Year: 1865

| can rirer situated about half q mile above Dotans
| Bar, thence west along the second section line
| north of the base line between Congressional
Townships 10 and IL north, to the western boun-
Diary OF Placer county, thence along said bounda.
| nv line to the southwest corner OF the county,
thence along the southern boundary of the county
| to the American 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 | and - nlrth. and range 6
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 he line between Congressional Town
ships II and 3 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-
vino one-hali 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,


Commencing at Kcllys Bar on the North Fork
of the American River. running thence to low
gap (Clipper Gap) east of Predmore's house
about twenty rods from said house, thence to a
point on Bear River, about eighty rods above the
Magnolia MILL on Bear River, SO as to include
Joseph Perkins. the Empire Mill and Dunning's
Ranch in Township No. 3.


No. 4,


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 Euchrc
Bar, thence up the middle of the South Fork OF
said stream to its source, thence due cast to the
summit OF the Sierra Nevada mountains to the
western line of Township No. L. thence in
north westerly direction along said line to the
northern line of Placer county, thence along said
county line to a point Bear river. leading
northwest from Kely's Bar, thence in a south
easterly direction to The place of beginning.


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 Mchi-
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 a point 35 rods east of the
Mayhower Mill. thence to point 40 rods east of
Brushy Saw Mill thence on a line North l3o
(magnetic variation $50 23' Eas.) to Shirt Tail
Canon, along which line the trees are bazed.
thence down Shirt Tail Canon to the North Fork.
thence down the North ork 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 point about
| half mile east Of the Forks House thence in a
northerly direction to 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 Vicker's Ranch is situated, thence down
said branch to main Shirt Tail Canon. thence
down said Canon to the corner OF Township No..
5, as surveyed by ThomasA. Young. thence along
the line of Township No. 5. to the mouth OF Vol
cano Canon thence mp the Middle Fork to the
mouth of Ell Dorado Canon, being the place of be-
ginning"


No. !,


Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
mouth 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 g
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.


No. s,


Is bounded as follows Commencing at the
junction of Humbug Canon and the South Fork OF
the n North Fork OF the American river, thence up
said South Fork to its source, thence to the wes-
tern line of Township IL, 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 Fork to the mouth of FL Dorado Canon
thence following the line of TOWNSHIP p g. to the
point at which Townships No. and 7 corner neal
the Pioneer Quartz Mill on Humbug Canon
thence down said Canon to the place of begin
ming.


No. Q,


/ Is bounded as follows: Commencing at Whisky
Bar Bridge on the North Fork of the American
river thence west about half mile to the first
section line East OF the line between Congression-
al ranges and East thence north along said
line to Dutch ravine thence down said ravine to
point where the turnpike road leading from Au-
burn to Sacramento thence again down said IA
vine one halt mile, and thence due south to the
center of the ridge dividing the waters of Ante.
ope and Dutch ravines to the corner formed by
the intersection of the Congressional lines be-
/ tween Townships | 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 / 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 inersects Bear river, thence up said river
to the line between Congressional ranges and Z
East thence South along the said line to the sec
ond section line north of the line between Con-
gressonal Townships 10 and II North, thence
West along said section line to the Western boun-
Diary Of Placer. county. and thence along said
county li9e to the place of beginning.


No. IL.


Commencing at the summit of the Sierra Neva-
da where the Placer and Ell Dorado county lines
cross said summit thence in north-westerly d-
recton along the summit of the Sierra Nevada
mountains to the line dividing the counties of
Placer and Nevada, thence due cast to the State
line thence south on said State line to the line
dividing the counties of Placer and Ell Dorado.
thence on said line to the place of beginning.


.ALTERATIoN.-On the Sth of November 1861 [,