Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-01-28
TME FATAL SNOW.
B0NANzA, Jan. ta. 1881.

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BoxArzA, Jan. 1s, 1881
| ED- WoRID: Tuesd.y and Wednes.
day we're stormy days throughout iii
Yankee Fork country. and during tx
afternoon Of the latter day the snor
on the steep sides Of the mountain,
lsiid in many places: y edncsdsy
morning the stage left bonanza aid
Ione of the horses was wedged III by I
lsnow-slide before reaching Custer
The horse was extricated and tbe
stage proceeded on the journey, bul
did not go far before it was again
caught, all Of the six horses being
held fast BY the snow, and the sleigil
covered. The driver and another man
were all day getting them out. None
OF the animals were hurt.
At 3 o'clock p. II. of the same dsy
Mr.. @ Tracey, in the employ Of the
Stage Company, started tc go to help
bring in the animals and was caught
and covered by 4 large slide on the
grade. about three hundred yards above
Bonanza, and short distance below
the mouth of Jordan Greek. Nr. Alex.
Pfeiffer, who raw the accident, came
to town Immediately and gave the
alarm, when forty Or City men took
shovels and proceeded TO the spot to
save the man If it was in their power.
Slides we're threatening on the sides
of the mountain between here and
tnat place, and the crowd Of rescucrs
broke track up the Yankee Fork
through the deep snow They were
at least an hour reaching the slide
When they had arrived at the spot,
and were dividing into lines to COM
mence work, faint call for help was
heard. All intentIy listened and heard
it repeated several times. By moving
cautiously, the spot where the man
was covered was found. The men
went to work, and it was but short
time before be was extricated. He
was not injured = only numb from
cold. and from being wedged in so
tightly by the solidly packed snow.
Just as be was being taken home, the
distress whistle of the Custer Mill was
sounded, and knowing that help was
needed we all proceeded to that place.
where we found sixty or seventy men
tearing up a slide which had come
down the mountain west of the mill.
A man whose name | do not know
and Johnny Lang, who assayed for
the Elmira Company at Banner last
summer, were in their house at the
time, and it. with them, was swept |
1own the mountain. The former was |
'oon found alive and uniniured short
distance below where the cabin stood. |
but Mr.. Lang had not been found |
when your corr. arrived. He and an
'ther young man went to work in the
liver. where door had been found, /
md were not long In discovering the
,ady, which was under the water. and
'xtricating it. After the momentary
excitement was over | went and saw
Or. Kim. Whitcett, who was hardly
BILE to be out. having been injured
nly short time before by another
lide. He, bis wife, two little ones
nd sister-in-law were in the Kitchen
shen slide stove in the end of the :
uilding and filed it full. A largel
rowd soon gathered and rescued
hem all. who are now getting along
none of them having been
ariously hurt, as they were protected |
y tables and different articles. The /
lme slide forced it's way into the re- +
dence of Mr.. Myron Crafts and Mr.lv
rank Farnham and family. but. asI