History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . been additionally dark and dreary at theseason of the year when the great navigator saw them—neither green withthe verdure of spring, nor russet by the summers heat; while near Point delos Reyes there is sufficient whiteness about the cliffs which skirt the shoreto attract attention, and as it is out of the fullness of the heart the mouthspeaketh, the bold Briton, longing for home, may have pictured to his minds eye some resemblance to Old Albion. Besides, Drake lay thir
History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . been additionally dark and dreary at theseason of the year when the great navigator saw them—neither green withthe verdure of spring, nor russet by the summers heat; while near Point delos Reyes there is sufficient whiteness about the cliffs which skirt the shoreto attract attention, and as it is out of the fullness of the heart the mouthspeaketh, the bold Briton, longing for home, may have pictured to his minds eye some resemblance to Old Albion. Besides, Drake lay thirty-six days at anchor, which it would have been impossible for so experienceda sailor to have done, had it been in our glorious bay, without being im-pressed with its great importance as a harbor, on a coast so destitute of suchadvantages as this; but he makes no allusion to any feature traceable in ourbay. He never had the honor of seeing it. In this connection it may befurther stated that the headland forming the point is composed of granite,which may have presented, at that time, a white or greyish color, and this. T^jy, yi^-7^o-7^ixf-t^^^<^^ GENERAL HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT. 219 appearance is still perceptible at certain angles of the suns rays. It is urgedthat the bay at Point Eeyes would afford no shelter from a south-east storm,and hence could not be the good harbor spoken of by Drakes chronicler;but it must be remembered that he was there in the month of June, andthat at that time of the year all the winds are from the north-west, and nomore secure anchorage from winds from that direction can be found alongthe coast than is to be had under the lee of Punta de los Reyes. Summed up then the matter stands as follows: Favoring the idea thatDrakes and San Francisco bay are one is a general sweeping statement,based upon no proofs, and only attempted to be sustained by those who dis-like to acknowledge that the best harbor along the whole coast line was thelast one to be di
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