Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-25
THE STORM ABATING.
CONCERTED EFFORTS TO OPEN THE
BULLION ROAD.
The First Mail for Three Days-A
Rescued Party without Food for "a
Hours.-The People Of Bullion Be-
coming Recoaciled to Their Surround

HOurS.-Ihe FeOpie OF Bullion Be-
coming Recoaciled to Their Surround
ings.
The storm which for four days piled
high the snow all over the Wood Riv-
er country, showed signs of moderat-
ing Saturday night, but has been
passing back and forth over the val
ley for As hours, and dropping snow
during each visit. The barometer
rose about degree yesterday, but
still remains in the low figures, indi-
eating that the end has not come.
Squally weather will probably folio
for few days, then the usual weeks
of sunshine and calm.
From all sections men are coming
in who report having passed through
great hardships, and of miraculous es-
capes. Considering the severity of the
storm, it is indeed wonderful that no
more lives were lost.
WENT TO OPEN THE ROAD.
Early yesterday morning a large
number of men formed themselves
into rescuing party and started for
Bullion with two four horse teams,
one being furnished by Joe Morrill,
and the other by Charley Nelson.
Men walked ahead of the horses to
break the road, and when tired would
go back to the seighs and ride-their
places being taken by others. 1t is
hoped that at least passable trail will
be opened to day between this city
and Bullion. Certainly the p, ople of
HALEY are doing all they can to get
some sort of communication wit that
unfortunate camp.
Tommy Temple and Dick An
derson pulled out on snowshoes, for
Bullion, early yesterday morning, the
former with the mail and the latter
to repair the broken telephone wires.
SAFE, BUT OH, HOW HUNGRY.
II. Stevenson, who went out yester-
, day morning accompanied by Steve
: james and Tinker, succeeded in
: reaching the Wild Irshman mine,
where he found his men had taken ref
age in a tunnel. They were almost
starving, having tasted no food for up
wards Of 4S hours, and the only
liquid obtainable beng melted snow
9 The men got aboard the snowshoe.
of the rescuing party and slid dowr
:, the mountain double, that is, two mel
on each pair of shoes. They reached
- Haley last evening where they were
feasted and otherwise cared for.
TWO ARRIVALS FROM BULLION.
Hon. Phil Reagan and Tommy
4 Temple came down from Bullion, thi
g afternoon, bringing three days mail
They report about 60 men at worl
n on the Bullion end of the reoad ant
). others scattered along the canyon be
! tween Bullion aud Gilman. Col
- Ravens has the entire Idahoan GREY
. at work cutting through slides an
drifts on the road below the jigs. TIL
!. Haley boys, who went out this morn
IS ing, are making snow fly from tn
road Just above Gilman. They eS
pect to meet the men from the othe
end of the road some time this ever
ing. This will make communicate
by teams with Bullion all right agalr
,f Tommy Temple states that the pee
!. pie are somewhat reconciled to til
lie inevitable to day, but that much fea
l. and anxiety was felt last night for ii
Sc Sc safety of buildings and people OWN
j. to slides every hour or so, and to tt
n fact that an immense amount of sno
hung upon the mountain sides bac
of town. The snow is nearly all off no,
however, having slid down into Il
:. canyon.
. The citizens of Bullion, for who's
- safety all the people of Wood Riv
" have trembled for three days al
" nights, Tommy reports all safe. I'll
" strain upon the nervous systems of Il
" women was terrible but they bore |
brayely.
We LETTER FROM BULLION.