The Nevada Democrat., 1858-04-07
WHOLE NO. 235.
NEWS ITEMS.

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most OF eur hunters, is favorite as we'll as pro-
! fitable amusement, says the Mountain Messenger,
during the long and tedious winters, which We
are sometimes afflicted with. The game of the
fox tribe, sprinkled occasionally with few
martens, To catch these, large steel-trap is
usually set-baited with meat Of any kind; the
trap is then left, and next morning black, red
or silver-grey fox is generally found attacked
to it. The skin of the latter is very valuable,
and is much scarcer than either of the former.
Ia the vicinity of Onion Valley, when crossing
over the snow, we have on many occasions OBJ
served the numerous tracks of these animals
and friend whe resides there informs us that
they are often so pressed by hunger as to ceme
! Immediately around the houses in search Of q
stray chicken, or offals which may be thrown
cut. Passing through the above place last Juns,
we saw q person who offered fourteen OF the
choicest skins for forty three dollars; which,
we thought at the time, was redicuously lew
for such an article Of commerce. We under
stand that tive gentlemen of our town are hav-
ing coats made of silver-grey skins which will
cost one hundred and fifty dollars esch when
finished A rather luxurious article of wearing
apparel
RELIC OF THE ABoRToTNEs.- One day last
week. some miners at work near Ophir Placer
ceunty, dug out splendid digger mortar, or
acorn grinder, together with most singular
stone pipe bowl. The Placer Press says this is
new and strange article to fRd in this couu-
try, particularly as the aborigines are supposed
to be exempt of the vice of smoking. If this
article, which is evidently of very ancient
origin, being cut and formed OF solid stone, and
! in fair modern shape, is not relic of the Ia
dian, what kind of people used it 1t is pos.
sible that some Spaniard might have been the
manufacturer, but if so, how shall we account
for its rude aud rough workmanship, and its
steny material?
New SCREEN FOR QUARTZ MnIs.-Mr. E. D.
Mckenzie, of Mount Ophr, has made an I'm
provement in screens, which appears to be valu-
BILE for simplicity and durability. Small steel
bars, diamond shaped, are placed upright across
the box so near each other as to require the
quartz to be as finely pulverized, before being
discharged, as it is with the screens now in
common use. The Gneness Of the appertures
in the screens may be easily regulated accord
ing to the kind of quartz crushed. It's advan.
tages are, that it will not clog mp, and will last
q long time, and is, moreover, cheap. 1t IL In
use at the Mount Ophir mill, and works to the
satisfaction Of the propretors Of that establish
ment.-MaSiposa Gazette
SECRET DIGGINGs-A very public place in
Sierra county is called Secret Diggings. A cor
respondent of the Messenger says that two years
ago, nothing but few miners cabins. la 40,
marked the spot where now stands the hand
some little town, consisting of two stores, tive
billiard saloons, one hotel, meat dispensatory,
and blacksmith shop, besides several very nice
dwellings. Mining operations have been car
ried on extensively, and rods of bed rock is
now washed bare, on which was bank Of dirt
and gravel from sixty to eighty feet deep two
years ago. What wonders cannot hardy set
Of Calfornians perform?
TARANTULA BTE.-The Folsom Dispatch says
that the wife Of Capt. Brayton, of Folsom. was
bit few days since by tarantula. Thinking
IL but an ordinary spider bite but little atten-
tion was paid to the matter for about twelve
hours, when the pain and swelling induced the
husband to call in a physician, who prescribed
a remedy though the pain she endured for
about thirty-six hours caused her life to be al
most despaired Of
GUNEEG-A young man in the neighborhoed
of Shasta, married girl, one day last week,
without the consent of her father. whereupon
the enraged "parient' went out a cunning, but
net finding his offending senn-law, shot at his
partner, but fortunately missed him. Tho
Courier adm0nishes the old man to cool of,
| for it is confirmed habit with girls to mary,
and guns will never stop them.
LIME ANALYsIs.-The Sierra Citizen informs
us that within four or five miles Of Downieville
there are large quantities of the finest lime rock.
| A gentleman OF that place recently obtained an
analysis of piece, and the result was that frem
one hundred pounds Of rock, forty-eight pounds
| Of pure lime, seven and quarter Of sand, and
three Of msgnosia were procured leaving, after
being manufactured, ffty-eight and ons-fourth
pounds of lime.
INDIAN TROUBLES IN EL DoRADo.-The Co1omA
Republican says that band Of Indians lately
visited mining camp above Volcanoville, Fl
Dorado county, drove the miners out of their
cabins, and took possession of some four or Eve
hundred dollars worth Of provisions, and all the
pistols and guns they could find. The people in
the vicinity of Grey Eagle and Volcanovile,
some fifty in number, have started in pursuit Of
the Indians.
CHINAMEH BEING AMERICANIzED.-A serious
, fight took place amOng the Chinese residents OF
Sailer's Bar. Sacramento county, on the night
OF the 23d Of March. The difficulty was brought
about by gaming, and pistols were brought into
use One Of the shots entered an ill-fated Ce-
lestials breast above the right nipple, passing
upwards Il is thought to be dangerous. A
number Of those engaged have been arrested.
MAsTopox TooTH FOUND IN HUMBOLDT CoUE-
TY-A petri6ed mastodon tooth vas recently
picked up in the bed OF small creek putting
into Salt river, o branch Of Eel river, near it's
mouth. The tooth had eight points, and was
supposed to have been one of the back upper
teeth 1t weighed three and half pOunds
when found. but had been reduced considerably
by the points and roots being broken Off
I New CHURCHES AT NAPA-The foundation Of
a new church edfcs has been laid at Napa, says
the Reporter, for the Northern Methodist. The
building, including projections thirty three feet
= four inches by ifty-twO feet. The Catholics,
and Southern MethOdists, are likewise contem-
plating the erection Of church sdiicss at Napa
at NO distant day.
J VILLAINS IN YREKA.-An attempt was recently
made in the streets Of Yreka to assassinate
Sheriff Fair. Attempts have also been made
to fire the town, robberies have been commit
: ted, and ether villainies perpetrated. Tho cit
: izens have formed themselves into private
police, and are looking out for the villains.
WAGON ReAD TO WEAvERvTLLE.-Th wagon
road from Shasta to Weayerville has been SO
k.r cnmnleted that seYaral gentlemen haYa