Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-07-10
FROM ATLANTA.
Particulars About the B1rnlnK OF
the BnfYalo Mill.

tire bnfalo Miil.
70 ms Bgturis.
Wednesday evening, June ~, at
1890. the whole country surround
ing Atlanta was illuminated by
big blaze in the direction Of the
Buffalo min. The cry Of fire rang
the camp and within
few minutes almost every man,
woman and child was at the scene,
which proved to be the Buffalo min-
ing co,npany's mill. Jacob Netters,
" lille on his way to the fire, having
run nearly out of breath. stopped I
for few seconds and heard a noise /
in the brush few rods from the
road and at once rushed out TO see
what caused il, and discovered
Chinasnan known here as Fatty"
his right name, Ho Hope. Mr.Net-
tiers. suspecting the Chinaman was
armed, let him 60, but says he sns-
picioned him at once for setting the
mill on fire. as he was making his
way from the burning building and
was sweating and putting like
wind-brokcn horse Mr.. Lange, the
superintendent, learning these facts
ut once notified his mine foreman
l.. FRANKIE. who mounted horse
and galloped to "Fatty's" cabin in
order To ascertain the truth, but
after waiting several hours and the
Chiuaman not making his appear
ance, the door was opened and 1t
was found that he was not there,
and that he had duly made prepar-
alton for departure, evidenced by
! the condition in which he had left
his cshin. Searching parties were
at once organized and every thing
done to capture the heather, but NJ
TO this date he has not been cap.
tured. Ii he is not found it is more
than likely that all the Cinnamon
in camp will get orders to leave,
Fatty" was cook at the mine fol-
a short time and owing to his sulky
ard dirty ways he was discharged
and ~ he is Il mean fellow any way
doubtless took revenge by burning
the MILAN act that hurts every
soul in the camp. Lynch him" II
the talk of the camp, if he is caught
The Cinnamon here say, however
tiIsct- hanging would be too good 70
him, and they WISH 10 have tn
pleasure Of torturing him by cutting
him into small pieces. Mr.. Lange
offers $50 reward for delivery of the
scoundrel.
The Buffalo company had but re-
Gently started up work on their
mine, which had laid idle for the
past eight years below the water
level, and under the management of
Mr.. LANCE the work has progressed
splenddly. The water having been
taken out below the third level, re-
timbering the old shaft has been
skilfully done and the cage has
been lowered as far as the second
level
Mr.. Lange and his company have
the sympathy Of the entire COM
munity, as both the superintendent
and the company are enterprislng
men. In fact, with the exception OF
the Tahoma, it is the only enterpris
ing company we have. 1t is hoped
/ they will not stop work at the mine
and that they will build new nil
/ to reduce the large bodies of ore al
ready in sight in the lower levels OF
i the mine.
Mr.. FRANKIE, the foreman of the
mine, is fully convinced that the
ore bodies now in sight will pay to
work, and if the mill had not been
burned the company would have
realized handsome profit for theil
investment.
This is the second mill that has
been maliciously burned here, ant
as the people formerly had strong
suspicion of certain white China
men their suspicion has again beer
aroused. Some peculiar trails ar
being followed up, which may re
veal something unlocked for by
many.
All houses near the mill wer'
saved By the aid Of many helping
hands who took part in extinguish
ing the flames. Mr.. LANCE offer
many thanks to the entire com
munity for the services rendered.
l., y. +.
Atlanta, July 3, 1892.