The Placer herald., 1860-11-17

Rich & Co.'s Ditch.-Receives water from nj
dian Canon and conducts it to Iowa Hill; length
-' f $500
Hill's Ditch.-Takes water from Indian Canon
and supplies Monona Flat, Roach Hill, Iowa Hill,
Rird,s Flat Wisconsin Hill Elzabethtown and
Kings Hill: length of ditch about 10 miles; capa-
n;txe eaoo ;nchns. assessed value $5 600
Parkinson K McCoy's Ditch-Receves water
,.os ason.snJ n1.p ,lp,uo $1,000
Jamison Il Co.'s Ditch.--Receives water from
Indian Canon and conveys it to Iowa Hill; length
2 miles: capacity $50 inches; assessed val
20 '"''''' N"f $1,700
Whv Not Ditch Conveys water from Dutch
Flat Ravine to the Why Not Claims; length
mile; capacity $50 inches assessed value Sl.loo
Dutch Flat Water Co.-Owning ditchesi TWO
bitches receiving water from Little Bear River
and conveying it to Dutch Flat; also two leading
from Canon Creek, a tributory of the North f0rk
of the Amenican River, to Dutch Flat and other
mining localities. and also one from Canon Greek
to Indian Hill and vicinity; asse sea val ao
w w -"" $4,000
BARTLETT Il Thomas Ditch.-Conveys water
from Bear River to Gilmore Hill; Dutch Flat ana
Canon Creek Mining District; length OF canal IS
miles: capacity 500 inches; unfinished; assessed sea
value go
Indiana Ditch Co.-Conveys water from canon
Creek to Indiana Hill and the vicinity OF Noun, IN
:".n np .ossod yoIno $4,000
Bear River and Auburn Water and Mining 20.
Incorporated; capital stock S6OO,Ooo; taxes !'s
water from Bear River, miles above Illinois
town and supplies the lower portion OF the couh-
"a - A ,,,rn. assessod vnlue $4,000
American River Ditch Co.-Recelves water
from the American River at Tamoroo Bar Placer
county and conducts it into Sacramento county,
length in Placer county % miles, and IL miles III
Sacramento county; length of branches "a mics;
capacity 200 inches Office at Folsom' assesson Soo
value ;
Gold Hill and Bear River D tch Co.-Receives
water from Bear River 2 miles above Engshe's
Bride and conveys it to Gold Hill and Virginia;
i,h "a n,ilos. assessed colue $4,000
Total number Of miles in length 394; win
capacity of 1920 inches. Total assessed vaiue
of Ditch property SILT 500.
Saw Mills.
Pioneer Mill-Saw Mill situated on Owl Creek
about % miles below Yankee Jims on tn Au-
burn road steam power; muley saw product
l 900 900 feet per annum; assessed value eoooo
Sprinc Garden Saw Mill-Water power; over
shot Wheel muey saw; product 2OOooo feet per
year; assessed value Si'oVo
Devils Canon Saw MILL Located at Devils
Canon at Yankee Jim's water power; over-shot
Wheel muley saw; product 2oOooo feet per year; nG
assessed value "tovo
Todds Valley Saw Mll.-Situated on the
Divide near Todd's Valley; steam power upper
nar annum. assessed value $500
Brushy MILL Situated on 3rd Brushy Canon;
steam power; muley saw; Is horse power pro-
duct 100000 feet per annum; assessed val. ~
May Flower Mil.---Located near Yankee Jms;
steam power 20 horse; upper and lower circular
saws; product Loco, 900 feet per annum; assessed
value Sf'ooo
Gorlun's Mill Situated at the head OF Devils
Canon near Forest Hill; steam power 90 horse;
upper and lower circular saws; cuts 100000 feet
per annum real capacity 1900 900 feet; assessed
value. Po,ooo
Volcano Mill.-Locaton on Volcano Canon
near Michigan Bluffs; steam power; muey saw;
cnnacitv per unnum 900, 900 feet; assessed
v,lne $4,000
Kings Old Mll.-Owned by F. Katz; location
near the head of Shirt Tail Canon; water power;
over-shot wheel; muley saw; product per year
100 900; assessed value $1,000
Parkinson Mccoy Mill.--Water power; over
shot wheel; circular saw; with capacity to cut
25o 600 feet per annum assessed value $1,000
Mt. Pleasant Mill Co--Locatiou near Iowa
Hill; steam power 20 horse; real capacity 2oo,-
900; actual amount produced 6oo,ooo feet per
unnum; assessed value 5000
Little Bear River Mill.-Location at the head
of Little Bear River; water pawer; sash saws;
capacity 100000 feet yer year; assessed val
ne $1,000
Dutch Flat Steam Mill Co--Locaton mile
from Dutch Flat on Sacramento road; steam
power 20 horse; circular saws; real capacity
| ooo. 900: actual amount produced 100000; also
Canon Creek Mills; water power; muley saws;
capacity 100000 feet per year, assessed val. $4,000
Allen IL Co. S Saw Mill.-Located on the Emil
grant road mile east of Dutch Flat; water pow
er; capacity 100000 feet per annum; assessed
value $1,000
Burton e. Williams Saw Mill.-Located on
Canon Creek near Dutch Flat; water power sash
saw; produces 100000 feet per annum; assessed
value $1,000
y. J. Brickell's Saw Mill Location at Illinois
town; steam power 80 horse; two sash and two
lath saws; real capacity 100000 feet; actual
amount produced 100000 feet per annum; asses
cod valne $4,000
Mountain Steam Mill Location miles below
Illinoistown; steam power; circular saw; real
capacity 1900, 1000 feet; actual amount produced
5000 feet per annum; assessed value $1,000
New England Mill-Locaton on the upper
Illnostown n road miles below lllinoistown;
steam; Is horse power circular saws; real capa-
city 100000 feet actual amount prodnced
yearly 100000 feet Assessed value $1,000.
Empire Mill.-Location on old lllinoistown
road miller from Auburn; steam power; cash
saws; real capacity 1000 900 feet; actual year
ly amount produced $500 feet. Assessed val
ne. .l $500
o. N. May & Co.-Mil located at Lisbon,
steam; 20 horse power; circular saw; capacity
| 100000 feet per year. Assessed value $4,000
| G. S. Preble's Mll.-Located on Bear River;
water power; capacity 100000 feet per year;
actual amount produced 10000 feet. Assessed
| value S $1,000
| Total assessed value of Saw Mill property
| $44, ,2OO0 IL steam and water mills.
Number feet of lumber at the various mills
at the time of assessing 2.o56 900.
Number feet of logs 48o, 900.
Quartz Mills.
Pioneer Quartz Mill.-LOcated near Damas-