Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-05-03
Rocky Bar Items.

daughter who are daily expected tc
arrive from California. Mr.. Carol
brings glad tiding relative to min
ing in that section. Manager Phel
an at the Red Warrior Chief mines
is diligently and ably pushing de.
velopment work on his property
and is adding miners to his force sc
fast as they can be advants geously
employed. Mr.. Wilbur is person
ally experimenting the erection of
the Wide West mill and machinery
which was found to be in perfect
condition Notwithstanding it had re.
manned idle for number of years
The machinery is being placed in
its former position under cover OF
the old building, and will be in run.
ming order ere many weeks. Mr..
Phelan has advertised for bids to
contract for large timber and char
coal supplies to be awarded on the
9th of May. SO soon as lumber
can be hauled to the mines num-
Der of needed buildings will be
erected for Mr.. Phelan's convent
ence as we'll as miners employed
who have families.
When Mr.. Carroll left Rocky
Bar Superintendent Gross was bus
lily arranging to commence opera
tons at Ophir, with the assistance
of James Mundell as foreman, and
it is thought the busy scenes wit
messed at the Ophir mine and mill
many years ago will be re-enacted
this summer.
The Vishnu mill is again run
ming and producing good pay for
the leasers of the Vishnu mine,
Messrs. McAtee and Schraft.
Roy Bogard is engaged at further
developing his rich mine on Red
Warrior hill, and it is showing up
in splendid manner.
w. J. Edworthy was daily ex-
pecting furniture to arrive for his
new hotel, which will be running in
full blast in short time, and it
goes without saying that Mr.. and
Mrs. Edworthy will look to the com
fort of their guests
John Hayes and Phil Ferry have
recently opened a fine saloon in the
Jim Stewart building and are doing
good business.
Mrs. Mclaughlin is running
nice restaurant, assisted by Mrs.
Grace Bickel, and the meals fur
nished are not excelled in the noun
tains.
Martin Winkleback has recently
opened a meat market in the Hell
frich building.
Jake Ulrich has started new sa-
loon at junction Bar.
Shortly after her return to Rocky
Bar from Boise city a few weeks
ago, Mrs. j. A. Nicholson was tax
| en- down with spotted fever and for
a time was dangerously i'll, put we
are pleased to learn that she is
now convalescent.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gilman have
each been quite sick but have re-
covered.
John Winkleback, one dark night
went out the back door of his sa
loon to bring in wood, and accident.
ally stumbled over boulders, falling
with much force upon his face and
bruising and cutting it severely
After struggle, he regained his
feet and returned to the house. His
condition caused the visitors in the
saloon to believe that he had beer
attacked bv foot-pads and badly
done up, but John soon explained
remarking that attempting to navi
gate nest of boulders on dark
night was more dangerous than be-
ing attacked by foot-pads"-and
then he "set 'em up" saying fur
ther that it was, hard to kill q
good man"
"Gumbo," a chinaman we'll known
here, was lying at the point of death
when Mr.. Carroll left Rocky Bar.
Bascom district is looming W
and will be lively mining section
| this summer.
Char les Hopkins was here Friday
from Big Camas.
Will T. and john Montgomery
recently received "a lot of fine bucks
from Canada. "
j. B. Caliigan\has returned from
Illinois to look after his fruit orch
ard interests in this place.
U. G. Bowler is now installed al
salesman at elfrich's-Harrv Nal