Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-02-21
MIGHTY AVAIL .xcu.s.
several houses Dem blishcd----Two
Cinnamon Narrowly Esscapc---
Mountain Goat Engine
House a WRECK.

hountasn Goat Engine
House a rick.
For week or more, up to Tues.
day last, II showed here almost con.
tlnuously. The first few days the
fall was dry and light, but the tenn
perature moderated I'D thereafter
flakes as big as a sill er dollar and
as heavy as 40 flap Jack descend
thick ard fast. This fact caused
many old-timers to az tcipate slides
and to use due preca luton against
danger, and a numb err Of families
took refuge for the Tim Ne being at the
Altnras Hotel, which 3 considered
not only secure but very hospit-
able place at all season s of the year.
Sunday night about 1890 o'clock
as Foley Abbott and q larence Mich
olson were proceeding home, and
when opposite the Br LLETIN office,
they were startled by the rumbling
and crashing sound Of the first ava
lanche which came down the noun
tain side south Of towr /. They hur-
riedly retraced their steps few
rods, and then discovered that the
Chinese wash. house at the rear of
Lawyer McCarty's of lice was com
pletely hid from sight, and they inn
mediately gave alarm. II was not
long before many willing hands
were at work to rescue the two in
mates Of the wash house. The
Cinnamon had retired for the night,
and the one resting in the front
part Of the building was fortunately
dashed through the wreck and
landed in the creek, where he was
soon found and rescued. The other
Chinaman was found, after two
hours hard work, wedged in his
bunk and surrounde, \ by timbers
which doubtless proven ted him from
smothering. He was taken OFT APP
parently uninjurcd but badly fright
ened. The house was carried about
thirty feet from its foundation and
is total wreck.
On the point just abov the Chi
nese quarters stood log house be-
longing to Jake Ulrich, which had
experienced the blasts of twenty
winters or more-but I is not there
now, and the BULLETIN man is daily
kindling fires with shingles from its
roof that unceremoni Pusly entered
his woodshed at The rear Of the
Office. This house wa uuoccu pied.
The slide extended to the lower
end Of town but fortu nately did no
very serious damage. The rear end
Of Mel Campbell's 0 "a store-house
was badly shaken up and the ware
house adjoining was q mpletely tel
escoped.
The same night s now-slide oc-
CURED at the Mountain Goat mine
which demolished the boiler house
and the blacksmith shop, but did
not iujure the boarding. house.
Monday about IL o'clock a big
slide came down the mountain side
east of Chinatown, bu did no harm
to person or property.
Monday afternoon several small
slides occurred between the Gilmore
mill and town. No damage was
done by these save the carrying
away Of small vac ant house for
merly occupied by Nh Ehrgood.
The storm we presu me was gen
eral all over the west, and railroad
blockades may occur for some time
to come.
Tuesday the blessed sunshine once
more greeted US, and we hope old
Sol will not again desert us for at
least months to come. We are sick
Of beautiful snow = which is now
about four feet in depth on the level.
Friday evening = Indications of
more white stuff.
L.