Plumas.

forming southwest corner; thence east, to the place of beginning.

County seat-Weaverville.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 179; 1853, p. 161; 1855, p. 200.

PLUMAS.

3920. Beginning on dividing ridge between the waters of Yuba and Feather Rivers, at common corner of Yuba, Butte, and Plumas, established by survey and map of Joseph Johnston, County Surveyor of Yuba County, July, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, and indicated by a large spruce tree standing in front of the Buckeye House, marked "Corner of Plumas, Butte, and Yuba;" thence northeasterly, by direct line to the northwest corner of Sierra and the south corner of Plumas, in Slate Creek, at a point where the third course or terminating north and south line of survey of Keddie and Church, made June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, crosses said creek; thence northeasterly, up said creek, to the intersection of the first north and south line of said survey; thence north, on said line, to the initial point thereof, being the summit line of the ridge dividing the waters of Feather River from the waters of the Yuba River; thence easterly, on said summit line, and east to "The Falls,' about one mile below the outlet of Gold Lake; thence east, to the summit of the ridge which divides Long Valley from Sierra Valley, this point forming the most southern southwest corner of Lassen, as established in Section 3912, also the southeast corner of Plumas; thence northwesterly, on the southwestern irregular line of Lassen, as established in Section 3912, to the southeast corner of Shasta, as established in Section 3911; thence west on the southern line of Shasta, to the northeast corner of Tehama, as established in Section 3915; thence southerly, on the ridge, being eastern line of Tehama and Butte, to the point of inter

section of a line running northwesterly from the initial point, at the Buckeye House, in line with said initial point and the southern edge of Walker's Plains; thence on said line to the place of beginning.

County seat-Quincy.

NOTE.-Stats. 1854, p. 120; 1864, p. 264; 1866, p. 605; 1868, p. 462. Arthur Keddie, Esq., County Surveyor of Plumas County, furnished valuable information respecting county boundaries, including this county.

SIERRA.

3921. Beginning at the south corner of Plumas, Sierra. in the center of Slate Creek, as established in Section 3920; thence easterly, on southern line of Plumas, as established in said section, to the southeast corner thereof and southwest corner of Lassen; thence east, to the State line, forming northeast corner; thence south, on said State line, to the northeast corner of Nevada County, a point east of the source of the south fork of the middle Yuba River; thence west, to the source of and down the south fork and middle Yuba River, to a point ten miles above the mouth of the latter; thence in a straight line northerly, to a point on the north fork of the Yuba River, known as Cuteye Foster's Bar, down said river to the mouth of Big Cañon Creek; then up said creek, four miles; thence in a straight line to the place of beginning. County seat-Downieville.

NOTE.-Stats. 1852, p. 230; 1863, p. 114; 1866, p. 228; 1868, p. 462.

BUTTE.

3922. Beginning at the northwest corner of Yuba, Butte. in Feather River, at the mouth of Ioncut Creek; thence northeasterly, up the Honcut Creek and the north or Natchez branch of the same, to its source, on line established by Surveyor General on survey of Westcoatt and Henning, eighteen hundred and fifty

nine; thence to the summit line of the ridge dividing the waters of the Yuba and Feather Rivers; thence northeasterly, up said ridge, on line of said survey, to the third station tree westerly from the Woodville House; thence in a right line fifty chains, more or less, to a station tree easterly from said house about twentysix chains, said right line passing about three chains northerly of said house; thence northeasterly on said ridge and survey to a point on line of said survey a little westerly from the village of Strawberry Valley, which point is two thousand feet distant westerly in right line from point of highest altitude on line of said survey east and within three hundred yards of the village of Strawberry Valley; thence to the common corner of Plumas, Butte, and Yuba, as established in Section 3920; thence northwesterly, on southwesterly line of Plumas, as established in said section, to the most eastern southeast corner of Tehama, as established in Section 3915, forming also the north corner of Butte; thence southwesterly, on the southeasterly line of Tehama, to the southeast corner of Tehama, at point of intersection of Rock Creek and southern line of Townsnip Twenty-four North, Mount Diablo base; thence west on said township line to the Sacramento River; thence down said river to Placer City; thence on line of Colusa southeasterly to Watson's bridge, on Butte Creek; thence on said county line, down Butte Creek, to the northwest corner of Sutter County, as established in Section 3926; thence east, on north line of Sutter, to Feather River; thence down Feather River to place of beginning. County seat-Oroville.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 177; 1853, p. 53; 1854, p. 129; 1856, p. 118; 1856, p. 124; 1856, p. 222; 1857, p. 25; 1857, p. 109; 1857, p. 120; 1859, p. 359; 1860, p. 115; 1861, p. 167. The description of the calls at "Woodville House" and "Strawberry Valley ,, are not such as would have been adopted from choice if there had

3923.

been sufficient data from which to have made them
otherwise. The Legislature, in breaking into the line
of the survey (by Acts of 1860, 1861), in one instance
commenced at an undeterminate point on the line, and
in both instances ran in opposite directions from the
original survey. The two Acts have been made to
harmonize as well as possible with the original survey.

NEVADA.

Beginning at northwest corner, at a point Nevada. in the main Yuba River at the mouth of Deer Creek; thence up the Main Yuba, to the mouth of the Middle Yuba; thence up the latter, to the mouth of the south fork of the same; thence up the south fork, to its source; thence east, to the eastern line of the State, all on the southeastern and southern lines of Yuba and Sierra; thence south, along the State line, to the northeast corner of Placer, as established in Section 3924; thence westerly, on the northern line of Placer, as established in said section, to the source of Bear River; thence down Bear River, to a point south of the junction of Deer Creek and the Main Yuba, forming southwest corner; thence north, to the place of beginning.

County seat-Nevada City.

3924.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 177; 1852, p. 190; 1852, p. 191; 1656, p. 143.

PLACER.

Beginning on southwest corner, at a point Placer. where the west line of Range Five East, Mount Diablo meridian, intersects the northern line of Sacramento County, as established in Section 3928; thence north, to the northwest corner of Township Twelve North, Range Five East; thence east, to the southwest corner of Section Thirty-four, Township Thirteen North, Range Five East; thence north, to Bear River; thence on southern line of Nevada, up said river, to its source; thence east, in a direct line, to the eastern line of the

Yuba.

State of California, forming northeast corner; thence southerly, along said line, to the northeast corner of El Dorado, as established in Section 3927; thence westerly, on the northern lines of El Dorado and Sacramento, as established in Sections 3927 and 3928, to the place of beginning.

County seat-Auburn.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 176; 1866, p. 223; 1870, p. 294.

YUBA.

3925. Beginning at southwest corner, at junction of Feather and Bear Rivers; thence up Bear River, on the line of Sutter and Placer, to southwest corner of Nevada, as established in Section 3923; thence north, on Nevada line, to the junction of Deer Creek and Main Yuba; thence up the Main to the Middle Yuba, and up the Middle Yuba ten miles, to the southwest corner of Sierra, as established in Section 3921; thence in direct line northerly, and on line of Sierra, to Cut-eye Foster's Bar, on North Yuba River; thence down the river to the mouth of Big Cañon Creek; thence up said creek four miles; thence in direct line to south corner of Plumas and northwest corner of Sierra, in Slate Creek, as established in Sections 3920 and 3921; thence northwesterly, in a direct ne, to common corner of Plumas, Butte, and Yuba, in front of Buckeye House, as established in Section 3920; thence on southwestern line of Butte, as established in Westcoatt and Henning's survey and map, down the Honcut Creek, to its junction with Feather River; thence down Feather River, to the place of beginning.

County seat-Marysville.

NOTE.-Stats. 1851, p. 176; 1852, p. 230; 1860, p. 115; 1861, p. 167; 1866, p. 228.