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Sonoma.

east corner of Contra Costa; thence on the northern line
of Alameda, as laid down on Horace A. Higley's map,
and as established in Section 3953, to the easterly line
of San Francisco City and County, as established in
Section 3950; thence due northwest, along said east-
erly line of San Francisco, four and one half miles,
more or less, to the place of beginning.
County seat-Martinez.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 174; 1852, p. 178; 1853, p. 56; see note to Sec. 3953, ante.

SONOMA.

3955. Beginning at northwest corner, at a point in the Pacific Ocean west of the mouth of Walhalla River; thence east to the mouth of said river, and up the main channel two miles; thence easterly in a direct line to the most northern and highest peak or summit of the Redwood Mountains, immediately north of Cloverdale and Oat Valley; thence east to the western boundary of Lake County, on the summit of the Mayacmas Ridge, forming northeast corner; thence southerly along the Mayacmas Mountains, and on the western lines of Lake and Napa Counties, to the westerly branch of headwaters of Huichica Creek; thence westerly on the line of Napa County to the top of the main ridge that divides the 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, twenty-six and one half degrees east, 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 County, forming common corner of Marin, Solano, Contra Costa, and Sonoma, as described in Section 3954; thence fol

lowing 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 eighteen hundred and fifty-six; 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.

County seat-Santa Rosa.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 178; 1852, p. 236; 1855, p. 150; 1861, p. 361; 1868, p. 42.

SOLANO.

3956. Beginning at southwest corner, in San Pablo Solano. Bay, at common corner of Contra Costa, Sonoma, Marin, and Solano, as established in Section 3954; thence north, twenty-six and one half degrees west, about six and one quarter miles on the western line of Sonoma, as established in Section 3955, to the southwest corner of Napa, at the mouth of the Huichica Creek; thence east, on southern line of Napa, to the southeast corner thereof, as established in Section 3958; thence north, on line of Napa, as established in said section, 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 line of Yolo, down said creek and old bed thereof, to its intersection with western line of Range Three East, Mount Diablo meridian, forming the northeast corner of Solano, with exterior angle in Yolo; thence south, along line of Yolo, on said range line, two and seven tenths

Marin.

miles, to the north line of Township Seven North, Mount Diablo base; thence east, nine and seventy-two one hundredths chains, to northeast corner of said township; thence south, to the First Standard North, Mount Diablo base; thence east, on said standard line, to the center of Sutter Slough; thence down said slough to Merritt Slough, down Merritt Slough to the Sacramento River, down the Sacramento River about thirteen miles to Suisun Bay; thence down the bay, along the center of the main ship channel, in a westerly course, about eighteen 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. County seat-Fairfield.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 179; 1852, p. 236; 1853, p. 20; 1855, p. 77; 1857, p. 108; 1870, p. 294. Messrs. Fitch and Marshall furnished letters and maps containing valuable information respecting the boundaries of Solano and adjacent counties.

MARIN.

3957. Beginning in the Pacific Ocean, at southwestern corner of Sonoma; thence southeasterly along southern line of Sonora, as established in Section 3955, to the mouth of Petaluma Creek; thence to common corner of Marin, Sonoma, Contra Costa, and Solano, in San Pablo Bay, as established in Section 3955; 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 northwestern point of Red Rock; thence southerly to the extreme southeasterly point of Angel Island; thence southwesterly

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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, as established in Section 3950; thence northwesterly by ocean shore to the place of beginning.

County seat-San Rafael.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 177; 1854, p. 121; 1860, p. 269; 1861, p. 351; 1868, p. 347. The Act of 1868 leaves a small strip between Marin and San Francisco out of both and all counties. See, however, Secs. 3950, 3953, 3954, and note to Sec. 3953.

ΝΑΡΑ.

3958. Beginning at southwestern corner, at a point Napa. in Huichica Creek where the said creek empties into San Pablo Bay; thence east to the mountains dividing Napa Valley from Suisun Valley, forming 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-fourth miles to 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 Sacramento Valley to the southeast corner of Lake County on the western line of Yolo; thence westerly along the southern line of Lake, as established in Section 3917, to its intersection with the eastern line of Sonoma; thence southeasterly on said line of Sonoma to the western branch of the headwaters of the Huichica Creek; thence westerly to the main ridge that divides the Huichica Valley from the

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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.

County seat-Napa City.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 178; 1852, p. 192; 1855, p. 77; 1851, p. 560. No attempt was made to materially change the boundaries of any of the counties, but simply to render the lines more definite and certain. Changes should only follow urgent necessity. Nothing can produce greater confusion than frequent changes of the law in matters of territorial jurisdiction, and it is hoped that future legislation may be directed to necessary changes only. Except in cases of ancient or long established lines, reputation is not proof of boundary, and when it is received it must have arisen from deceased persons of experience and full knowledge who have declared the lines.-Lay vs. Neville, 25 Cal., p. 545. The first Act following was passed prior to the Act putting this Title into effect, which was passed March 16th, 1872; it is given, however, for conve

nience.

Stats. 1871-2, p. 305.

An Act to define the northern boundary line of Napa
County, adjoining Lake and Yolo Counties.
[Approved March 8, 1872.]

[Enacting clause.]

SECTION 1. The northern boundary line of Napa and the southeasterly boundary line of Lake Counties shall commence at the highest point of the Mount St. Helena; thence running in an easterly direction along the present boundary line between said counties to the Buttes Cañon Road; thence northeasterly in a direct line to the junction of Jericho and Putah Creeks; thence up Jericho Creek to the junction of Hunting Creek, in Jericho Valley; thence up Hunting Creek 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 in a straight line in the direction of the intersection of Bear and Cache Creeks to the county line of Yolo County; thence along the line of Yolo County in a southeasterly direction to the present county line dividing Yolo and Napa Counties.

SEC. 2. The Board of Supervisors of Napa County

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