The Placer herald., 1859-10-29
Total amount of land taken up.
Water bitches and Canals.

Water bitches ana canals.
MOoREs DrrCH.-Sucker Bar and Horseshoe Dig
gings: length miles; capacity 100 inches; asses
scd value. $1,000
Gold Hill and Bear River Water Co.-Incorpo-
rated Capital Stock, s96, 900; receives its water
from Bear River and supplies Doty's Flat Gold
Hill, VirginiatOwn, Denton's Newtown. &c.;
length of canal, 80 miles; branches 1875 miles;
capacity 500 inches; W. r. X. Devane, Superin-
tendent; assessed value, $4,000
Ell Dorado Ditch Co.-Incorporated, capital
stock. 10000; takes its water from near lhe head
of Ell Dorado Canon, and supplies Michigan
Bluff, Birds Valley and vicinity; length of canal,
Is miles; capacity. 400 inches; e. Tyler, Su-
pcrintendent; office at Michigan Bluff, assessed
value, rs 900
American River Ditch Co.-Takes its water
from the American River, at Tamaroo Bar, Pa-
Ger county, and leading down said river about
% miles, and IA miles in Sacramento county;
length of branches, "a miles, capacity, 1000 in
ches; Office at Folsom; -- Brooks, Supernten-
dent; assessed value. 10000
Bear River II Auburn Water Mining Co.
Incorporated; capital stock, 100000; takes its
water from Bear River four miles above Illinois
town, and supplies the lower portion of the coun-
ty; length OF canal and its branches, 200 miles;
Office at Auburn; James Neal, President; assessed
value 5000
Hyland Il Co.'s Ditch.-Last Chance; assessed
value 500
Main Ravinc Ditch-Takes the waste water
and Spanish Bar Bridge; assessed valne, 1900
Owl Greek Ditch-Owl Creek, near Yankee
Jim's; assessed value 500
Todd's Valley Ditch o.-IncOrporsted; capital
near Bakers Rancho. and supplies Todd s Valley
| md vicinity; length of canal, 2 miles; capacity
400 inches; assessed value, 10000
Brown e. White Ditch.-Takes its water from
Volcano Canon to Todd's Valley and vicinity;
assessed value. 5000
Independent Ditch Co-Takes its water from
Volcano Canon to Todd's Valley; length of canal
8 miles; capacity, $50 inches; office at Todd's
Valley; J. W. Harville, Secretary; assessed val
ne, 5000
Miners Ditch Co.-Receives its water from
Shirt Tail Canon. and conveys it to Yankee Jim's
and Todd's Valley; length, IS miles, capacity,
400 inches; office in Yankee Jim's; =. B. Pagan,
Treasurer; assessed value. 1000
| Yankee Jim's Union Water Co-Incorporated;
capital stock, 100000 receives its water from Shirt
Tail and Brushy Canons, and supplies Yankee
Jim's and vicinity; capacity, 400 inches; length,
| Is miles; w. Whittier, Superintendent; assessed
| value, 1880
| Preston & Metcalf's Ditch.-Taking water from
| Volcano Canon to Pine Flat; assessed value, 500
| Poor Mans Dtch.-Michigan Bluffs; takes its
water from Poor Mans Gulch to Michigan Bluff
assessed value, 500
Bird Valley and Shirt Tail itch-Leadng
from Shirt Tail Canon to Michigan Bluffs;
! sed value. 400
Birds Valley Ditch-Leading from Birds Val
ley to Michig gan Bluffs; assessed value, 200
| Pea Vine Ditch.-Leading from Pea Vine
Canon to Oak Grove; assessed value GOO
Hills Ditches-Iowa and Kings Hill; two
bitches; length, 81 miles, assessed value, $500
| Grizzly Ditch.-Wisconsin Hill; d. Q. Priest
Superintendent; assessed value, 900
North Shirt Tail Ditch.-Receives water from
North Shirt Tail Canon, and supplies Wisconsin
Hill and vicinity; length. ii miles; capacity, 800
inches; ID. z. Priest, agent; assessed value, $500
Young IL Co.'s Dtch.-Leading from the North
Fork of the American River to FOrd's Bar; length
"a miles; capacity, 800 inches; l.. p. Washburn,
Superintendent; assessed value, 1900
Jamison Ditch.-Iowa Hill; length p miles;
capacity, $50 inches; assessed value, 1000
Richs Ditch.--Iowa Hill; assessed value, 500
Manzanita Hill Dtch.-assessed value, 500
Pollard Ditch CO.-Receives its water from
Bear River, and conveys it to Dutch Flat and