The Placer herald., 1857-09-26

Pre6le's SaW .MW.-Located on Rear -
near Illlnolst0Wn; water power; sash sa nv. eri
duct 100000 #. Assessed value, 's~i pro-
Mammoth Saw .MW-Located on Illino;;st"o Illi;;UHo
and Auburn road steam; sash saw: rrs.own nrnS.''n
Assessed value, P'Vpaaetors.
.Ne,D England .NH.-Located on u,;r";;s.oo u,;";;ooo
and .4uburn road; sash saw; steam, rs horse ..
err produces 100000 it. J. B. Starbuck s, pow
intendent. Assessed value, 80 super
Rood's Sa,o yMiH-Located near YanSo,r' 1900
Tubbs d Co.. prOprietOrs; rebuilt: steons. "im;
saw; product 100000 #. Assessed. Sc sS' sash sash
Empire SaW .MiH-Suspended for U,Uoo wout
logs; Perkins, proprietor. Assessed Gu. "ns OF
may F0acer .MW--Located near Yankes ~:
Eddngton Co., proprietors; steam: sasb Sim;
product 5,475ooo #. Assessed value, sS SoNn; saw;
m Brushy MHl.-Located near Yankee jim! INV w.,
Thomas. proprietor; steam; sash saw; nroNua. Mm.
100000 it. Assessed value, sPe0ooct 0oot
Spring Garden AhH.-Located near ToSs,.
Valley; Armstrong a. Kartz, proprietors. ,r. noads
product, 100000. Assessed value, s~aser;
Iolcano.-Located on Volcano Canon '1,oUu nso.
Michican City; rebuilt; steam; sash saw. orna nea1
product 100000 feet. Wentworth Co., propr aui.
KINGS ssessod volro 5000
Fo1acard's .MW.-At Yankee Jim's on nav;i n,,Gvv
Canon; water; sash saw; product, 800 0oO fao.
Assessed value, iee'
Peoples Sa,c .NiH-May & Miller, pron,;a,os 1000
steam; 20 horse power; two circular saws: nro
duct, 100000 feet. Assessed value, fao, noo
REHABILITATION. ''''
No VI MILLS. '........----- ...... "a
No of feet produced annually, 29 oas mn M
Assessed value OF machinery.......... s65 900
LUMBER FORESTS.
About the lower mills, the pine which ;s souoa
almost exclusively is getting thinned out. and IN
a fau Of
led to move up or suspend. The handsompsat
timber land, and the most dense have Observed
lies on the Illinoistown divide between Cofs,
Springs and Dutch Flat. The second best ';u 10 IN
the vicinity of the Yankee Jim mills and Foroa.
Hill. -0''''
TURNPIKE ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Mineral Bar.-Crossng North Fork at Minero,
Bar by wooden bridge; stone and timber ahn.i
ments, road winds around the hills, at n prads
OF about four leet to the rod, descent and rise
above water level 1000 feet; length of road /
miles; cost $4,000. Chas. Rice, Superintendent
and Toll Collector; Office at Mineral Bar. Asses
sed value, Do oooo
.4udurn and Yanhee inns Iuynpike CoW
Road crosses North Fork near and above junction
of North and Middle Forks; grades and length
rise and descent, about same as Mineral Bar road
The grade, however, on the east side of river has
been reduced and greatly improved and not now
surpassed by any road in the country. Charles
Black, Superintendent and Toll Collector; Office
at the Bridge. Assessed value, 10000
.Auburn Turnpihe Co.-This is a new road and
leaves the old Sacramento road to Auburn at the
Oaks House, miles below Auburn; follOwinga
grade on the ridges, it intersects Auburn Rayine
miles below Auburn, and extends to intersec
the Grass Valley road at the Junction House. 3
miles above Auburn; capital 10000 dollars. with
20 shares; length Of road, II miles, grade only 9
inches to the rod. Crandall, Brousc & Co.. pro-
prletors Assessed value, 5000
WISCONSIN Hill and Yankee inns 7wnpRe
C0.-This road opens a communication between
these two towns. Its cost was about 5000 and
built over one of the most precipitous routes in
the county. The enterprise of builders are far
in advance of the settlement and business of the
towns thus connected, yet it is to be hoped such
enterprise will receive its reward. Length s
miles; entire length well graded and bridged and
Iurlplked. Assessed value. $3.50
I0/cda0 Cdn0n R0ad.-Crossing said canon
and leading to Michigan City; length miles.
Baker Co.. propretors. Assessed value. 4ooe
.Wle Hill Iutnpihe Rond.-A short road and
filing an important link on the Yankee jim and
Auburn road; - ---, proprietor; Assessed
value. 5000
said canon from Iowa Hill TO Wisconsin lIill
length miles. Assessed value, $500
Harmon mn Road.-Road on the Auburn and
Sacramento road, and grade crosses hill about
2 miles south Of AUBURN; Johnson Smith Co.,
proprlctorS. assessed value, 1000
FIGURING MILLS
am gratiiied to be able to report the erection
of two FIGURING Mills, within the past year, viz:
Pfoce' County Wouring .MW.-Located few
miles above .4uburn on the .4uburn and Bear
River Canal S. W. Lowell, Superintendent.
.4udurn Steam .MiW--Located at .4uburn
Cater a. Scharpf, proprietors.
TOWN w TIER WORKS
.fuburn Water Works, by Woodn & Smith
Iowa Hill Water Works. by J. B. Currier.
IRON ORE.
above .4uburn. has been discovered and opened
a very rich and valuable mine of iron, it is almost
pure, containing only Is per cent of foreign mat
ter. 4quantity of this ore has been delivered in
Sacramento by the owner and pronounced by the
is to be imported for it's refining and smelling
from the States.
MARBLE BEDS.
l observed some very extensive marble beds on
the ranch of Eril Il Co., ON Dry Creek 1t is
dark sky blue, and variegated with white veins
| also noticed beds of white marble at Green Val
ley The distance from market renders the work
ing of these beds impracticable
MINING IN GENERAL.
Placer county continues to furnish her share
of the precious metal. Her quartz lodges rivers
labor. .fmong so many valuable claims, cannon
particularze.
The above most respectfully submit.
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