The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-06-19
Carried Over Salmon Falls.
.ShoshOne Journal.

shoshone Journal.
Reports Of accidental drowning ia tie
rapid currents Of the Idaho riysrE. are
coming to hand with alarmisg fire.
quenoy. On Monday last, June 9Th,
MI. b. Hunt, the wsll-knowH and
successful placer miner stsalnon FALLS,
togsthsr with E. Haynes and n P. Jap
pesen were attempting to rsw across
Snake river above tho Falls. Just -
they wore nearing the sbors the boat
struck rock, which vas out OF sight
in the water. The skifI was cspsized
and all three man were swept down by
the rapid current and in spite of dos
Porate struggles to resch the shore only
twenty 70 thirty feet distant, they wore
drawn into tho fatal eddy and carried
over the Falls. Mr. j. B. Hust WAS
perhaps the best known and tho most
prosperous placer miner on Snake river, |
tbs Hunt claims producing from 81 800 /
TO $4,000 month in gold. Mr. Hsynos
WAS an old rancher, aud troe-grower,
And Dir. Jeppescn wss engaged in
contract for hauliDg Lumber to the Now
York conpsny's fumes, opposits ths
Hunt claims. Ths accident occurred ct
the upper Salmon Falls.
Logan Journal.
1t seems that on Tuesday, June 9th,
N. 7. JsPpesen, Of this city, J. g. Ruat
of Salmon Falls minor, who
was very prominent and well to do
naa, and Mr.. Haynes, formely Of Cor
rinne, were together at The place o1nsd
BY Mr Jeppesen, near Snake Rivsr.
They we're talking togather and the
thro0 decided to cross the river for tho
purpose OF getting sone strawberries,
which had just arrived. They took the
email boat which had bsex in uas FOR
BONO time at that placs, and taking
With than &lr Jsppsson's dog stzrssd
across the river They apparonty be-
came engroEredjn-conversation, and al
lousd the boat 70 drift too far down.
rope had been stretched across the pri
z1Tcr. some distance below which wss Os
nsSd in ferrying lumbar across. Ths zr-
ooat the men were in Was going pretty a
snst' and upon reaching the rope was Y
csught and Immediately capsized. Tha dbl
water Vas very deep and muddy, and
OF course the mea were somewhat Oh
ia1sd, by getting into it. They wore ell IN
good swimmers. and upon coming to an
ne sulfacs Jeppescn and Hunt struck pre-
"a. for the boat, which whom TIMED sts
'YSr. was not $bovs twcnty from the wsr
'Ank. Huat reached the boat and st- tua,
slnPted TO get into it, but in rain. Dos
sppesen tried to reach it, bat could lsnf
ot Go 40, sndso hestsrtsd for his dog. -
, this time nsar the bank. Hs got
within about fifteen feet Of tbs bank.
then he was snTelopsd in a dark and
ocp whirlpool and hurled out into .hs
loala OF the atrssm. The dog jumped
Ut onto tbs bank, and turning behold ''-''-'
0Ppesen going further into She river. -,.,.
OF conlsnttosos his best friend taksn
ON aim in that manner, tbs valiant
'ssture lsapsd into the water and
Tam rapidly toward him. Hs reached
II when they arrived a the Falls and
IN and DOC went over together. Hust
ldlths boat wore also close by. and
aen theywent down he and Jeppe,sn
'rs converting with each other.
'actiy what bscsmc q Haynes is not
swn, but no must have driftsd swift
down the rivor and won't over Ina
Us tirst. The Falls ara .ahoat fssy
nigh, the current is very swift and
river is sbout two blocks wide At q &
place. A number of rmsll falls
IN the river bslow the large ons.
II will "a plainly seen therefore th. GT1(
the position OF the meu yyas very
1isi and perilous. Soon sisor thsy
$50 over, the body ofIfant was seer
ing down the river, and piosos Of
boat, which vas knocked into a hun
ispieces, and an osr, were also OBJ.
sd by the psopls thsrs.
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