Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-13
FI.J-sI1NG

All ls The Cape claim. The marvellous sum ol S-"'
600 has been taken from this claim in "a hours wa
shng. and as high as &736 90 to one pan OF art -
The Aontezuma Missouri Bar and Slate Blum II the
rain holds off short time longer will be excellent
investments. There are other claims that are hot
Jet tested.
MINING IN GENERAL
Recent developments made at Ban@or balsan
Greek, kmshew, and other places in Butte, sho"
conclusively that the mines OF Butte are tue next
thing to inexharstble, and that there are as nig
strikes TO be made as was ever made in the palmy
days of 40 and 80.
TOLL BRIDGES.
Only one in the county. the Bidwell Bridge, eros
sing the Middle Fork of Feather river at BiaweIl
owned by an Incorporated Company. Assessed val
ne. S25940 There is another bridge in course OF
construction at Nelson's Bar, West Branch Feather
river
TURNPIKE ROADS.
None in the county There is toll road leading
from Marysville to Rabbit Greek, chartered orin-
corporatec by the STATE parity in Butte, no rock or
plank upon It, and is decidedly in worse condition
than the average of roads, Notwithstanding you
are obliged to see them if you travel upon it.
FERRIES.
The following is st OF the ferries, the assessed
value of their boats and fixtures, their income, ex-
penses and net p offs:
Lathrops Ferry, II i. LathIop, proprietor crosses
Main Feather Immediately above Orovile; income,
$40 90 per day; expenses aud hire OF Boatman, -
per dern net profits. SIS per day taxable value,
$1,000.
Lower Oroville Ferry, Crum, Hale K Co. proprie
tors; crosses Main Feather Immediately below Oro
vile, is a part of the great thouroughare OF the
Chinese between Oroyile and Houipa. or nche-
ria income from SIS 10 $50 per day; expenses about
s. per day net profits from 81 to SIS per day; tax
able value 81 900
Mcconnell 5. Billings Ferry, Mcconnell Bill
lings propretors Featherriver about miles
below oroville; net profits per annum, $1,000; As
sessed value, 5000
Burts Ferry Huls Il Mowry, proprietors, Main
Feather, about 10 miles below Oroville, net income
about 81 600 per assessed value. 600 dollars
Hamilton Ferry, five miles below Or0ville; net in
come. 3 dollars per day; assessed value, $3.50.
Longs Bar Ferry, at Longs Bar, Main Feather; as
sessed value. $1,000.
West Branch Feather River at Nelson Bar; net in
come. l500 to 1000 per annum assessed value, 5000
Jennings Ferry, IL. L. Jennings, propretor eros
ses Sacramento river; value, $500.
Total number of ferries :; with an income OF at
least $4,000 per annum.
SAW MILLS
Seven steam power, water power-total 16
No. feet lumber produced annually. ..9600,000
cost. '''''''...... '.'..'..'..' Sl+i oou
value ............. ...................... Zol4oo
Assessed value of Mills s.................. $4,000
FIGURING MILL.
Chico Mill. Maj John Bidwell, proprietor; located
at Chico water power; two run of stone number of
bushels of grain ground ofali kinds 20 600 and 1000
barrels of -four and meal manufactured per annum
Expenses of running per annum, $1,000 profits 0O0i
value of mill, 5000; original cost, $4,000.
TANNERY.
One in the county, located at Orc Lewa assessed
value, 5000.
IRRIGATING DITCHEs.
Maj John Bidwell, Mr. W Henshaw, Mr. Knight
Mr.. Davis, and Mr.. Smith have one each, which are
the only bitches of any magnitude tor the purposes
of irrigation i'll the county
WATER WORKS.
The only property of this nature is in Oroville
and is owned by Geo. W. Garriott; assessed value,
$1,000.
Table Mountain Coal Company mine situate on
the west side of Table Mountain. As they PROCESS
with their tunnel the coal improves in quality. As
far as tested, the coal from the mine makes excel
lent fuel; but will not do for mechanical purposes
Assessed value of improvements, $500.
MARBLE.
/ noticed large vein of Marble on Middle Feath-
er, two miles below Reinhart Bar. 1t is white, va
riegated with blue, and resembles Italian. 1t can
never be rendered available for the that it is
loca in canon that is inaccessible to every
else but footmen, Jackasses and wild animals
COUNTY BOUNDARY.
| would urgently recommend an appropriation by
the State for the survey of the entjse Butte and
Plumas boundary. Towns and dchsely populated
mining camps springng up along the entire line
and is impossible to tell to which county they be-
long-which is a source of infinite difficulty to the
officers of the respectr counties in the prosecution
of their official dities For example, the collector
or assessor of Butte will try to collect taxes off of
those inhabitants, and they will contend they are
| in Pumas. and vice versa. would recommend the
definite settlement of the boundary between Butte
and Yuba, and would suggest the south Honcut, to
one mile above Hansonville, where the mountain
road crosses, thence straight line to the Abbott
House, or, the south Honcut to its source, thence
straight line New York Flat to the mouth of
Letson Ravine, thence following Letson Rayine to
| its source thence the dividing ridge between the
waters of Feather river and the Yuba river; which
would be a natural boundary that could not be mis-
| taken. In either case, the boundary would be al
most straight. This would give Butte a small cor
ner of Yuba a majority of whose citizens are favor
of Butte and Suffer- Butte and COlusa, and Butte
and Tehama merely imaginary and ought to be
defined would urge the restitution of the lines of
! 1854 Those were natural boundaries, between
| Butte and Colusa. and between Butte and Sutter
the Butte Mountains and the Sacramento river, and
could be traced with the naked eye for distance of
fifty miles. Now you may ride within miles of the
lines and not know what county you are in. If you
enquire of the citizens you will be answered that
thev do not know, but hope they In Butte. The
Colusa line crosses the Sacramento river at certain
noiut and runs to a certain mans bridge on Butte
! Creek The oldest settler and presume the oldest
man in the mines, does not know who this certain
hombre is The fact is, there is no such bridge on
Rutte Greek These slices of the once fair propor-
tons of Butte were given to Sutter and Cousi by
an enactment of the Legislature, contrary to the
wishes and interest of the people residing there -
They and also portion of the settlers of Tehama,
pettioned the legislature to be set back into Bntte
and their petitions did not receive from that body
even a respectful consideration.
| AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Land cultivated acres...... ............... 1855
wheat, Acres. s.................. 1896
Wheat Bushels ...'.. '''''.'..... 05Soo
Barley acres ............. .......... 1900
Barley bushels...... ....sss........... 0lOl7
Oats acres Observation-Disclosures. 395
Oats Bushels. ...................... 4334
Rye acres. ...-'''''.''.. I3
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