Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
PINE GROVE POINTS.

To proitahly pass away the long
hours Of winter will give your
readers few items from this snow
bound country.
We still have about three feet Of
snow and cold nights. II is thought
bv some that we are drifting around
the North pole, while u few of the
oldest settlers have the requisite
amount Of gall 10 prosphesv that
we will have bare ground by next
August. Let US hope their conjec-
lures are correct.
But snow can not stop the min
ing boom that is sure to strike our
long neglected camp. IL will be
remembered that last fall NJ. Jacob
son of Chicago arrived here with
view of purchasing the Franklin
group Of mines, but owing to the
near approach Of winter he was un-
able to do ANYTHING more than
convince himself that there was
good mines here that would pay il
properly worked. and decided to
further investigate as soon az the
weather would permit. So he went
to Boise City TO escape the severesi
part of winter. However, he il
back here and his return trip was
not without incident to himself. Mr.
jacobson said his troubles begar
when he reached Nampa, where h
, had to wait nearly % hours for thu
train. the delay Of which was causec
/, bv a washout on the o. s. l.. rail
! road. But in time he arrived q
1 Mountain Home and started b,
2 stage for Pine Grove. Arriving u
/ snow-line near Hills station, the
left the coach and started into tn
) mountains with a sleigh. Her
their troubles began in earnest, fo
d a recent rain had softened the sno'
. to such an extent that travelin
with horses soon become impossible
n and they were compelled to leav
= the sleigh and horses on Littl
Q Camas. The driver being unwillin
i to abandon his team. Mr. Jacobso
2 started out on foot. He made slo
o progress, as he sank deep into I'll
vie ding snow at every step. |
|; this wav several miles had bee
traverspd, but several more mile
had 10 oe gone over before he coul
reach a habitation. It was no
/. nearly night and he was So near e'
hausted thtt he was thinking ser
ouslv Of living down for rest, whe
,r he CHANGED to see the fresh track
d Of a mountain lion near the tral
i. and looking up he was Mortified
see the ferucious beast intently ey
3 3 ing him from a short distance wit
- look that seemed to say you a
:" NV meat" This caused Mr.. Jaco
10 10 son to quicken his pace, but aft
: going about two miles he sank dow
% in the snow completely tired OF
"' where he would undoubtly frozen
death had it not been for the time
Y. arrival Of a good Samaritan in Il
I'D person of Mr.. Griffith, our roi
'As overseer, who found him in sen
:, conscious condition and with gre
90 difficulty took him to Jim McGi
90 lev's store on Louise creek, where
ee. received every attention from tho
for kind-hearted people. After f
ted DAYS rest there he reached ri
N. Grove without further incident, a
Wv Immediately put force Of men
use work in the Franklin mine, VIII
2sc other workmen are breaking roa
gie through the snow preparatory
.ls hauling ore to the mill. lie v
Csc make test run Of this ore and
on the result is satisfactory he will b
ap the mine. Mr.. jacobson is W
" pleased with this country, |
. ay advises his eastern friends who
Say tend to visit us not to tackle Lit
tor Camas prairie in the winter time.
George Crandal has sold
r. ranch at this place to the CIR
! q Brothers of Mountain Home.
me which place Mr.. and Mrs. Crane
will remove as soon as the roads "
per permit. While we shall welco
inc Robert Gray and family 10 7
was Grove. we congratulate our Mo
tain Home cousins on the aequ
ton of Mr.. and Mrs. Crandal
it'll their society.
ain Every week we all anxiously l.
he for the arrival of our dear I