The Nevada Democrat., 1857-02-18
ROAD DISTRICTS.


Districts and designet ting their boundaries
WHEREAS the records of the County were
DESTROYED by fire on the 10th day of July, A.
ID. 1856, and among those the records in which
was set forth the boundaries of Road Districts
in Nevada County,
1t is therefore ordered, that the Townships Of
Nevada County shall be divided into Road Dis
trcts with the following boundaries:
ROAD DISTRICT No. l.-All that portion of
Nevada Township, lying East Of the City ofNe-
vada and the Nevada and Downeiville road,
north of Deer creek, following the course of
said ridge to the South Yuba river, and west of
the South Yuba, shall constitute Road Dis
trict No one.
DISTRICT No. 2.-All that portion Of Nevada
Township, lying south of Deer creek shall con-
stitute Road District No. 2.
DIsTRIcr No. 3-All that portion of Nevada
township lying north of Deer creek and east of
Rough 4 Ready township, bounded on the north
| by the Cement Hill district, commencing at the
top of Lost Hill in direct line to the Mountain
Home House. thence to the upper corner Of the
ranch owned by Stokes Clark, shall consti-
tute District No 3.
DISTRICT No. All that portion of Nevada
township lying west of the Downeivie road and
CITY of Nevada commencing at the west gap of
the Sugar Loaf, running along the base of Ce-
ment Hill until it strikes east of Myers ravine
near Caldwell's mill, thence with said ravine to
the South Yuba, thence with said Yuba to the
mouth of Rush creek to the upper corner OF
Kent's ranch formerly owned by Stokes, thence
in direct line to the City limits where it cross
es Lost Hill, including the Mountain Home
House at the head of Woods ravine, shall con-
stitute Road District No. 4.
DISTRICT No. 5.--All that portion of Nevada
township east of Myers ravine, south of the
South Yuba and west of line commencing at
| the place where the Downeiville road crosses
the gap of the Sugar Loaf, running thence to
the old Palmer House on Brush creek to the
Murrill place, thence following the line of Rob
inson's new road to the South Yuba river, shall
| constitute Road District No 8.
| DISTRICT No. 6--All that portion of Nevada
township lying north of District No, l, and east
of District No s. shall constitute Road District
No. six.
DIsTRIcr No. 7-All that portion of Grass
Valley township lying east of Auburn street, in
direct line, through said street from the Neva-
da township line, south to point on Bear river
midway between Anderson Porter's crossing,
on said river. shall constitute Road District No T.
DISTRICT No S.-All that portion of Grass
Valley township lying west Of Auburn street,
said line as fixed and defined in Road District
| No. 7. shall constitute Road District No. g.
DISTRICT No. 9.-All that portion of Rough d
Ready township lying south of Deer creek, eX-
cepting Moony Flat, shall constitute Road Dis
| trict No. 8.
DISTRICT No. lO.-Al that portion of Rough
d Ready township north of Deer creek and east
| of n direct line running from Texas Flat to
Bridgeport, shall constitute Road District No 10.
DISTRICT No ll.-All that portion of Rough
& Ready township lying west of a direct line
from Texas Flat to Bridgeport, aud north OF
Deer creek. and down the same to the Anthony
House. thence in direct line near the Union
ranch. shall constitute Road District No IL.
DISTRICT No. 12.--All that portion of Bridge
port township lying west of Shady creek ard
south of the ridge dividing the waters of Missis-
| sippi valley and the waters of the middle Yuba
shall constitute Road District No IL.
DIsTRcT No 13.-All that portion of Bridge
port township lying north of the ridge dividing
the waters of Shady creek and the middle Yuba
river, and ridge dividing the waters of Missis-
sippi valley and middle Yuba, and west of the
road from Cherokee ranch to Emory's crossing,
shall constitute Road District No. l3.
DISTRICT No. l4.--All that portion of Bridge
port township lying south of Shady creek and
| the ridge dividing the South and middle Yuba
rivers, and west of line running from Robin
sons bridge to Emory's crossing shall constl-
tute Road District No. Ia.
DISTRICT No. l5-All that portion of Bridge
port township lying north ola direct line run
ming from Robinson Il Bros bridge to the Cher
okee ranch, thence to Emory's crossing, shall
constitute Road District No. l5
DISTRICT No. 16-All that portion of Eureka
township north of the ridge dividing the waters
of the Middle Yuba and Humbug canon, and
South Yuba and Poor Mans creek, and south of
a line from the Sugar Loaf to the mouth of
Wolf creek, shall constitute Road District No l6.
DISTRICT No. 17.-All that portion of Eureka
township living east of the ridge dividing the
waters of Poor Mans creek and Logan's canon,
and south and east of the ridge between Poor
Mans creek and Middle Yuba, and the line from
the Sugar Loaf to the mouth of Wolf creek,
shall constitute Road District No. II.
DISTRICT No 18.--All that portion of Eureka
township lying south of he ridge dividing the
! waters of Humbug canon and the middle Yuba
I river and east of the ridge dividing the waters
of Logan's canon and Poor Mans creek, shall
constitute Road District No. l8.
DISTRICT No 19.-All that portion of Wash
ington township lying west of Canon and
Scotchman's creek, shall constitute Road Dis
trict No. 10.
DISTRICT No. 20-All that portion of Wash
ington township lying east of Canon and Scotch
mans creek, shall constitute Road District No
20
DISTRICT No. 21.-All that portion of Little
York township south Of Steep Hollow, shall con-
sttute Road District No. 21.
DISTRICT No. 22.-All that portion of Little
York township lying west and north of Steep
Hollow shall constitute Road District No 22.
NAMES OF THE DAYS OF THE WEEK.-It is not
strange that Christians should have been found
! i'm the universal use of names of days of the