The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-01-23

AZ Passes Over the Entlre Wood
Aiver Country With Mach
DAMAGE and Ofo0SteP.

Damage and Oisaster.
One of the heaviest snow storml
known to the inhabitants of thi:
portion of Idaho set in on Wednes-
day, the Goth instant, and, with
the exception of Thursday, which
was a bright day, has continued
increasingly up to the time of writ
ing-Friday evening. The heavies!
snow fall occurred on Wednesday
evening between the hours of 4 and
Z p. M, when it fell to the depth OF
one foot. 1t then rained. in many
portions of the country and gave
such weight to the snow that ava
lanches were natural result. The
temperature was very mild and the
snow fell in large, heavy fakes.
The roads were soon impossible
and much difficulty experienced,
by those caught out, in getting to
camp. The first slide occurred at
about eight o'clock and others have
continued in every direction.
AT KETcHUM.
The storm overlook a number of
teams between this and tributary
points, among which, not heard
from, are Dad Freeman, expected
from Challis, and fourhorsc team
sent out on Wednesday morning
by II. c. Lewis to break the grade
to the Trail Creek summit. This
is a very dangerous place in stormy
weather and much fear is enter
tanned for those who went out
Garry Davis, T. b. Keller, Ed. King
and Mike O'Brien. Three outfits
started this friday morning for
the summit. The first one, com
posed of Vim. Turner, Mr.. Richie,
Al. Stone and Geo. Mercer, went on
snowshOes the second, Frank
Gooding, Harry Hill, Mr.. Mitchell
and Johnny Falls, on horses, with
two extra animals, and the third
party, John La Point, VIM. Stetson,
Jake Lockman, John Pilmer and
John Mcmahon, with n fourhorsc
team. All were supplied with food,
shovels, blankets, ETC., for the relief
of the snow-bound men. Up to
the present writing no one has
SATURDAY MORNING.
Of the three parties that went
out yesterday morning the latter
returned about 6 p. m, having
found it impossible to proceed with
a sled over four miles, and the !
horsemen returned at Z o'clock with
the good news Of an efecutal trip to
The foot of the summit, where two
Of the missing men-Garry Davis
md Keller-were found and the
safety of the others learned. The
rip to the mountain was very
liflicult and dangerous one, and in
more than one instance the horse
men escaped by hair the deadly
avalanche. Tie two men were found
n the cabin at the base of the
ill, lowering over a small fire,
vet, fatigued and half-starved.
they had been to the summit with
<.ng and O'Brien, having left the
leigh about halfway up the grade
n Wednesday, and only left them
hat morning to make an effort to
each town in search of aid. The
,thers and the animals were with
N: food from Thursday morning
nd completely showed in. The
,arty at the cabin, after a rest
nd some food, started on the .
eturn. They met the snowshoe {
nen and appraised them of the con-
ition of affairs, with instructions
o remain at the cabin last night
nd divide this morning; two of ]
hem to relieve the men on the {
fountain and the other two to
ONE back to Kctchum. SO that, {
successful, the unfortunate men I
nd horses were reached to-day ut {
Don and the former supplied with /
BOD. The distance up the mount
in is about two miles, but the con- {
nucd snowslides render it slow g
nd hazardous passage. At noon ,
,-day the snow-bound men were I
ithout food forty-eight hours and |
is possible that, in fear of pend |
lg starvation, they killed a horse t