History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . In passing upand down the coast the large and available redwood forests on Big river at-tacted attention, and wonderful reports concerning these woods, and their re-sources, were carried back to Bodega. At this time the price of lumber haddeclined so much more in proportion to the wages of the men, that availa-bility was one of the greatest factors to be considered in operating a Bodega woods were never very accessible to the port, and were gettingworse every
History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . In passing upand down the coast the large and available redwood forests on Big river at-tacted attention, and wonderful reports concerning these woods, and their re-sources, were carried back to Bodega. At this time the price of lumber haddeclined so much more in proportion to the wages of the men, that availa-bility was one of the greatest factors to be considered in operating a Bodega woods were never very accessible to the port, and were gettingworse every year, while the Bolinas, San Rafael and Corte de Madera woods,had been well cut out, hence new fields of operation must be sought for bythe miU men. About this time the well-known and enterprising Harry Meigs, arrived onthe coast with a full and complete saw-mill outfit, and began casting aboutfor a place to put his mill in operation. Being at Bodega at the time theparty returned from the silk vessel expedition, and hearing their goodlyreports concerning the forests, and the eligibility- of that place for the ei-ec-. ^^^^-^..^tj^:^ BIG RIVER TOWNSHIP. 399 tion of a saw-mill, he determined to go at once to the place and take posses-sion of it. He accordingly went to San Francisco and purchased the brig On-tario, and placing his machinery on board of it, and putting it in charge of acompetent crew of men, he dispatched it to Big river. The vessel passed overthe bar at San Francisco on the 19th day of June, 1852, and after a cruise ofthirty days, beating against heavy adverse winds and meeting other contin-gencies of a sea voyage, they dropped anchor on the 19th of July. Of thosewho came up on the brig on that trip, only John E. Carlson, and William , still reside in Mendocino City; Captain D. F. Lansing came up on thevessel and resided here till his death, which occurred in 1877, and his familystill reside in Mendocino City; J. B. Ford came from Bodega, overland witheight
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