The Shasta courier., 1864-12-17
Sheriff,s Sale.

Daniel Lynch VS.. Edward c. Kearney
In the District Court of the 9th Judicial District of
the State of California, in and for the county of
Shasta.
NTHEREAS, by decree of foreclosure and
w sale in the above entitled cause, entered on
the 2Sth day of November, A.. D. 1864, in the Dis
trct Court aforesaid in favor of Daniel Lynch,
plaintiff, and against Edward c. Kearney, defend
ant, for the sum of Two Hundred and Ninety
and 17100 Dollars, and interest thereon amounting
to Ninety eight 31-100 Dollars, aud also for the
further sum of Nine 75-100 Dollars for State and
county taxes paid by the plaintiff the mortgaged
premises, together with the further sum of Fifty
Dollars Attorneys fee for prosecuting this suit, all
in gold or silver coin of the United States, it is
ordered, adjudged and decreed that all and singu-
lar the mortgaged premises hereinafter described
be Sold for gold silver coin of the United States,
according to the law relative to GALES of real estate
under exclusion. Notice is therefore hereby given
that on
Friday, the 23d day of December, A. ID.
1864,
at clock r. x. at the Court House door. in the
town and county of Shasta, l will sell, at public
auction, to the highest bidder. for cash in gold or
silver coin of the United States, the property in
said decree described as follows, to wit
All the undivided one half Of all that certain wa
ter ditch property situated in the county of Shasta
and State of California known as the Middle Creek
and Gold Hill Dltch, which sad ditch, takes the
ter from both forks or branches of said Middle creek
at points said forks about one half mile above
the road leading from Shasta to Lower Springs,
where the same crosses said Middle Creek, and
conducts the same said water down along the south
east side of said creek to Gold Hill and intermedi-
ate mining grounds, and to the vicinity of Salt
Creek and Lower Springs Also, all the undivided
one half of all that certain water ditch property
situate in the aforesaid county and State, and
known as the Lone Star Ditch, the right of water
flowing in the south fork of Middle Creek at and
above point on said south fork of Middle Creek
about two hundred and fifty yards above the dam
of the ditch known the Gold Hill Ditch being at
a point where high bluff banks arise on either side
of said stream, also where several large boulder
rocks lay in the middle of the stream also where the
water has perpendicular fall of few feet, and at
a live oak tree standing the west bank of said
stream, thereby conveying the said water by ditch
constructed by me around point to a branch known
as the Next Branch of Middle Creek, about four
hundred yards above dam of the Gold Hill Ditch,
claiming the right of water in said stream at said
point to the south side of Middle Creek and cross
ing the road leading from Shasta to Horsetown at
the most elevated spot between Middle and Salt
creeks, and crossing the road leading from Shasta
to Bells bridge, Clear Creek, and to the mining
grounds situated between Lower Springs and Mid
die Greek. as far as Gold HILL which said descrp-
ton of said ditch will more fully appear Record
Book S. of Claims, folio, PA, and recorded by the
party of the first part 18th day of May, A. D. 1862
W. E. HOPPING, Sheriff.
BY Jos. I. Burrows, Under Sheriff.
WM. P. DANGERFIELD, Atty for P1f1. d3