The Nevada journal., 1852-10-08

~ peioW We kNs tno rePort VI III
Engineers Of the Soath Yubs Co, as We
promised in our last We commend il
to the attention Of the public, sad ei
our eotenporariss below. 1t is IN ssti-
mate BY Competent nsa of great pub
lie and individual bsns6t- of an enter
prise that will 60 Immensely far 70 de-
vslope the resources of the nining re-
sions, and add to the population, busi.
ness, and character Of California.
MI- NE ss~ ~"MOC IN,
OF the Enyineers ofMe South Ys5a
Mining and Sacramento Canal
Company. l79s
| To the President and Dirscten:
Gentlemen accordance with your
Instructions an efficient Engineer s
corps was organized on the 22d day
Of July last, for the purpose Of making .
complete survey Of the proposed route
for the company's canal. Before pro-
ceeding with the particulars Of the
survey, we beg leave to submit brief,
but sufficiently accurate description, of
the country through which the survey
was made. z s6i a aoer ya sLat
From the point at which the water
is taken from the River, TO the sum
nit of Bear Valley, "a distance Of 42O
rods,) one half Of said distance is com
posed of perpendicular rock !. the 9th
er half is side hill, favorably situated
and from said point for several miles
up and down the River, the canon is
so high and perpendicular, that access
to the stream is impossible for man or
beast. The balance of the line trav-
erses hills and dales. crossing innumer-
able rsvines, until it reaches the sum-
NIT Of Deer Greek, the end Of the main
line; the whole region being covered
with an abundance Of the best pine
timber, .s5vHeI III HDsN TSa
81 The point at which our survey com.
menced, Git being . point about one :
half mile above the commencement of
former survey made for your COM
pany in the summer Of 1851, is situa-
ted ON the South Yuba River, twenty
Eve miles above Nevada city, and
twenty-nine miles above Grass Valley
town, and at the summit which divides
the waters Of that river, and Bear river
said summit being part of . small
valley reaching Within 80 rods of the
said Yuba river. The route of the sur,
yey from this point, runs up and along
the bank adjoining the river q distance
ef 420 rods, to the bed rock Of the
stream, and location Of the dam COM
mencing then at the first named point,
a line of surrey runs alens the noun
tain slopins south towards Bear River,
n distance Of six miles and sixty rods,
to the summit dividing the waters Of
Bear river and Steep Hollow creek !;
thence traversing a region Of country
somewhat broken in its character, for
the farther distance of nine miles and
two hundred and sixty rods, to the
summit dividing the waters of Deer
creek from minor streams to the south
ward; thence down said dividing ridge,
about two miles to tho eastward OF Ne,
vada city; thance four miles to the
township line Of Grass Valley, In ad-
dition to the foregoing we. have esti-
mated, six miles in length Of the Little
York line, viz: from the main line
down the Bear River divide. We
have prepared map very carefully,
embracing the exact courses and dis
tances of the survey, which map we
herewith submit fer your inspection
The elevation at the point at which
the line leaves the Yuba river, is 1900
| feet above Nevada, and the course Of
the main line Of the canal, together
with the proposed lateral line, COM
mands completely and entirely the
whole mining region within the bcun-
daries or between the aYuba and Bear
rivers, being q surface Of not less than
600 square miles there being no other
. stream of any permanently to enable
this extensive region Of country to bs
made available for mining purp ,ses.
The extent Of the country referred to,
embraces an area superior to any re-
gion traverssd by any canal already
built, or proposed to be constructed, in
this state. Much of it has been well
prospected, and has beea ascertained
to be fully as valuable to the miner as
any known; and IS this is the only
point, at which the water can betaken
from the river, from the peculiar form
alton of the mountains above the point
from which our survey has commenc-
ed. therefore all difficulties with any
other company or companies that
might desire to construct any works 70
Oomsste with this are entirely prevsn-