Mineral Resources.—The mineral resources of the county are important. Silver, copper and lead exist in several localities. The "Aurora" quicksilver mine situated in this county is now being worked with every indication of yielding handsome returns to its proprietors.

Granite. The granite quarry at Carmelo has yielded large quantities of stone, which has been principally used in the construction of the Government Works at San Francisco Bay. Number of men employed, 20.

Whale Fisheries.*-There are three different companies engaged in the whale fisheries at Monterey Bay and vicinity. Number of men employed, 40. Finances, May 1, 1858.-Funded debt, $54,291 33, seven per cent.; cash in treasury, $6,817 86; actual debt, $47,473 47; receipts for past fiscal year, $11,957 16; expenditures, same period, $8,183 22; amount of taxable property, $1,143,534.

Attorneys.-Monterey: D. R. Ashley, H. G. Blankman, D. S. Gregory, Josiah Merritt, John Burke Phillips, James A. Watson; San Juan: Geo. W. Crane, B. F. Dennison.

Physicians.-Monterey: J. B. Callaghan, H. G. Canfield, W. H. McKee, Ignacio Olarte; San Juan: J. A. McDougall, W. Strong, James Webb.

XIX. NAPA COUNTY.

COUNTY SEAT-NAPA CITY.

Napa County, organized, 1850. Boundaries: North by Mendocino, east by Solano, south by bay of San Pablo and west by Sonoma.

Topography.-The advantages possessed by this county as an agricultural district are not surpassed by any other in the State. The soil and climate are well adapted to the cultivation of almost every description of agricultural produce and the different varieties of fruit. The number of acres assessed two hundred and fifty-six thousand eight hundred and twenty; nearly all of

For a description of the operations of these companies, see p. 286.

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which are adapted for agricultural or grazing purposes. In cultivation, thirty-six thousand six hundred and sixty acres.

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

Seventh Judicial District.-Hon. Edward W. McKinstry, Judge District Court. Sessions, first Monday in February, June and October.

County Courts.-Terms County Court: Second Monday in March and July, and first Monday in November. Probate Court: Third Monday in March and July, and second Monday in November. Court of Sessions: First Monday in April, August and December.

Tenth Senptorial District.-Senator: Hon. H. Griffith; term expires January, 1860.

Member of Assembly.-Hon. W. B. Matthews.

Agricultural Resources.-This county is progressing rapidly in all the elements of agricultural prosperity. With a soil and climate unsurpassed, it is destined to take rank with the first agricultural districts of this State. Products: Wheat, 16,000 acres, 500,000 bushels; barley, 5,000 acres, 150,000 bushels; oats, 2,000 acres, 50,000 bushels; corn, 2.000 acres, 50,000 bushels; peas, 100 acres, 2,500 bushels; beans, 50 acres, 1,000 bushels; potatoes, 300 acres, 15,000 bushels; onions, 20 acres, 4,000 bushels; hay, 5,000 acres, 5,000 tuns; broom corn, 40 acres, 125,000 pounds; butter, 125,000 pounds; cheese, 25,000 pounds.

Fruit Culture.-Every variety of fruit flourishes well. Some of the finest specimens produced last season, were from this county. Fruit Trees: Apple, 35,000; peach, 35,000; pear, 2,000; plum, 1,300; cherry, 1,817; nectarine, 2,000; quince, 500; apricot, 1,800; fig, 200; aloe, 40; lemon, 50; orange, 35; almond, 50; walnut, 38; strawberry vines, 100,000.

Manufacture of Wine.-The grape is extensively cultivated. The soil and climate appear well adapted for the different varieties. Number of vines, 90,000. Wine manufactured in 1858, 1,000 gallons.

Live Stock.-Horses, (American,) 800; (Spanish, tame,) 1,200; (Spanish, wild.) 2,800-total number of horses, 4,800; mules, 600; asses, 12; cows, 12,950; calves, 8,000; stock cattle, (yearlings,) 7,421; beef cattle, 3,000; oxen, 1,000-total number of cattle, 32,371; sheep, 11,515; goats, 100; hogs, 9,275; poultry, 60,000

Manufactures.-Grist mills, 5—water, 3, steam, 2; total run of stone, 10; cost of erection, $75,000; saw mills, 6—water, 4, steam, 2; cost of erection, $20,000.

Mineral Resources.-There are numerous mineral springs. The White Sulphur Springs, eighteen miles, and the Soda Springs, six miles from Napa City, are celebrated for their powerful medicinal qualities. They are annually visited by a large number of people from every section of the State. Borax.*-The Borax Lake, recently discovered, is a valuable addition to

*For a description of the Borax Lake, see p. 273.

the wealth of this county, and is now yielding considerable quantities of this mineral.

Glass Mountain.-The mountain of glass, discovered in 1857, is situated a few miles from Napa City. The material of which the mountain is formed, possesses, apparently, all the characteristics of glass, and it is said, can be made available for the manufacture of that article. Up to the present time, no machinery has been erected to test its practical value.

Finances, May, 1858.-Funded debt, $23,000, ten per cent. interest; floating, $10,000; total debt, $33,000. Receipts for past fiscal year, $12,000; expenditures same period, $15,000. Assessed value of property, $3,015.911. Attorneys.-Napa City: Richard Dudding, Henry Edgerton, C. Hartson, R. D. Hopkins, Johnson Horrell, C. W. Langdon, J. D. Lillard, J. E. Pond, A. Thomas, G. W. Towle; St. Helena: J. W. Smith.

Physicians.-Napa City: E. B. Eaton, Harvey Johnson, D. K. Rule, W. W. Stillwagon; St. Helena: J. T. Brown, L. G. Lillie, O. P. Stoll; Yountville: J. R. Mathews.

Nevada County, organized 1851. Boundaries: North by Yuba and Sierra east by Utah Territory, south by Placer and west by Sutter.

Topography. The principal part of this county is mountainous and covered with extensive forests of pine, oak, buckeye, sycamore, maple, fir, alder, spruce, cedar, etc. The staples are gold and lumber, though there are considerable quantities of grain, vegetables, etc. produced upon the lands in the valleys and flats which yield abundantly. The extensive veins of quartz which abound in different sections, have yielded large sums of gold, and the extensive placer diggings are not excelled in richness by those of any other district in the State. The area of the county is estimated at one thousand

square miles, of which five hundred and sixty-three are mineral lands. The amount of land claimed for agricultural purposes, is forty-five thousand three hundred acres; under cultivation, twenty-eight thousand acres.

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

Fourteenth Judicial District.-Hon. Niles Searls, Judge District Court. Sessions, third Monday in May, first Monday in August and October and second Monday in December.

Sixteenth Senatorial District.—Senators: E. F. Burton; term expires January, 1860, and C. J. Lansing; term expires January, 1861.

Members of Assembly-Messrs. P. Moore, J. Caldwell, W. R. Armstrong, C. Cahalan, G. A. Young.

Agricultural Resources.-The agricultrual portion of the land of this county consists principally of the small valleys of the mountainous districts, the soil of which is well adapted to agricultural purposes.

Products.-Wheat, 4,500 acres, 112,000 bushels; barley, 6,500 acres, 260,000 bushels; oats, 1,400 acres, 56,000 bushels; vegetables, 10,000 acres. Cultivation of Fruit.-There is probably no portion of the State that grows finer grapes than are raised in this county, indeed every description of fruit thrives well.

Fruit Trees.—Apple, 20,000; peach, 300,000; pear, 1,500; plum, 500; cherry, 500, and some quince and nectarine; strawberry vines, 10 acres; grape vines, 8,000. From one acre of 700 vines, over 21,000 pounds of grapes were produced in 1858.

Live Stock.-Horses, 936; neat cattle, 2,608; mules, 240; hogs, 1,973; sheep, 400.

Manufactures.-Grist mills, 3-steam; run of stone, 6; capacity per day, 225 barrels. Cost of construction, $20,000. Saw mills, 42-steam 26, water 20; aggregate of saws, 100; lumber sawed per annum, 39,810,000 feet. Foundries, 2; tanneries, 3; breweries, 7.

Bridges and Roads.-Bridges, 9; roads, 21.

Mineral Resources.-The amount of mineral land in this county is estimated at one-half of its entire area. Mining is carried on in every section, and instead of being on the decline each successive year, it develops new and important resources. Several of the richest and most productive quartz leads are located here, and the energy and enterprise exhibited in the working of the placer mines, are not excelled by any other district in the State. Quartz mills, 29-steam 22, water 7; aggregate of stamps, 311; quartz crushed annually, 428,690 tuns; arastras, 36. Cost of machinery, $500,000. Water Ditches and Canals.-Number of ditches, 86; aggregate length, 696 miles. Cost of construction, $1,700,000; assessed value, $953,700. Finances, February 5, 1858.-Amount of Court-House Bonds, $22,500, at 12 per cent.; floating debt, $112,116. Total $134,616. Receipts, since

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*For a description of the quartz operations of Nevada, see p. 261.

July 19, 1856, $83,276; expenditures, same period, $113,472. A special tax is levied on the property of the county for the liquidation of the county debt. Amount of taxable property, $4,301,993.

Attorneys.-Grass Valley: A. B. Dibble, C. J. Lansing; Nevada: David Belden, S. Buckner, J. J. Caldwell, S. H. Chase, James Churchman, J. T. Crenshaw, F. J. Dunn, G. S. Happ, C. W. Hill, J. R. McConnell, T. B. McFarland, Henry Meredith, A. A. Sargent; Orleans Flat: R. B. Moyes; Rough and Ready: E. W. Roberts.

Physicians.-Brooklyn: D. A. Crane; Cherokee: J. Clark, R. C. Wyatt; French Corral: Dr. Dustin; Grass Valley: Worth Bloomfield, Mark Emerson, W. J. McCormick, Dr. Shoemaker, E. A. Tompkins; Nevada: F. E. Bailey, Dr. Clebourne, L. S. Cummings, H. Featherstone, R. M. Hunt, W. J. Knox, C. T. Overton, A. Trautman, H. H. Wicks; Omega: D. C. Teeple, J. Teeple; Orleans Flat: W. G. Alban, B. S. Old; Rough and Ready : L. A. Crabtree; San Juan: Dr. Colbourne, W. Randall; White Cloud: E. Ballou.

XXI.-PLACER COUNTY.

COUNTY SEAT-AUBURN.

Placer County, organized, 1851. Boundaries: North by Nevada, east by Utah Territory, south by Sacramento and El Dorado and west by Yolo and Sutter.

Topography.-A large extent of the land in this county is well adapted for agricultural purposes. That portion adjacent to Sutter is almost exclusively agricultural and grazing lands, upon which are located a number of the most productive farms of this section of the State. There is an abundance of every description of timber throughout the county. This county also contains a large amount of rich mineral land, about one-half of its entire