certain course "South 40 47´ West" designated "Sta. 78+45± End
of Work" as said course and said station are shown on "MAP AND
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION PLANS OF ZONE NW-1 "NORTHWEST", PROJECT NO. 2
SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK IMPROVEMENT FROM BAYSHORE HIGHWAY TO SAN
FRANCISCO BAY, SANTA CLARA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, DATED
SEPTEMBER 1958"--said plans on file in San Mateo County Engineer's
Office in Case 3, H-1691; thence along the center line of said San
Francisquito Creek improvement, North 40 47´ East 128.12 feet, more
or less, to Station 77+16.88 of said center line; thence on a curve
to the right, said curve having a radius of 305.00 feet and a central
angle of 82 30´ an arc distance of 439.17 feet; thence South 56 43´
East 235.00 feet; thence South 61 43´ East 204.00 feet; thence on a
curve to the left said curve having a radius of 250.00 feet and a
central angle of 49 00´ an arc distance of 213.80 feet; thence North
69 17´ East 404.14 feet; thence on a curve to the left said curve
having a radius of 425.00 feet and a central angle of 96 45´ an arc
distance of 717.66 feet; thence North 27 28´ West 367.46 feet; thence
on a curve to the right said curve having a radius of 455.00 feet
and a central angle of 28 15´ an arc distance of 224.38 feet; thence
North 0 47´ East 295.00 feet; thence on a curve to the left said
curve having a radius of 855.00 feet and a central angle of 13 37´ an
arc distance of 203.20 feet; thence North 12 50´ West 1075.00 feet;
thence on a curve to the right said curve having a radius of 300.00
feet and a central angle of 65 35´ an arc distance of 343.39 feet;
thence North 52 45´ East 1250.00 feet; thence North 50 20´ East
820.00 feet; thence on a curve to the right said curve having a
radius of 300.00 feet and a central angle of 20 00´ an arc distance
of 104.72 feet; thence North 70 20´ East 500 feet to Station 3+00,
designated "Beginning of Project" on said San Francisquito Creek
Improvement; thence continuing along last mentioned course North 70
20´ East 300 feet, more or less, to a point in the corporate limits
of the City of Menlo Park, as said limits were established by that
certain annexation to the City of Menlo Park by Ordinance No. 318,
adopted July 14th, 1959, by the City Council of said City; thence
southeasterly, easterly and southerly along said corporate limits to
the intersection thereof with said common County boundary as the same
existed prior to Ordinance No. 1619; thence northeasterly along said
boundary to a point in the middle of San Francisco Bay forming a
common corner of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda; thence
northerly in a direct line to a point in the center of the ship
channel in the Bay of San Francisco West of and opposite to Dumbarton
Point; thence northerly in a direct line to the southeast corner of
San Francisco;
Thence westerly on the boundary line between San Mateo and San
Francisco (said line being the North boundary of San Mateo and the
South boundary of San Francisco, between San Mateo and San
Francisco), as the line was surveyed, established, and marked by
Charles S. Tilton, City and County Surveyor of San Francisco, William
B. Gilbert, County Surveyor of San Mateo; and D. Bromfield,
Assistant Civil Engineer, of San Mateo, between August 28 and
December 28, 1898, and being the North boundary line of San Mateo,
and the South boundary line of San Francisco, and marked by granite
monuments eight inch by eight inch square set three feet in the
ground in a bed of concrete three feet square and three in the
ground, on section and quarter-section corners, on the township line
between T. 2 and 3 S., R. 5 and 6 W., M.D.B. & M., and the line being
marked on each monument by a copper nail in a plug of lead which has
been countersunk into the top of the monument, and on the dressed
faces the letters "S.F." being cut into the stone on the San
Francisco side of the line, and the letters "S.M." being cut into the
stone in the San Mateo side of the line, and the bearing of the said
line being determined by stellar observation as North 89 49 1/2´
East, to the southwest corner of the said boundary line of San
Francisco in the Pacific Ocean, and thence southerly along the ocean
shore to the Point of Beginning. The eastern boundary of San Mateo
shall be the western boundary of Alameda, insofar as the same borders
on San Mateo.
The boundaries of Santa Barbara County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwestern corner of Ventura; thence northerly,
on the westerly line of Ventura to the point of intersection with
the southern line of T. 10 N., San Bernardino base; said point being
on the southern boundary of Kern and being the common corner of Santa
Barbara and Ventura; thence west on said township line, to the Santa
Maria River; thence down said river to a point in the Pacific Ocean
opposite the mouth of said river, forming the northwest corner;
thence southeasterly, by the ocean shore, to the place of beginning;
including the islands of Santa Barbara, San Miguel, Santa Rosa, and
Santa Cruz.
The boundaries of Santa Clara County are as follows:
Beginning at a point distant North 30 West 1,254 feet from the
southwest corner of Sec. 22, T. 5 S., R. 2 W., M.D.B. & M., being the
corner common to San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda; thence
southeasterly in a direct line to the southwest corner of Sec. 26, T.
5 S., R. 2 W., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly in a direct line to the
point where the center of the Coyote River is intersected by the West
line of T. 5 S., R. 1 W., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly along the
center of the Coyote River to a point from which a sandstone monument
set on the southwesterly side of the county road leading from San
Jose to Oakland, or the state highway, as described in the fieldnotes
of the survey of the boundary line between Alameda and Santa Clara,
filed June 2, 1873, in the office of the clerk of Santa Clara County,
bears North 57 35´ East 4,340 feet distant, more or less; thence
North 57 35´ East 4,340 feet, more or less, to said Sandstone
monument;
Thence northeasterly and easterly along the boundary line between
Alameda and Santa Clara, as described in the fieldnotes of said
survey, to the corner common to Alameda, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and
Santa Clara; thence southeasterly following the summit of the Coast
Range to the corner common to San Benito, Merced, and Santa Clara,
situated in Sec. 21, T. 11 S., R. 7 E., M.D.B. & M., as established
by Charles T. Healy, Deputy Surveyor-General of California in
September, 1858; thence westerly on the surveyed line between Santa
Clara and San Benito to a point on the San Felipe Creek, near San
Felipe Lake; thence around the eastern and northern side of said lake
to the Pajaro River; thence down said river to the southwest corner
of Santa Clara and the southeast corner of Santa Cruz; thence
northwesterly, following the northeasterly boundary of Santa Cruz and
continuing on the southeasterly boundary of San Mateo, to the head
of the South fork of the San Francisquito Creek; thence down said
creek in a general northerly and northeasterly direction along the
common boundary between San Mateo County and Santa Clara County to a
point where said boundary intersects the D 2 center line of the
Bayshore Freeway at California State Highway Engineer's Station D 2
322+68.88 P.O.T. as said Engineer's Station and said common boundary
is designated on "AS BUILT"--PLAN AND PROFILE OF STATE HIGHWAY IN SAN
MATEO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES, BETWEEN 0.3 MILE SOUTH OF WILLOW
ROAD AND 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF SAN MATEO-SANTA CLARA COUNTY LINE",--San
Mateo, Santa Clara Route 68, Section D, A., accepted June 4th, 1958;
said intersection being in the boundary of San Mateo County and Santa
Clara County as said boundary was established by Ordinance No. 1619,
changing the boundary of said counties, adopted October 15th, 1963,
by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo; thence along
said boundary as changed, northeasterly 105 feet to the southwesterly
terminus of that certain course "South 40 47´ West" designated "Sta.
78+45± End of Work" as said course and said station are shown on
"MAP AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION PLANS OF ZONE NW-1 "NORTHWEST", PROJECT
NO. 2 SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK IMPROVEMENT FROM BAYSHORE HIGHWAY TO
SAN FRANCISCO BAY, SANTA CLARA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. DATED
SEPTEMBER 1958"--said plans on file in San Mateo County Engineer's
Office in Case 3, H-1691; thence along the center line of said San
Francisquito Creek Improvement, North 40 47´ East 128.12 feet, more
or less, to Station 77+16.88 of said center line; thence on a curve
to the right, said curve having a radius of 305.00 feet and a central
angle of 82 30´ an arc distance of 439.17 feet; thence South 56 43´
East 235.00 feet; thence South 61 43´ East 204.00 feet; thence on a
curve to the left said curve having a radius of 250.00 feet and a
central angle of 49 00´ an arc distance of 213.80 feet; thence North
69 17´ East 404.14 feet; thence on a curve to the left said curve
having a radius of 425.00 feet and a central angle of 96 45´ an arc
distance of 717.66 feet; thence North 27 28´ West 367.46 feet; thence
on a curve to the right said curve having a radius of 455.00 feet
and a central angle of 28 15´ an arc distance of 224.38 feet; thence
North 0 47´ East 295.00 feet; thence on a curve to the left said
curve having a radius of 855.00 feet and a central angle of 13 37´ an
arc distance of 203.20 feet; thence North 12 50´ West 1075.00 feet;
thence on a curve to the right said curve having a radius of 300.00
feet and a central angle of 65 35´ an arc distance of 343.39 feet;
thence North 52 45´ East 1250.00 feet; thence North 50 20´ East
820.00 feet; thence on a curve to the right said curve having a
radius of 300.00 feet and a central angle of 20 00´ an arc distance
of 104.72 feet; thence North 70 20´ East 500 feet to Station 3±00,
designated "Beginning of Project" on said San Francisquito Creek
Improvement; thence continuing along last mentioned course North 70
20´ East 300 feet, more or less, to a point in the corporate limits
of the City of Menlo Park, as said limits were established by that
certain annexation to the City of Menlo Park by Ordinance No. 318,
adopted July 14th, 1959, by the City Council of said City; thence
southeasterly, easterly and southerly along said corporate limits to
the intersection thereof with said common County boundary as the same
existed prior to Ordinance No. 1619; thence northeasterly along said
boundary to the Point of Beginning.
The boundaries of Santa Cruz County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of San Mateo, at a point in the
Pacific Ocean south 45 degrees W., three nautical miles from the
intersection of the east line of Rancho Punta del Año Nuevo with said
ocean, forming the western corner; thence north, 45 degrees E., to
said point of intersection; thence northerly, following the eastern
line of said rancho, to its intersection with the south line of T. 8
S., R. 4 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence east to the southeast corner of
said township; thence north to the northeast corner of Sec. 25 of
said township; thence east to the northeast corner of Sec. 26, T. 8
S., R. 3 W.; thence north to a 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" tapered sandstone
monument on the common boundary between San Mateo County and Santa
Clara County and at the most northern point on Santa Cruz County,
from which a 5" x 5" concrete monument at the corners of Sections 25,
26, 35 and 36, T-7-S, R-3-W, M.D.B.& M. bears North 0 01´ 30" East
56. 40 feet distant; running thence from said point of beginning due
EAST 20 feet, more or less, to the western boundary of the State
Highway Route 55-A as shown and delineated on plans approved by the
District Engineer on February 27, 1928; thence along said western
boundary southerly to Saratoga Gap; thence continuing along the
western boundary of State Highway Route 55-A, as shown and delineated
on plans approved by the District Engineer on November 28, 1932, to
a point just south of Black Road; thence crossing said State Highway
55-A easterly to the eastern side of State Highway 55-A; thence
southeasterly to the eastern side of a road, 40 feet in width, known
as Summit Road, adopted as a public highway on March 5, 1889 and on
file in Volume 6 at Page 191 Supervisors Records of Santa Cruz
County, also on file in the Office of County Surveyor of Santa Cruz
County as Viewers Report Road #82; thence along the easterly side of
said Summit Road in a southerly and easterly direction to the western
side of State Highway #17 (5-B); thence southerly along the western
side of said State Highway #17 (5-B) to a station due WEST from the
intersection of the northeastern side of Summit Road, as declared a
public highway on March 5, 1899, with the southeastern boundary of
said State Highway #17 (5-B); thence due EAST to the northeastern
side of the aforesaid Summit Road; thence southeasterly along the
northeastern side of the aforesaid Summit Road, to the western
boundary of the lands conveyed by Carmella A. Peacock to the Loma
Prieta Civil Defense Fire Team by deed recorded August 28, 1968 in
Volume 1901 at Page 168, Official Records of Santa Cruz County;
thence along the western boundary of said last named lands northerly
to a point on the southerly line of Summit Road, as shown and
delineated on Plan and Profile of Federal Aide Secondary Project No.
S-616 (2) approved June 25, 1951; thence along the southerly and
southwesterly side of said Summit Road, as shown and delineated as
aforesaid, to a station on the southeastern side of the old Santa
Cruz-Los Gatos Highway known as Old State Route 55; thence
northeasterly along said Old State Route 55 to the northeastern side
of the aforesaid Summit Road F.A.S. Project No. S-616 (2); thence
along the northeastern side of Summit Road, as aforesaid, and
continuing along the northeastern side of Summit Road as shown and
delineated on the Plan and Profile for Federal Aid Secondary Project
81-A as approved February 27, 1939 as Santa Cruz-Santa Clara Feeder
Highway, in a southeasterly direction to the northwestern side of
Loma Prieta Avenue, as said avenue was adopted as a public highway,
40 feet in width, in Viewers Report #122 and recorded April 7, 1891
in Book 7 Page 4 of Supervisors Records of Santa Cruz County (Note:
This point will fall somewhere between Stations 2 and 3 as located by
T. W. Wright, County Surveyor of Santa Cruz County, in his survey of
November 1890 recorded in Viewer's Report #122); thence easterly and
southerly along the northern and eastern side of said Loma Prieta
Avenue to T. W. Wright's November 1890 Survey Station 90 which was
Station 45 on what was known as the East Summit Road and adopted as a
public highway 40 feet in width in Viewer's Report #122; thence
southeasterly along the northeasterly side of said road to
approximately Station 55 and a point on the northwestern boundary of
the lands of Pellisi as shown and delineated on that record of survey
map recorded August 26, 1964 in Book 42 of Maps Page 19, Records of
Santa Cruz County and Book 184, Pages 30, 31 and 32 Records of Santa
Clara County; thence leaving East Summit Road northeasterly along the
northwestern boundary of the aforesaid lands of Pellisi to the most
northern corner thereof; thence southeasterly along the northeastern
boundary of the aforesaid lands of Pellisi and said line produced,
and being the southwest boundary of lands of the San Jose Water Works
to its intersection with the northwest boundary of Lot 1 of the
Soquel Augmentation Rancho; thence southwesterly along the
northwestern boundary of the aforesaid Lot 1 to the northeastern side
of East Summit Road, a public highway 40.00 feet in width, near Sta
135 of T. W. Wright's survey of East Summit Road in November 1890;
thence continuing southeasterly along the northeastern side of East
Summit Road to a station north of T. W. Wright's 1890 Survey Station
248, the section corner common to Sections 1, 2, 11 and 12, T-10-S,
R-1-E, M.D.B.& M. bears South 23 20´ East 363 links distant from said
Station 248 and this being the end of the public highway adopted in
Viewer's Report #122; thence crossing the end of the public highway
East Summit Road in a southerly direction to a point 30.00 feet
southwest of the average center line of an existing fire control
road; thence continuing southeasterly on a line 30.00 feet southwest
of the average center line of an existing fire control road
approximately 4 miles to the southwest side of a road, 100.00 feet in
width, called Summit Road, Right of Way Map Job No. 39-11 on file in
the Office of the County Surveyor of Santa Cruz County under File
No. E 405-2.1,.2,.3,.4; thence along the southwesterly side of said
Summit Road southeasterly to Mount Madonna Road; thence on the
produced southwesterly side line of Summit Road across Mount Madonna
to the boundary of the lands conveyed by M. E. Thomas (a single
woman) to the County of Santa Clara by deed dated April 3, 1930 and
recorded in Volume 179 at Page 138 Official Records of Santa Cruz
County, said lands being generally known as Mount Madonna Park;
thence in a counter clockwise direction along the boundary of said
lands conveyed by Thomas to County of Santa Clara, as aforesaid,
until the southeastern boundary reaches the summit of the mountain;
thence southerly along the summit of the mountain to the eastern side
of Hecker Pass Road now known as State Highway 32-A; thence
southerly along the eastern side of Hecker Pass Road 450 feet, more
or less, to the northern side of a right of way, 24 feet wide, and
known as Belle Vista Lane; thence easterly and southerly along the
northern and eastern side of Bella Vista Lane to the northwestern
boundary of lands conveyed by Ralph A. Robinson et ux to Frank L.
Kellog, et ux, by deed recorded October 5, 1945 in Volume 506 at Page
412 Official Records of Santa Cruz County; thence northeasterly
along the northwestern boundary of said lands of Kellog and the
produced line thereof to the northeastern boundary of that certain
strip of land 5.00 chains in width, described in the Decree Quieting
Title, Case No. 36741 and recorded May 20, 1932 in Volume 225 at Page
358 Official Records of Santa Cruz County; thence continuing
southerly along the easterly boundary of the last named strip of
land, 5.00 chains in width, to the most southern end of said strip;
thence southwesterly to the summit of the mountain; thence continuing
southerly along the summit of the mountain along or through the
lands of Fletcher, Chase, Marinovich, Kelly and Chamberlain Land
Company to the southeasterly boundary of that certain 600 acres, plus
or minus, parcel of land described on Pages 519, 520, and 521 in the
deed from Joseph P. Chamberlain and Nan C. Chamberlain, his wife, to
Chamberlain Land Company by deed dated November 8, 1956 and recorded
in Book 3688, at Paged 519 to 533 Records of Santa Clara County;
thence easterly along said last named boundary to the eastern
boundary of the Salsipuedes Rancho; thence northerly along said
rancho boundary to the intersection of the northern boundary of
Section 34, T-11-S, R-3-E, M.D.B.& M.; thence southeasterly on a
straight line to the western quarter corner of Section 35, T-11-S,
R-3-E; thence southeasterly, on a straight line to the southern
quarter corner of said Section 35 on the township line between T-11-S
and T-12-S; thence easterly on said township line to the north
quarter corner of Section 1, T-12-S, R-3-E; thence southerly, on a
straight line to the quarter corner at the center of said Section 1;
thence easterly on a straight line to the eastern quarter corner of
the aforesaid Section 1 on the range line between R-3-E and R-4-E;
thence southerly on said range line between R-3-E and R-4-E to the
Pajaro River and the boundary of San Benito County; thence westerly
along said river, on the northern line of San Benito and Monterey, to
the Bay of Monterey, and three miles westerly into the ocean,
forming the southwest corner; thence northwesterly along a course
three nautical miles distant from the shore to the point of
beginning.
The boundaries of Shasta County are as follows:
Beginning at the northern line of Tehama, at the head of Bloody
Island, in the Sacramento River; thence to and down the eastern
channel to the mouth of Battle Creek; thence easterly, up Battle
Creek, by the main channel, to the mouth of the middle fork, known as
Digger Creek; thence up Digger Creek to its head; thence east to a
point south of Black Butte Mountain, forming the southeast corner;
thence north, on the western line of Lassen, to a rock mound forming
the northeast corner, on the southern line of Siskiyou; thence west,
on said southern line, to Castle Rock, forming the northwest corner;
thence southerly along Trinity Mountain to the head of Bee Gum Creek,
forming the southwest corner; thence easterly down Bee Gum, Middle
Fork, and Cottonwood Creeks to the western channel of the Sacramento
River; thence, by direct line, to the point of beginning.
The boundaries of Sierra County are as follows:
Beginning at the south corner of Plumas, in the center of Slate
Creek; thence easterly on the southern line of Plumas to the range
line between T. 21 N., R. 13 E., and T. 21 N., R. 14 E., M. D. B. &
M.; thence north on said range line, to the northwest corner of T. 21
N., R. 14 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence east on the line between T. 21
and 22 N., M. D. B., to the state line forming the northeast corner;
thence south on said state line to the northeast corner of Nevada, a
point east of the Bent Monument; thence west to the Bent Monument;
thence down the south fork of the middle Yuba River and down the
middle Yuba River to a point 10 miles above the mouth of the latter;
thence in a straight line northerly to a point on the north fork of
the Yuba River known as Cuteye Foster's Bar; down said river to the
mouth of Big Canon Creek, then up said creek four miles; thence in a
straight line to the point of beginning.
The boundaries of Siskiyou County are as follows:
Commencing on the northern line of the State of California at the
northeast corner of Del Norte, being on the summit of a spur of the
Siskiyou Range of mountains; thence southerly along the eastern line
of Del Norte to the northern line of Humboldt; thence easterly and
southerly along the northern and eastern line of Humboldt to the
northwest corner of Trinity; thence along the northern boundary of
Trinity to the northwest corner of Shasta at Castle Rock; thence due
east to the range line between R. 4 and 5 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence
north along said range line to the northern boundary of the State of
California; thence due west along said state boundary line to the
place of beginning.
The boundaries of Solano County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner, in San Pablo Bay, at the common
corner of Contra Costa, Sonoma, Marin, and Solano; thence north, 26
1/2 degrees W., about six and one-quarter miles on the eastern line
of Sonoma to the southwest corner of Napa at the mouth of the
Huichica Creek; thence east, on the southern line of Napa, to the
southeast corner thereof; thence north, on the line of Napa to the
first standard north; thence east along said standard, on said Napa
line, to the summit of Vaca Mountains; thence northerly, on said
summit and Napa line, to Devil's Gate, on Putah Creek, which point
forms the northwest corner of Solano and southwest corner of Yolo;
thence easterly, on the line of Yolo, down said creek and the old bed
thereof, to its intersection with the western line of R. 3 E., M. D.
M., forming the northeast corner of Solano, with exterior angle in
Yolo; thence south, along the line of Yolo, on said range line, two
and seven-tenths miles, to the north line of T. 7 N., M. D. B.;
thence east, nine and seventy-two one-hundredths chains, to the
northeast corner of said township; thence south, to the first
standard north, M. D. B.; thence east, on said standard line, to the
center of Sutter slough; thence down said slough to Steamboat Slough,
formerly called Merritt Slough, down said slough to the Sacramento
River, down the Sacramento River about 13 miles to Suisun Bay; thence
down the bay, along the center of the main ship-channel, in a
westerly course about 18 miles, to the Straits of Carquinez; thence
down the middle of said straits, and down San Pablo Bay, to the place
of beginning; all these courses and lines being as shown by map and
notes of William Wayne Fitch and E. H. Marshall, Surveyor and Deputy
Surveyor of Solano County.
The boundaries of Sonoma County are as follows:
Commencing at a point in the Pacific Ocean, three miles due west
of a point in the center of the channel at the mouth of the Gualala
River, thence due east three miles to said point in the center of the
channel at the mouth of said Gualala River; thence up the center
channel of said Gualala River to a point where the center of said
channel intersects the section line running east and west between
Secs. 23 and 26, T. 11 N., R. 15 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence east on
said section line and its continuation between Secs. 24 and 25, said
township and range, to the range line between R. 14 and 15 W., M. D.
M.; thence continuing east on the section line between Secs. 19 and
30, 20 and 29, 21 and 28, 22 and 27, 23 and 26, and 24 and 25, T. 11
N., R. 14 W., M. D. B. & M., to the range line between R. 13 and 14
W., M. D. M.; thence north on said range line between said R. 13 and
14 two miles more or less, to the section corner common to Secs. 12
and 13, T. 11 N., R. 14 W., M. D. B. & M., and Secs. 7 and 18, T. 11
N., R. 13 W., M. D. B. & M.;
Thence east on the section line between Secs. 7 and 18, 8 and 17,
9 and 16, 10 and 15, 11 and 14, and 12 and 13, T. 11 N., R. 13 W., M.
D. B. & M., to the intersection of said section line with the range
line between R. 12 and 13 W., M. D. M.; thence continuing east on the
section line between Secs. 7 and 18, 8 and 17, 9 and 16, 10 and 15,
11 and 14, and 12 and 13, T. 11 N., R. 12 W., M. D. B. & M., to the
intersection of said section line with the range line between R. 11
and 12 W., M. D. M.;
Thence north on said range line between R. 11 and 12, two miles,
more or less, to the southwest corner of T. 12 N., R. 11 W., M. D. B.
& M.; thence east on the south boundary line of said T. 12 N., R. 11
W., three miles, more or less, to the southeast corner of Sec. 33,
T. 12 N., R. 11 W.; thence north on the section line between Secs. 33
and 34, one mile, more or less, to the northwest corner of said Sec.
34; and thence east on the section line between Secs. 27 and 34, 26
and 35, and 25 and 36, T. 12 N., R. 11 W., M. D. B. & M., and
continuing east on the section line between Secs. 30 and 31, 29 and
32, 28 and 33, 27 and 34, 26 and 35, and 25 and 36, T. 12 N., R. 10
W., M. D. B. & M., and continuing east on the section line between
Secs. 30 and 31, 29 and 32, 28 and 33, 27 and 34, and 26 and 35 to
the corner common to Secs. 25, 26, 35, and 36, T. 12 N., R. 9 W., M.
D. B. & M., said point lying upon the summit of the Mayacamas Ridge
and constituting the common corner of Mendocino, Lake, and Sonoma;
thence southerly along the Mayacamas Mountains, and on the western
lines of Lake and Napa, to the westerly branch of headwaters of
Huichica Creek;
Thence westerly on the line of Napa to the top of the main ridge
that divides the Huichica Valley from the Sonoma Valley; thence
southerly along the said dividing ridge to the tule bordering on San
Pablo Bay; thence southerly to the center of Huichica Creek; thence
down said creek to its mouth, which is the southwest corner of Napa;
thence on the line of Solano south, 26 1/2 degrees E., about six and
one-quarter miles distant from the mouth of Huichica Creek, to the
point of intersection with the westerly line of Contra Costa, forming
the common corner of Marin, Solano, Contra Costa, and Sonoma; thence
following the northern boundary of Marin westerly to the mouth of
Petaluma Creek; thence up said creek to the mouth of San Antonio
Creek; thence up said San Antonio Creek to its head; thence in a
direct line to the head of the Estero Americano, on the line surveyed
and established by William Mock, under the direction of the
surveyor-general, in the year 1856; thence down said Estero Americano
to its mouth; thence due west three miles to a point in the Pacific
Ocean; thence northwesterly by ocean shore to the point of beginning.
The boundaries of Stanislaus County are as follows:
Beginning at the common corner of Stanislaus, Santa Clara,
Alameda, and San Joaquin, on the summit of Mount Boardman, of the
Mount Diablo Range, as shown on the survey and map of Wallace and
Stakes, May, 1868; thence southeasterly, on the summit line of that
range, being the eastern line of Santa Clara, to the northwest corner
of Merced, forming the southwest corner of Stanislaus, as
established by the survey and map of A. J. Stakes, July, 1868; thence
northeasterly, on the line as established by that survey, to the
junction of the Merced and San Joaquin Rivers; thence down the San
Joaquin seven miles; thence in a direct line a little north of east
to a monument established by the survey of A. J. Stakes, being on the
summit of the ridge between Merced and Stanislaus, and marking the
common corner of Tuolumne, Merced, Mariposa, and Stanislaus; thence
northwesterly, in a direct line, and crossing the Stanislaus River,
to the monument established by the survey and map of George E. Drew,
May, 1860, on the north bank of the Stanislaus River; thence
northwesterly, on the line of that survey, to its intersection with
the western line of R. 10 E., M. D. M., which point is marked by a
monument establishing the north corner of Stanislaus County; then
south, on that range line, to the Stanislaus River; thence down the
latter to its mouth in the San Joaquin River; thence southwesterly on
the line as surveyed and mapped by Wallace and Stakes, May, 1868, to
the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Sutter County are as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of Sacramento County, said
northwest corner being at the intersection of the center line of the
channel of the Sacramento River with the line dividing Section 12,
Township 10 North, Range 3 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian into
north and south halves; running thence upstream along said center
line of the channel of Sacramento River, following the meanderings
thereof as said channel was established by official government
meander line surveys prior to 1870, of record in the Office of the
United States Surveyor General for the State of California, to the
intersection of said center line of the channel of Sacramento River
with the center line of the channel of Butte Slough; thence
northeasterly along said center line of the channel of Butte Slough
to the intersection of said last named center line with the east line
of Section 35, Township 16 North, Range 1 West, Mount Diablo Base
and Meridian; thence northerly along said east line of Section 35 and
along the extension thereof to the intersection of said east line of
Section 35 extended northerly with the center line of the channel of
Butte Creek; thence northwesterly and northeasterly along said
center line of the channel of Butte Creek upstream following the
meanderings thereof to the intersection of said center line of the
channel of Butte Creek with the north line of Section 30, Township 17
North, Range 1 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence easterly
along the north lines of said Section 30, and Sections 29, 28, 27,
26, and 25, of said last named township and range, along the north
lines of Sections 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, and 25, Township 17 North,
Range 2 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, along the north line of
fractional Section 30, Township 17 North, Range 3 East, Mount Diablo
Base and Meridian, and along said last named north line of
fractional Section 30 produced easterly through Boga Rancho to the
intersection of said last named line produced easterly with the
center line of the channel of Feather River; thence southerly
downstream along said center line of the channel of Feather River
following the meanderings thereof, as said channel of Feather River
was established by official government meander line surveys prior to
1870, of record in the Office of the United States Surveyor General
for the State of California, to the intersection of said center line
of the channel of Feather River with the center line of the channel
of Bear River, said point of intersection being 2100.00 feet south of
a monument on the boundary line between the Counties of Yuba and
Sutter, said monument being south 88 40´ 32" west and distant on said
course 3990.00 feet from the southwest corner of Section 32,
Township 13 North, Range 4 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian;
running thence north 2100.00 feet to said monument; thence north 12
25´ 50" east 5472.52 feet to a point which is south 89 13´ 30" west
and distant on said course 2840.00 feet from the northwest corner of
said Section 32; thence north 28 05´ 20" east 6041.67 feet to the
northwest corner of Section 29 of said township and range; thence
north 88 40´ 30" east along the north line of said Section 29,
2220.00 feet to a point which is south 88 36´ 20" west and distant on
said course 2878.20 feet from the intersection of said north line of
Section 29 with the center line of the Sacramento Northern Railway,
formerly known as the Northern Electric Railway, as said center line
of the railway is laid down and delineated upon the official plat of
Bear River Garden Subdivision No. 2 of record in Book 3 of Surveys,
page 22, Sutter County Records; thence north 23 01´ 36" east, 7439.33
feet to a point on said center line of the Sacramento Northern
Railway, which point is north 0 16´ 30" east and distant on said
course 6780.00 feet from said intersection of the center line of the
railway with the north line of said Section 29; thence south 86 03´
55" east 5334.98 feet to a point which is north 0 06´ 00" west and
distant on said course 3620.00 feet from a concrete monument at the
southwest corner of Lot 25 of Bear River Garden Subdivision No. 2;
thence north 47 02´ 26" east 6060.57 feet; thence north 82 44´ 27"
east 830.00 feet to a point which is north 0 05´ 33" west and distant
on said course 2488.27 feet from a concrete monument at the
southwest corner of Lot 1 of Bear River Garden Subdivision No. 3;
thence north 82 44´ 27" east 3582.00 feet; thence north 10 52´ 00"
east 938.34 feet; thence north 54 20´ 00" east 641.00 feet; thence
north 0 04´ 00" east 971.00 feet; thence north 37 17´ 00" east 715.00
feet; thence south 42 50´ 00" east 692.00 feet; thence south 81 50´
00" east 118.00 feet to a point which is north 0 13´ 30" west and
distant on said course 2504.99 feet from the southwest corner of
Section 12 of said last named township and range; thence south 81 50´
00" east 142.03 feet; thence north 15 52´ 10" east 570.02 feet;
thence north 60 01´ 10" east 245.08 feet; thence north 69 24´ 50"
east 799.71 feet; thence north 70 09´ 50" east 283.24 feet; thence
south 76 42´ 25" east 691.78 feet; thence south 78 32´ 50" east
493.68 feet; thence south 70 42´ 40" east 794.33 feet; thence north
80 36´ 30" east 450.13 feet; thence north 58 30´ 50" east 529.14
feet; thence north 68 57´ 10" east 993.96 feet to a point which is
north 0 03´ 30" west and distant on said course 3390.71 feet from the
southeast corner of said Section 12; thence north 69 57´ 40" east
774.51 feet; thence north 44 02´ 50" east 650.79 feet; thence north
60 57´ 20" east 617.99 feet; thence north 71 37´ 20" east 974.27
feet; thence north 78 44´ 50" east 925.30 feet; thence south 76 01´
50" east 1301.54 feet to a point which is north 0 46´ 00" west and
distant on said course 4763.20 feet from the southwest corner of
Section 8, Township 13 North, Range 5 East, Mount Diablo Base and
Meridian; thence south 76 20´ 00" east 205.00 feet; thence south 88
35´ 00" east 527.00 feet; thence south 70 20´ 00" east 251.00 feet;
thence south 43 50´ 00" east 867.00 feet; thence south 35 05´ 00"
east 500.00 feet; thence south 55 20´ 00" east 169.00 feet; thence
south 58 20´ 00" east 428.00 feet; thence north 39 25´ 35" east
816.05 feet; thence south 70 50´ 00" east 1365.00 feet; thence north
65 40´ 00" east 435.00 feet; thence south 77 20´ 00" east 270.00
feet; thence north 72 50´ 04" east 555.45 feet to a point which is
north 0 00´ 39" west and distant on said course 3646.71 feet from the
southeast corner of said Section 8; thence north 73 05´ 51" east
1379.31 feet; thence north 22 11´ 28" east 231.36 feet; thence north
88 05´ 00" east 352.00 feet; thence north 73 45´ 00" east 300.00
feet; thence north 45 10´ 00" west 448.00 feet; thence north 7 50´ 00"
east 101.00 feet; thence north 50 05´ 00" east 257.00 feet; thence
north 77 53´ 08" east 584.63 feet; thence north 23 20´ 00" east
472.00 feet; thence north 65 30´ 00" east 190.00 feet; thence south
30 00´ 00" east 405.00 feet; thence north 54 00´ 00" east 441.00
feet; thence north 36 45´ 00" east 515.00 feet; thence north 63 30´
00" east 438.00 feet; thence north 66 24´ 35" east 729.53 feet;
thence north 40 30´ 00" east 386.00 feet; and thence south 86 00´ 00"
east 217.00 feet to a point on the east line of Section 4 of said
Township 13 North, Range 5 East, said point being north 0 16´ 05"
west and distant on said course 1343.08 feet from the southeast
corner of said Section 4, and said point being the corner common to
Sutter and Placer Counties on the southerly line of Yuba County;
thence southerly along the east line of said Section 4 and along the
east lines of Sections 9, 16, 21, 28, and 33 of said township and
range to the southeast corner of said Section 33; thence westerly
along the south line of said Section 33 and along the south lines of
Sections 32 and 31 of said last named township and range to the
southwest corner of said Section 31; thence southerly along the range
line between Township 12 North, Range 4 East and Township 12 North,
Range 5 East and along the range line between Township 11 North,
Range 4 East and Township 11 North, Range 5 East, Mount Diablo Base
and Meridian to the southeast corner of Section 36 of said Township
11 North, Range 4 East; thence westerly along the south line of said
Section 36 to the northeast corner of fractional Section 1 of
Township 10 North, Range 4 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian;
thence southerly along the east line of fractional Section 1 and
along the east line of Section 12 of said last named township and
range to the intersection of said east line of Section 12 with the
northerly line of Sacramento County, said intersection being south 85
15´ 00" east of a point on the line dividing Section 11 of said last
named township and range into north and south halves, said point
being 2121.00 feet westerly measured along said half section line
from the quarter section corner between said Section 11 and 12, and
said northerly line of Sacramento County being a direct line drawn
from said point on the line dividing Section 11 into north and south
halves to the junction of the north and south forks of the American
River; thence north 85 15´ 00" west to said point on the line
dividing Section 11 into north and south halves; and thence westerly
along said line dividing Section 11 into north and south halves,
along the lines dividing Sections 10, 9, 8, and 7 of said last named
township and range and along said line dividing Section 12 of
Township 10 North, Range 3 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian into
north and south halves to the point of beginning.
The boundaries of Tehama County are as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the Sacramento River
with the south line of T. 23 N., M. D. B.; thence west, on said line,
being the northern line of Glenn to the summit of the Coast Range,
being the southwest corner; thence northerly, on said summit line, to
the southwest corner of Shasta; thence easterly, on the southern
line of Shasta to the northwest corner of Plumas, being the point of
intersection of the southern line of Shasta with the summit line of
the dividing ridge between the waters of Mill and Deer Creeks,
tributaries of the Sacramento River, and Rice's and Warner's Creeks,
tributaries of the north fork of the Feather River, forming the
northeast corner of Tehama; thence southerly, along said summit line,
to the north point of Butte, it being the point where the northern
road from Big Meadows to Butte Meadows, by Dye's house, crosses the
said summit line; thence southwesterly, in a direct line, to the head
of Rock Creek; thence southwesterly, down Rock Creek, to the south
line of T. 24 N., M. D. B.; thence west, on said line, to the
Sacramento River; thence along said river to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Trinity County are as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of Mendocino and southeast
corner of Trinity as established and marked by Wm. H. Fauntleroy in
1872, on the summit of the Coast Range at or near the quarter section
corner on the east line of Sec. 34 in T. 25 N., R. 10 W., M. D. B. &
M.; thence northerly along the summit of said range and the line of
Tehama to the northwest corner of Tehama; thence northeasterly and
northerly along the summit of the mountain dividing the waters
flowing into Sacramento River and the waters flowing into Trinity
River on the west line of Shasta and Siskiyou to a point in the
southern line of Siskiyou located in Sec. 26, T. 41 N., R. 6 W., M.
D. B. & M.; thence southwesterly and westerly along the summit of the
mountain dividing the waters flowing into Trinity River from the
waters flowing into the Scott and Salmon Rivers to the intersection
of the east line of Humboldt on what is known as Salmon Summit, being
the northwest corner of Trinity near the corner to Secs. 4, 5, 8,
and 9, T. 9 N., R. 7 E., H. B. & M.; thence southwesterly and
southerly by the eastern line of Humboldt to the southwest corner of
Trinity as surveyed and marked by Wm. H. Fauntleroy in August, 1872,
the same being in the SE. 1/4 of Sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 6 E., H. B. &
M.; thence east along the line between Trinity and Mendocino, as
surveyed and marked by Wm. H. Fauntleroy in 1872 to the point of
beginning.
The boundaries of Tulare County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner, being the common corner of
Kings, Kern, and Tulare, and being located on the sixth standard
south at the southwest corner of T. 24 S., R. 23 E., M. D. B. & M.;
thence east, on said standard, to the point of intersection with the
summit line of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, forming the southeast
corner of Tulare and southwest corner of Inyo; thence northwesterly,
on said summit, being on the western line of Inyo, to the east corner
of Fresno; thence on the southern line of Fresno to the eastern line
of Kings; thence southerly, on the line of Kings, to the place of
beginning.
The boundaries of Tuolumne County are as follows:
Beginning at the most western corner, being the southern corner of
Calaveras, in the Stanislaus River; thence southeasterly to the
common corner of Merced, Mariposa, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne; thence
easterly on the northern line of Mariposa and Madera, following the
summit line of the dividing ridge between the Tuolumne and Merced
Rivers, to Mount Lyell, as marked on Warren Holt's map, 1869, and the
summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, being on the western line of
Mono and the common corner of Tuolumne, Madera, and Mono; thence
northerly by the line of Mono, being the summit line of the Sierra
Nevada Mountains, to the southern corner of Alpine; thence
northwesterly by the line of Alpine to the southeastern corner of
Calaveras; thence westerly on the line of Calaveras and down the
Stanislaus River to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Ventura County are as follows:
Commencing on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, at the mouth of the
Rincon Creek; thence following up the center of said creek to its
source; thence due north to the corner common to Kern, Santa Barbara,
and Ventura located on the township line between T. 9 and 10 N., R.
24 W., S. B. B. & M., and running thence east with said line between
T. 9 and 10 N., to the northeast corner of T. 9 N., R. 24 W., S. B.
B. & M.; thence south with the range line to the quarter section
corner in the west line of Sec. 7, T. 9 N., R. 23 W., S. B. B. & M.;
thence east with the center line of Secs. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of
said T. 9 N., R. 23 W., to the line between R. 22 and 23 W., of said
township; thence south with the range line to the southwest corner of
Sec. 18, T. 9 N., R. 22 W.; thence east to the corner of Secs. 16,
17, 20, and 21 of said township; thence south to the southwest corner
of Sec. 33, of said township; thence east on the line between T. 8
and 9 N., to the west line of Sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 20 W., S. B. B. &
M.; thence south along said west line of said Sec. 2 and Sec. 11 of
said township to the southwest corner of said Sec 11; thence east
along the south line of said Sec. 11 and Sec. 12 of said township to
and along the south line of Secs. 7, 8, 9, and 10 of T. 8 N., R. 19
W., S. B. B. & M. to the western line of Los Angeles; thence
southerly along said western line of Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean
and three miles therein; thence in a northwesterly direction to a
point due south of and three miles distant from the center of the
mouth of Rincon Creek; thence north to the point of beginning, and
including the islands of Anacapa and San Nicholas.
The boundaries of Yolo County are as follows:
Beginning on the southeast corner, at the most easterly northeast
corner of Solano, in Sutter Slough, at its intersection with the
first standard north; thence west on said standard line to the west
line of R. 3 E., M. D. M.; thence north on said range line to the
northeast corner of T. 7 N., 2 E.; thence west nine and seventy-two
one-hundredths chains to the southeast corner of T. 8, 2 E.; thence
north on the easterly line of said township to the old bed of Putah
Creek; thence westerly up the old bed and main Putah Creek to a point
on the eastern line of Napa, in the canon, called Devil's Gate,
where the highest ridge of mountains divides the waters of the
Sacramento from Berryessa Valley, forming the most westerly of the
southwest corner of Yolo and northwest corner of Solano; thence
northerly along the highest ridge of said mountains to Cache Creek;
thence east to the summit of the spur of the Coast Range which
divides the waters flowing east into Bear Creek and Stony Creek, and
those flowing west into the north fork of Cache Creek; thence along
the dividing ridge, to the southwest corner of Colusa; thence
easterly on southern line of Colusa to the Sacramento River, forming
the northeast corner at the point of intersection of the southern
line of T. 13 N., M. D. B.; thence down said river to Sutter Slough;
thence down said slough to the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Yuba County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner at a point at the intersection
of the center of the channel of Bear River with the center of the
channel of Feather River, said point being 2100.00 feet south of a
monument on the boundary line between the Counties of Yuba and
Sutter, said monument being south 88 40´ 32" west and distant on said
course 3990.00 feet from the southwest corner of Section 32,
Township 13 North, Range 4 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian;
running thence north 2100.00 feet to said monument; thence north 12
25´ 50" east 5472.52 feet to a point which is south 89 13´ 30" west
and distant on said course 2840.00 feet from the northwest corner of
said Section 32; thence north 28 05´ 20" east 6041.67 feet to the
northwest corner of Section 29 of said township and range; thence
north 88 40´ 30" east along the north line of said Section 29,
2220.00 feet to a point which is south 88 36´ 20" west and distant on
said course 2878.20 feet from the intersection of said north line of
Section 29 with the center line of the Sacramento Northern Railway,
formerly known as the Northern Electric Railway, as said center line
of the railway is laid down and delineated upon the official plat of
Bear River Garden Subdivision No. 2 of record in Book 3 of Surveys,
page 22, Sutter County Records; thence north 23 01´ 36" east, 7439.33
feet to a point on said center line of the Sacramento Northern
Railway, which point is north 0 16´ 30" east and distant on said
course 6780.00 feet from said intersection of the center line of the
railway with the north line of said Section 29; thence south 86 03´
55" east 5334.98 feet to a point which is north 0 06´ 00" west and
distant on said course 3620.00 feet from a concrete monument at the
southwest corner of Lot 25 of Bear River Garden Subdivision No. 2;
thence north 47 02´ 26" east 6060.57 feet; thence north 82 44´ 27"
east 830.00 feet to a point which is north 0 05´ 33" west and distant
on said course 2488.27 feet from a concrete monument at the
southwest corner of Lot 1 of Bear River Garden Subdivision No. 3;
thence north 82 44´ 27" east 3582.00 feet; thence north 10 52´ 00"
east 938.34 feet; thence north 54 20´ 00" east 641.00 feet; thence
north 0 04´ 00" east 971.00 feet; thence north 37 17´ 00" east 715.00
feet; thence south 42 50´ 00" east 692.00 feet; thence south 81 50´
00" east 118.00 feet to a point which is north 0 13´ 30" west and
distant on said course 2504.99 feet from the southwest corner of
Section 12 of said township and range; thence south 81 50´ 00" east
142.03 feet; thence north 15 52´ 10" east 570.02 feet; thence north
60 01´ 10" east 245.08 feet; thence north 69 24´ 50" east 799.71
feet; thence north 70 09´ 50" east 283.24 feet; thence south 76 42´
25" east 691.78 feet; thence south 78 32´ 50" east 493.68 feet;
thence south 70 42´ 40" east 794.33 feet; thence north 80 36´ 30"
east 450.13 feet; thence north 58 30´ 50" east 529.14 feet; thence
north 68 57´ 10" east 993.96 feet to a point which is north 0 03´ 30"
west and distant on said course 3390.71 feet from the southeast
corner of said Section 12; thence north 69 57´ 40" east 774.51 feet;
thence north 44 02´ 50" east 650.79 feet; thence north 60 57´ 20"
east 617.99 feet; thence north 71 37´ 20" east 974.27 feet; thence
north 78 44´ 50" east 925.30 feet; thence south 76 01´ 50" east
1301.54 feet to a point which is north 0 46´ 00" west and distant on
said course 4763.20 feet from the southwest corner of Section 8,
Township 13 North, Range 5 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian;
thence south 76 20´ 00" east 205.00 feet; thence south 88 35´ 00"
east 527.00 feet; thence south 70 20´ 00" east 251.00 feet; thence
south 43 50´ 00" east 867.00 feet; thence south 35 05´ 00" east
500.00 feet; thence south 55 20´ 00" east 169.00 feet; thence south
58 20´ 00" east 428.00 feet; thence north 39 25´ 35" east 816.05
feet; thence south 70 50´ 00" east 1365.00 feet; thence north 65 40´
00" east 435.00 feet; thence south 77 20´ 00" east 270.00 feet;
thence north 72 50´ 04" east 555.45 feet to a point which is north 0
00´ 39" west and distant on said course 3646.71 feet from the
southeast corner of said Section 8; thence north 73 05´ 51" east
1379.31 feet; thence north 22 11´ 28" east 231.36 feet; thence north
88 05´ 00" east 352. 00 feet; thence north 73 45´ 00" east 300.00
feet; thence north 45 10´ 00" west 448.00 feet; thence north 7 50´ 00"
east 101.00 feet; thence north 50 05´ 00" east 257.00 feet; thence
north 77 53´ 08" east 584.63 feet; thence north 23 20´ 00" east
472.00 feet; thence north 65 30´ 00" east 190.00 feet; thence south
30 00´ 00" east 405.00 feet; thence north 54 00´ 00" east 441.00
feet; thence north 36 45´ 00" east 515.00 feet; thence north 63 30´
00" east 438.00 feet; thence north 66 24´ 35" east 729.53 feet;
thence north 40 30´ 00" east 386.00 feet; and thence south 86 00´ 00"
east 217.00 feet to a point on the east line of Section 4 of said
Township 13 North, Range 5 East, said point being north 0 16´ 05"
west and distant on said course 1343.08 feet from the southeast
corner of said Section 4, and said point being the corner common to
Sutter and Placer Counties on the southerly line of Yuba County;
thence easterly upstream along the centerline of the original or old
channel of Bear River as said channel was established by official
government meander line surveys prior to 1870, of record in the
office of the United States Surveyor General for the State of
California, to the southwesterly corner of Nevada County, said corner
being a point in the center of said channel of Bear River which
point is south of the point of intersection of the centerline of the
main channel of Yuba River with the centerline of the channel of Deer
Creek; thence north to said point of intersection of the main
channel of Yuba River with the centerline of Deer Creek; thence
northeasterly upstream along said centerline of the main channel of
Yuba River to the intersection of said centerline of the main channel
of Yuba River with the centerline of the channel of the Middle Yuba
River; thence northeasterly and easterly upstream, along said
centerline of the channel of the Middle Yuba River 10 miles to the
southwesterly corner of Sierra County; thence northerly along the
boundary line between Yuba and Sierra Counties in a direct line to
Cuteye Foster's Bar on the North Yuba River, thence northwesterly
downstream along the centerline of the channel of said North Yuba
River to the intersection of said centerline of North Yuba River with
the centerline of Big Cannon Creek, also known as Cannon Creek;
thence northeasterly upstream along said centerline of the channel of
Big Cannon Creek four miles; thence northerly in a direct line to
the corner common to Yuba and Sierra Counties on the southeasterly
line of Plumas County in the center of Slate Creek; thence
southwesterly along said southeasterly line of Plumas County in a
direct line to the corner common to Plumas, Butte and Yuba Counties
situated in the northwest quarter of Section 15, Township 20 North,
Range 8 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian and indicated by a large
spruce tree standing in front of Buckeye House; thence southerly in
a direct line to the southeast corner of Section 16 of said Township
and range last named; thence westerly along the south line of said
Section 16 and along the south line of Section 17 of said last named
township and range to the quarter section corner between said Section
17 and Section 20 of said last named township and range; thence
southerly along the line dividing said Section 20 and Section 29 of
said last named township and range into east and west halves to the
southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of
said Section 29; thence westerly along the south line of said
northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 29 and along
the south line of the northwest quarter of said northwest quarter of
Section 29 to the southwest corner of said northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of Section 29; thence southerly along the west line
of said Section 29 to the quarter section corner between said
Section 29 and Section 30 of said last named township and range;
thence westerly along the line dividing said Section 30 and Section
25 of Township 20 North, Range 7 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian
into north and south halves to the center of said Section 25; thence
southerly along the line dividing said Section 25 into east and west
halves to the quarter section corner between said Section 25 and
Section 36 of said last named township and range; thence westerly
along the north line of said Section 36 to the northwest corner of
said Section 36; thence southerly along the west line of said Section
36 and along the west line of Section 1 of Township 19 North, Range
7 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, to the southwest corner of
said Section 1; thence westerly along the north line of Section 11 of
said last named township and range to the quarter section corner
between said Section 11 and Section 2 of said last named township and
range; thence southerly to the center of said Section 11; thence
westerly along the line dividing said Section 11 and Section 10 of
said last named township and range into north and south halves to the
quarter section corner between said Section 10 and Section 9 of said
last named township and range; thence northerly along the east line
of said Section 9 to the northeast corner of said Section 9; thence
westerly along the north line of said Section 9 and the north lines
of Sections 8 and 7 of said last named township and range to the
northwest corner of said Section 7; thence southerly along the west
line of said Section 7 to the southwest corner of said Section 7;
thence westerly along the southerly line of Sections 12 and 11 of
Township 19 North, Range 6 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian to
the southwest corner of said Section 11; thence northerly along the
west line of said Section 11 to the quarter section corner between
said Section 11 and Section 10 of said last named township and range;
thence westerly along the line dividing said Section 10 and Section
9 of said last named township and range into north and south halves
to the center of said Section 9; thence southerly along the line
dividing said Section 9 and Section 16 of said last named township
and range into east and west halves to the quarter section corner
between said Section 16 and Section 21 of said last named township
and range; thence westerly along the north line of said Section 21 to
the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of said Section 21; thence southerly along the east line of
said northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21, the
east line of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of said
Section 21 and the east line of the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of said Section 21 to the southeast corner of said
northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 21; thence
westerly along the south line of said northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of Section 21 to the southwest corner of said
northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 21; thence
southerly along the west line of said Section 21 and Section 28 of
said last named township and range, to the quarter section corner
between said Section 28 and Section 29 of said last named township
and range; thence westerly along the line dividing said Section 29
into north and south halves to the center of said Section 29; thence
southerly along the line dividing said Section 29 into east and west
halves to the quarter section corner between said Section 29 and
Section 32 of said last named township and range; thence westerly
along the north line of said Section 32 to the northwest corner of
said Section 32; thence southerly along the west line of said Section
32 to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of Section 31 of said last named township and range; thence
westerly to the northwest corner of said southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of Section 31; thence southerly along the west line
of said southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 31,
the west line of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of
said Section 31 and the west line of the southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of said Section 31 to the south line of said
Section 31; thence westerly along said south line of Section 31 to
the intersection of said south line of Section 31 with the center
line of the channel of Honcut Creek; thence southwesterly down stream
along the center line of the channel of Honcut Creek, following the
meanderings thereof as said channel is shown on the map entitled,
"Map of Re-Survey of Part of the Line between the Counties of Butte
and Yuba Cal. following Line of Honcut Creek as established by
Westcoatt and Henning in 1859, surveyed in the Month of November 1901
by orders of the Boards of Supervisors of the Counties of Butte and
Yuba by Jason R. Meek County Surveyor Yuba County B. L. McCoy, County
Surveyor Butte County," to the intersection of said center of the
channel of Honcut Creek with the center line of the channel of
Feather River; thence southerly along the center line of the channel
of Feather River following the meanderings thereof as said channel
was established by official government meander line surveys prior to
1870, of record in the Office of the United States Surveyor General
for the State of California to the point of beginning.