The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-01-30
ON LAKE CREEK.

ON LAKE CREEK.
News reached Ketchum Tuesday
afternoon at two o'clock that Harry
Frost, Patrick Burns and Walter
Peters were all buried by snow slides
at the Homestake mine on Lake
Creek. A party of thirteen, con
sisting of Messrs. Boone, Bowers,
McMann, Cassidy, Bradley, Mar
tin, Lockman, Campbell, Smith
Mendenhall, King, Thos. Fleming
and others, started from here that
day for the scene of destruction.
They reached Andcrson's camp.
two miles this side, at II p. m. and
camping there over night, arrived
at the fatal spot about 8 a. m. on
Wednesday. They knew the en-
tombed miners were in the ruins of
their cabins and lost no time in
working to the right spot. All
hope had been abandoned, how
ever, of finding any of them alive.
After vigorous digging the dead
bodies of Burns and Peters were
recovered at 3 p. m. and Harry
Frost at $50. The bodies
were beneath sixteen feet of
snow and clearly showed causes of
sudden death. The heads of both
Burns and Peters were badly crush
ed by fallen timbers. Frost when
found was more recognizable. The
former were Immediately sent to
Anderson's cabin on toboggans and
followed with that of Frost few
hours later. Joined by Mcssrs.
Eichelroth, Brady and hurry, who
had reached there from town that
evening, the entire party camped
there to take an early start next
morning. They were relieved at
the mouth of the creek at eleven
o'clock by a party from town with
large number of saddle horses,
and conveyances for the bodies,
which were placed at the former
residence of Mr.. Joseph Hawkins
on Main street at noon Thursday.
The party that went out on snow
shoes was compelled to sit up two
nights and experienced much
fatigue from labor and exposure.
TO say the least, they paid a noble
tribute TO the unfortunate miners.
Those who were the first to dis
cover the bodies cite that Frost
was found lying on his face with
his nose and checks flattened by
the extreme pressure of timbers
and snow upon him. Burns and
Peters were found in a sitting pos
ture of the table, the latter with his
slippers on They were doubtless
killed instantly by the large timbers
Of the cabin roof falling upon them.
Their cabin was built of logs and
situated in the main gulch about
800 wards below that of Frost and
Warnings, which was built of
boards. 1t is supposed that both
were buried about the same time.
The slide came from oppo-
site sides Of the gulch, one striking
Frosts house on the side and the
other striking Burns and Peters
cabin from the rear. The dogs, one
in each place, were found alive and
that of the lower cabin kept up an
incessant barking and whining
until relieved.
WARNINGS ESCAPE.
Henry Warning, who was in the
house with Frost at the time of the
slide, made miraculous escape
with slight bruises and frosted
hands and feet. He was buried in
the snow twenty-six hours. In an
interview with Mr.. Warning yestcr-
day he stated substantially as fol-
lows: at was about quarter after
six in the evening. was standing
at the stove with the tcakettle in
my hand about to pour out water
for washing the dishes and Harry
was getting ready to wipe them. l
suddenly heard tremendous
noise and seeing the timbcrs of the
house give way instantly jumped
back, ut the same time endeavoring
to call Harry''s attention to the
moving timbers. l heard Harry
say 'Oh, my God = and felt board
hit me on the forehead, which prob
ably knocked me down. l found