The Placer herald., 1864-10-08

10h--What amount has been received in eolt
Tor sale OF Placer County Bonds and Sacramento
County Bonds each? to whom sold and at wha
rates, or do the company still hold them?.
! Answer - Fiity-onc bonds Of Placer county
have been sold: twelve bonds were sold at 663
cents in gold coin thirty-nine bonds (Phcer
county, were sold October 9th, 1868, at 95 cents
in greenbacks. Sale was made East.
llth Was or is money still borrowed upon
them! II so. rom whom and at what rate of in
terest, whether in gold or greenbacks?
Acknowledgements Stanford has borrowed mo-
ney upon Placer county bonds but the company
are not informed from whom: but suppose the in
terest to be ten per cent. With reg1rd to Sacra-
mento county bonds they are under the control
OF the President of the company. and at present
we cannot give you any information.
l2th--What disposition has been made of the
first mortgage bonds: how many sold and how
much realized in gold?
AnsWer-Cannot give you any definite iulorma
tlon. Some OF them have been sold but at differ
ent times and rates, but under circumstances
prices OF gold changing, etc, we cannot give thl
amounts and prices.
l3th--ioW many bonds have been issued and
the total amount Of mortgage?
AnsWer--Total amount of mortgage one and a
mali million First mortgage bonds have been
issued to the amount of one million two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars
l4th--What is the present Indebtedness OF the
o'u CoLupdny. Otner lNa0 mort gage; to whom
owing, and at what rate of interest?
AnsWer--One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars paying interest at I per cent. ON bonds. the
balance at ten per cent; the company decline Civ
ing any information as to whom it is owing, or
the different amounts to EACH and Mr.. Scott and
Madden do not require the company to answer
the question in detail
15th--By what arrangement has the work been
performed beyond the first eighteen miles, TO New
Castle?
Answcr--The work WAS done bv contract Sec
tons nineteen and twenty, Collins, contractor,
received TWO thousand and forty-four dollars and
eighty 1our cents in cash. and in stock three hun
dred dollars; and for the same sections, G. Crock
er, contractor, received fifteen thousand two hun
dred and tWenty-sx dollars and seventy five cents
making total OF seventeen thousand five hundred
and seventy-one dollars and nine cents Sections
twenty-one. twenty-five, twenty three and twenty
four Turtan, Knox Ryan, contractors received
IN cash, twenty-five thousand seven hundred and
seVehty-slX dollars and two cents, and in stock
four thousand five hundred dollars. making
a total OF thirty thousand two hundred and
seventy six dollars and two cents. Sections
twenty hVe, twenty six and twcnty-scvcn, c. D.
Bates, contractor. received in cash. thirty one
thousand two hundred and twenty eight dollars
and eighty eight cents and in stock five thousand
five hundred dollars, making total of thirty six
thousand seven hundred and twenty eight dollars
and eighty eight cents. Sections twenty eight
ana twenty nlne, 5. d. Smith contractor, received
in cash, forty three thousand three hundred and
thirty one dollars and sixty four cents, and in
stock seven thousand six hundred dollars making
total OF fifty thousand nine hundred and thirty
one dollars and sixty four cents. Sections thirty
and thirty-one. G. Crocker, contractor, received
in cash siXty-Hve thousand five hundred and
thlrty-seven dollars and orty-two cents and in
stock eleven thousand six hundred dollars, max
ing a total of seventy thousand one hun
dred and thlrty-seven dollars and forty two cents