The Placer herald., 1865-03-18
BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF
PLACER COUNTY.

dairy of Placer county, thence along said bounda-
~ line to The southwest corner OF the county,
thence along the southern boundary OF the county
to the Amerc IN river, and thence up said river
to the place of beginning
No. 2,
l. boundr4 as follows: Commencing at the
corli,r formed by the intersection of the lines be-
tw-rn townships II and IL north, and range
,uu I c,s,. thence north along said range line to
Dear liver, thence up said river to the line be-
tween COngr"> Sonal ranges and east thence
soath to the inc between Congressional Town
ships /. and 10 north, thence cast to the first sec
ton line east of said range line; thence south
along said section line to Dutch rayine; thence
down said ravine to the turnpike road leading
from Auburn to Sacramento, thence down the ra-
vine one-halfmile. and thence due south to the
center OF the ridge dividing the waters OF Ante
lope and Dutch rayines. ana thence along said
ridge to the place OF beginning.
No. 3,
Commencing at Kclly's Bar on the North Fork
Of the American River. running thence 10 a low
gap (Clpper Gap) east Of Predmores house
about twenty rods from said house. thence to a
point on Bear Il yer, about eighty rods above the
Magnolia Mill. on Bear River. so rs to include
Joseph Perkins. the Empire Mill and Danning's
Ranch in Township No 3.
No. {.
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at Kellys
Bar on the North Fork Of the American river,
thence up the middle Of said stream to EQchre
Bar. thence up the middle Of the South Fork OF
said stream TO its source, thence due east to the
summit Of the Sierra Ncvada mountains to the
western line OF Township No. II. thence in u
north westerly direction ,long said line to the
northern line of Placer county, thence along said
county line to q point on Bear river. leading
north west from kelly's Bar, thence in south
easterly direction to The place OF beginning.
No
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
mouth OF Volcano Canon, thence up the mountain
side on the west side Of said Canon extending on
the east side Of Pine Fiat through the CAP 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 Of the For
est Shade Hotel. thence across the top of said
ridge to d point 35 rods east Of the
Maylower Mill thence to point 20 rods east Of
Brushy Saw Mill thence on a line North l3o
(magnctic 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 I ork to its junction with
the Middle Fork thence up the Middle Fork to
the place OF beginning.
No. s,
Is bounded as follows' Commencing at the
mouth OF Ell 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 to a point about a
bali mile east of the Forks House. thence in a
northerly direction to point on Humbug Canon
between the Pioneer Quartz Mill and Damascus
nearly opposite the Quartz Mill. thence across
the Divide to the branch Of Shirt Tail Canon on
which Vickcr's Ranch is situated thence down
down said Canon to the corner Of Township No
5, as surveyed by ThomasA. Young, thence along
the line Of Township No ). to the mouth OF Vol
cano Canon. thence mp the Middle Fork to the
mouth Of FL Dorado Canon, being the place of be-
ginning
No. I,
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
mouth Of Shirt Tail Canon at its junction with
the North Fork Of the American river. thence IN
the middle OF Shirt Tail Canon to the Forks
thereof, thence up its North Fork, and branch on
which Nicker's branch is situated. to its head
thence across the Divide to the first point on
Iinmbug Canon above the Pioneer Quartz Mill,
thence down the center oI said point to uumbur
Cannon. thence down the bed OF said Canon TO its
junction with the South Fork OF the North Fork
Of the American river, thence down said South
Forl; TO its Junction with the main North Fork at
Euchre Bar, thence down said main North Fork
TO place Of beginning.
No. 8,
Is bounded as follows Commencing at the
junction Of Hunbug Canon and the South Fork of
the North Fork Of the American river thence up
tern line of Township l. thence southerly along
said line to the line between Placer and FL Do
RADIO counties. thence down said line to the iunc-
ton of the North and Middle Forks, thence I'D
said North Fork TO the mouth of Ell Dorado Canon
thence following the line of Township &, to the
point at which Townships No. & and corner near
the Pioneer Quartz Mill on Humbug Canon,
thence down said Canon to the place of begin
ming.
No.
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at whisky
Bar Bridge on the North Fork of The American
river, thence west about half mile to the first
section line East OF the line between Congression-
al ranges and East thence north dong said
line to Dutch rdvine, thence down said ravine to
point where the turnpike road leading from Au-
burn TO Sacramento, thence again down said ra-
vine one hall mile and thence due south to the
center OF the ridge dividing the waters of Ante.
lope and Dutch rayines to the corner formed by
the intersection Of the Congressional lines be-
tween Townships and II North. aud Ranges G
and East. thence South along said range line to
the second section line North of the line between
Congressional 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 us follows: Commencing at the
point where the western boundary line of Placer
county inersects Bear river. thence up said river
TO the line between Congressional ranges and
East, thence South along the said line to the sec
ond section line north Of the line between Con
gressional Townships 10 and Il North thence
West along said section line to the Western boun-
Diary Of Placer county and thence along said
county line to the place of beginning
No. IL.
Commencing at the summit of the Sierr, Neva-
da where the Placer and III Dorado county lines
cross said summit. thence in a north-westerly di
rection along the summit Of the Sierra Nevada
mountains to the line dividing the counties of
Placer and Nevada, thence due cast TO the State
line, thence south on said State line to the line
dividing the counties OF Placer and El Dorado.
thence on said ineto the place Of beginning.
*ALTERArroN.-On the Sth of November 1861
the Board OF Supervisors, Ordered, that the lines
between Townships 6, I, and s, are altered as
follows: Commencing at the point where the
main road leading from Iowa Hill to the Forks
House crossesthe branch Of Shirt Tail Canon on