Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-01
Sierra County Items.

A WILD CAT, of large but lean proportions,
driven by stress of weather to desperate
straits for food, was desperate enough to ven
ture to a slaughter house at the edge of
town, on Sunday. 1t was driven from there
TO Dr. Atkins house, where it sought refuge
under flume But Henry Eastman espied
it, and drew revolver on the cat, fired, but
missed fired again, and laid the beast out
dead, with a ball in his head When We
fight Henry, wen take him con the shoul-
der
MARROW FsCArE-On Saturday last, a
miner whose name we did not learn, was
carried nearly a half mile by snow-slide,
into Canon Creek. He was covered up sew
eral times but managed to escape with slight
injuries. Democrat
OPENING OF THD TRML-The snow which
has been falling on Goodyears' Hill for more
than two weeks, closed the Downievillc trail
between Goodyears' Bar and the Mountain
House. We were without mails for whole
week, and there was a very inquring time
amongst us. The work of opening the trail
was accomplished by the train men, T. G.
Smith Il Co., of Camptonville. They remov-
ed the obstruction which extended from be-
low the Mountain House to a distance of
eight miles, with shovels. This should be
considered an enterprising as well as extra
ordinary performance.
New TRIAL PRoJECT-Col. Platt informs
us of an Intention to open a trail between
Downieville and Jamison creek, a rich min
ing locality accessible now by way of La
Porte. only. The distance from La Porte to
Jamison creek is 40 miles, and from Downie-
vile to the latter place by way of the pro.
jected trial, not over sixteen miles. 1t is cal
culated that by opening this route, all freight
for Jamison will pass over the Sierra Turn
pike and through Downieville.
The TURNPIKE AND THE SSow-The fact
that Downievile has been showed in, should
not create an impression unfavorable to the
Sierra Turnpike enterprise 1t should be
understood that the deep snow fell only upon
the great high hill near Goodyears' Bar, and
that the deep snow place is avoided by the
turnpike route.
FOREST CrY.-The storm here has been
very severe the snow in some places is
nearly as high as the houses. The trails
were all closed last week, and on one of them
a mule train got fast in the snow, and it was
impossible to release the animals without con
siderable shoveling.
The tunnel companies here and nt Allie
ghanyt are doing well, but bright sea-
son is required to make the business pay its
best The statements of late gold yields at
Forest City, published last week in Down
ieyille paper, were wholly incorrect.
SURGICAL OPERATIoN.-At the Hospital,
this week, Dr. Bryant amputated leg of
John Hogan. The limb was injured twenty
years since, by kick from a horse, and be-
came so diseased as to render the patients
recovery improbable. He died on Thursday
night.
CoNrINuED.--This third chapter of our bad
weather story, brings us down to prospect
Of rain. Snow having fallen almost continu-
ally for three weeks, we shall be pleased to
have it rain, fast and slow, for about six
weeks; after which we should like to an
nounce the approach of pleasing weather.
SHEEP-BlRrH.-A few days since, one of a
small number of sheep brought to town by
Mr.. Dixon, the butcher, gave birth to two
lambs The mother and twins are comforta
bic. This is noticed as the first sheep birth
occurring in Downievile.-Sierra Citizen.