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, 2 acres; butter, 26,400 pounds; cheese, 1,800 pounds; eggs, 6,800 dozen.

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.

XXXIV. -SIERRA COUNTY.

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.

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. L. 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.

Topography. The land in this county is well adapted for agricultural and grazing purposes. There are about one hundred thousand acres, of which one-tenth is swamp and overflowed land, that may be reclaimed at a reasonable expense. Gold is found in great abundance in the vicinity of the creeks and rivers, and the deposits on the eastern and southern portions of the county, are rich and extensive. There is an abundance of timber in Scott and Shasta valleys. Number of acres in cultivation, twenty-two thousand one hundred and twenty-three.

Legal Distances.-From Sacramento, three hundred and fifty miles; from Stockton, three hundred and ninety-five miles, and from San Quentin, four hundred and eighty miles.

Ninth Judicial District.-Hon. Wm. P. Daingerfield, Judge District Court; sessions, first Monday in March, July and November.

County Courts.-The terms of the County Court, Court of Sessions and Probate Court, are held first Monday in January and April, the third Monday in July and first Monday in October. Special terms whenever necessary. Twelfth Senatorial District.-Senator: Hon. J. Berry, term expires January, 1860.

Member of Assembly.-Hon. Wm. F. Watkins.

Agricultural Products.-Wheat, 7,000 acres, 140,000 bushels; barley, 4,833 acres, 145,000 bushels; oats, 3,500 acres, 122,500 bushels; rye, 500 acres, 12,500 bushels; corn, 500 acres, 12,500 bushels; potatoes and other vegetables, 5,790 acres; eggs, 20,000 dozen.

Fruit Trees.-Number of small trees of all varieties, 6,000; strawberry vines, 5,000; grape vines, 2,000.

Live Stock.-Horses, 1,594; mules and asses, 1,227; cattle, 22,908; sheep, 1, 975; goats, 200; hogs, 3,070; poultry, 250,000.

Manufactures.-Grist mills, 5-water; capacity, 200 barrels of flour per day; cost of construction, $91,000. Saw mills, 17-water 13; steam, 4; cost of construction, $75,000. Distillery, 1.

Bridges and Ferries.— Number of bridges, 6; assessed value, $25,000. Ferries, 5.

Mineral Resources.—The gold mines in this county are paying a reasonable income. The creeks and rivers pay better than the dry or deep diggings. There has been a great deal of prospecting done within the past two years, and rich deposits have been discovered, both in the wet and dry diggings. The mines have proved to be very extensive-in fact the mining region extends over the larger portion of the county. In all the streams, gold has been discovered. The more recent discoveries have been made in the eastern These deposits have been rich and extensive. In quartz leads are to be found in various sections, which will in a few years, prove to be as productive as any in this vicinity. Quartz mills, 4; aggregate of stamps, 24; cost of construction, $50,000.

part of the county. the county is rich;

Canals and Water Ditches.-Number of canals, 16, exclusive of several small ditches; assessed value, $100,000.

Finances, May, 1858.-funded debt, $125,000, interest 10 per cent; floating, $20,000; cash in treasury, $3,451; actual debt, $141,549; receipts for fiscal year, $30,000; expenditures same period, $22,000; assessed valuation of property, $3,080,074.

Attorneys.-Yreka: L. A. Buckner, D. D. Colton, Cosby & Steele, Fair Cummings, J. A. Fletcher, Hulburt & Potter, Rosborough & Berry, R. B.. Snelling, E. H. Stone, James D. Turner, George W. Tyler.

Physicians.-Deadwood: Dr. Ream; Scott's Bar: Dr. McMillan; Scott's Valley: Dr. Davidson, C. C. Keene, U. S. A.; Yreka: T. T. Cabaniss, C. F. Collins, Dr. Dillon, W. H. Gatliff, G. W. Greer, Dr. Hoffman, Dr. Kennedy, H. Morgan, Dr. Rollins, A. Shone, J. S. Snelling, F. Sorrell, H. J. Underhill.

Solano County, organized 1850. Boundaries: North by Yolo, east by the Sacramento River, south by Suisun Bay and west by Napa.

Topography.-A large extent of the land in this county is well adapted for agricultural and grazing purposes. The area of the county is estimated at nine hundred and six square miles, or five hundred and eighty thousand acres, of which two hundred thousand are susceptible of cultivation; one hundred and fifty thousand for grazing purposes, and ninety thousand tule land. Number of acres in cultivation, thirty-seven thousand two hundred and fifty-five.

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

Pub. Administrator C. A. Cellers

Sup. Com. Schools. S. Woodbridge, Jr. Benicia..
Jordan G. Gardner Mare Island

Supervisor.

Suisun City.

Seventh Judicial District.-Hon. Edward W. McKinstry, Judge District Court; sessions, third Monday in January, May and September.

County Courts.-The terms of the County Court are held: Third Monday in January, April, July and October. Court of Sessions: First Monday in Jan