WILSON ETAL.] CALIFORNIA. 189 
Feet. 
Melton's fence, corner on left of road; large oak tree, nail in root of 636. 59 
Rocky Plains, at left of road, 5 feet from oak tree 8 inches in diameter; 
cross on large rock ... ...... . 1,001.27 
Rocky Plains, near center of, about 2 miles southwest of Ben Jenkins's 
house, 15 feet south of road; iron post, marked '• 1109 R" . 1,109.085 
Reed's toll road, £ mile from beginning of; on south side of large pine 
tree, nail in root of . ... . . . . . 1, 216. 65 
Ben Jenkins's, east side of road: pine tree, nail in root of 1, 236. 37 
Tollhouse, 700 feet west of, east side of road; nail in 16-inch oak tree . 1,047.67 
Milepost marked 4i 2 '" and " 10," 60 feet east of, west side of road; top of 
stump... 1,080.76 
Little Cow Creek bridge, east approach to; nail in south end of first 
plank 1,094.43 
Afterthought (Furnaceville) smelter, west side of road; nail in west end 
of baseboard 1,151.76 
Furnaceville, in front of Flake's saloon; oak tree 8 inches in diameter, 
nail in root of .. . .. 1,164.78 
Hoffman's house, in front of: oak tree 15 inches in diameter, nail in 
root of 1,224.22 
Ward's, 100 feet east of fork leading to Oak Run road, 3 inches from pine 
tree, south side of road, 18 inches in diameter, which supports Ward's 
letter box; between two rocks below marking on tree, iron spike 1. 278. 82 
Ward's field, 2 feet east and 8 feet south of corner of fence around, south 
side of Reed's (Redding-Furnaceville) toll road and 12 feet west of 
fork of private road leading via Eiler's to Oak Run road; iron post, 
marked "1279 R'' 1,279.021 
REDDING, ALONG SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, VIA COPLEY, KENNETT, 
AND ELMORE, TO SLATONIS. 
Milepost 262, 300 feet south of: whistling post, plug at foot of. 520. 07 
Middle Creek station ; top of rail in front of _ . _ . . 523. 3 
Middle Creek station, 0.45 mile north of; at milepost 263. top of rail. _ . 528. 4 
Rock Creek, 0.37 mile north of, milepost 264; plug at foot of 544. 03 
Keswick, at depot; top of rail . . 564. 5 
Keswick, 0.58 mile north of, at milepost 266; plug at whistling post 569. 25 
Milepost 267; telegraph pole, spike in . 581.88 
Mi:epost 268, spike in 594.13 
Milepost 269; first telegraph pole north of, plug at foot of 594. 18 
Copley, at freight house; top of upper rail ..... 597. 8 
Copley schoolhouse, 5 feet south of southwest corner of (Flat Creek 
school district); iron post, marked "732R" ... 731.929 
Milepost 270, whistling post at. plug at foot of 598. 52 
Milepost 271 . top of rail at 609. 6 
Milepost 272, first telegraph pole north of, spike in 621. 85 
Milepost 273, spike in 633. 52 
Milepost 274, spike in 639.03 
Milepost 275, spike in 651.04 
Milepost 276, 12 feet north of; white stake, marked " G," top of 656. 92 
Backbone Creek bridge, top of rail at 666. 3 
Milepost 277, telegraph pole at, spike in 666. 20 
Kennett depot, top of rail at 667. 4 
Milepost 278, brace to plug at foot of 671.14 
Milepost 279, first telegraph pole north of, spike in 682. 27 
