Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-09
Summary of Interior News.
BUTTE CouxrY.-The Butte Record

BUTTE CoUNTY.-The Butte Record, of
yesterday, contains the following items;
Fire Days IN tie Saow-We learn from
Mr.. Clark, merchant at Inskips that man
named Ned McNulty, started on Sunday
week to go from Inskips to Bull creek. a dis
tance of hive miles, but becoming bewidered
wandered amid the SHOWS of the West Branch
OF Feather river for five days and nights
during this period he was without food or
shelter, save the clothing he wore. The fall
ing snow had obliterated his tracks. so that
he was unable to retrace his steps At the
end ot the fifth day, he had approached with
IN about mile of lnskips and becoming ex-
hausted had lain down under Il tree, and con.
cluded to exhaust his remaining strength in
haloing for assistance. Fortunately his cries
were heard at a mining camp, and the in
mates Immediately repaired to his rescue.
! We doubt whether there is another instance
on record where human endurance has sur
viyed such period in the SHOWS of the Sierra
Nevada. Our authority is unquestionable.
Sno'c at h,skips.-The snow at Inskps is
now about ten feet deep, and extends down
as low rs Lovelock's 1t has been down
much lower during the present Winter In.
skips is some forty miles from Orovillc.
Mule Rdce.-Some little excitement was
occasioned on Thursday morning, by racing
match between mules, which took place ON
Bird street. On the first attempt but one of
the mules came through, and stopped at the
coming out place SO suddenly as to send the
rider over its head. Another mule was pro-
cured and the race again run, the head mule
stopping Just before reaching the coming out
place. thus giving the race to its slower op-
ponent, the winning mule dropping its rider
a little beyond the mark
ComDutdtion of .Scntence.-A telegraphic
dispatch was received on Wednesday, an
nouncing that Gov. Weller, after a careful
examination of the evidence adduced in the
case, had commuted the death sentence of
Dolan to imprisonment for life Dolan was
under sentence to be hung yesterday, and the
action of the Governor, although it consigned
him to life of imprisonment, was received
by the wretched man as boon of mercy.
THE Carlton Iract.-The case of Farley VS..
Naugn ct al, involving the ownership of
part of the Carlton Tract, which has been for
a long time in litigation, has finally been de-
cided in favor of Farley. As settling the
| question of titles to many lots occupied with
in the boundaries of the tract, this decision is
a matter of much qualification to many par
ties. 1t is matter of several thousand dol
lars in the pockets of the plaintiff
Sentence of Keenan-The third trial of
Keenan, having resulted in his being found
guilty of the murder of his partner, Wake
man Burr, in Mountain Spring Township
last Summer, was, on the 3lst ult., in the Dis
trict Court for this county, sentenced to be
hung on Friday, February 25th.
4 Haul-Deputy Sheriff Hodges made a
descent upon Chinese gambling house, on
Thursday evening last, and disturbed about
one hundred Celestials in their devotion.
Eight Chinese gamblers, and about one hun
dred dollars in dust were the proceeds of the
operation.
NEVADA CoUNTY.-The following intelli-
gence is from the San Juan Press, of yester.
day
Sluice RoJ6ing-IIenry Bart went to his
sluices, near Freeman's Crossing, on New
Year morning, intending to clean up, but
found he had been saved the labor by
thieves, who got about $3.50 for their trouble.
SdN JVdn HiH-Several companies are
washing this week, with what success can
not be known in time for this issue. The
Bloomer Company cleaned up last Saturday,
after a run Of four days, the sum of $3.50.
The Wyoming Company took out $500 at
their last clean up. and the Ohio CO. S2S4
Rarinc Digging&-Since the melting Of the
snow a few of the ravines in this vicinity
have contained sufficient water for mining
purposes, and several persons have been
washing in them here and there with fair
success.
Garnet Rdgiae.-This ravine lies not far
from town. Persons who are working it do
not get much gold, but they save all the
gdr,'ets they find, and say they have found a
large number about the size of duck shot
The only large one discovered was unfor
tunately broken.
Lone Ridge This mining district which is
comparatively new and unworked, embraces
the ridge lying south of Clark mill, between
Clark's and Shady Creek The diggings, so
far as they have been prospected, give indi-
cations of great richness, and it is thought
they would prove fully equal, if not superior,
to these on San Juan Hill, could water be
had conveniently.