The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-10-30
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fAs si->s-e,s Il So C-srta. -
Tie winter = ~ ezs,ern shores d
he CzsPfz1 s~fszEe generziiy mid
zss esez lasszg = -.zseress yo--sos.
II the yesr-folszrrz n Ed Il Febru-
ary-the s1ozT r=-ssy i.es q ~
ground Essy long - a tine II,
abogt twice a 1sonfh si.eF ere aps 10
have radfen ard FioIent s-or.ns from
lie ~e-tEarl. somevhsf resembling
our Western cyelO1es. This C-sy.zu
storm = called The fenkzs. and = thus
.ie~er.Aesi ~ recent frzTelsT Tao
spels 2 winter at fsusBush IeD@, where
b. ezDeTslncei q eEcsts.
The Erst time / wheel one szs
frcessiTely pazzlel ~ unler-taEd the
lnOreESe1ts u the i1Azi1raEfs srsnne-
fiaffis 1efOTe the .t1TE1 struck The
Fisl1ge- u ~as sSOnt tr0 O'Clock u
ine 1SfernOOns the .un wzs shining
bs1gbtis, and the sky Eas without Z
cloud All - once Oi-eygeI ger.Cns
IO.ltsn1 Anrrje'ily toward tie distant
f1-pi1n haf.zOr. NAere hin. white,
jagged line Of 1yiBg mist vas percey-
tile. which r1se higher and higher Al
's isisissfss ssssii--;-ssss=s..-..s.-s s.isI.
rApii pace
IN the village ifself the rizd was
blowing fFDsa AZ opposite direction.
and the lnssi-eiO1lels ai0ug the Eisarz
range were aOsing toward tae vest.
~Siic The advancing ses.d wa stsll 20
yerf i1d'sfinct - 10 be undesirable
Dy the unaccustOmed ere sza men
and women in frantic haste. lingin1
ropes OYER tie tops Of The kgJftlaqs. and
la-hiDg the opposite exfremifics 70
stout wooden peg Hrtnly embedded IN
tie ground clOse 10 the wall Of the
dsgriisnz.
in The meantime. within ms resi-
eieiice, Oh DOursli. muttering prayers
n most anxious tome. vas prOpping
hss oOzf-IoOk and several other poles
81 equal sine against the spring Of the
dome, and planting the lover one
firmly in the ground. J. could make
neither head nor tail Of all these prep
1rat;on-. and was still more cOnfOund-
ri and amazed By seeing all the women I
II the community rushing 10 the bank ,
oi the RIVER some earring a pitcher
u each hand. Others with enormous
.lngie ones strapped upon their backs.
Thee. with fcverish haste. they filed {
With water. and burning with them to ;
.neir houses. again issued forsi with r
,iber vessels for fresh supply.
Every one was too busily engaged :,
o give me any further answer 10 nv !
as to what il ali meant, than b
o exclsim: n
a II ne fe5sktsf fire fenftss' 4
BY this time the jagged white mist G
iad risen high above the horizon, and {;
sas rapidly yelling inc western SKY. 81
locks u sea-guii5 and other aquatic n
irds 1cI inland. screaming and Ia
hricking loudly. Ere long saw that s.
1e clouds along the mountain ceased NJ
heir westward movement. staggered, W
seled. and ultimately partOOk Of the ii
ioveTneEt Of the advancing scud. tr
reat saDd-cloHds came whirlinQ To- "
'erd rs from the beach. and in an hs
Tier instant the storm burst upon us. ki
,coinpanied by tremendous down "
DIR Of rain. ar
The kibifka into which rushed for te
Ieiter quivcrcd and shook under its in
bneDcc. and ! thought that at each an
o6eBi i would 70 over bodily. The 10
l'sieFly edge was lifted some inches On
ON the ground with each fresh gust. To-
ID the cagcrncss with which ropes Pc
ere hauled taut. and siorm-props IN.
ade fast by the inmates hanging We
ih all their weight from their upper "
rtions. reminded one Of scene on
ard vessel at sea during Il violent gu
npcsf. NJ
81 was gazing through a crcvice in en-
felt walls out over the plain in an a
,tward direction, whore some camcls. foI
len with grass and hay. were hurry OF
forward TO gain shelter before eni
ing oyertaken in the open. ] could in
Their loads seized upon by the crn
rIn-gusts, and sent whirling far and an,
&c, and 10 q height Of hundred feet. ing
This storm continued an hour: but yor
was only when it had passed. and iirs
inhabitants had leisure 10 speak TO had
, that | could make ont the mean cir,
OF the hurried rush to the river for OPP
ter. IL appears that when the fcnkis asst
W., the sea-water is forced up into Bic
river. rendering it unfit for human sc;e
sumption, often for hours together, rev
IT is with view Of securing a woi
ply for household use that a rush sian
1adc TO the banks as soon as tho matt
ged N Il appears upon the hori- site
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