The Placer herald., 1865-02-18
uOuNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF
PLACER COUNTY.

uary or fldCcr county, tutuCc saiu uouHu"-
nv line to the southwest corner of the county,
thence along the southern boundary of the county
to th,. Americ III 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 ToWuships IL and II north. and range
and east, thence north along said range line to
Bear river. thence up said river to the line be-
tween Congressional ranges and east thence
south TO the line between Congressional Town
ships II and Is 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 ravine to the turnpike road leading
from Auburn to Sacramento, thence down the ra-
vinn one-haf mile, and thence due south to the
center Of the ridge dividing the waters Of Ante
lope and Dutch ravines and thence along said
ridge to the place Of beginning.
No. 3,
Is bounded as follows: Commencing at Whisky
Bar Bridge on the North Fork of the American
river. thence up said river to Kelly Bar, thence
in n northwest course to Bear river, thence down
said river to the line between Congressional ran
ges ! and east. thence South along said range
line to the line between Congressional Townships
l 2 and Is north, thence e.st to the first section
line to point west of Whisky Bar Bridge, and
thence east about half mile to the place of be-
ginning.
! 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 its source, thence due east to the
! summit OF the Sierra Nevada mountains to the
western line of Township No. |. thence in a
north.westery direction long said line to the
northern line of Placer county, thence along said
county line to point on Bear river. leading
northwest from kellys Bar, thence in south
en s nrlv Iirnc n The plaCa of bprjnninp
No 5,
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 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 of the For
! est Shade Hotel, thence across the top of said
mountain ridge to q point So rods east of the
Maylower Mill. thence to point 40 rods east of
Brushy Saw Mill. thence on 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 tork 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 the
mouth Of Ell Dorado Canon on the Middle Fork
including 60 feet in width of the East bank oc
said Canon, thence up it to the Forks. thence up
the North Fork of said Canon to a point about IL
half mile east of the Forks House. thence in Il
| northerly direction to a 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 Vickcrs Ranch is situated. thence down
! said branch TO main Shirt Tail Canon. thence
! down said Canon to the corner of Township No
s. as surveyed by ThomasA. Young thence along
| the line OF Township No. 3, 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
month 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 Vicker'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 Humbu z
! 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
Euchrc Bar, thence down said main North Fork
to place of beginning.
No. s,
Is bounded rs follows: Commencing at the
junction of llumbug Canon and the South Fork of
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 June
ton of the North and Middle Forks. thence up
said North Fork to the mouth of Ell Dorado Canon
/ thence following the line of Township 6, to the
point at which Townships No. 6 and corner near
the Pioneer Quartz Mill on Humbug Canon,
thence down said Canon to the place of begin
ming.
No. Q,
Is bounded rs follows: Commencing at Whisky
Bar Bridge on the North Fork of the American
river, thence west about u half mile to the first
section line East of the line between Congression-
| al ranges and East thence north along said
line to Dutch ravne, thence down said ravine to
point where the turnpike road leading from Au-
burn to Sacramento thence again down said IA
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 l. and II North, and Ranges
and East. thence South along said range line to
the second section line North of the line, between
Congressional Townships 10 and ii 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 nersects Bear river, thence up said river
to the line between Congressional ranges 6 and I
East, thence South along the sad line to the sec
ond section line north of the line between Con-
grcssonal Townships 10 and II North. thence
West along said section line to the Western boun-
dairy 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 and FL Dorado county lines
cross said summit, thence in nOrth-westerly di
rection along the summit OF the Sierra Nevada
mountains to the line dividing the counties OF
Placer and Nevada. thence due east 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.
"ALrERATIoN.-On the Sth of November, 1861
the Board of Supervisors, Ordered that the lines
between Townships 67, and 8, are altered as
! follows. Commencing at the noint Mhere the