Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-13
Report of the Assessor of Butte
County.
ASSESSORS OFFICE. BUTTE COUNTY.
ORoTALE. Oetober 3. 1853. [

ASsESSOhS OFFICE. BUTTE COUNTT.(
ORovHLE, October 3, 1853
To THE HoS. JoHN A. BREwsTER, SURVEYOR GIN
RRAL. CALIFORNIA:
EsR-Tn accordance with the requirements OF the
statute. hereby submit to you my statistical report
for the year 1857.
1t Is not as perfect or elaborate as it would have
been had have received your circular at the crop
time Your circular was directed to nv prede-
cessor, X. ). Maynard. whose absence from Oroylle
prevented him from receiving it until about the ist
OF April when it was handed to me. Ny report is
as thorough as can be given under the circumstances
aud believe as reliable as can be obtained through
The agency OF Assessors. In many instances. have
found 1t dthcult to obtain information on many sub
Jects through the apprehension of the people that
the Information was sought for the purposes of tax
alton. The principle of taxing fruit trees of one
years growth or geese, ducks and ch ckens of de-
generated stocks or even the high bred China Musco-
w or Shanghai, would not be received with favor
by the Taxpayers of Butte. find great many of
our citizens that do not properly appreciate the i'm
portance OF a correct statistical list, and OCCASION
ally one that will positively refuse to give the As
SCISSOR the information he possesses This cOu Sc of
conduct not only retards to considerable degree.
the rapid development of the rich agricultural aud
mineral resources of young State, but is diamet
rically opposed to his own interests.
The details of property assessed by me and the
value is as follows
Land acres 25s, 1902. assessed value, ssl6.o26, or
nearly an average of SO II per acre; showing an in
crease over 1896 in acres, of s47l9 in value, SIR
o25 Improvements, assessed value $l4s0,I20 !;
which Is excess 1856, of $Ti2Gl5. Fumes of
river claims, and the improvements on mining claims
and quartz ledges, are assessed under this head
they were last year.
Mortgages. notes. bonds scrip and solvent debts,
assessed value. S2C9S55; showing an excess oyer
1856 of Sll0.27l,
Money, gold dust and money at interest assessed
value. Sl57 81; an increase over 1856 of Seo.600-
Mortgages, notes money, &c l. the most difficult of
all property for the to arrive at the proper
value or the correct amount He has to rely solely
tha h1nn gfy, 6 I'm hold in
either case he necessarily falls far short of the
amount.
Horses and mules, number 1898, assessed value,
1929 OU9 excess 1856 in number, 437, in value,
sS4,759.
Jacks and Jennes, no 129. assessed value, Sc. 332
excess in number 1876, is 49, in value, $23T.
Cattle two years, 13,74S assessed value, S5l4-
64i; excess in number over 1856 is 1904, in value,
$l0S,373
Cattle under two years, 1856, assessed value Sl09-
772; increase in number over last year. 2203 in val
ne, % ll5 Total number of cattle this year is 2l
204, total value thereof 1864 ,415
Sheep and goats, 12538 assessed value, $55 ,o2S in
crease in number in one year, 6643 in value, $780,
393
Hogs $500, assessed value. $34 ,40i; decrease in
number within the last year, $780, increase in value,
$50.
Wagons ard carts, All, value, s45,55O excess
1856, in number, 21l; in value, S23,250
Carriages and buggies. 55 assessed value, So472
increase in number in one year, 81. in value, S25.
Merchandise and lumber, assessed value, S366,971;
excess of this year over last, SlS5,lIS
Watches aad jewelry, assessed value, l0440 ex-
cess over last year. $4,000.
Libraries, assessed value, SILL; excess over last
year, $500.
Hay aud grain 900 TONS assessed value, S32, ,513.
This of the crop of 1856, and is principally hay
and Barley. The assessed value Of hay and grain
for 1856 only 81 800; showing difference in ia
vor of 1857 of $2j 1913.
Machinery, assessed value, S42,105 excess over
1856 S367S5.
Household furniture, assessed value $50 237; in
crease over 1856 S26, 465
Total assessed value of real and personal property
in Butte county for year 1857. 81 1914 800
For year 1856. .......... ,2l5 253
Showing an increase in one year, of. .....l 979 437
DITCHES.
The following is list of the bitches in the county