The Shasta courier., 1872-10-05
ted Dec. 7th 1857.

ted Dec. 7th 1857.
Conveying all the following described tract
or parcel of land. The West Quarter of Sec
ton 46 according to the private survey of the
party of the first part, of his Rancho Buena
Ventura. now on file in proper Office in said
County and containing l60 acres of land more
or less. Recorded December 18th 1857, Liber
"E' of Deeds page 1868.
DEED. p. B. Reading TO J.. J. BeA-da-
ted April 18th 1859.
Conveying all that piece of land situated in
the County of Shasta &c. Commencing at the
corner post of Sections %, "a, 27, %, runs
thence South 47o 30 East 70 chains along the
line between Sections 27 and %, to the mean
dering line on the West bank of the Sacra-
mento River, thence down stream on said
menndering to point IA chains below the
line between Sections 81 and 34 thence South
400 3O' West 81 s0-1OO chains establish a
corner stake, thence North 47o 3O/ West l3l
chains establish corner stake, thence South
42o 30/ West 20 chains establish a corner
stake, thence North 47o 3O/ West 40 chains
establish a corner stake thence North 42o 30/
East 100 chains to the place of beginning.
Containing 1887 64-l00 acres more or less,
the same being surveyed in conformity with
the subdivision lines of P. B. Readings private
survey of his Rancho Buena Ventura. Re-
corded April 18th, 1859, Liber &c" of Deeds,
page 324.
DEED. Pierson B. Reading to Thomas f.
Freeman-dated May lst 1854.
Conveying all that piece ofland described
as follows to wit i: the South Quarter of Sec
tiou (45) forty-fve and the East fractional
Quarter of Section (44) forty-four according
to the private survey made by the party of the
first part of his Rancho Buena Ventura and on
file in the proper Office in said County, bound
ed North. East, and South by lands of party
of the first part and West by the Western
boundary line of said Rancho and containing
in all l60 acres more or less. Recorded Oct
18th 1854 Liber "C'' ef Deeds page 49,
DEED. p. B. Reading to Margaret Mullen
dated April 18th 1859.
Conveying all that piece of land situated in
the County of Shasta &C. Commencing at
the corner stake of Sections %, "a, 27. and
%, runs North 20 30> West 81 Chains establish
corner stake, thence North $50 67/ East 81
cha'ns to the river bank 10 feet below Balls
Ferry, thence South 42o 3O/ West 1913 2S--lOO
chains to the place of beginning.
Containing 246 acres the same being a part
of P. B Readings grant Buena Ventura and
surveyed " conformity with his private survey
of the same. Recorded April 25th 1859 Liber
G of Deeds page 32s.
DEED. Person b. Reading to Gilman
Dap,s date Oct Sth 1859,
Conveying all that parcel of land situated
in the County of Shasta described as COM
mencing ut the Quarter Section corner post
in the center of Section 20 as designated in
P. B. Beading private survey of his Rancho
Buena Ventura, from thence runs North 400
30/ East % 50--l00 chains to the Sacramento
River, thence up stream on West bank of the
River North 100 East IA 25--lOO chains,
thence North 13o l5/ West IL 5O--lO0 chains
to the South line of tract of land heretofore
sold to Catey and Armstrong, thence South
100 West along the South line of Catey and
Armstrong 25 5O--1OO chains to a stake,
thence North 47o 3O/ West 10 25--lOO chains
to stake, thence South 42o 30/ West 20
chains to stake, thence South 47o 30/ East
40 chains to place of beginning. Containing
119 36--1O0 acres and being a part of the
North Quarter of Section 20. Recorded, Oc-
tober 18th, 1859, Liber &C." of Deeds, page
443.
DEED. P. B. Reading to Geo. w. Moore
dated July 9th 1860.
Conveying all that piece or parcel of land
situated in Shasta County, &c. Being part of
land claim known as Bu-na Ventura. Com
mencing at the North corner of VIM. Arm
strongs tract of land. lst. Runs North 80,
30i, East l6 chains 80 links, and establish
corner. I'd. Runs South s2o, 45/, East 22
chains to the bank of the Sacramento River,
thence down stream meandering said river
South 600, 30/, West chains. Thence South
4So, West chains, thence South 26o, 3O/,
West 10 chains, thence South 100, 3O/. West
10 chains, to VIM. Armstrong; line, thence
North 47o, 30>, West along said Armstrong;
line IA 5o-1oO chains, to the place of begin
ming. Containing 80 4--lOO acres, being
bounded on the North and West by land of P.
B. Readings, on the South by VIM. Armstrong;
tract and on the East by Sacramento river
Variation of Magnetic needle ITO 49, East
Recorded, Nov 2lst, 1860, Liber &C. of
Deeds, page 670.
DEED. Person B. Reading to Charles
NiueAes-dated April 10th 1862.
Conveying all that lot of land lying in the
town OF Reading Shasta county &c, and par
ticuarly described and designated as lot,No
Front street of 80 feet and front on A. street
of I4O feet. running back to an alley 90 feet !
wide. Recorded, April 18th. 1862, Liber
'H', of Deeds, page 200.
P. B. Reading Declaration of Homestead-
dated April 2lst 1862;
That he is married and resides with his fam
lily on the land and premises situated in Shasta
county described as follows Commencing
at point on the West bank of the Sacra-
mento river so feet below the landing of the
Ferry known as the Dangerfeld ferry and at
present occupied by Adams as public ferry.
Thence running South $50 West magnetic
course to the back line of the survey of the
land known and designated the Buena
Ventura Ranch, thence along said back line
in Southerly direction to the middle of Cot
tonwood creek, thence down the middle Of
said Cottonwood creek to its mouth or juno
tion with the Sacramento river, thence up the
Western bank of the Sacramento river to the
place of beginning. Recorded, April 22nd,
1862, Liber l of Homesteads, page IS.
DEED. Pierson B. Reading to August Nc
Oct. llth 1862.
Conveying all that tract of land situated in
Shasta county, on the South side of the road
leading from Shasta to Red Bluff, and about
three miles from Shasta, described as follows