The Placer herald., 1862-08-23
Assessors Report of District No. 3, Pla.
Ger County.

10 lion. y. L. uOCGHTON, OUR. OENEKAL.
Sy:-ln compliance with
the requirements of your Circular, and the
statutes Of the State, | submit the following
as nv annua! report as Assessor Of the Third
District, of Placer County, for the year 1862
This District embraces an area Of abou,
6S square miles. and is, what may be term
ed, a mining District. Much interest is
manifested in the cultivation of the grape
and other ilui,s-our soil being well adapted
to their culture.
We have four public schools in the Dis
trict, with an attendance of 434 pupils.
From the most reliable sources, find
mines, which shows that they still Weld
largely, and are not yet exhausted. The
average vaine of the gold is $3.50 per OF.
Owing to the severity Of lie past winter
the assessment of property has deprecated;
and live stock have deprecated fifty per cent.
in number.
The following statistics are as complete AS
possible, under the iIany difficulties in the
way Of an Assessor Obtaining the nforma'
ton YOU require:
Land taken up under l'ossessorv Act 27,-
900 acres, of which l3 900 acres are enclos
ed, and $500 acres OF which are under cnl
livalion, the balance being used as pasture.
The crops of barley and oats are princi
palIy cut for hay, it being more pr, fl able
than turning it into grain. Amount Of hay
raised. 1900 ,nn,.
The number OF fruit trees and vines under
successful cultivation is 6O,OOO Value of
fruit raised. $4,000 Gallons Of wine pro
dnced. 1000. Number of trees, &r:-ll,.
500 apple, 1000 peach, 075 pear, rs cher
ry 280 ounce, l25 fig lemon, 2 orange.4
olive. 68 ponegranae, l05 mulberry, %
English walnut, GS Almond chesnut, 80
bntelnnt, l25 black locust, 100 gooseberry,
$500 raspberry. $50 plum, 325 nectarne,
800 apricot, $4,000 strawberry plants.
The number of bee hives IN the district is
90, va.ued at 5000 90 Horses 2O2, mnles
27, asses 8, COW, 225, calves lis. stock and
beef cattle GEO. work oxen AZ, sheep 54,
goats $50, hogs 725; total value $40, 900.
The amount of stock slaughtered during
the year was, cattle 700, sheep 200, hogs
| 900; value S3O,5OO.
FowIs-Tu:kevs 425, geese 135, ducks
200, chickens 2.750 total S2,375.
SAW Magnolia Mill located on
Bear river, water power. capacity 100000;
actual amount produced 100000, assessed
value $500 90.
Empire Mill, eight miles above Auburn.
steam power, capacity 100000 feet; asses
sed value $500 co.
FIGURING MILLs.-Caiaract or Placer Co
Mill. water power, located four miles above
Auburn on the IInoistown road, two run Of
stone: assessed value $500.
Auburn Steam Mill, now being recon
structed and not yet in running order, asses
sed value $1,000.
WATER DITcnEs Bear River & Auburn
Water and Mining Company, Two diirhes.-
Bear River Ditch takes its wa er from Bear
river, four miles above lIlinostown, and sup
plies the lower part Of lhe County. length of
canal and its branches 200, Incorporated cap.
iaI stock $6OOOO0; assessed value S5O.OOO
Gold Hill Ditch, takes it's water from
Bear river. and supplies the region of Gold
Hill, and Virginiat"wn, length of canal and
its branches 1853 miles. This Ditch is now
owned by the Bear River q Auburn Water
& Mining Company; assessed value 81 200:
Office in Auburn; James NeaI, President.
TURNPIKE ROADS AND BRIDGES Auburn
| turnpike company, Two roads. Auburn
Turnpike Road leaves the old Sacramento
road at the Oaks House and inrersec,s the
Nevada and 1llinoistown roads, three miles
above Auburn; the other road known as the
Big Hill Turnpike Road, lea'ling from Au.
burn towards Folsom; assessed value $40.
900.
Auburn Il Yankee Turnpike Co. road.
crosses the North Fork of the American riv.
er. above the Junction of the North and
Middle Forks of the American river; assessed
value in this District S. 900.
Bear River Bridge, across Bear river; one
half assessed in this county at So, 1000.
Personally property assessed, $272,O5l
Real estate and improvements, 2s6,4ls
Total, $55s,464
All Of which is respectfully submitted,
GEGRCE PI1CSETT