Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
ROCKY BAR NEWS.
The Meeting Last Evening---A Slcc-
ny Comnnnity----M Mining
Matters----items

Of Rocky Bar to assemble at the
old court house, on Monday eve
ming, the 10th inst. Major Cava-
naugh was called to the chair and
Alcck Simpson elected secretary.
Speeches were made by Judge Wal
dron, Brizee, Esq, J. NJ. McCarty
and Mr.. Tregaskis..
A committee on resolutions was
appinted who reported in effect that
correspondence be opened with the
Legislative candidates, relating to
county division, and that the meet
ing be adjourned subject to future
call after answers had been received.
During the discussion, Mr.. Ire
casks gave the names of certain
candidates with whom he had con-
versed, who would favor division,
which gave quite turn to affairs.
Our whole community seems to
be afflicted with billiousness. Some
say it is bad water, others fruit and
others whisky As to the latter,
those who drink the least seem to
be the NEST effected. Fruit NAV
have something to do with it, but
low water and a heavy mineral adj
mixture, is probably the cause.
This il shown more on account of
weakness Of the stomache which
seems to be almost universal. The
same phenomena presented itself in
Central City, on Dcadwood Gulch,
in the Black Hills, in the fall OF
1877, and the cause was not sus-
pected until many had died. The
mortality among children was great
at that time. No deaths have oc-
Cured here but many feel quite i'll.
An addition is being built to the
Alturas House. The rocks are be-
ing clrared away and more rooms
will be added at once. Everyone
knows that this was needed, for
sleeping arrangements in this town
have not been equal to the demand.
Our hotels and retaurants have a
full supply Of venison, fruit, vegeta-
blcs and some times fresh fish.
Henry Swanholm is erecting a
building on his lot, opposite the
postotiicc. What it is we cannot
tell, Your correspondent believes
he once told him it was intended
for a boarding house. 1t was start
ed for a law office.
Postmaster Golden is still max
ing Improvements on his property.
The Reaser mill is taking out
gold by the wholesale from Noun
tain Goat ore. Great improvements
are being made on this mill. BY
the time they are finished it will
bear very little resemblance to the
old concern. Major Cayanaugh
and NJ. G. Foljamb are always to be
found upon the premises and evince
a great deal of interest Foljamb is
Superintendent, but the Major is a
civil and mining engineer, and has
kept his eyes on the ditch business,
which has been no inconsiderable
matter of late. The success of the
Mountain Goat and Ophir mines
have given a great impetus to pros
pecting. We expect to double our
population next spring, but where
they are to be stored it would be
hard to tell.
Q, II. Hutchinson, we'll known
citizen of Bennett Creek, formerly
a business man of Atlanta, was here
on Monday last.
Many freight teams were here on
Monday Of this week. The mer-
chants are stocking up for winter.
Plenty Of yenison is being brought
into town, and some of it the latest
we ever saw.
V. $. Andersen is over at Atlanta
attending to certain mining inter
ests with which he has long been
connected.
The Alturas and Wild West are
both doing splendidly
Jack Evans has been here for
week past.
We have one of the best schools
n western Alturas.
Rocky Bar, Oct -, 1888.