Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-12-31
Another Account Of the DeplorabIe
Avalanche.


ROCKY BAR, Dec. q, 1891
EDrToR BULLETIN: I am requested 10 write your
valued paper detailed account Of the accident that
resulted in the death OF Joseph Nicholson and David
Barclay ON FRIDAY, Dec. Is Asssrs. Nicholson and
Barclay. for the past few weeks have been working
at Red Warrior, where Barclays Daisy mine Is 10
Gated. II was their custom 10 30 over in the morn
lag and return at night Daring the day and even,
ing OF Thursday IL showed about IL inches Of dry,
loose SNOW, and fearing heavy fall OF they left
home Friday Intending 10 over the trail before the
SNOW packed too solid when came from work IN
the evening Mrs Nicholson. knowing that hal had
some experience ut the Warrior. asked IL | Thought
there any danger OF a cave in the mine as Joe
aud barclay hal not returned. told her mo" |
thought they had found IL hard walking and would
20 20 Fred Davis cabin, get their supper and come
soon-but II they dill return bv O'Clock 10 let
n.e know and that Mitten and would go and see IL
anything wrong. Al O'Clock. they not coming
Mitten got Dan Ehrgood and Nike johnson and we
started. After passing the graveyard above the Ida
Office learned that their new trail led straight up
the uleh To the summit instead o. crossing the uich
and following q narrow ridge where the trail has
betn for years We followed their trail about 500
yards above the graveyard. when Ehrgond and John
son, being ahead said there Is slide here Being
in narrow canyon it was packed harj, ami going =
hnndred yards OF 50 We came . the end Of ,he slide
and could find no trace Of any footsteps We crossed
the side hill hoping that Se might hnd their tracks
hat not doing 50 VIC went Ia the laWer end OF the
slide aud Johnson and l began % shovel snes
When got tired EhTgoO-i and hitten relieve U.s.
but thet had only worked = short time Ahen thes
threw out something that in the darkness looked ike
= piece Of cloth, but holding u TO the aatern he sad
Cool God, boys. its Dawes hat" A few shovelfuls
and he came to body that We took for Barclay
but which proved to be Nicholson, I raised his head
and brushed the from his face Asn felt his hand
khrgood dug the snna away an the left SHE ~ Mich
olson and found poE lave lying about two feet from
Joe and ai,out halt his body further sp the gu.eh
and like Joe, lying aith his mead down the hall and
all signs Of life gone hiIe Mittan and johnson
went los help Ehrgood and continued - uncover
the bpics. and lying by Dawes side and Il Joss
found Dawes dog. alive. but without room 10
move. After We freed thc dog made moro ls.se
fui examination Nicholson IA ing On III. sttfai
ach ~ith his head partly suu1eI one site ~ith
II 81 lfiug partly him. Barclay alsi aii IN
his stomach, vita bis iaoe down kasi, and a little
blood had eume ifusi his nose, probably caused b.
the sh ivsi hitting hlnl On the bgisEe Of the nose
judge that tie shovel han lie Nicholson or
the rigLt side Of the head aad There ittic
blood by hts mouth We found the snoa feet q
in,hes over Nicholson an nearly deep over Bar.
clay. There sign OF any struggle aud their
death must have been instant, thee snoN
melted around their noGths, which would have been
had they bFeAthed any length OF time. Tnry must
have been II hours under the slide a. IL xas
about II 80 Al night shen ~ f1un them. We we're
joined BY others from town, when their boiss
Sere removed 70 their desolatsi holmes.
Mr. IlarrAy horn ia Missouri, Aug IL, 1855
lie leaves a wife anil two iitte girls u mourn tbs
loss Of Kind husband and father IL resided =, or
near this place for Is yeATs where he hts had tbs
usual ups aud downs Of a miueFs lite lie was ans
time foreman ~ tho Mids Mtst mine. lie has a
brother IN GTande kruis'ie valley, OTsson, and .
fztherius law AZ kakeF CITY.
Mr. Nttholsin born in Missouri March, 81
ls55, 4nd hIother u oar ieiins toa usman Jas
Nivhosgn. and thas. Nicholson NOV IN Missouri u.
has lived Rocky bar Tor several Years past, work
ing IN the mine tiit this fall Saen he'Aent IN PARTNER
chip With haTviss att1, like hun. leaves wife and
tao children, both bows Z" mourn his uutimeiy end
Both steady, hard working, sober citizens
both ~ufe respected hy all
living together, their funerals we're held together.
and the, arc wing sde by slir In the grand dignity
Of death. Their sudden taking "a has cast sisstin
over trtsitjs thai ssll not 50 pass ty There i 4
grict sAerei 30 e held - the gaze 81 careless
NuFd. and In that grief thes only turn 10 htm
- no comforts the widow and tho fsthefloss
The funeral serkirez held at the home o. 10
acph Nicholson. Mr Barclays remains having hesa
carried there q. - Gulden real the burial sersiet
aud ths ehsr Furnished appropriate yoca and iiistfd
mental mu-ic
Mr. Nicholson AMI Mrs HNTsiay Sish, throug h th'
Bt LLEFfN 60 extend their tracks AMI gfatitus q
those that Ia d. nt pass tefn ~, afas
especially - Mr. colleen AMI tue members q =.
choir J. X aAhEA ILL