Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-09-29
Ocuuille DaiIg Nutte RrrarG.
Statistics of Butte County.


Surveyor:
Osoy1LLE, Bate County, Aug %, 1856.
Hon. j. IL. BREWSTER, SURVFYoR GgN-
ERAL-SIR In compliance with the terms
OF your circular, addressed TO County As
SCISSORS, have the honor to submit tie fol-
lowing statistics derived chiefly from the
schedules submitted TO the assessable por-
tiou Of the inhabitants Of Butte County.
In relation to other items, give you the
best estimate have been able To make.
For details of the characteristics OF land
It /, presumed that MIR. Scott, County Sur
yeyor, Will give you the Information you de.
sire, and | viii merely say, III general
terms, that there - no swamp or OvelhOwed
land. aud that there ,s about an equal por-
ton OF what may be called agricultural and
mineral land. Any more definite de,crip
ton Is deemed impracticabte, from the fact
that considerable portion of what would
be stlled mineral IS susceptible OF cultva-
/ uon, aud that termed agricultural can only
be made available by artesIan wells or can
ais not yet constructed.
! There is, perhaps, 10 portion Of Califor-
MIA where artes,nu wells are more required
than IN largs section of this county, bor-
dering on the foothills, where water is so
Indispensable, both to the agricultural and
mineral interests.
There is in. this county. independent Of
collateral or Subsidiary branches, about ono
hundred and thirty mics Of canal, coustruc.
ted chiefly with reference to the mining in
terest Projects tor more than double this
quantity are on the taps or in process Of
construction, and will probably be comllct-
cd within the next year.
Although belonging more especially to the
department OF the County Surveyor would
strongly recomm nj the adoption or substi-
tuition OF natural for artificial boundaries.
the definition OF which would be more clear
and certain, and serve 10 avoid the contro-
versies between this and the adjoining coun-
ties.
The timber chiefly valuable in this coun
ty Is pine, Oi wtHch,In several districts, there
Is an lDeNhauslatle supply, III the manutac.
ure Of winch there are Ii muls-l0 opera
ted 10y water power and 6 by steam
There are two Touring mills, both doing
an extensive business, and several quartz
mills, that are being worked more or less
successfully.
The mining interest of this county was
never, ut amy period, in n more furnishing
condition than at present; extensive q stricts
have become available by the recent intro
duction OF water.
In reply 10 sub-scctious > and s Of Your
circulate, | heg leave to say that much re.
mans to b. d,ne in developing toth the ag-
Iicu,tural and mineral Resources Of Butte
county.
We have now nearly completed one Of the
IN ST splend, d fire rot court houses N ,Lc
5 ate. sItua ed in the centre Of the plaza OF
OroUile, the new capital Of the county,
winch ha>, MIuerVt.IIke, sprung into txis-
tance something ike a year past Arrange
ments are now ~ progress tor specify OBJ
tanning The benefit Of telcgraihic comm, ion
wi ,no Lay, and 1t is confidently expcc I'd
Il We sAall soon have &c facilities Of rau
road comAuuicauOu.it OF steam Navigation
with Marysyi,le and Sacramento.
We have comparatively but lew instances
III Butte county where Wealth AM art, Uni-
ted with refined taste, have produced those
floral, horticultural and ngricuuuiai en-
beHshments which are tho pride and Z 0ry
OF any country; one OF which, however--the
estate Of Mi n John Bldwcli, of Cnico-is
not probably surpassed in CailtoInin 4
portion Of the items of his " schedule" F." will
give some idea OF the character and cxtcut
OF his improvements GlUO bushels wheat;
$500 bushels hit'ey; 800 bushels corn !5
tons g'dleS; 80 bearing peach; 100 apple;
100 pear; 30 ounce; 80 h5; - almond 10
tu4lleh walnut. besides an extensive uur-
scry IF every variety Of fruit and otnAuen-
tai trees wh,c can be successfully cultivated
IN onr climate. The IlIncety mansion il
SURE unded hy extensive lawns, uhouuding
WITH bcaulitul fountains, and fruit and flow
er ga lens, arranged in the most tasty and
JHd.ctou- manner. the subdivisions OF which
ale enclosed with thrifty aui vtrlcgatcd
hedges. aud the whole dcmcsnc is bouhu!Gl-
ly supplied with water for irrigation and
ornament
Imperfect returus (to which may be safely
)ded rom - To Efty yer tent) show -
whoat 5.4C6 ares baa ey, s 4ij acres; oats
$50 acres j Il an corn IUt acres; brt ON corn
acres; tIuit trees, , G0t ; varicti'~ not
d limited" Usage o"nurc - COO. onions,
10 acres; o;tt cs, 200 acres; cabbage, so
acres; luW les. .O,ItU
Several items indicated in your circular,
which would no doubt be interesting as u
portion Of the annals Of the state, under cX-
isting laws regulating the duties Of asses
sors. cannot b. obtnined without eutlecring
the county ~ Il heavy expense, which they
viii NOT lucur, an1 which the Assessor re-
- octiu)lv declines as uming
From the ficlhl returns OF the proT erty
assessed in Buife county for 1866, The fol-
lowing extract is made: