O'Farrel

The town of Washington was laid off and surveyed into lots, blocks and streets in the year 1850; an initial-point was established, stakes were set at the corners of the blocks, and a map was made, which was intended to represent the survey. The initial-point was subsequently lost, and in 1853 two iron bars were set at the northeast and southeast corners of block No. 3, in the place of the stakes which had *127 been set when the survey was made, and the bars still remain. In 1864 the county surveyor made a map of the town, which was a traced copy of the first map, and on it were represented the two iron bars at the corners of block No. 3, and the sizes of the lots and blocks and the width of the streets, and the map was adopted as the official map of the town.

Taylor, the owner of the property, conveyed to Moran, under whom the plaintiff claims title, a lot described as “ all those certain lots of land situated in the town of Washington, Tolo County, and State of California, and known and described on the official map of Washington as lots * "x" *; also lot No. 30 in block 13, said lot being twenty-six feet eight inches on Ann street, all of said property being in range 3.” A deed…