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. 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.