The Placer herald., 1857-09-26

raising OF LOW counties, consequently our STOCK
is light compared with some others. The horses
and mules above enumerated are almost entirely
work horses and mules. The cows are not found
in large bodies, on ranches, but isolated and scat
tered and the great bulk found one and two only
together. The work cattle are mostly connected
with our saw mills, and employed in hauling
logs to mill or lumber to Sacramento.
FowLs.--Number of Chickens, 1902; Turkies
660; Ducks, 260; Geese, l02.
also notice 10 tame Rabbits, and sc Goats.
EGGS.-FrOm the number of Hens in the cOun-
ty, estimate not less than 237 900 Eggs, as the
product Of the season: making l ,420 doz. which
have brought readily, at all times. IS cents per
doz. or in the aggregate $500 Value of hens
and product, Sl6.467
SLAUGHTERED CATTLE, SHEEP AND SwINE.--The
value Of Cattle. Sheep and Hogs slaughtered in
the county will amount to over 5000, 600, nine
tenths of which is driven from the lower counties
and which pays no tax here
CANALS.
The following is list of all the bitches or Ca
mails in the county, great and small. incol porated
or unincorporated, to which is attached the as
sessed value
.American Ryer H'ater and Mining
Co.--This canal takes its water from the
American river, at Tamaroo Bar in Placer
county. and running down the north side of
said river about % miles in this county and
ii miles in Sacramento county. Length of
laterals "a miles Receipts $500 to $500
per week. Expenses $4,000 per month, in
Guiding interest. Capacity 1000 inches
Office at Folsom. Assessed value, 100000
.4u6urn ami Bear Riyer U'ater and M
ming Co. - Incorporated with capital of
S6OO000 Receives water from Bear river,
six miles above Illinoistown, and supplying
the entire lower section Of county. Length
Of main trunk and laterals 200 miles. Du-
ring the past year this company has eX-
pended nearly 100000 in improving and
mol in nor nnutt ho n aI of
canal on Bear river, and in substituting
canal for fumes. Directors reside at San
Francisco, and Office at Auburn. H. W.
Brouse. Superintendent Assessed value. $1,000
Ei D0r0do UIafU Co.--Capital $50 900.
Takes its water from the head of FL Dorado
Canon and supplies Michigan City about
six months of the year. 1t is supplied
tirely by the melting and rains--
Length of canal lSl miles Capacity 400
inches Of water Office at Michigan City.
Assessed value, $4,000
Gold HW ana Bear Riper ITatcy Co
Incorporated. Receives water from Bear
river and supplies diggings at Dotys Flat,
Gold Hill. New town. &c. Capital 100000.
Length Of main trunk 30 miles; laterals 80
miles. Capacity 800 inches. Office at Gold
Hill. Sup rintendent and Treasurer j. a.
Hill. Assessed Value. $4,000
yanhee Jim's Union Uater Co--Incor-
porated. Capital stock 100000. Takes its
water from Brushy Canon and supplies Yam
kee Jim's. Length l5 miles Capacity 400
inches. Office at Yankee Jim's. Majority
OF Directors and Iroprieors reside at San
Francisco. W. Whittier, Superintendent
and Treasurer. Assessed value, -, 900
Todd's FaHey Water Co--Incorporated
Capital stock S32 900. Length II miles. ia
king its water from Devils Canon and sup
plying Totlds Valley. Capacity 400 inches.
Assessed value. 1000
SarahsyMe and 7odd's Valley bitches.
Brown White Propretors and Superin-
tendents Length II miles. Supplying
Sarahsville and Todd's Valley 150 inches
water. Office at Todd's Valley. Assessed
value, 10000
Independent Ditch Co.-Owned by mi
ners. Length Of canal miles. Inches of
water 25O. Supplies Todd's Valley AS
sessed value 1000
Yankee inns Miners Ditch Co.--Own-
ed by miners. Length of canal Is miles
Inches of water 400. Assessed value, 5000
Dutch Fiat Water CO.-Taking water
from north fork of North Fork of American
river and supplying Dutch Flat. Gardner
Co., proprietors. Length Is miles. Inch
es of water 200. Assessed value, 54OO
Fergers0p's DHch.-Lateral of the North
Fork Water Co., and supplying Whites
Ranch. Length miles. Inches of water
200. Assessed value, 1000
Uhishey Diggings Dtch.-Owned by
miners, and taking water from Dry Creek
and supplying Whiskey Diggngs. Length
of canal l3 miles, and inches of water 200.
Assessed value, 5000
North Sea Ditch.--Owned by miners
and taking its waters from Dry Creek and
supplying Danish Diggings near Cox's.-
Length of canal miles, and 100 inches of
water. Assessed value, $500
Elm Slide Ditch CO-Owned by miners
and supplying Ell Dorado Canon. Assessed
value 5000
HOSES Ditch,-supplies diggings near
Cold Springs. Assessed value, 1000
Indiana Water CO.-Owned by miners
and supplying dggings near Cold Springs.
Assessed value, 1000
North Shirt Tail Ditch.-Priest & Co.,
Proprietors. Takes water from North Shirt
Tail Canon and supplies Wisconsin Hill.-
Length of canal i miles. Quantity DIVA
ter 800 inches. Assessed value, $500
Grizzly D,tch.-Priest a. Co., Proprie-
tors. Length miles. Inches of water 1OO
Assessed value, 900
HiH's Ditch--Property of J. T. Hill
Length of Canal 25 miles. No. of inches
of water 300. Supplies Iowa HILL Assess
ed value. 5000
Mckee Water Ditch-Owned by Baker
Il Co. Length of canal II miles. Taking
water out of Indian Canon and supplying
Birds Flat and Kings Hill. No. of inches
of water 200. Assessed value, 5000
Lorry Ditch-Owned by Lowry and
supplying lower end Of Secret Ravine.-
Length of canal miles, and capacity 100
inches. Assessed value, 5000
oak Cottage Dach.-Lateral of Auburn
and B. r. Canal Length miles Capac-
ity 100 inches. Supplies south of Gold Ilill
Assessed value 500
Buffalo Ditch.-At Last Chance. AS
sessed value, 500
Birds TaHey Difch.-Assessed value, 400
Deming's Difch-On Secret Ravine.-
Length of canal miles. No. of inches of
water 60. Assessed value, 700
Pugh Ditch-Locatedo on Auburn Ravine
Length miles. Inches of water 100. AS
sesscd value, 500
Denton's Rapine DitcH.-Located near
and below Virginia. Length mile. Ca
pacity 20 inches. Assessed value 100