Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-16
Letter from Rocky Bar.
Rocky BAR, March II. 1879

Once again | will try to make
you acquainted with the doings and
surroundings of this vicinity which
at present is slumbering meath the
the cloak of at least five feet of
solid snow but is vanishing very
rapidly under the scorching rays of
old Sol, who appears quite frequent
ly now as the spring time advances,
Although the "Robin-son-bird" has
not made its appearance yet we are
all anxiously awaiting that true
harbinger of spring, and when it
does come, we in this upper coun-
try can fully appreciate the change
OF the season.
Ii | am any kind of a prophet,
this coming summer is full Of pro-
mise and prosperity and | predict
a boom in many circles in this
country which will rival in wealth
and speculation the great Cripple
Greek camp in Colorado and the
newly discovered and fabulously
rich Buffalo Hump country. Rocky
Bar and Atlanta will arise as if
from a slumber and the untold
millions which | believe is hidden
in the bowels OF these lofty noun
tains will be extracted and that
precious yellow lucre will issue
from these camps to the mint, land
they will exclaim we have become
ourselves again, as in We olden
days. and rank with the best gold
producing camps OF any country.
v hat we need at present is one or
two thoroughly competent mining
men with some capital and plenty
OF push to advance this country TO
its proper place. What this coun-
try has suffered through incompe-
tency and bad management in wears
gone by has been very severe as we
all know, but the science of mining
is advancing every day and com
panies are placing at the helm, men
who have had experience and who
more thoroughly understand their
business, hence the prosperity of
the country (practical men is what
we want, | say with Bob Ingersoll,
an ounce of practice is worth ton
of theory.
Yesterday we had the pleasure
seeing again upon our streets, the
Hon. Jas. A. Nicholson our gifted
and accomplished Representative
in the last legislature and a right
good welcome was accorded him by
the citizens of this burg on his ar
rival home. A grand ball was
given at the Hon. G. d. Golden's
Hall to celebrate the occasion at
which very near all the good peo-
pie of this place participated. The
music was superb, being furnished
by the famous Nicholson, Abbott,
Clure orchestra, and nobody that
came within hearing distance of its
strains could resist the temptation
to indulge in a step or two, mot
even those bald-headed old cusses
whose noble heads added lustre tc
the scene).
The leasers on the Vishun, Idaho
and Emmett and other properties
are all doing remarkably we'll
Messrs. Hunter and McQuade es.
pecially. They are preparing al
present to mill about thirty-fvt
tons OF rock which, judging from
the appearance and prospects
have seen will go away up. Also
Messrs. Schraft and McAtee have ;
fine showing and | predict fin
clean up from the crushing they
will make in the spring. And again
we cross over to Red Warrior
There Messrs. Irwin and Cordell
who | think will from the size o
their ore dump make a very re
spectacle crushing Below then
we run into Messrs. Mundell ang
HartweIl, who have charge and ar,
working the famous Wide Yves
property extracting some very ricl
ore. Mr.. Grose who is at presen
in Boise has a couple Of men work
ing some property on Red Warrio
and if reports are true he intend
to put quite a force Of men to worl
Oh his return.
Dancing is the order of the day
We had one last night, another Sc
for the 18th, another the 18th sure
and one on the Both, the last beint
in honor of Miss Nora Freeland
daughter Of Mrs. Seward the popu
lar landlady Of the Rocky Bar Ho
tel. The dance set for the 13tl
being in honor Of Miss Jennie Va
schaick's birthday, she havin
reached the advanced age Of l
sunny summers (sunny girD.
CYcLoPs.
Col. Chas. w. Miller, who ha
valuable mining interests in Allan