Year: 1865

can rirer situated about hal II mile above DOtuns
Bar, thence west along the second section line
north of the base line between Congressional
| Townships ~ and IL north, to the western boun-
Diary OF Placer county, thence along said bounda.
ry 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.


No2,


Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
corner formed by the intersection OF the lines be-
tween Townships | / and ~ ntrth. and range 6
and I east, thence north along said range line to
Bear river, thence up said river TO the line be-
tween Con gr"ssOnal ranges and east, thence
south 10 he line between Congressional Town
ships IL and l3 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


vine one ha II mile, and thence due south to the
center Of the ridge dividing the waters Of Ante


lope and Dutch rayipes. and thence along said
,, ridge to the place 81 beginning


No. 3,


! Commencing at Kelly's 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 us 10 include
Joseph Perkins. the Empire Mill and Dunnine's


Ranch in Township No. 5.


No. 4,


Is bounded as follows: Commencing at Kelly's
Bar OH 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 cast to the
summit .oi the Sierra Nevada mountains to the
western line OF Township No. /. thence in a
north westerly direction along said line 10 the
northern line OF Placer county, thence along said
county line to point on Bear river. leading
K,lI -, D.,
custerly direction TO he 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 Michi-
gan Bluff between the Forest Shade Hotel and
the town of Bath about 200 rods east OF he For
est Shade Hotel thence across the top of said
mountain ridge to point 35 rods east Of the
May1ower Mill, thence to q point 40 rods east OF
Brushy Saw Mill thence on Il line North 13O
(magnctic variation $50 80 East y to Shirt Tail
Canon along which line the trees are blazed,
thence down Shirt Tail Canon to the North Fork
thence down the North L ork to its junction with
the Middle Fork. thence up the Middle Fork to
the place Of beginning.


No. g.


Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
mouth OF FL 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
northerly 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 Vicker's Ranch is situated. thence down
said branch to main Shirt Tail Canon. thence
down said Z. non 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. Z,


Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
mouth OF Shirt Tail Canon at its junction with
the 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 TO its head,
thence across the Divide to the first point on
Hulnbug Canon, above the Pioneer Quartz Mill,
thence down ,hc center OF said point 10 Humbug
Cannon, thence down The bed OF said Canon 10 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 Hunbug Canon and the South Fork OF
the North Fork OF the American river thence up
said South Fork to its source, thence TO the
tern line of Township Il, thence southcrly along
said line to the line between Placer and FL Do
RADIO counties. thence down said line to the juno
ton of the North and Middle Forks thence up
said North Fork to the mou h of FL Dorado Canon


thence following the line Of Township s, to the
point at which Townships No & and corner near
the Pioneer Quartz Mill IIumbug Canon.
thence down said Canon 10 the place Of begin
ming.


No. o.


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 ravinc. thence down said ravine to
| n point where the turnpike road leading from Au
burn to Sacramento, thence again down said ra-
vine one half mile, and thence due south to the
center of the ridge dividing the waters of Ante
lope and Dutch ravincs to the corner formed by


the intersection Of the Congressional lines be-
tween Townships | and ~ 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 IL 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 in,ersects Bear river, thence up said river
to the line between Congressional ranges and 7


East, thence South along the said line TO the sec
ond section line north of the line between Con-


crcssional 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 a north-westerly di-
rection along the summit Of the Sierra Nevada
mountains to the line dividing the counties OF
Placer and Nevada thence due cast 10 the State
line. thence south OH said State line to the line
dividing the counties of Placer and Ell Dorado,
thence on said line TO the place OF beginning.