The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1857-02-11

| into Townships, and designating tne Oounua-
ries of the same
WHEREAS: the records of the county were de-
stroyed by fire on the 18th day of July A. d.
1856, and among other records that in which
was set forth the subdivision of the county into
Townships, and describing the boundaries Oh
the same, that it is therefore ordered that the
County of Nevada be divided into Townships as
follows The Township of Nevada as No. l;
the Township of Grass Valley as No. 2; the
Township Of Rough d Ready No 81 the Town
ship of Bridgeport as No 4; the Township OF
Eureka as No. s. the Township of Little York
as No. 6; and the Township of Washington as
No. Z; the boundaries of which shall be as here
in described
NEVADA TOWNSHIP NO. l.
The Township of Nevada shall comprise all
the territory commencing in the centre OF the
South Yuba river, opposite the mouth OF Rush
creek thence southerly up the stream OF Kush
creek to the point on the dividing ridge between
the South Yuba and Deer creek, where Bouyers
ditch crosses the same by tunnel and deep cut
thence in direct line, crossing Deer creek
about midway between Beckville and Pleasant
Flat to the place where the Nevada and Rough
& Ready road crosses Slate creek; thence along
J the centre of the ridge dividing the waters OF
Deer creek and Wolf creek, Deer creek and
Green Horn creek to the point on the ridge d-
viding the waters Deer creek and Steep Hollow
at extreme source of Green Horn creek, thence
in direct line crossing the stream Deer creek,
, to point on the ridge dividing the waters OF
Deer creek and the SOuth Yuba at the source OF
Brushy canon, thence down the stream OF Brushy
canon to its junction with the South Yuba river,
thence down the centre of the South Yuba river
to the place of beginning
GRASS VALLEY TOWNSHIP NO. 2
The Township of Grass Valley shall contain
the territory within the following described
boundary commencing at point which is the
corner Of Nevada Township, where the Rough
IL Ready and Nevada road crosses Slate creek,
thence following the centre of said ridge at the
, source Of Penn Valley creek thence along the
centre of the ridge dividing the waters of Wolf
creek and Penn Valley creek, Wolf creek and
Dry creek to Bear river II miles below the
mouth of said Wolf creek thence up the centre
of the stream Of Bear river to the mouth of
Green Horn creek, thence up Green Horn creek
to the forks of the same where the trail from
Buena Vista ranch to Wauloupa crosses said
stream thence up the West fork of said Green
i Horn creek to the Crystal Spring ranch on the
0 Red Dog and Nevada road, to the head of said
branch on the line of Nevada Township, thence
following the centre Of the dividing ridge be-
y tween the waters Of Deer creek and Green Horn
: and the waters of Deer creek and Wolf creek,
being the south line of Nevada township to the
place of beginning
ROUGH READY TOWNSHIP NO. 3.
The Township of Rough q Ready shall con-
a tain all that territory lying west of the town
! ships of Nevada and Grass Valley, South of the
. South and main Yuba rivers, East Of the Coun-
ty line of Yuba, and North of Bear river.
BRIDGEPORT TOWNSHIP NO. H.
e The Township of Bridgeport shall contain all
| the territory within the following described
boundaries commencing in the centre of the
South Yuba river opposite the mouth Of Hum
bug canon, thence following down the centre Of
= said stream to its junction with the North Yuba
D on the boundary line between the County of
Y Nevada and Yuba, thence up the North Yuba
a on the County line to the mouth of Middle Yu-
ba, thence up the Middle Yuba to the mouth Of
' Bloody run, thence in direct line Southerly to
l. the place on the South Yuba at the mouth of
1t lIumbug canon
IL EUREKA TOWNSHIP NO. g.
The Township of Eureka shall contain all
e that part of the County lying South of the
& boundary line of Sierra County, East of the
70 boundary line of Bridgeport township, thence
!. running up the centre of the South Yuba to the
- mouth of Brushy canon, thence due North one
Il mile, thence following line parallel to the South
Is Yuba river one mile distant from the same to
h Canon creek, thence up Canon creek to point
: due South of the source of the South fork of the
} Middle Yuba, thence due North to said point be-
+ ing the boundary line between Sierra and Ne
vada counties.
LITTLE YORK TOWNSHIP 40. 6.
u The Township of Little York shall be bound
n ed and described as follows On the North by
" a direct line, commencing at the corner of Ne
! vada Township on the ridge between the waters
~ of Deer creek and Steep Hollow, at the head of
a Green Horn, thence running southerly to the
RS place where the old emgrant road crosses Bear
ri river, drumming between the places known as
Remington Hill and Negro Flat,) being the
l.,p In ocD ~. Al.
Bear river to the mouth of Green Horn, thence
- following the East boundary line of Grass Val
= ley Township to its intersection with the South
u boundary line Of Nevada Township, thence
d along the said South boundary line of Nevada
Township to the place of beginning.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP NO. I.
II The Township of Washington shall be COM
:, posed of the following portion of Nevada Coun-
u ty, and bounded as follows On the north bv
IN the south line of the Township of Eureka, and
the southern boundary line of the County of
Sierra, on the east by the State line, on the
q south by the northern boundary line of Placer
County, and on the west by the eastern bound
, airy lines of the Townships of Nevada and Little
York
And it is further ordered that the townships
le of Nevada and Washington, shall constitute Su-
4 pervisor District No. l. That the Townships of
Grass Valley, Rough d Ready and Little York
shall constitute Supervisor District No. 2. And
l.. that the Townships of Bridgeport and Eureka,
y shall constitute Supervisor District No. g.
c TUESDAY, FEB. 3d-Messrs Cooper a. Flanch-
er were authorized to survey a road through
the East gap of Sugar Loaf, and the Road
L Overseer of District No. 6, was authorized to
apply one half the tax collected in said District
4 to making the same.
u ! An order was made dividing the county into
L Road Districts.
: The last installment to the contractors for re-
pairing the Court House and Jail being due il
c is ordered that sufficient amount of Comfy
scrip be sold at auction on Saturday Feb. 7t6.
to realize the sum of five thousand dollars in
cash, and that the same be applied to lquidate
S the debt.
The application of A. B. Hosmer for q certi6- |
: cate of election as Coroner was denied
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