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Book Title: A Memorial And Biographical History Of The Counties Of Santa Barbara, Ventura, And San Luis Obispo

BOUNDARY.

  After the signing of the treaty of peace between the United States and Mexico,
February 2, 1848, the establishment of the new government was pushed forward as
speedily as practicable. One month after the adoption of the Constitution, the
first Legislature met at San Jose, which was made the capital.

  The act subdividing the State into counties, and appointing the county-seats
therein, approved February 18, 1850, contained passages as follows:

  "Section 1. The following shall be the boundaries and seats of justice of the
several counties of the State of California until otherwise determined by law.

  "Section 2 created San Diego County.

  "Section 3 created Los Angeles County.

  "Section 4. COUNTY or SANTA BARBARA. Beginning on the sea coast, at the mouth
of the creek called Santa Maria, and running up the middle of said creek to its
source; thence due northeast to the summit of the Coast Range, the farm of Santa
Maria falling within Santa Barbara County; thence following the summit of the
Coast Range to the northwest corner of Los Angeles County; then along the
northwest boundary of said county to the ocean and three English miles therein;
and thence in a northwesterly direction, parallel with the coast, to a point due
west of the mouth of Santa Maria Creek; thence due east to the mouth of said
creek, which was the place of beginning, including the islands of Santa Barbara,
San Nicolas, San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and all others in the same
vicinity. The seat of justice shall be at Santa Barbara.

  "Section 5. COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO. Beginning three English miles west of
the coast, at a point due west of the source of the Nacimiento River, and
running due east to the source of said river; thence down the middle of said
river to its confluence with Monterey River; thence up or down, as the case may
be, the middle of Monterey River to the parallel of thirty-six degrees north
latitude; thence due east following said parallel to the summit of the Coast
Range; thence following the summit of said range in a southeasterly direction to
the northeast corner of Santa Barbara County; thence following the northern
boundary of Santa Barbara County to the ocean, and three English miles therein;
and thence in a northwesterly direction parallel with the coast, to the place of
beginning. The seat of justice shall be at San Luis Obispo."

  A subsequent act, defining the boundaries between Santa Barbara and San Luis
Obispo Counties was passed May 13, 1854. The northern line of Santa Barbara
County was declared to be from where the eastern line intersected the southern
line of Township 10 north, San Bernardino base; thence west, on said township
line to the Santa Maria River, thence down said river and down the creek which
divides that part of Guadalupe Rancho known as La Larga from that known as Oso
Flaco, to a point in the Pacific ocean opposite the month of said creek.
  The act passed March 2, 1850, providing for the holding of the first county
election, and that passed March 23, 1850, providing for general elections,
applied to these as to the rest of the newly designated counties.

THE EXPORTS

from Santa Barbara from March to September, 1847, amounted to $27,780.

  In the summer of 1848 the United States steamship Edith went ashore on the
coast between Point Sal and Point Arguello. There were assertions that she was
purposely wrecked, as some of the crew were eager to leave service and go to the
newly discovered gold mines. The wreck was sold to Captain William G. Dana,
owner of the great Nipomo rancho, who entertained at his house the officers and
the crew until arrangement could be made for tbeir transportation to Monterey,
then the State capital and headquarters on this coast for the army and navy.


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A MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY 
OF THE COUNTIES OF
Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura, California

Illustrated

Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the
Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Prospective Future; with Profuse illustrations of its Beautiful Scenery,
Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most Eminent Men, and
Biographical Mention of  many of its Pioneers and also of Prominent Citizens of
to-day,

BY MRS. YDA ADDIS STORKE.

"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors -will
never achieve anything worthy to he remembered with pride by remote
descendants."—Macaulay.

THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1891.

Barlow-Sinclair Printing Co., Chicago.


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