The Placer herald., 1858-10-02

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sesscd value, 1000.
Prebles' .NW.-Located on Bear River; water
power; sash saw; product 100000 feet per annum.
Assessed value, 1900.
Empire .NW.-Located on Auburn and Hi
noistown road steam; sash saw; product 800 600
| feet per annum Assessed value. 2.250.
Peoples .MW.-Located at Lisbon; steam; 20
horse power; circular saw; product 2,o0O OO00-
Assessed value, 5000.
Mount Pleasant mn Co.-Locaed near Iowa
Hill: steam; two circular saws; product E.OOO0OO
feet per annum Assessed value, 5000.
Independence .NiN-Locatcd near Iowa Hill;
steam; II horse power; circular saw; product
100000 feet per annum. Assessed value, 1000.
Brichehrs Mill Inoistown; steam two sash
saws; product 100000 feet per annum. Asses
sed value 1000
Bakers .NHl.-Located at Roach Hill; steam
sash saw; product 100000 leet per annum. AS
sessed value. 1850
Tolcano .MH-Located at Volcano Canon
near Michigan City; steam: sash saw: product
S.0O0,0 feet per annum. Assessed value, 5000
.Nt,c En- gland mn Co.-Located on Auburn
and lllnoisown road; steam; 25 horse powcr
circular saw; product, 200 600 feet per annum
Assessed value, 6OOO
Sugar Pine .NW.-Located on Bear River
rebuilding; Assessed value 1000
Mountain .NU.-Loca,ed miles above Lis
bon; steam; circular and sash saw; product,
l,500000 feet per. annum. Assessed value. 1000
Magnolia .1IW.-Located on Bear River; re-
building. Assessed value, 1000
Mag F2o,cer .uul-Locatcd near Yankee Jim's;
steam; circular saw: product, 100000, feet per
annum. Assessed value 1000
Indian Spring .NW.-Built to cut lumber for
| ditch. Assessed value, 1900
Brushy .NH-Located near Yankee Jim's;
! M
nun. Assessed value, 1000
Total value of machinery, S5S400
TURNPIKES AND BRIDGES.
.Nnerai Bar.-Crossing North Fork at Min
eral Bar: wooden bridge; stone and timber abut-
ments road winds around the hill at grade of
about four feet to the rod. descent and rise above
water level. 1000; length of road miles. ccst
$4,000; Charles Rice Superintendent and toll
Collectors Office at Mineral Bar. Assessed
Value $4,000
.1u5urn and Tdnkee Inns I'uyNpiie Co.
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. the east side Of the river
has been reduced and greatly improved, and not
no" surpassed by amy road in the county: Hub
bard Allen, prOprietors. Assessed val 10000
.fu5ann TWnpMe Co. This road leaves the
old Sacramento road to A Auburn at the Oaks House,
I miles below Auburn. and extends and inter
a.
2 miles above Auburn. Grade only inches
to the rod; Crandail, Brousc q Co., proprietors.
Assessed value. 5000
Iuahee Jtm's and Wisconsin Hui TurnpMe
CO.-Ihis road opens Il commun cation direct be-
tween these two towns. Its cost about 25 .OUO,
and built over Of the post PERCEPTIONS routes
in the county. Length eight miles; entire length
we'll graded and brd9cd. Assessed value $500 /
Tolcuno C@ioa Tunpife Co.-Crossing said |
canon reading to Michigan City. l,ngth two miles;
Baker 4 Co.. proprietOrs. Assessed value 2,0O0
.Nte I'M IWnpthe route- On Yankee jim
and Auburn road; Il. G. Allen proprietor. As
aessed value 5000
Iadian !Caaon 7urmpihe Co.-Roal crosses
said canon from Iowa Hill to Wisconsin Hill;
length miles. Assessed value -
HGynio, MI h0ad-Road on the Auburn aud
Sacramento road. grade crosses hill about 2 miles:
south Of Auburn Crundall L Co, propretorS.
Assessed value 1900
Total value Of Turnpike Rouds s59.5O0
! There are several Bridges and Roads on the
/ Middle Fork oil The American river which have
not yet assessed, and consequently, cannot re-
turn in this Report
QUARTZ MILLS.
/ III 1857. the Assessor reported eight Quartz
Mills all in successful operation. This year
have the pleasure OF reporting l3, an increase Of
| five over last year.
| Pioneer .NH.-Locuted at Ophr custom mill;
/ seven stamps: water power; with u feet wheel;
cruShcs Two tons per day OF Il hours. Assessed
value 1850
Empire .NH.-Located at Ophr; steam; one
engine 40 horse power, with ten evolving stamps,
500 pounds each. square stamps 1860 pounds
each: crush per day 40 tons; average of rock
! Sl2; cost OF running per day 5000: number Of
hands employed Is: original cost SIG, 600; Choate
u Co.. propretors. Assessed value 5000
| Union .IW-Locutcd near Opbir; water power
water wheel 48 feet in diameter; employ 10 hands,
crush Is ton in a hours; rock pays from 20 to
| S25 per ton. Assessed value $500
Ti0Aeer Quartz .UW-Located at Damascus;
steam: employ about 80 hands. Assessed val. 5000
U'atSon g. C0'S. Mill Located at Bath; steam
power. Assessed Value 1000
Young .qmerica MW.-LocNted near Bath; Wm.
7. Henson, proprietor; steam power. Assessed
value 1000
o. v: Mag g. Co., MW.-Located near Ophir
steam; 20 horse power; crush "a tons per day
Assessed value 1000
Heaths MM-Located near old Hill; water
power: This mill VAS built for the purpose OF
prospecting the numerous ledges in its vicinity.
1t is somewhat different in its construction from
any other mill that have noticed in the county,
aud is pronounced by those who should know.
mill that works well. Assessed value 1000
BISHOPS .NU. - Located at Stewarts Flat;
steam; this is new mill, just started. assessed
value, 1000
Henson &. Co.'S .NW.--Located at Stewards
Flat: steam; 20 horse power; revolving stamps
500 lbs each; crush II tons per day: II hands
employed: cost of running per day dlty dollars.
This is also mill, just started. assessed
value, 900
Preston. WorreH & Cos MW. - Located at
Stewart Flat. This is also new mill, with
tire new machinery, and is pronounced by compe-
tent Judges to be one of the best mills in the
county; it works admirably and pays its owners
handsome profit on the money invested. 1t is
also propelled by steam, with one engine Of 80
horse power has four revolving stamps; crush
p. r day II tons; average of rock twenty dollars
per ton: employs Is hands; cost of running per
day one hundred dollars. Assessed value, 900
Fatal vo luo Of Ouorfz Mocbinory OO0