The Placer herald., 1866-07-14
The Boundary Line Between Placer and
Nevada Counties.

ance on the Surveyors in running this line,
in a communi ication to the last Stars and
Stripes, says:
After passing Crystal Lake at point
about 200 yards south Of its southern end,
the line continues over and down the rocky
cliff to the east, crossing the Railroad and
the Donuer Lake Wagon road some Is yards
south of Seco,d's old camp ou the latter
road; thence over a rocky knoll to the Yuba
river, crossing the stream three times iu a.
bout quarter Of mile, the line passing
about 80 yards north of Charley Morrison's;
thence near half mile to the trail leading
from Cisco (llea.on's old station) to Sum
nit City, crossing sail trail some 500 Yards
north Of the town; thence up the high noun,
tain crossing the same. little TO the north
of its summit, and gradually down the south.
eastern slope crossing the road tc Enterprise,
about $50 yards north of the Donner Lake
road, passing about ESQ yards north of
Woodrutt's house, and over the granite point
$50 yards north of the second bridge on
Donner Lake road, crossing the Yuba some
800 yards above the bridge; thence less than
half mile TO Hollis, the line running thro'
the barn, leaving the house about 60 yards
to the south; thence across the field and the
Yuba TO the north side, crossing the river
again to the south side half mile further
on; thence across the Donner Lake road,
about 800 yards west of an old log road
camp, and three.qualters of mile south
west OF Jones's stage stand; thence gradually
up the side of the mountain, crossing the
railroad survey near baIf mile south of
Jones Hotel, reaching the top of the noun.
tain about half mile nearly north of Kidd's
Lake reservoir, and a mile north of Devils
Peak, passing on through small lake some
60 yards south OF new woodchoppers cab.
in, thence through the tamarsck flats and
over the ridge TO the west end of Summit
Valley, striking the Valley about 500 Yards
south of Tinker's hotel; thence diagonally
across the Valley to the Donner Lake road,
crossing it about a half mile below Lip
pens Hotel, leaving fully two-tbirds of the
valley south Of the line; then up the side of
the mountain north of the valley, crossing
the railroad survey some 25O or 800 wards
north OF Llppens house; thence to the sum-
nit of the mountain, passing about 80 feet
south OF the western end Of the railroad tun.
| "N' Wy, "ou 'o'ouSo q etHoli Idho Itlltuc-
dately over the contemplated tunnel, reach,
ing the descent to Bonner Lake from SO to
100 feet north of The eastern entrance to the
tunnel, leaving the entire pass through which
the Bonner Lake road runs to the south.
From this point the line takes down
ward course toward Donner Lake, crossing
the Bonner Lake road three times 10 it's de,
scent, striking the valley, probably 600
yards from Pollard's Hotel; thence down the
southern border of the lake nearly parallel
with it, and in one place less than a hun
dred feet from its waters, on to the 1ruckee
river, crossing it Immediately at the juno
ton Of the outlet of Donner Lake. Here
the line from the river passes up a precipi-
tous mountain and over a succession of roll.
ing bills to Mares Valley, crossing near
the center, and about Two miles north of
Haskell's Diggings, or Neptune City, th nee
some four miles to Juniper Creek, crossing
it at the once contemplated city of Modiocio,
thence nearly two miles to The State line.
The whole length of said line, from actual
measurement is about 33 miles, (uot having
the Surveyors notes l cannot give the exact
dislance,) all of which is well marked by
blazed trees and monuments erected at the
crossing Of all roads and trails, streams, etc.,
aud on all prominent points along the line,
there being some Al 10 number, commenc.
ing at the initial point, at the source of Bear
river, and extending to the State line.