History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . ^J TEN-MILE RIVER TOWNSHIP. TEN-MILE RIVER. Geography. — This township is bounded on the north by Humboldtcounty, on the east by Little Lake township, on the south by Big Rivertownship, and on the west by the Pacific ocean. Topography.— The entire surface of the country here is a grand seriesof mountains, the valleys between being small and insignificant. The mesawhich borders the ocean all along the Mendocino coast to the south of this,vanishes here, and the bold spurs
History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . ^J TEN-MILE RIVER TOWNSHIP. TEN-MILE RIVER. Geography. — This township is bounded on the north by Humboldtcounty, on the east by Little Lake township, on the south by Big Rivertownship, and on the west by the Pacific ocean. Topography.— The entire surface of the country here is a grand seriesof mountains, the valleys between being small and insignificant. The mesawhich borders the ocean all along the Mendocino coast to the south of this,vanishes here, and the bold spurs of the mountains project into the veryocean. Kibesillah is an Indian word and signifies the head of the valley,and it is located at the northern extremity of the mesa land along the coast Soil. — If there were any soil worth while mentioning it would be wellto record the fact here, but there is so little of it in the township that itrequires but little space in this work. From Kibesillah southward to Ten-mile river, along the coast there is quite a strip of excellent grazing andarable land, but that is about all
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