The Placer herald., 1865-01-07
BOUNDARIES OF THI: TOWNSHIPS OF
PLACER COUNTY.


ry line to tho south west corner of the county,
thence along the southern boundary OF the county
to the Americ n river. and thence up said river
to the place OF beginning.
No.2
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
corner formed by the intersection Of the lines be-
tween Townships l and y crth. and range
and east. thence north along said range line to
Bear river thence up said river to the line be-
tween Con grnssional ranges and east thence
south to the line between Congressional Town
ships II and 3 north thence east to the first see
tion liie 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 IA
vim" one ha II mile, and thence due south TO the
center OF the ridge dividing the waters OF Ante
lope aud Dutch ravines. and thence along said
ridge to the place OF beginning.
No. 3,
Is bounded rs follows: Commencing at Whisky
Bar Bridge on the North Fork of the American
river. thence up said river to Kcly's Bar. thence
in 4 north west course to Bear river. thence down
said river to the line between Congressional ran
ges and s east. thence south along said range
line to the line between Congressional Townships
IL and Is north, thence east to tae first section
line to point west OF Whisky Bar Bridge, and
thence east about halt mile to the place of be-
ginning
NO. i.
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
said stream to It's source, thence due cast to the
summit OF tia Sierra Nevada mountains to ibe
western line of Township Nc. !. thcnce i'll Il
north westerly direction 'loug said line to the
northern line OF Placer county, t1ence along said
county line to point on Bear river. leading
north west from kellys Bar, thence in a south
eastery direction TO the place of beginning.
No. 5,
Is bounded as follows Commencing at the
mouth of Volcano Canon. thence up the mountain
,ide 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 300 rods east of the For
est Shade Hotel. thence across the top Of said
mountain ridge to point 80 rods east Of the
Maytlower Mill. thence to point 40 rods cast of
Brushy Saw Mill. thence on a line North 13o
(magnetic variation II % 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 orl to its junction with
the Middle Fork, thence up the Middle Fork to
the place of beginning.
No. G,
Is bounded as follows Commencing at the
mouth OF Ell Dorado Canon on the Middle Fork
u.
said Canon thence up it 10 the Forks. thence up
the North Fork Of said Canon to a point about Il
half mile east of the Forks House. thence in a
norherly direction TO point on lIumbug Canon
between the Pioneer Quartz Mill and Damascus
nearly opposite the Quartz Mill, thence across
The Divide to the branch of Shirt Tail Canon Oh
which Vickcr'S Ranch is situated, thence down
said branch to main Shirt Tail Canon. thence
down said Canon TO the corner Of Township No
>, as surveyed by Thomas A. Young, thence along
the line OF Township No 5, to the mouth Of Vol
canO Canon thence up the Middle Fork to the
mouth Of Ell Dorado Canon, being the place Of be-
ginning
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
mouth OF Shirt Tail Canon at its junction with
the North Fork OF the Am rcan river thence up
the middle Of Shirt Tail Canon to the Forks
thereof, thence up its North Fork. and branch on
which Yckers branch is situated to its head
thence across the Divide to the first point on
Humbug Canon. above the Pioneer Quartz Mil,
thence down the center of said point TO Humbup
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
Fork TO its junction with the main North Fork at
Euchre Bar, thence down said main North Fork
to place of beginning.
Nos,
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
the North Fork Of the American river thence up
said South Fork to its source. thence to the wes-
tern line OF Township |, thence southerly along
said line to the line between Placer and Ell Do
RADIO counties thence down said line to the juno
ton Of the North and Middle Forks thence up
said North Forl to the mouth of FL Holado Canon
thence following the line of Township g. to the
point at which Townships No 6 and corner near
the Pioneer Quartz Mill on liumbug Canon,
thence down said Canon to the place Of begin
ming.
No.9
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at Whisky
Bar Bridge Oh the North Fork OF the American
river, thence west about Il half Il mile to the first
section line East of the line between Congrcssion-
al ranges and East thence north along said
line to Dutch ravinc thence down said rlvinc to
a point where the turnpike road leading from Au-
burn TO Sacramento, thence again down said ra-
vine one half mile, and thence due south TO the
center OF the ridge dividing the waters of Ante
lope 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 Sou h along Slid range line to
the second section line North OF the line, between
Congressional Townships 10 aud | ! 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
IIlcer
county inlcrsccts Bear river, thence uD said river
to the line between Con gressonal ranges and I
East, thence South along the said line to the sec
ond section line north of the line between Con
gressonal Townships 10 and | 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. ii.
Commencing at the summit of the Sierra Neva-
,;l where the Placer and El Dnr,,ln count, lin
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 aud Nevada, thence due cast to the State
line, thence south on said State line to the line
dividing the counties of Placer and FL Dorado
thence on said line to the place OF beginning.
fALTERATIoN.--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