The Shasta courier., 1858-12-04
Appendix to Annual Report of Superin-
tendent of Shasta County.

Appendix to Annual Report OF superin-
tendent of Shasta County.
We learn from this document that there arc
now twelve townships surveyed in this county.
Of the school sections therein-the 10th and
36th-Mr. Godfrey says:
Some of the school sections are valuable min
eral, grazing and agricultural lands, whilst 9TH
ers are entirely valueless.
The positions of the Townships surveyed are
thus stated, and the school sections described by
this Appendix"-eommencing with the firss
township surveyed;
Township 90 north, and range west from
Mount Diablo. Section 10th is located on the
middle fork of Cottonwood, and valuable only
tor grazing. The soil is OF "a reddish cast and
gravelly, and affords sufficient quantity of
grass for pasturage. 1t is rolling and hilly near
the vicinity of a rich mining district 1t is well
watered by one of the branches of Cottonwood,
and sparsely timbered with serubby oak. There
is no land on it susceptible of cultivation Sec
tion 36th is in Tehama county.
Township 80; n0rth and range west Sec
ton 9th is situated near Bear Creek and is
barren, broken and hlIy, and entirely valueless.
Section seth is located near Battle Creek. and
is like the other in every respect.
Township 30; north, and range A west Sec
ton 10th is on Maj. Readings confirmed Span
ish grant. 1t is good land and susceptible of
the highest state of cultivation Section seth
is barren soil and entirely valueless
Township 30; north, and range west. Sec
ton 10th is located on the north fork of Cotton
wood Greek, and is valuable only for grazing
The land is rolling and the soil not fit for tillage,
being of gravelly nature. 1t is in the vicinity
of rich mining district. But few trees of oak
or pine are seen to relieve the eve on the up
lands Section seth is barren and valueless.
Township 80 north, and range west Sec
tion 9th is situated in the Bald Hills mining
district, and from three to five dollar diggings,
which have been principally exhausted, being
entirely surface diggings. This mining district
takes its name from succession of bald hills in
that vicinity. These mines have been very rich,
and thousands of dollars have been extracted.
They will be worked for long time to come, as
there is plenty of water to supply these dig
gings. Section seth is valuable only for graz
ing 1t is watered, sufficiently for stock raising,
by living streams coming down from the noun
tains.
Township 81 north, and range west. Sec
tions 10th and Seth are both located between
Plainsville, Cow Creek and Maj. Readings The
land is barren and worthless, and not fit for
anything
Township 81 north, and range west Sec
tions 10th and Seth are both situated on Still
water Creek, among the uplands and rolling
hills, and fit only for grazing, although large
portion of both sections is barren and value
less.
Township 81 north, and range west Sec
tion 10th has not yet been surveyed, being in
the mountains; but it is valuable mineral land
and being daily exhausted. The mines are in
the vicinity of Clear Greek, and well watered-
Section Seth is the most valuable school section
yet surveyed in the county. Horsetown is situ-
ated on it, and the entire section is known 10 be
one of the richest mining districts in the State.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have already
been taken out, and millions will vet be ex-
tracted without exhausting the mines. These
mines are worked every day. being well watered
by Clear Creek ditch, the largest canal in
Northern California.
Township 80 north, and range 3 west Sec
tions 10th and Both both situated on the head
waters of Little Cow Creek and Oak Run among
the rolling hills Of the Sierra Neyadas. These
hills are yalueless, being covered with scrubby
oak and chapparal.
Township 80 north, and range west Sec
10th is valuable for agricultural purposes 1t is
located on Saltwater, near Woodman's ranch,
and is being settled on previous to survey Sec
ton Seth is situated little south of Keens
ranch, Saltwater, and is an upland plain stud
ded with oak trees, bearing the appearance of
an old apple orchard 1t is yalueless, save the
timber for FIRE wood.
Township 33 north, and range 3 west Sec
ton 10th has not yet been surveyed on account
of its being mountainous. 1t is situated on the
head waters of Cow Creek, amoung the foot hills
of the mountains. These hills are studded with
oak and pine trees, and afford but little grass
for grazing.
Township 33 north, and range west Sec
ton 10TH Survey not yet extended to this
school section, il being in the mountains Sec
ton Seth is located on Saltwater among the
rolling hills, which are barren and destitute of
vegetation.
Township 81; north, and range and east,
and range and west, is under contract for
survey, and will be completed during the COM
ing spring These townships comprise very
valuable timbered lands, and each school Sec
ton will be valuable for grazing, agricultural
and mill privileges. The emigrant road leading
from Shasta to Honey Lake passes through these
four townships.
Section 1eth of Township 30 is the only one
settled on previous to being surveyed 1t con-
tains some of the best farms in the county. No
school sections have been settled on since being
surveyed
Section leth Of Township 3O north, and
ranged west, is the only one covered by Mex
lean grant-that of Maj. Reading.
In the surveyed portions of the county, ten
school sections are worthless, by reason of fall
ing on mountainous, marshy and desert land, and
the few fit for cultivation have been occupied
from two to eight years.
There has been no land purchased in this
county under the late law for the disposal of the
10000 acres donated to the State for school
purposes.
Mr.. Godfrey thinks that the County Superb
tendent or Surveyor should be required to select
good lands in other portions of the county in
lieu of the worthless sections.
This is a subject that certainly commends it.
self to the attention of our Board of Supervi-
sors.
BEiS" We may ascertain yet the old Grecan
secret of raising heavy bodies. A mechanic