The weekly Placer herald., 1852-11-20
81 years 155 IS years 2
80 years 265 66 years Q
S9 years l92 67 years Q
81 years 1874 68 years Q

SS years 1879 67 years 9
81 years 1874 68 years 9
Not specified and refused to answer &C
The two oldest inhabitants 6S years.
OCCUPATION.
Of the population as enumerated, ex-
Guiding white females and Indians, there
are of the following occupations, trades
and professions:
Bakers %; BARRIERS S; Butchers "a:
Boarding House Keepers %; Cabinet Ma.
kers 2; Clerks and Bar Tenders SO; Car
penters and House Joiners 1O2; Cooks
and Stewards CSC OILERS 2;Engineers II;
Expressmen IL; Farmers and Gardners
95; Gamblers %; Innkeepers 80; Lumber
men SO; Lawyers 70; Hostlers 8; Masons
Miners 8,471; Packers 7; Printers 4; Ply
sicians 90; Painters 9; Surveyors and Civ
il Engineers 7; Saloon Keepers 12; Stage
ing 12; Soda Manufactures 8; Traders
249; Teamsters AT; TaiIors Q; Watch
makers and Jewellers 4; Blacksmiths 40;
Washing Q; Millwright 1; Cordwainer /;
Brewer 1; Miscellaneous Laborers so;
Clergymen 4; Public officers IS; not spec
flied ia.
PLACE OF BIRTH.
District of Columbia 5, Maine 395, N.
Hampshire 14S, Vermont 2O4, Massachus
etts 454, Rhode Island Cd, Connecticut 1874
New York l16S, New Jersey 95, Penn
sylvana 469, Delaware Is, Maryland lOS
Virginia 1872, North Carolina 70, South
Carolina SO, Georgia 102, Florida 7, Ala
bama 25, Mississippi 10, Louisiana SO,
Tennessee l4S, Kentucky 26O, Ohio 434,
Indiana 200, Illinois Ia, Michigan 25,
kansas 70, Texas 2, Utah Territory s,
California 45, British Provinces and Can
adas so, Mexico 50, Central America 6,
Peru IL, Chill 80, Brazil 8, Cuba 8. Eng
land and Wales 3SS, Scotland 1876, Ire
land 42l, France "a, German States S27,
POLAND 5, Russie 3, Denmark IS, Nor
way and Sweden 60, Holland l, Spain Id,
Portuguese and Yves. Islands 70, Italy and
Sicily 19, Greece 7, Hungary 9, Switzer-
land 81 Australian British Possessions 1S
at sea 2, not specified and refused to ans
wer 81, China 3,O19, Sandwich Islands
(omited kanakas) Is.
The FOREST.
All that portion of Placer county east
OF line drawn from the junction of the
North and Middle Forks of the American
river ortherly to Bear river, abounds in
timbered land of the most suitable kind to
make lumber,an important item in the fu-
ture productions of the country The d-
vIdeS OF the North ana nl1uuie Forks are
covered with immense forest of pines
and cedars. The divide of Bear River
and the North Fork is also well timbered
In 1850 and 81 a large amount of lumber
was hauled from Sacramento into the mi
mes. In June 81 the Bear River and Au-
burn Water and Mining Company COM
menced saving lumber for their work. In
September, the same year, the second mill
was started to supply the general demand
and at the present time in addition to sup
plying thehome consumption, large
amount is sent to Sacramento afford
ing freight to those teams which for
merly went down empty, and giving an
important check to the drain of gold,
which is kept up by trade in the Mines
At the present time there are in Placer
county ID saw mills in operation, seven
driven by water power, four by steam and
one by water and steam. Ability of the
twelve mills in "a hours is 59,4OO feet,
cost of the same 100000. Amount of
lumber sawed within the last year 5.0OO,-
900 feet A number of mills in process
of erection are not included
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
During the present year an emigrant
road has been opened from the upper part
of the settled portion ofthe county to Car
son Valley. 1t was done by private en-
terprise and subscription, at an expense of
twelve thousand dollars.
The road and bridge crossing the canon
of the North Fork, few miles from Au-
burn, was also constructed the present
year by company. 1t does credit to the
enterprise of the citizens of Placer who
constructed it, and is paying in tolls at the
rate Of 200 per cent per annum on the
cost, $4,000.
AGRICULTURE.
1t has been supposed that only small
portion of the county, which runs
into and borders upon the Sacramento
va ley, was adapted to the purpose of
cultivation, but it is found that in every
part of the mining district the soil is of
good quality and only wants water. In a
few years the rivers will be carried on
the mountain tops for agricultural as well
as mining purposes. About 100 square
miles ofthe western portion of the county
is well adapted to agricultural and grazing
purposes.
LIGHT-HoUsE AND Foe BELL.-We