Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-02-22
summer.

AhoShg DaA carly III tue toulluR
summer.
When il comes to maneuvering
for drink Joy, Of Joyyille, on joy
GUS gulch, Queens River country,
takes the cake. A few days ago
while travelling from his mines to
Atlanta, his soda water gave out
and he was very thirsty. A drink
he must have. Snow did not seem
to quench bis thirst, and it was
dangerous for him to attempt to
reach stream down a 20-foot snow
bluff. How to irrigate his burning
location" was the thought upper
most in his mind. Sitting on the
trail, so near and yet so far from
the babbling brook, and humming
one of his favorite airs, he suddenly
exclaimed, Eureka! Veni, vidi,
vici." He carried his thoughts into
sction by removing one of his over
shoes and attaching it to his
balance-pole with a string that was
taken from his pack" tied the pole
to the long Norwegian snow-shoes,
lowered the rubber shoe to the
sparkling water, hauled it up five
gallons or less) quenched his burn
ing thirst, rubbed the aforesaid SO
cation" with evident satisfaction and
whispered to himself: Anybody
who thinks Joy ever gets left is
id fool" and proceeded on his
way happy and content with the
world land the rest of mankind"
Taking under consideration the
numerous rich mining strikes re-
Gently made in this section, the out
look for the coming summer is very
encouraging. Capital is looking
this way and if half Of the big min
ing deals that are now under way
are consummated Rocky Bar will,
as it should, take the lead of all
Idaho mining camps. The mines
are here, but it takes money and
muscle to develop them.
We notice in the Pendleton East
Oregonian few lines announcing
the dangerous illness of Mrs. NJ.
Collins at that place. This estim-
able lady was once proprietor of the
always popular Gilmore Hotel at
Mt. Home, and her numerous
friends would be glad to hear of
her recovery.
Jewett is a rustler and no mis-
take. Since sub-contraeting for
carving the mails from this place
to Dog creek he has broken the road
through the snow and now not
only delivers the mails regularly
but also carries large loads Of pas
sengers and freight.
1t is reported that two worthy
young folks in the upper end of
town joined hands last Sunday
night and agreed to travel the mat
rimonial trail through life for bet
ter or for worse" A Hart-nett was
set and got Meyer-ed, if reports are
true.
Two Cinnamon had cutting
scrape a few days ago in Chinatown,
but were separated before they
carved each other to a great extent.
They were arrested and brought be-
fore Judge Culp, who fined each
one $50 and costs.
Hank Lewis has suffered greatly
for several days from bleeding at
the nose. At one time his condition
was considered serious, but DIR.
Wright finally succeeded in stop
ping the unusual flow of blood.
AT last accounts from Zion, Otto
Backman and Fred Davis were aid
ing the SINNERS" in celebrating
their victory over the saints"
Mr.. Rackman, we learn, intends re-
manning in Salt Lake.
Sheriff White is in receipt Of
letter from Governor Stevenson at
Washington, in which he asserts
that Idaho will be admitted as
State within forty days,
Golden received few days ago
several cases of, as he supposed,
fresh oysters, but when opened they
"smelt TO heayen," and proved to
be total loss.
Get patents ON your mining
claims and be ready to transfer
good titles to the capitalists who
will surely look this way for in
vestnent next summer.
spring-l.ke weather.