The Placer herald., 1857-09-26

QUARTZ MILLS.
In 1865 l reported only two Quartz Mills This
year have the pleasure of sending you report
| from eight. viz:
EMPIRE QUARTZ MINING Co-Mill located at
! Ophir; steam power; l6 stamps; crush 20 tons
every "a hours, at an expense of only 50 per ton.
/ Taxable value $4,000
UNION QUARTZ MINING Co-Mll located near
| Doty's Flat; water power; water wheel 4S feet
diameter and run with 80 inches water; employ
Il hands; rock pays S29 per ton average. and val
ue Sl450 per OF. Crush I tons per day of 10
hours Taxable value $500. Estimated value
of the ledge $4,000.
PIONEER QUARTZ MlII--L Located at Ophir; Gus
tom mill; ! stamps, weight $40 lbs each; emplo
hands; water power with "a foot wheel; charge
for crushing s. per ton, and crush tons per day
Of II hours. This is the first mill established in
Ophir, and the third mill in the county. Assessed
value 5000.
PLACER MILL Co.-Located near Gold Hill, on
Shpley Ravinc; steam; eight stamps; employ s
hands. This mill is and is scarcely in opera
tion as yet. Assessed value $1,000.
The above four mills are located within few
miles OF each otter and in the western portion o.
the county The following four are also located
only a few miles apart, and in the extreme eastern
part OF the county
PIONEER QUARTZ MlI.L-Locacd at Damascus:
Moreland & Thompson, propretors. 1t is worked
by steam and employs about 10 hands. Assessed
value of machinery 81 500
BAY STATE QUARTZ MHI.--Locatcd at American
Bar. on Middle Fork; water power l.. B. Brooks,
Superintendent. This is another new mill. As
sessed value $4,000.
WATSON's QUARTZ MGI.I.-Locatcd at Sarahs-
! vile; ii. III. Watson, proprietor; steam power;
employing 20 hands, Assessed value 81 900.
| You've AMERICA QUARTZ MIIT~--Located at Sa-
| rahsville Henson, Brewer q Co.. proprietors:
steam; mill new and just commencing operations.
Total assessed value or quartz mill machinery
$27 400.
TOLL BRIDGES.
The following is list of bridges and amount of
assessed Value
| .Nurderer'S Bar Bridge.--Crossing Middle
Fork; wire suspension; original cost about
$20,00O; half value assessed in Ell Dorado, $1,000
Foot Bridge, Beals' Bar.-Crossing Amer
lean river to Ell Dorado county. Assessed in
| each county, 600
Bridge at Condemned Bar. - Crossing
American river into El Dorado; wooden
bridge with abutments Assessed in each co. 1880
Foot Bridge at Dotan's Bar.-Crosses the
American river into Ell Dorado. Asses'd val 600
Porter's Bridge.-Crossing Bcarrver; Ed
wards English proprietors, Sacramento.
Wooden structure, with abutments Assd, 5000
F0rds Bar Bridge.--Crossing North Fork
of American river; wood with abutments.
Assessed value, 1000
Preble Bridge.--Crossing Bear river near
| Ilnoistown; wood with abutments. Assess
ed value, 500
oak GrOre Bar Bridg'--Crossing Middle
Fork of American opposite (south) of Mchi-
| Bluffs; foot bridge and wood Assessed val. 100
Canon Creeh Bradge--On Middle Fork;
wood Assessed value, 600
Total value CT Bridges, disconnected with
Turnpike Roads, $4,000
SAW MILLS
The Saw Mills remain in about the same condi-
tion as when reported last year. Some have i'm
proved their machinery and increased their power,
and one has suspended operations for want of logs.
| am able to report "a, and with only one or two
exceptions, first class mills, viz
Mount Pleasant .1fW.--Located near Wiscon-
sin Hill; Harper Co., proprietors; steam power;
circular saws. Saw per annum 500, 600 it. lum-
ber. Assessed value, $4,000
Buckeye SaD .AhH.-Locatcd on Roach Hill;
Baker d Co., propretors; sash saw; steam. L.
100000 ft. lumber. Assessed value $4,000
Empire SaW .MW.--Located at Independence
Hill; circular saw; steam, Whiting Co., pro-
prietors Annual production 100000 ft. Assess
ed value $500
Sugar Pine MW-Located on Bear river; an
nual production 100000 #; water power; ] sash
saw. Assessed value, $4,000
Magnolia .Mil.- Located on Bear river; Nc
Carly & Co.. proprietors; water power; ! sash
saw and lath machine; annual production; G00,-
600. Assessed value, $4,000
Mountain .NH.--Located at Illinoistown; re-
built and improved; Il. L. Mendenhall, proprietor.
Annual production 5000 Ass'd val. 5000
Parhson & .WcKays .MW--Located at Last
Chance; highest up mill in the county; annual
production 100000 it. Assessed value, 81 900
BrickeU .MH.-Located at Ilinoistown; steam
power with two sash saws; annual production
100000 #. Assessed value, $4,000
Scott g. Co.'S .MU.-Located at Dutch Flat;
water power. sash saw; annual production 3oo,-
600 #. Assessed value, $4,000
Dapis' Sd,c MW-Located at Dutch Flat; wa
ter power; sash saw; annual production 25o,ooo
| #. Assessed value, 81, 800
Bent0n's & Uiliidms Mil. - Located near
Dutch Flat water; produces 100000 #. Assess
ed value. $500
Forest Hill NU-Located near Yankee Jims;
DeLand IL Garland, proprietors; rebuilt and i'm
proved; steam; annual production 1000, 900 feet.
| A esnsscd Y aIun 81 600