The Placer herald., 1865-09-30
BOUNDARIES OF THE TOwNsu,D.
PLACER COUNTY. vF

north of the base line between Con yressanl a.us
Townships 10 and II north, to the wesern sI'onai
Diary OF Placer county, thence along said hou, uouh
ry line to the southwest corner Of Tho ounaa'
thence along the southern boundary Of tho
to the American river and thence up said vSn'y r;n'
to the place Of beginning. river
No.2,
Is bounded as follows: Commenc;n, =. =.
corner formed by the intersection of tho linz a ,ne
tween Townships l and 70 north. and 'es ra''s oe
and east, thence FORTH along said rance lse lies'
Bear river, thenc/up said river to the line ho ~
tween Congressional ranges and east 1t ~ pe
south to the line between Congressional ,Tonce Te
ships II and 3 north, thence east to the 6,a, uoNn
tion line east OF said range line; thence so"i
along said section line to Dutch rayina. ,th hou'h
down said ravine to the turnpike road ,o"S.Ne ans.ce
from Auburn to Sacramento, thence down thons tho
win" Onehall mile, and thence due sou,h " n' ~ ~"
center Of the ridge dividing the waters Of an, .ne
lope and Dutch ravnes, and thence alone '"'e ..t,
ridge to the place OF beginning. '''a
No. 3,
Com encing at Kelly's Bar on the North H.,
of the American River, running thence IN foi I'A
gap (Clipper Gap) east Of Predmore,s ro"o' w."
about twenty rods from said house. lbenca aVuse ",
point on Bear River, about eighty rods above the
Magnolia Mill, on Bear River, 50 as ,o inoi'n 'ne
Joseph Perkins, the Empire Mill and Dumn;ue,e. Guue
Ranch in Township No. 3. "ss
MOI,
Is bounded asiollows: Commencing at Kel,v,
Bar on the North Fork of the American riyor
thence up the middle of said stream 10 rnoh.yj
Bar, thence up the middle of the South Fork ~,
said stream to its source, thence due cast to Ss
summit Of the Sierra Nevada mountains TO fbs
western line Of Township No. IL, thence in ~
north westerly direction along said line TO ,bs
northern line of Placer county, thence along soid
county line to a point on Bear river. leadna
north west from kellys Bar, thence in SOUTH
easterly direction TO the place of beginning
No. S,
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at tha
mouth OF Volcano Canon, thence up the mountain
side on the west side OF said Canon extending m
the east side of Pine Flat through the CAD on
Duel Point crossing the road leading TO Micbi
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
mountain ridge to.a point IS rods east of tbg
Mayfower Mill, thence to point 40 rods east Of
Brushy Saw Mill thence on line North 40
(magnetic variation loo 23 East) to Shirt Tail
Canon, along which line the trees are bazed
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
No. 6,
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at be
mouth Of Ell Dorado Canon on the Middle Fork,
including SO 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 point about
half mile east Of the Forks House. thence in
northerly direction TO point on Ilumbug 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 Vckcr's Ranch is situated, thence down
said branch to main Shirt Tail Canon. thence
down said Canon to the corner Of Township No.
5, as surveyed by ThomasA. Young, thence along
the line Of Township No. 6, to the mouth Of Vol.
cano Canon. thence up the Middle Fork to the
mouth Of Ell Dorado Canon, being the place Of be-
ginniny.'
No. =,
Is bounded as follows: Commencing al the
mouth of Shirt Tail Canon at its junction with
the North Fork of the Amt rican river thence up
the middle of Shirt Tail Canon to the Forks
thereof, thence up its North Fork. and branch on
which Vickers 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 HumDue
Cannon thence down the bed OF said Canon TO ~
junction with the South Fork of the North Fork
u ~
Fork to its junction with the main North Fork at
Euchre Bar, thence down said main North Fork
to place of beginning.
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
junction of Humbug Canon and the South forkoi
the North Fork OF The American river tnence uP
said South Fork to its source, thence TO the wes'
tern line of Township | !, thence sontherly alGns
said line to the line between Placer and 81 w.
RADIO counties. thence down said line 10 Inc june
ton of the North and Middle Forks. thence up
said North Fork to the mouth of E Dorado canon
thence following the line of Township b, TO 'he
point at which Townships No. 6 and corner near
the Pioneer Quartz Mill on Humbug Canon
thence down said Canon to the place OIL Desln
| ming.
Is bounded as follows Commencing at HnlsAy
Bar Bridge on the North Fork OF the American
river thence west about half Il mile 10 'De n'''
section line East of the line between Cong'eSO11a,
al ranges and East, thence north alon7 F"'"
line to Dutch ravine thence down sad r"'I ,"' w
a point where the turnpike road leadlDs lIom a."
burn TO Sacramento, thence again dowl s.'u ho
vine one half mile, and thence due sou'n " .ato s
center of the ridge dividing the waters o nay
lope and Dutch ravines to the corner iVim. . no.
the intersection Of the Congressional I,nts ~
tween Townships | l and ~ North and ha,se' ~
and East, thence South along said range l.ne .'O
the second section line North of the line oe,"esn
Congressional Townships 10 and Norm, ane"oj anS
east along said line to the American river! "N'
thence up said river to the place OF begln''ns'
No. 10. A..
| Is bounded as follows Commencing n, m..o, .n,
point where the western boundary line o; l;,sr li,s
county inersects Bear river, thence up s'iu s las'
to the line between Congressional ranges ana 0ae.
East, thence South along the said line 10 'ne Cou.
ond section line north of the line between .hoUos oU
gressional Townships 10 and II NORM, 'he"I houn.
West along said section line to the "ese,n safi
Diary of Placer county. and thence a'ons
county line to the place of beginning
No. IL.
Commencing at the summit OF the Sierra lines
da where the Placer and 81 Dorado county ii.
cross said summit, thence in north.weseNly Nayod,
rection along the summit Of the Sierra NtssI :as o
mountains to the line dividing the coun'ts ,ha Sate
Placer and Nevada, thence due east 10 'ne lho line
line. thence south on said State line 10 tne nerao
dividing the counties Of Placer ana Ln;UO Ln DO''
thence on said line to the place OF oeg'pn'"e'