, 1876-12-08
PACIFIC SLOPE NEWS.

It's estimated that 10000 head Of
beef cattle have been driven out OF
Montana this season.
Hunting parties are having fine
sport in killing antelope and deer on
Smith river, Montana.
The first American vessel owned
by Washington Territory settlers,and
hsiling from Olympia, was named
the Orbit.
There are ten Israelitish congre-
cations in California-one each in
Los Angeles, San Bernardino San
Jose, Stockton and Sacramento, and
five in San Francisco, where it. is es
timated that the Hebrew population
numbers $4,000 souls.
During the last two years profes-
sional duck hunters hrve hired the
lakes in the vicinity of Sacramento
for the hunting season, and prevent
ed amateurs from shooting thereon.
In some instances they made money
by the transaction, but as general
thing did not. The result promises
to be that the competition for the
possession of the best shooting
grounds will cause the rent 70 be-
come so high that the hunters will
not have as large incomes as they
did before they began renting.
The Salt Lake Herald of the 22d
ult says: The storm of last week
was one of the most extensive that
has occurred here for some time, con-
sidering the expanse of country COW
cred by it and the amount of water
that fell. 1t reached from st. George
TO Franklin, and beyond into Idaho
and eastint Wyoming. The depth
of snow in somefof the canyons is
surprising. Probably not less than
four foot of the "beautiful " fell in
Little Cottonwood. Weather proph-
cts are predicting a long, hard win
ter, and appearances are in favor Of
the fulfilling of these predictions.
The Los Angeles Herald of the
10Th ult., says: The. mounted police.
assisted by the residents, burned out
the cane. break on the bank of the
river between Also and First SITS.
Such a skedaddling of roughs aud
vagabonds was never seen before.
This place has been for a long time
harbor for thieves and rogues, who
have committed many depredations
in the neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The brake being dry it burned
briskly aud. for . time the whole
neighborhood seemed to be on FIRE.
When tho flames had subsidized and
the ashes we're turned over, many ar
ticles of camp furniture were dis
covered, and among the rest we're
burglarious tools and skeleton keys.
The Reno New Gazette tells the
following bear story: I've fought
'em standin' and runnin', but the
toughest citizen ever lit on to was
black un. He was sittin' in the
chapparel eatin' manzanito berries,
when my dog smelt him and went
home. sneaked up and began ag-
gravatin' him by shootin' at his ears
and feet. l then took around him,
and with three shots cut off his tail.
Old blacky heered me shootin' and
turnin' around see his tail layin'
there. He picked it up and looked
at~the trade mark, and | see in
minute that war was comm. 1 lit
out for tree, with only two cart
ridges left and him comm. Well,
to make a long story short, shot
twice, hittin' him both times, and he
begun to get hot, so he took up the
tree after me, and knocked him
down three times before my gun
broke. He started on fourth trip,
and didn't know what to do until |
thought of my Derringer, which
shot four ounce ball. l drew her
out, tied string to the trigger, and
as oldblacky came up with his mouth
wide open 1 dropped her in. He
hadn't time to spit her out, and so
he swallowed and / pulled the
string. Of went the charge, and so
help me, l never saw anything of
bear or niStol sinca