from Stockton, two hundred and forty-five miles, and from San Quentin, one hundred and thirty-five miles.

Third Judicial District.-Hon. Sam. Bell McKee, Judge District Court; sessions, third Monday in March, July and November.

County Courts.-The terms of the County Court, Court of Sessions and Probate Court are held at the same time, commencing on the first Monday in February, April, June, August, October and December. Special terms of the Probate Court whenever necessary.

Third Senatorial District.-Senator: Hon. D. S. Gregory; term expires January, 1860.

Member of Assembly.-Hon. Hiram A. Imas.

Agricultural Products.—Wheat, 3,930 acres, 98,250 bushels; barley, 5,100 acres, 200,000 bushels; oats, 1,460 acres, 58,400 bushels; rye, 140 acres, 3,500 bushels; corn, 300 acres, 9,000 bushels; buckwheat, 470 acres, 9,400 bushels; peas, 230 acres, 2,300 bushels; beans, 2,700 acres, 40,500 bushels; potatoes, 1,060 acres, 53,000 bushels; onions, 44 acres, 885 bushels; hay, 8,000 acres, 12,000 tuns, (1857); flax, 1 acre, 1,000 pounds; butter, 36,914 pounds; cheese, 300 pounds; eggs, 3,000 dozen; wool, 2,500 pounds.

Fruit Trees.-Apple, 8,120; peach, 2,321; pear, 470; plum, 152; cherry, 94; nectarine, 66; quince, 70; apricot, 63; fig, 30; olive, 8; almond. 28; walnut, 19. Vines: Gooseberry, 267; raspberry, 229; strawberry, 24,300; grape vines, 20,000. Every variety of fruit grows well in the county. There are several orchards and vineyards that yield a handsome income to the

owners.

Manufactures.-Grist mills, 6-water, 5, steam, 1. Saw mills, 10-steam, 3, water, 7; capacity per annum, 10,000,000 feet of lumber. Tanneries, 4; annual product, 12,000 sides. Lime manufactured per annum, 25,000 barrels.

Live Stock.-Horses, (American,) 272; (Spanish, tame,) 954; (Spanish, wild,) 878—total number of horses, 2,104; mules, 73; cows, 2,169; calves, 1,506; stock cattle, 4,210; beef cattle, 1,514; oxen, 777-total number of cattle, 10,076; sheep, 1,809; goats, 155; hogs, 3,048; poultry, 2,887.

Mineral Resources.-Gold is known to exist in this county throughout an area of twenty square miles. Up to the present period only a small yield has been obtained, not sufficient to remunerate those who have prospected in search of it. Quartz mills, 2. These mills are said to be profitable to the proprietors. Lime stone exists in large quantities.

Finances, June, 1858.-Floating debt. $10,000; cash in treasury, $400; actual debt, $9,600; receipts for past fiscal year, $9,100; expenditures same period, $9,000. Assessed value of property, $1,131,241 37.

Attorneys.-Santa Cruz: J. H. Coult, John Garber, John Nutter, R. F. Peckham, J. H. Skirm, J. H. Watson; Watsonville: James W. Thrift.

Physicians.-Santa Cruz: J. L. Frederick, Wm. G. Hart, F. M. Kittridge, Geo. Parsons, Asa W. Rawson, A. H. Tidball; Watsonville: Dr. Kidder, Joseph Lively.

XXXIII.-SHASTA COUNTY.

COUNTY SEAT-SHASTA.

Shasta County, organized 1850. Boundaries: North by Siskiyou, east by Utah Territory and Plumas, south by Butte and Plumas and west by the Coast Range.

Topography.-A large amount of land in this county is well adapted for agricultural and grazing purposes. In the entire eastern, northern and western portions of the county, timber may be considered as inexhaustible. All the varieties peculiar to California, with, perhaps, the exception of redwood, are found in abundance, such as pitch, spruce and sugar pine, fir and cedar; there is also a species of live and water oak and ash. The mineral lands extend throughout a large portion of the mountainous districts, and mining is extensively and profitably carried on. Number of acres claimed for agricultural purposes, sixty-two thousand and seventy-nine; inclosed, twelve thousand and eighty; under cultivation, four thousand four hundred and forty.

Legal Distances.-From Sacramento, one hundred and eighty-five miles; from Stockton, two hundred and thirty-five miles, and from San Quentin, three hundred and fifteen miles.

OFFICERS.

Office.

Name.

Residence.

Term Expires Salary.

County Judge.... J. T. Landrum... Briggsville..
District Attorney. James D. Mix.... Shasta

County Clerk...

Sheriff

Pub. Administrator Benjamin Swasey. Lower Springs...
Sup't Com. Schools G. K. Godfrey..

Shasta...

County Physician. J. E. Pelham..

66

Supervisor.

Ninth Judicial District.-Hon. Wm. P. Daingerfield, Judge District Court; sessions, third Monday in January, May and September.

County Courts.-The terms of the County Court, Court of Sessions and Probate Court are held first Monday in January, May and September, in such order as the County Judge may determine.

Thirteenth Senatorial District.-Senator: Hon. Ephraim Garter; term expires January, 1860.

Member of Assembly.-Hon. Charles R. Street.

Agricultural Products.-Wheat, 1,200 acres, 24,060 bushels; barley, 1,870

acres, 26,592 bushels; oats, 700 acres, 1,400 bushels; corn, 172 acres, 3,440 bushels; peas, 30 acres, 560 bushels; beans, 15 acres, 370 bushels; potatoes, 48 acres, 6,048 bushels; hay, 1,700 acres, 1,275 tuns; broom-corn, butter, 26,400 pounds; cheese, 1,800 pounds; eggs, 6,800 dozen.

acres;

Fruit Trees.-Apple, 4,070; peach, 7,000; pear, 420; plum, 300; cherry, 260; nectarine, 180; quince, 384; apricot, 1,000; fig, 100; pomegranate, 30; almond, 50; walnut, 30. Vines: Gooseberry, 700; raspberry, 4,020; grape vines, 25,000.

Live Stock.-Horses, 914; mules, 307; asses, 30; oxen, 828; cows, 1,676; calves, 1,017; stock cattle, 2,888; beef cattle, 1,392-total number of cattle, 7,801; sheep, 650; goats, 38; hogs, 6,476; poultry, 6,661.

Manufactures.-Grist mills, 2-water, 1, steam, 1; value, $10,000. Saw mills, 15-water, 13, steam, 2; aggregate capacity per day, 42,500 feet of lumber. Cost of construction, $67,500. Breweries, 3; tannery, 1; pottery, 1; lime kilns, 3; soda factory, 1; brick kilns, 3.

Bridges, Ferries and Roads.—Bridges, 5; ferries, 11; toll-roads, length, 12 miles; aggregate cost, $25,000.

Mineral Resources.-The mineral lands in this county, since the existence of gold therein was known, have been successfully worked by a large number of persons. There are several rich quartz leads in this county. Quartz mills, 5—water, 4, steam, 1; aggregate number of stamps, 20; cost of construction, $48,000. Copper and iron ore exist in considerable quantities, which is said to be very rich. Salt and sulphur springs, and several extensive beds of stone coal have been recently discovered, but, as yet, their value has not been tested.

Canals and Water Ditches.-Number of canals, 24; aggregate length, 104 miles; cost of construction, $300,000; in course of completion, length, 40

miles.

Finances, August, 1858.-Floating debt, $56,447; interest, 10 per cent.; cash in treasury, $3,384; actual debt, $53,063; receipts for past fiscal year, $40,000; expenditures same period, $28,151; assessed value of property, $1,803,296 90.

Attorneys.-Horsetown: Isaac Hare; Shasta: J. Baggs, H. A. Curtiss, L. Everetts, E. Garter, J. C. Hinckley, G. W. McMurtry, J. D. Mix, R. T. Sprague.

Physicians.-Buckeye: Dr. DeNau, Dr. Supon, Dr. Worthington; Cow Creek: Dr. Smith; French Gulch: Alexander Fiat, J. B. Stewart; Horsetown: A. Guteman, S. B. Sewell; Middletown: Dr. Smith; Shasta City: E. B. McLaughlin, J. E. Pelham, J. A. Raymond, Dr. Tiernan.

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COUNTY.

XXXIV.—SIERRA

COUNTY SEAT-DOWNIEVILLE.

Sierra County, organized 1852. Boundaries: North by Plumas, east by Utah Territory, south by Nevada and west by Yuba.

Topography.-The entire surface of this county is composed of mineral land, and but a small portion thereof is adapted for agricultural purposes. A few small tracts in the vicinity of the rivers and creeks are cultivated for the raising of vegetables. The timber of the county is principally pine, with a little oak of an inferior quality. Number of acres in cultivation, five hundred and seventy-five.

Legal Distances.-From Sacramento, one hundred and ten miles; from Stockton, one hundred and fifty-five miles, and from San Quentin, two hundred and forty miles.

OFFICERS.

Office.

Name.

Residence.

Term Expires Salary.

County Judge.... Alanson Smith... Downieville..
District Attorney. H. I. Thornton, Jr.

Oct'r, 1859 $2,000

County Clerk.

Sheriff

Treasurer.

Assessor.

Surveyor

Coroner.

Ralph Ellis.

2,000 Fees..

Fourteenth Judicial District.-Hon. Niles Searls, Judge District Court; sessions, first Monday in April, July, September and November.

County Courts.-The terms of the County Court, Court of Sessions and Probate Court, are held first Monday in May, August, October and December. Special terms whenever necessary.

Twentieth Senatorial District.-Senator: Hon. M. Kirkpatrick, term expires January, 1861.

Members of Assembly.-Hon. James A. Johnson and Josiah Lefever. Agricultural Products.-Potatoes, 21,834 bushels; turnips, 4,728 bushels; onions, 250 bushels; carrots, 12,000 pounds; beets, 23,000 pounds; cabbage, 20,000 pounds; strawberries, 1,200 pounds.

Fruit Trees.-Apple, 2,650; peach, 4,000; cherry, 180; plum, 1,050; nectarine, 60; quince, 28; apricot, 110; almond, 32; walnut, 10. Vines: Gooseberry, 1,000; raspberry, 100; strawberry, 300,000; grape, 3,500.

Live Stock.-Horses, 240; mules, 502; asses, 40; cows, 217; oxen, 157; calves, 64; sheep, 175; goats, 37; hogs, 557; poultry, 5,025.

Manufactures.-Saw mills, 36-steam, 16; water, 20; lumber sawed per annum, 20,000,000 feet.

Mineral Resources.-Gold is found in every section of the county, and in great abundance. There are numerous expensive tunnels that have been opened at a cost of $500,000, which have yielded large sums to their owners. Quartz mills, 11; aggregate number of stamps, 30; cost of construction, $105,000. Limestone exists in considerable quantities. A marble quarry is being opened in the vicinity of Downieville.

Finances, August, 1858.-Funded debt, $28,874, at ten per cent.; floating, $39,859-total, $68,733. Receipts for 1857-8, $84,016 78; expenditures, same period, $119,077 46; assessed value of property, $2,348,413.

Attorneys.-Downieville: Francis Anderson, L. Bartlett, W. Campbell, H. B. Cossit, O. C. Hall, M. Kirkpatrick, F. J. McCann, J. R. McConnell, J. J. Musser, Alonzo Platt, J. R. Plunkett, Alanson Smith, Wm. M. Stewart, Rob't H. Taylor, H. I. Thornton, Jr., O. B. Tyler, P. Van Clief; Forest City: Thomas J. Bowers, J. A. Clark; Rabbit Creek: G. C. Hough, G. Logan; St. Louis: D. T. Berry, Thomas Gilmer, R. D. Hill, A. J. Lowell.

Physicians.-Downieville: Cyrus D. Aiken, George C. Chase, T. R. Kibbe, Dr. Martfield; Forest City: Josiah Lefever, S. M. Miles, J. H. Wayman; Goodyear's Bar: Dr. Kenniff, Dr. Kenny; Minnesota: Dr. Willard; Monte Cristo: E. G. Bryant, Dr. Hardy; North Eureka: Dr. Miller; Poker Flat: Dr. Young; Rabbit Creek; Dr. Coril; St. Louis: H. W. Johnston, Alemby Jump.

XXXV.-SISKIYOU COUNTY.

COUNTY SEAT-YREKA.

Siskiyou County, organized 1852. Boundaries: North by Oregon Territory, east by Utah Territory, south by Shasta and Trinity and west by Del Norte and Klamath.