History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . rcling the open space, which is about ten acres in extent. Theslope of the ground is towards the ocean, from whose biting winds it issheltered by a thick belt of pines. On the most elevated, and extremelyeastern portion of the plaza, are situated the Captains and Lieutenantsquarters, overlooking the whole of the other buildings. Upon the right andleft, along the sides of the parallelogram, at regular intervals, are thequarters for the men and non-commissioned officers. A
History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . rcling the open space, which is about ten acres in extent. Theslope of the ground is towards the ocean, from whose biting winds it issheltered by a thick belt of pines. On the most elevated, and extremelyeastern portion of the plaza, are situated the Captains and Lieutenantsquarters, overlooking the whole of the other buildings. Upon the right andleft, along the sides of the parallelogram, at regular intervals, are thequarters for the men and non-commissioned officers. At the extreme lowerpart of the plaza are the guard-house, commissary and quartermasters store-house; and in the edge of the pines are the stables, and upon a high knollin the north-west corner, is the hospital. Around in the space thus enclosedis a circular carriage way, and intersecting each other at right angles acrossthe plaza are raised walks, and in the center is a magnificent flag-pole,proudly waving from the summit of which is our countrys flag. Thegiound here afforded is as smooth as a floor, having just enough. BIG RIVER TOWNSHIP. 429 slope to insure good drainage. The buildings are comfortable and neat,inside and out, and all painted and -white-washed. But how changed are all things now ! The reservation was abandoned in1867, and the military post was no longer needed nor sustained, and fromthat time on everything has been allowed to go to decay and ruin. Long jearsago the paint and white-wash had been washed off from the buildings bythe fogs of summer and the rains of winter, and their places have beentaken by a coat of green moss. The fence that was once the pride of thecommandant has gone to wreck along with everything else, and now thepublic highway bisects the parade ground. The old quarters of officers andmen are stUl standing, but fast decaying. The plaza once so smooth andnicely kept, is now overgrown with a heavy crop of dog fennel and chick-weed. Like the tr
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