Contra as established in Section 3958, forming common corner of Marin, Solano, Sonoma, and Contra Costa, as established in Section 3955; 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 ten 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 County, and forming the northeast corner of Alameda and southeast 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 place of beginning. County seat-Martinez. Stats. 1851, p. 174; 1852, p. 178; 1853, p. 56. [Alternate Section.] CONTRA COSTA. SEC. 3954. Beginning in Bay of San Francisco, at the northwest point of Red Rock, being the common corner of Marin, Contra Costa, and San Francisco, as established in Section 3950; thence up the Straits and Bay of San Pablo, on eastern boundary of Marin, to point of intersection with line bearing south twenty-six and one half degrees east, and about six and one quarter miles distant from southwest corner of Napa County, as established in Section 3958, forming common corner of Marin, Solano, Sonoma, and Contra Costa, as established in Section 3955; 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 ten 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 County, and forming the northeast corner of Alameda and southeast 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 easterly line of San Francisco, four and one half miles, more or less, to the place of beginning. County seat-Martinez. SEC. 3955. Stats. 1851, p. 174; 1852, p. 178; 1853, p. 56. NOTE.-See note to Sec. 3953. SONOMA. Beginning at northwest corner, at a point in Sonoma. 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 head waters of Huichica Creek; thence westerly, on the line of Napa County, 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 centre of the 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 the 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 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; Solano. 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. SEC. 3956. Stats. 1851, p. 178; 1852, p. 236; 1855, p. 150; 1861, p. 361; 1868, p. 42. SOLANO. Beginning at southwest corner, in San Pablo 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 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 centre 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 centre 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 Wm. Wayne Fitch and E. H. Marshall, Surveyor and Deputy Surveyor of Solano County. County seat-Fairfield. Stats. 1851, p. 179; 1852, p. 236; 1853, p. 20; 1855, p. 77; 1857, p. 108; 1870, p. 294. NOTE. The Commission acknowledge the receipt of letters and maps from Messrs. Fitch and Marshall, containing valuable information respecting the boundaries of Solano and adjacent counties. MARIN. SEC. 3957. Beginning in the Pacific Ocean, at south- Marin. western corner of Sonoma; thence southeasterly along southern line of Sonoma, 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 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. Stats. 1851, p. 177; 1854, p. 121; 1860, p. 269; 1861, NOTE.-The Act of 1868 leaves a small strip between Napa. Marin and San Francisco out of both and all counties. See, however, note to Section 53, and Alternate Sections 50, 53, and 54. NAPA. SEC. 3958. Beginning at 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 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 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 Sonoma Valley; thence southerly along the said dividing ridge to the tule bordering on San Pablo Bay; thence southerly to the centre of the Huichica Creek; thence down said creek to its mouth, the place of beginning. County seat-Napa City. Stats. 1851, p. 178; 1852, p. 192; 1855, p. 77; 1851, p. 560. NOTE.-The Commission have not endeavored to materially change the boundaries of any of the counties, but only to render the lines more definite and certain. A foundation is, however, presented upon which future legislation can erect a more perfect structure. |