Finances, May 1, 1858.-Floating debt, $48,117 19, bearing interest at ten per cent.; cash in treasury, $3,833 22; actual debt, $44,283 97; receipts for the year ending May 1, 1858, $86,082 21; expenditures, same period, $88,464 74; amount of taxable property, 1858, $4,357,722. The January, 1858, payment to the State Treasury from Butte, amounted to $40,980 64, the third largest payment ever made by any county in the State, and the largest of any mining county, previous to that date.

Attorneys.-Chico: J. W. McCorkle, J. B. Smith; Dogtown: Charles G. Hubbard; Forbestown: W. F. Buckelew; Oroville: S. B. Barker, J. M. Burt, D. W. Cheesman, S. W. W. Coughey, Seneca Ewer, M. H. Farley, H. C. Gaston, Lewis C. Granger, P. H. Harris, G. C. Harvey, J. G. Howard, J. J. Kline, G. W. Kretzinger, Joseph E. N. Lewis, Charles F. Lott, A. Maurice, Jr., W. H. Rhodes, Simon Rosenbaum, F. M. Smith, Thos. Wells. Physicians.-Bidwell: Wm. Wilson; Chico: J. B. Smith, Dr. Tilden; Dry Creek Dr. Vance; Forbestown: W. P. Flint, A. B. Gallinger, D. W. C. Willoughby; Hamilton: J. G. Moore; Lynchburg: T. J. Jenkins, H. D. Smedes; Oroville: J. R. N. Owen, J. Green, H. M. Phipps, M. Vrooman, J. S. Sheppard, F. H. Orendorf, J. O'Brien, T. A. Barber, W. C. Walden, E. Etheridge, J. Kane, J. Gilbert, L. Burwell, C. W. Kirchner, Dr. Egery, C. L. Swett; Mountain Springs: Dr. Burrit.

V. CALAVERAS COUNTY.

COUNTY SEAT-MOKELUMNE HILL.

Calaveras County, organized 1850, Boundaries: North by Amador and El Dorado, east by Utah Territory, south by Tuolumne and west by San Joaquin and Amador.

Office.

OFFICERS.

County Judge.... W. W. Porter.... Mokelumne Hill. . Nov. 1860 $4,000

District Attorney. W. Higby.

Treasurer.

G. D. Brush.

Topography. This county, though one of the most productive mining regions of the State, is entitled to some consideration in an agricultural point of view. There is an abundance of timber, principally pine and spruce, in

terspersed with several varieties of the oak and a few cedar, also the "big trees," known as the Arbor Vita. Numerous tracts of land are in an advanced state of cultivation. Number of acres inclosed, twenty-one thousand two hundred and ninety-six; under cultivation, five thousand six hundred and forty-eight.

Legal Distances.-From Sacramento, sixty miles; from Stockton fifty miles and from San Quentin, one hundred and eighty miles.

Fifth Judicial District.-Hon. Charles M. Creaner, Judge District Court. Sessions, first Monday in February, June and October.

County Courts.-Terms of the County Court, Court of Sessions and Probate Court, first Monday January, April and July, and the third Monday of October. Special terms whenever necessary.

Nineteenth Senatorial District.-Senators: Hon. L. N. Ketcham, term ex. pires January 1860, and Hon. B. T. Bradley; term expires January, 1861. Members of Assembly.—Hons. C. E. Mount, C. W. Lightner and J. Burdick. Agricultural Resources.- "The proverbial richness of the valleys with which this county abounds will give profitable employment and a ready market at the door of the husbandman for the abundant produce of the agriculturist and the horticulturist." Products: Wheat, 676 acres, 6,760 bushels; barley, 1,998 acres, 23,976 bushels; oats, 562 acres, 2,810 bushels; potatoes, 50 acres, 7,500 bushels; hay, 2,362 acres, 2,362 tuns.

Fruit Trees.-"A majority of the fruit is yet young, but sufficient has been gathered of several kinds, this year, to supply our own wants. The tropical fruits which have been experimentally tried, seem to have found a congenial climate and succeed beyond expectation." Number of trees: apple, 8,850; peach, 15,524; pear, 1,020; plum, 892; cherry, 732; nectarine, 674; quince, 530; apricot, 632; fig, 331; aloes, 14; citron, 34; lemon, 29; orange, 63; olive, 102; filbert, 42; walnut, 76; pomegranate, 146; prune, 21; almond, 228; gooseberries, 1,027; raspberries, 923; strawberries, 228,847; currants, 210; grape vines, 24,487.

Live Stock.-Horses, (American,) 385, (Spanish,) 960; mules, (American,) 130, (Spanish,) 203; asses, 72; cows, (American,) 1,965, (Spanish,) 345; calves, (American,) 1,771, (Spanish,) 243; beef and stock cattle, 2,618; oxen, (American,) 545; total number of cattle, 7,487; sheep, 4,588; goats, 170; hogs, 3,020; poultry, 25,285.

Manufactures.-Grist mills 1-steam, run of stone 2; saw mills 15-steam 9, water 6. Capacity, 96,000 feet of lumber per day. Cost of erection, $96,000. Assessed value of 11, $42,800. Iron founderies, 2; tannery, 1; breweries, 6; soda factories, 4.

Mineral Resources.-The principal and leading interest of this county are its mineral products, which continue in richness and stability. New discoveries are constantly being made which yield, in many instances, extraordinary amounts of gold. Considerable attention has been devoted, during the past season, to the development of the quartz resources, and a large number of mills have been erected which have paid, generally, fair returns. Quartz

mills, 53-steam 14, water 34, total stamps, 231; arastras, 25; cost of machinery, $377,000.

Canals and Water Ditches.-Number, 54; length, 550 miles. Cost of construction, $1,600,000.

Bridges and Ferries.-Bridges, 11; assessed value, $59,200. Ferries, 7; assessed value, $18,200.

Mammoth Tree Grove.-This gigantic forest, situated on one of the tributaries of the Calaveras River, is one of the greatest curiosities of this State. These trees are ninety-two in number, of a species of cedar, and they vary in size from one hundred and fifty to three hundred and twenty-seven feet in hight, by from seventy to one hundred and twenty-seven feet in circumference. The fallen trunk of one of these " monster" trees, the "Father of the Forest," is one hundred and twelve feet in circumference by three hundred feet in length, at which point it was broken off. Its original length is supposed to have been over four hundred and fifty feet. Another, green and flourishing, the "Mother," measures ninety feet in circumference, at its base, and rises to a hight of three hundred and twenty-eight feet. These trees have been properly named the Washingtonia Gigantias.

Finances, May 28, 1858.-Funded debt, $17,850, five per cent. per annum; floating, $58,237 91, of which $24,000 bears interest at ten per cent. per annum-total debt, $76,087 91. Receipts, present fiscal year, estimated at $60,000; expenditures same period, estimated, $52,000. Amount of taxable property, $2,686,829.

Attorneys.-Angel's Camp: C. A. Leake, Geo. E. Young; Campo Seco: Henry Eno, Eustace Parker; Mokelumne Hill: A. C. Adams, W. H. Badgley, Wesley K. Boucher, S. W. Brockway, A. P. Dudley, W. L. Dudley, Wm. Higby, Charles E. Mount; Murphy's Camp: Alex. H. Putney; San Andreas: W. J. Gatewood, S. R. Stevens; Upper Calaveritas: F. Yeiser; Valecito W. T. Lewis.

Physicians.-Campo Seco: Dr. Pannel; Mokelumne Hill: George Fisher, James Hepburn, Charles B. Holbrook, Lewis Soher; Murphy's: William Jones; Pleasant Springs: Adolph H. Hoerchner; San Andreas: Dr. Austin, P. Goodwin; Valecito: Wm. Russell.

VI.−C O LUSA COUNTY.

COUNTY SEAT-COLUSA.

Colusa County, organized 1850. Boundaries: North by Tehama, east by the Sacramento River, which separates it from Butte and Sutter, south by Yolo and west by Mendocino and Napa.

Topography.—This county is exclusively an agricultural and grazing district. It contains a large amount of the most fertile land to be found in this section of the State, and an extensive mountainous district well adapted for grazing purposes. The area of the county is estimated at four thousand square

miles, one-half of which is valley land. The number of acres of swamp land unclaimed, is estimated at thirty thousand acres; under cultivation, nine thousand four hundred and five.

Legal Distances.-From Sacramento, seventy-five miles; from Stockton, one hundred and twenty-five miles, and from San Quentin, two hundred and five miles.

Fifteenth Judicial District.-Hon. Warren T. Sexton, Judge District Court. Sessions, first Monday in January, fourth Monday in May, and second Mon. day in August.

County Courts.-Terms of the County Court, Court of Sessions and Probate Court, are held at the same time on the first Monday of January, March, May, July, September and November. Special sessions whenever

necessary.

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

Member of Assembly.-Hon. H. W. Dunlap.

Agricultural Products. - Wheat, 3,560 acres, 52,900 bushels; barley, 4,845 acres, 96,906 bushels; oats, 785 acres, 23,550 bushels; corn, 150 acres, 5,350 bushels; hay, 3,500 tuns; butter, 19,150 pounds; cheese, 1,100 pounds; eggs, 9,345 dozen; wool, 38,000 pounds.

Fruit Trees, (1857.)-Apple, 258; peach, 1,757; pear, 46; cherry, 100; plum, 124; grape-vines (1858), 4,285.

Live Stock.--Horses: (American,) 832; (Spanish tame,) 999; (Spanish wild,) 1,064; total number of horses, 2,895. Mules, 310; asses, 12; cows, 4,999; calves, 3,801; stock cattle, 27,171; oxen, 283; total number of cattle, 36,254; sheep, 14,199; goats, 25; hogs, 11,335; poultry, 3,822.

Manufactures.-Grist mills, 2-steam; total run of stone, 4; saw mills, 2. Valuation of mills, $18,000.

Ferries.-Number, 6. Valued at $9,000.

Finances, June, 1858.—Floating debt, $12,115 58; cash in the treasury, $2,020 40; actual debt, $10,095 18; receipts for fiscal year, $16,120 46;

expenditures during same period, $15,951 90; assessed value of property, $2,127,886 93.

Attorneys.—Colusa: James B. Laing, D. Shepardson, O. Stewart, A. R.

Weaver.

Physicians.-Colusa: Daniel P. Durst, Frank Spalding.

VII. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY.

COUNTY SEAT-MARTINEZ.

Contra Costa County, organized 1850. Boundaries: North, by San Pablo Bay and Sacramento River, east by San Joaquin, south by Alameda and west by the bays of San Francisco and San Pablo.

Topography. The land in this county is well adapted for agricultural and grazing purposes. There is an abundant supply of timber, and the numerous hills throughout the county afford an extensive range for stock. The amount of tillable and grazing land is estimated at one hundred and seventy-five thousand acres. The swamp and overflowed lands, at thirty-eight thousand acres; the latter extend for miles, and have recently attracted considerable attention. Since the year 1856, over twenty-five thousand acres have been secured. Number of acres under cultivation, thirty-one thousand one hundred and fifty-five.

Legal Distances.—From Sacramento, ninety miles; from Stockton, ninety miles, and from San Quentin, forty-five miles.

Seventh Judicial District.-Hon. Edward W. McKinstry, Judge District Court. Sessions, first Monday in January, May and September.

County Courts.-Terms of the County Court and Court of Sessions, first Monday February, May, August and November. Probate Court on the fourth Monday of each month. Special terms whenever necessary.

Eighth Senatorial District.-Senator: Hon. G. W. Dent; term expires January, 1861.