Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-01-30
THE STORM.
1t Is Evidently Over-RecapitulatiO Of
Damages-FitxsimmO Hall Net to
be Rebuilt At Present-Etc.

snow having fallen since yesterday
afternoon and an opportunity is afford
ed to ascertain the damage. This is
comparatively slight. In addition to
the 50 800 worth of damage done in
Ketchum, by the caving in of Fitz-
simmons's Hall, some $3.50 worth in
Haley, and some $500 worth in Bull
lion, we have but three other losses to
chronicle. Shortly after the TIMES
went to press, last night, there was a
snowslide in Bullion which rolled
down Mayhower gulch, and completely
wrecked miners dwelling-house and
damaged another house near by.
Damage not to exceed $3.50.
About bedtime last night there was
another slide at the o. X. mine, which
carried away the blacksmith shop.
Damage about $3.50.
Yesterday there was an extensive
slide in Narrow Gauge gulch, off of
Deer creek, which smashed in the
boiler ane engine-room of the Narrow
Gauge jgging works and covered the
whole works. The extent of the dam
age cannot be ascertained, as the
building is covered with snow. but it
is believed that it will not exceed
$3.50.
The Muldoon mail carrier left Belle
vue at the usual hour yesterday, but
returned at night, having been unable
to get through. He was caught by
snowslide, and nearly buried in the
snow, but succeeded in digging him.
self out and getting back to town.
DR.. Miller was all day yesterday in
going to the Hospital and back. The
fences were covered up, and he found
it impossible to keep the road. His
team was compelled to founder its
way to town as best it could. The
distance is less than two miles, but it
took him four hours to come bank.
No stages came in from Bullion yes
terday. This morning, however, II
men started down the canyon from
Bullion, to shovel out the road, and bv
3 o'clock this afternoon Welch's sleigh
reached HALEY.
The stage from Ketchum, which
left there at II o'clock yesterday morn
ing, did not get to Haley until after
o'clock last night, having broken the
road all the way.
A six-horse team left ketchum at
: o'clock this morning, to come after
|. |. Lewis, who arrived on the train.
1t got here about , o'clock, very tired.
The stage left for ketchum as u.s.
ual, to-day, and doubtless got there
this afternoon.
Mr.. Fritzsimmons has had men at
work, all Of yesterday afternoon and
to-day, clearing the debris caused by
the smashing in of the roof of his hall,
yesterday. He has about concluded
not to rebuild his hall at present, but
to put on tin roof until spring, when
he will build a two-story brick as soon
as they can be got out.
The storm will be great benefit to
the country--which will be appreciated
next year, when the grass and crops
begin to grow, and feed and Transport
tation to outside camps are cheaper in
consequence.
Last evening there was a regular
avalanche up Quigley's gulch, about
5 miles. For half mile on each
side Of the canyon the snow slid down to
the ravine, carrying everything before
1t, uprooting six pine trees at least two
feet thick. Four horses belonging to
George Richardson We're caught in
the avalanche, and rolled over and
over until covered with the snow and
debris. One horse was got out I'M
injured; another was found beneath
four feet OF snow but SO badly injured
he may have to be shot; and the other
two are given up as dead. Two team
sters engaged in shaking and hauling
logs left their sleighs in the canyon
and returned to town on horseback,
arriving here after 8 o'clock.