The Placer herald., 1865-07-22
BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF
PLACER COUNTY.

rv line to the south west corner OF the county
thence along the southern boundary OF the county
10 the Amerc n river, and thence up said river
to the place Of beginning.
No.2,
l. bounded as follows: Commencing at the
corner formed by the intersection Of the lines be-
tween Townships | | and II north aud range i
aud east, thence north along said range line to
Bear river, thence up said river to the line be-
tween Goa 81 ssional ranges and east. thence
south to tbe line between Congressional Town
ships l. and north, thence east to the first sec
tion line east OF said range line; thence south
along said section line to Dutch ravine; thence
down said ravne TO the turnpike road leading 9
from. Auburn to Sacramento, thence down the RI.
vinn one halt mile, and thence due south TO the
center OF the ridge dividing the waters Of Ante
lope and Dutch raviues, and thence along said
ridge to the place OF beginning.
No. 5,
Commencing at KcIly's Bar on the North Fork
of the American River, running thence 10 u low
gap (Clipper GopD east of Predmore's house
about twenty rods from said house, hence to Il
point on Bear River, about eighty rods above the
Magnolia Mill, on Bear River, so as to include
Joseph Perkins the Empire Mill and Dunning S
Ranch in Township No. ).
No f.
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at Kelly's
Bar on the North Fork OF the American river
thence up the middle of said stream to Euchre
Bar, thence up the middle of the South Fork OF
summit OF the Sierra Nevada mountains to the
western line OF Township No. IL, thence in a
north westerly direction along said line to the
northern line OF Placer county, thence along said
county line TO point on Bear river. leading
north west from kelys Bar, thence in south
easterly direction to the place OF beginning.
No ),
mouth OF Volcano Canon, thence up the mountain
side on the west side OF said Canon extending on
the east side Of Pine Flat through the gap on
Duel Point, crossing the road leading to Michi-
gan Bluff, between The Forest Shade Hotel and
the town of Bath about 200 rods east o the For
est Shade Hotel, thence across the top of said
mountain ridge to point So rods east of the
Mayhower Mill, thence to point 40 rods east OF
Brushy Saw Mill thence on a line North l3o
magnetic variation l5o 23' East to Shirt Tail
Canon, along which line the trees are blazed.
thence down Shirt Tail Canon to the North Fork
thence down the North ork to its junction with
the Middle Fork, thence up the Middle Fork to
the place OF beginning.
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
mouth OF FL Dorado Canon on the Middle Fork
including 60 feet in width of the East bank o:
said Canon, thence up it TO the Forks, thence up
the North Fork Of said Canon 10 a point about Il
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nortbery direction TO point on llumbug Canon
between the Pioneer Quartz Mill and Damascus
nearly opposite the Quartz Mill, thence across
he Divide to the branch of Shirt Tail Canon on
which Vicker's Ranch is situated, thence down
said branch to main Shirt Tail Canon. thence
dowa said G, non to the corner Of Township No.
5, "a surveyed by Thomas A. Young. thence along
the line OF Town hip No. 5. to the mouth OF Vol
cano Canon. thence up the Middle Fork to the
mouth Of FL Dorado Canon, being the place of be-
ginning
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
mouih of Shirt Tail Canon at its junction with
the North Fork OF the American river, thence up
the middle of Shirt Tail Canon TO the Forks
thereof thence up its North Fork, and branch on
which Vcker's branch is situated, to its head
thence across the Divide to the first point on
Humbug Canon. above the Pioneer Quartz Mill
thence down the center OF said point to Humbug
Cannon, thence down the bed OF slid.Canon 10 its
junction with the South Fork of the North Fork
Of the American river, thence down said South
Fork to its junction with the main North Fork at
Euchre Bar. thence down said main North Fork
to place of beginning.
No. s,
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
junction of Humbug Canon and the South Fork Of
the North Fork oil the American river. thence up
said South Fork to its source, thence TO the wes-
said line to the line between Placer and Ell Do
RADIO counties. thence down said line to the unc
ion of the North and Middle Forks. thence up
said North Fork to the mouth of E Dorado Canon
thence following the line of Township g. TO the
point at which Townships No Gund corner near
thence down said Canon to the place Of begin
ming.
No.9,
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at Whisky
Bar Bridge ON the North Fork of the American
river, thence west about Il halt Il mile to The first
section line East OF the line between Congression-
al ranges and East, thence north along said
line to Dutch ravine, thence down said ravne to
a poiut where the turnpike road leading from Au-
burn 10 Sacramento thence again down said IA
v inc one half mile, and thence due south to the
center OF the ridge dividing the waters of Ante.
lopc and Dutch ravines to the corner formed by
the intersection Of the Congressional lines be-
tween Townships | | and ~ North and Ranges 6
and East, thence South along said range line to
the second section ne North OF the line, between
Congre ssonal Townships 10 and IL North, thence
east along said line to the American river, and
thence up said river to the place OF beginning.
No. 10.
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
point where the western boundary line of Placer
county nlersects Bear river, thence up said river
to the line between Congressional ranges & and 7
East thence South along the said line to the sec
1nd section line north Of the line between Con-
gressional Townships 10 and North, thence
" est along said section line to the Western boun-
larry OF Placer county. and thence along said
county line to the place of beginning.
No. IL.
Commencing at the summit Of the Sierra Nevl-
Ia where the Placer and Ell Dorado county lines
ross said summit. thence in north-westerly d.
,ection along the summit Of the Sierra Nevada
to the line dividing the counties OF
Placer and Nevada, thence due east to the State
inc thence south on said State line to the line
lividng the counties of Placer and El Dorado,
hence on said line to the place OF beginning.
-ALTERATIoN-On the Sth of November. 1861,
he Board OF Supervisors. Ordered, that the lines
between Townships 6, J, and 8, altered as
ollows Commencing at the point where the
main road leading from Iowa Hill to the Forks
House. crosses the branch Of Shirt Tail Canon. on