River, is represented to be one of the richest quartz regions in the State, and will yet become most attractive to those acquainted with that branch of mining. Quartz mills, 9; aggregate number of stamps, 46; number of arastras, 25; aggregate cost of machinery, $115,000. The placer mines are numerous, and yield a fair return to the industrious and persevering miner. Finances, January, 1858.-Floating debt, $5,000. Receipts for past fiscal year, $9,800; expenditures same period, $5,000; assessed valuation of property, $768,163. Attorneys.-Keysville: J. W. Freeman; Visalia: Thomas Baker, S. C. Brown, Wm. Gouverneur Morris; White River: W. S. Powell. Physicians.-Visalia: John Cutler, S. G. George, Reuben Matthews, S. B. McClintic, S. C. Sill, D. W. P. Thompson. XLIII. TUOLUMNE COUNTY. COUNTY SEAT-SONORA. Tuolumne County, organized 1850. Boundaries: North by Calaveras, east by Utah Territory, south by Mariposa and west by Stanislaus. Office. OFFICERS. Name. Residence. Term Expires Salary. County Judge.... Thomas N.Matchin Jacksonville County Clerk..... George S. Evans.. Recorder Sheriff.. Treasurer. Assessor George Seckel. C. M. Radcliff.. R. B. Robinson. Surveyor Richard M. Wilson Columbia. Pub. Administrator Wm. Donovan Topography. This is one of the most prosperous counties in the State. Rich in mineral wealth, and important in an agricultural point of view, it is rapidly advancing in all the elements of substantial prosperity. The character of the soil and climate secures a competent return to the farmer, while the energetic and enterprising gold seeker seldom fails of securing from its extensive placers a remunerative return for his labor. The timber of this county is unsurpassed by any region in the world. The whole eastern half of the county is densely covered with an inexhaustible growth of the finest pine, cedar, spruce and oak, all of which are easy of access to all parts of the county. Number of acres inclosed, eleven thousand eight hundred and ninety-four; in cultivation, four thousand three hundred and sixty-three acres. Legal Distances.-From Sacramento one hundred and fifteen miles, from Stockton seventy miles, and from San Quentin two hundred miles. Fifth Judicial District.-Hon. Charles M. Creaner, 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: First Monday in February, June and October. Special terms whenever necessary. Seventh Senatorial District.-Senators: Hon. Wm. Holden, term expires January, 1860, and Hon. I. N. Quinn, term expires January, 1861. Members of Assembly.-Hons. S. M. Buck, G. W. Whitney, R. Howe and W. Dow. Agricultural Products.—Wheat, 537 acres, 10,740 bushels; barley, 2,336 acres, 70,080 bushels; oats, 913 acres, 19,260 bushels; potatoes, 112 acres; hay, 843 tuns. Fruit Trees.-Apple, 15,969; peach, 23,989; pear, 685; plum, 854 ; cherry, 746; nectarine, 245; apricot, 185; fig, 130. The soil and climate of this county are well adapted to the cultivation of every description of fruit. There are several orchards in the vicinity of Columbia that will compare favorably with those of any other locality in the State. Grape Culture and Manufacture of Wine.-Considerable attention is being bestowed on the cultivation of the grape, which is found to thrive well. From one vineyard over sixty tuns were produced last season. Number of vines, 57,526. Manufactures.-Grist mills, 4; aggregate run of stone, 7; value, $30,000. Saw mills, 22-steam, 16; water, 6; cost of construction, $268,000. Sales of lumber of Columbia estimated at $350,000 per annum. Live Stock.-Horses, 834; mules, 394; asses, 85; cows, 1,040; stock cattle, 1,152; oxen, 900-total number of cattle, 3,095; sheep, 645; goats, 475; hogs, 1,098. Mineral Resources.-Notwithstanding the large number of miners who have for the few past years made this county the field of active operations, the discoveries recently made prove that its mineral wealth is as yet but partially developed. The discoveries in quartz have revealed some of the most valuable lodes in the State, many of which are yielding immense returns to their fortunate proprietors.* The energy and enterprise displayed in the construction of works auxiliary to mining, exhibit confidence in its permanency, and offer additional advantages to those engaged in that branch of industry. Iron ore in considerable quantities also exists. Quartz mills, 30— water, 22; steam, 8; aggregate of stamps, 260; arastras, 20; cost of machinery, $280,000. Canals and Ditches.-Number of canals, 14; aggregate length, 181 miles. Number of tom streams, 1,210; cost of construction, $1,481,000. For a description of the operations in quartz, see p. 263. Water Works.-The town of Columbia is abundantly supplied with water from the flume of the Tuolumne and Stanislaus Ditch Company. Bridges and Ferries.-Bridges, 3; ferries, 8. Finances, April 5, 1858.-Funded debt, including jail bonds, $29,903; interest, seven per cent. Warrants, $79,820; hospital, $18,132 total, $127,855. Assets: Cash in treasury, $17,368 95; due from Stanislaus, $12,428 28. Actual debt, $98,057 77. Receipts for fiscal year 1857-58, $126,102 26. Expenses during same period, $101,485 34. Current expenses, $60,052 71. Assessed value of property, $3,028,693. Attorneys.-Big Oak Flat: G. T. Martin, Mr. St. John; Columbia: 0. H. Allen, J. M. Cavis, J. G. Sparks; Sonora: H. P. Barber, Caleb Dorsey, Otis Greenwood, E. F. Hunter, H. B. McNiel, B. F. Moore, H. G. Platt, L. Quint, O. L. Stearns, Oliver Wolcott. Physicians.-Big Oak Flat: Dr. Barnum, C. V. Williamson; Chinese Camp: J. C. Peacock, J. J. Witherby; Columbia: Augustus Campbell, L. Charnaux, Silas Earle, Wm. P. Gibbons, Philip Graves, James McChesney, Edward Schmidt; Don Pedro's Bar: Wm. C. Saunders; Jamestown: M. T. Dodge; Montezuma: Royal M. Lampson; Shaw's Flat: John S. Graham, Wm. Sperry; Springfield: Ebenezer Day, Richard P. Martin; Sonora: Wm. T. Brown, Francis Canton, James Forsman, John J. Franklin, G. Manning, Wm. L. Sears, Theophilis Thompson, John Walker, Jr. Yolo County, organized 1850. Boundaries: North by Colusa, east by Sutter, Placer and Sacramento, south by Sacramento River and Solano and west by Napa. Office. Name. OFFICERS. Residence. Term Expires Salary. County Clerk.. County Judge.... Isaac Davis...... Putah District Attorney. Wm. H. McGrew. Cache Creek. John N. Pendegast Cacheville Sheriff... James L. Cox.... 66 Topography. The resources of this county are exclusively agricultural, and in this respect it is important. The probable area is estimated at three hundred and seventy thousand acres, of which one hundred and fifty thousand are excellent arable land, and as fertile as any in the State. The extensive tracts of tule and overflowed lands in the vicinity of the Sacramento, estimated at one hundred thousand acres, are valuable, and at some future day will be used to advantage. In the vicinity of the Putah and Cache Creeks, are a number of valuable farms in an advanced state. There is an abundance of oak, cottonwood and willow timber throughout the county. Number of acres in cultivation, forty-one thousand four hundred and forty-seven. Legal Distances.-From Sacramento, twenty miles; from Stockton, sixtysix miles, and from San Quentin, one hundred and fifty-one miles. Eleventh Judicial District.-Hon. B. F. Myres, Judge District Court. Sessions, third Monday in March, second Monday in August, and third Monday in December. County Courts.-The terms of the County Court: The Thursday after the third Monday in August, and the first Monday in December and April. Court of Sessions: Third Monday in August, and first Monday in December and April. Probate Court: First Monday in January, March, May, July, September and November. Tenth Senatorial District.-Senator: Hon. H. Griffith; term expires January, 1860. Member of Assembly.-Hon. H. Gwinn. Agricultural Products.-Wheat, 10,500 acres, 126,000 bushels; barley, 30,675 acres, 245,400 bushels; oats, 100 acres, 2,000 bushels; corn, 162 acres; peas, 60 acres; beans, 21 acres; potatoes, 506 acres; sweet potatoes, 95 acres; onions, 34 acres; flax, 1 acre; hemp, 1 acre; alfalfa, 1,500 acres; sugar cane, 27 acres; watermelons, 68 acres; cabbages, 34 acres; beets, 10 acres; squash, 66 acres; garlic, 2 acres; broom corn, 156 acres; wool, 60,000 pounds. Fruit Trees.-Apple, 35,227; peach, 92,645; pear, 10,250; plum, 2,379; cherry, 1,939; nectarine, 788; quince, 184; apricot, 3,256; fig, 410; pomegranate, 6; almond, 310; walnut, 23. Vines: Gooseberry, 50; raspberry, 200; strawberry, 200; grape vines, 155,425. Live Stock.-Horses, (American), 950, (Spanish, tame), 1,255, (Spanish, wild), 1,350-total number of horses, 3,555; mules, 345; asses, 6; cows, 4,260; calves, 1,000; stock cattle, 7,740; oxen, 562-total number of cattle, 13,562; sheep, 10,951; hogs, 4,047; poultry, 18,114; hives of bees, 23. Manufactures.-Grist mills, 3-steam; run of stone, 5; value, $10,000. Finances, May, 1857.-Funded debt, $14,320, ten per cent.; floating debt, $4,274; cash in treasury, $4,270; actual debt, $14,324. Receipts for fiscal year, $14,141; expenditures, $10,261; assessed value property, $2,249,358, Attorneys.-Cacheville: W. P. George, J. W. Jacobs, Samuel Ruland; Washington: H. Griffith, F. Woodward. Physicians.-Cache Creek: G. W. Reed, S. F. Rodolph; Cacheville: J.T. Boon, Joseph Bynum; Grafton; Septere Patric; Washington: J. S. Curtis, E. C. Taylor. XLV. YUBA COUNTY. COUNTY SEAT-MARYSVILLE. Yuba County, organized, 1850. Boundaries: North by Butte and Plumas, east by Sierra, south by Nevada and west by Butte and Sutter. Topography. This is the most important county in the northern portion of the State. In addition to an extensive area of mineral lands, containing some of the richest placers, it possesses agricultural and commercial advantages exceeded but by few counties of the State. The area is estimated at five hundred and fifty-two thousand three hundred and sixty acres, of which two hundred and eighty thousand are susceptible of cultivation, eighty thousand for grazing, and one hundred and seventy-four thousand nine hundred and sixty acres are mineral lands, containing some of the most extensive deposits of gold in the State, with an abundance of the most valuable timber. Number of acres inclosed, forty thousand; under cultivation, twenty-three thousand acres. Legal Distances.-From Sacramento, fifty miles; from Stockton ninety-five miles, and from San Quentin, one hundred and eighty miles. Pub. Administrator James R. Vance.. Camptonville. 66 66 A. Cross... G. S. Sanders. Wm. Gregory. Keystone Ranch.. ..... Tenth Judicial District.—Hon. S. M. Bliss, Judge District Court. Sessions, third Monday in January, April, August and November. County Courts.-The terms of the County Court: First Monday in March, June, September and November. Court of Sessions: First Monday in January, April, July and Oct. Probate Court: Fourth Monday in every month. Fifteenth Senatorial District.-Senators: Hon. I. Allen; term expires January, 1860. Hons. E. D. Wheeler and W. H. Parks; term expires January, 1861. * Elected Judge Tenth District; vacancy, January 1859. |