Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-08-25

the visits of travelling shows, and ther
being comparatively few families, lif
there would be exceedingly dull wer
it not for the fact that the people gen
orally indulge in outdoor amusements
, both SUMMER and winter. In SUN
mer the mountains roundabout afTor,
varied and practically unlimited Ell
joyment; while in winter Norwegian
snowshoes and skates are brought int,
requisition, and the most astonishin.
feats are performed. The people 0
Atlanta, for instance, think nothing o
going to Rocky Bar OH snowshoes-:
distance Of Is miles through noun
tains SO steep and dangerous thai
snowslides are of daily occurrence
and even experienced snowshoers- like
Jimmy Hicks and Ruff. Lester-are
sometimes caught and buried at the
bottom of a ravine, under so or 60
feet of packed SNOW. Even the ladies
think nothing of sliding on snow
shoes down steep mountains with
lightning fapidity without even touch
ing their balance-pole to the ground;
and the achievements in this line of
Miss Ford, of her sister Mrs. Howard
Gray-hoth Of Rocky Bar-and of
Mrs. George NJ. Farsons,-formerly of
Atlanta, but now Of Hailey-all of
whom have distinguished themselves by
almost incredible rides and down-hill
leaps Of sixty-odd feet, are referred to
as if they were everyday occurrences.
Even the blooa'curdling descent of
Charlie Baxter, the 14-year-old son of
captain Baxter, Superintendent of
he Big Lode mines and mill, last
winter, is spoken of as if nothing ex.
raordinary. The lad assembled to
within few feet of the summit Of
The Pride Of Atlanta" and,
wing the housing of his shoes about
lis knees, slid down the steep noun.
ain side with lightning rapidity, mar
owly escaping being dashed to pieces
galnst the steep rocky edges and ,
uge cedar stumps which abound there.
n so doing he was compelled to fire..
uent sidc-lcaps, and one Of these !
APPS which was afterward measured
as found to be of OVER THREE FEET. {
lie covered the distance from the .
eak to the foot Of Main street.
bout mile and half--in less than
our minutes, to the applause of hun
reds OF admlring witnesses of !
re scene, who expected TO sec the
nnturesome snowshoer dashed to
'eces, every moment.
~ favorite summer evon.n. amuse- :
'ent of the young ladies and gentle
en of Atlanta, is ride up Atlanta
i'll to Captain BaNter's or Colonel
ettit's wood roads, thence down
ontezuma gulch back to town. Dur.
g this ride the town and surround. o
g country are in full view all the Il
ne, and every tree, house, street, p
III, creek, etc, 70 miles around, eau
seen. N
Atlanta is completely isolated from "a
outside world for eight n. onths in p
g year; and even during the re. e e.
aiming four months the only means M
communication is by a wason-road M
tocky Bar which is good enough d.
mountain highway, but never 3
ol"ss so steep that none but light }! q
Ids can be hauled over it. Next s. s.
ar, however, this will be changed, as s +,
wagon road that can be kept open t. t.
year round will doubtless be made "
Boise. This will be very cxpen- pr
g, as it is estimated that it will cost til
600 ~ en-
5000, at least; but Colonel Petit. q
10y di
per'ntendent OF the Atlanta Min
=, of
Company, says that it will have tr
- to
be built, no matter what the cost. III
the district is too important to adj. 90
of its being snow bound most of s st,
time. 6,
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