The Placer herald., 1865-09-16
BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF
PLACER COUNTY.

to the Americ n river and thence up said river
| to the place ol beginning.
| No.2,
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
corner iomed by the intersection OF the lines be-
| tween Tow nships / and ~ north. and range q
and east, thence north along said range line IL
Bear river, thence up said river 10 the line be-
tween Congressional ranges and 8 east theme Z
| south 10 The line between COnel essiOnul Town
ships II and 3 north, thence east to the first Sec
tiun line east OF .aid range lines thence sou h
along said section line to Dulth ravine; thence
down said ravine to the turnpike road leading
! from Auburn to Sacramento, thence down the ru-
| vim" one-h mile. and thence due south 10 the
| center OF the ridge dividing the waters Of Ante
lope and Dutch lavines. and thence along said
riuge to the place o beginning.
| No. 3,
Com encing at Kcllys Bar on the North Fol k
Of the American River. runnii thence 10 low
gap (Clippcr G"p) east OF Prcdmores house
| about twenty rous from said house, thence to IA
| point on Bear RIVER, about eighty rods above The
Magnolia Mill on Bear River, SO as TO include
Joseph PEI kins. the Empire Mill and Uunning $
Ranch in Township No. 3.
No.4,
| Is bounded rs follows: Commencing at Kelly S
Bar on the North Fork Of the American river,
thence up the middle of said stream to Eut hre
Bar, thence up The middle Of the South Fork OF
|
summit OF the Sierra Nevada mountains to the
western line OF Township No. !. thence in
north westerly direction long said line TO the
| northern line OF Placer county, ence along said
county line to a poiLt Bear river leading
non tn west from Kelly Bar, thence in Il south
caslelly direction TO he place OF beginning.
No 5.
Is bounded 10 follows: Commencing at the
mouth OF Volcano Canon, thence upthc mountain
idc on the west side OF said Canon eXlpndiu. on
the eat side OF Pine lat through the gap on
Duel Point. crossing the road leading TO Michi-
gan Bluff. between the Forest Shade Hoel and
the town Of Bath about 200 rods east OF the For
est Shade Hotel, thence across the top OF said
mountain ridge TO point 50 rods east OF the
May flower Mill, thence to Il point 40 rods east OF
DruShy Saw Mill thence on line North l3C
(magnclc variation $50 23 East J TO Shirt Tail
Canon, along which line the trees are blaztd.
thence down Shirt Tail Canon to the North Folk
thence down the North toik to its junction " til
the Middle Fork. ihtncc up the Middle Fork to
the place OF beginning.
No. 6,
Is bounded ns follows: Commencing at the
mouth OF FL Dorado Canon on Tie Middle Fork,
Including 60 feet in width OF the East bank or
said Canon, thence up ii TO the Forks. hence up
the North Fork OF said Canon TO point about
hall mlc east Of the Forks House. thence in
noriheily direction TO point on llumbug 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 Wicker Ranch is situated. thence down
said branch 10 main Shirt Tail Canon. thence
iovA !id non TO he corner Of Township No.
s. as surveyed by Thomas A. Young. thence along
the line OF Town hip No. s. TO the mouth OIL Vol
cano Canon. thence mp the Middc Fork TO the
mouth Of I'll Dorado Canon, being the place Of be-
giuning.'
No. Z,
I ta,,, jc.l Cr11
monlh OF Shirt Tail Canon at its junction with
he North Fork OF The Am, 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, 10 its head.
thence across the Divide to the first point on
lIninhug Canon. above The Pioneer Quartz Mil.
thence down he center OF said ronl to ilumhup
Cannon, thence down the bed OF said Canon to it,
junction with the South Fork Of The North Fork
OF 'he American river. thence down said South
Fork to its junction with the main North Fork II,
Euchre Bar. thence down said main North Fork
TO place Of beginning.
No. 8,
Il bounded as folio"s: Commencing at the
unci ion OF linn.bug Canon and The South Folk OF
the North hotk oil The American river. thence up
said South Fork to its source, thence 10 the wes-
tern line of Township |, thence souhcrly along
said line to the line between Placer and FL Do
RADIO counties thence down said line TO the Juno
,ion Of the North and Middle Forks. thence up
said North Fork to the mouth Of FL Dorado Canon
thence following the lin" OF Township &. to the
point 1T which Townships No. 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 folowsi Commencing at Whisky
Bar Bridge on the North Fork OF ,he American
river thence west about a hall mile to The first
section line East OF the line between Congression-
al range aud East thence north along said
line TO Dutch ravinr. thence dow said ravinr to
a point where the turnpike road leading rom Au-
burn 10 Sacramento. thence again down said IA
vine one hall mile. and thence due south to the
center OF the ridge divldicg the waters OF Ante
lop" and Dutch ravin"s to the corner formed hy
the intersection Of he Congressional lines he
tween Townships II and ~ North and Ranges &
and East. thence Sou b along Elid range line 10
he second section line North OF the line between
Congressional wnships 10 ami | North thence
east along sai,i line to the American river, and
thence up said river to the place OF beginning.
No. 10.
Is bounded rs follows: Commencing at the
point where The western boundary line of Placer
county imersects Bear river, thence up said river
TO the line between Con9ress nal 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 II North. thence
West along said section line TO the Western bous-
Diary OF Placer county. and thence along said
county line to the place OF beginning.
No. IL.
Commencing at the summit of the Sierra Neva-
da where the Placer aud I'll Dorao county lines
cross said summit. thence in IL norlh.westelly di.
rection along the summit Oi the sierra Nevada
mountains to the line dividing the counties OF
Placer and Nevada theuce uuc east TO the Stale
line. thence south on said State line to the lie
dividing the counties Of Placer and El Dorado,
thence on said line 10 the place OF beginning.
'ALrERATIoN.- On the Sth of November 1861.
the Board OF Supervisors Ordered, that he lines
b. tween Townships o., and 3, are altered as
follows: Commencing nj the point where The
main ond leading u I'm Iowa Hill 10 the Eork,s