The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-06-01
THEY DUG UP HUMAN BONES
CHASTITY RELIC OF EARLY DAYS
when cgnrd'AIeBe Was Tough Town
and Human Life ut DfaeouBt. One Of
the Dive Mysteries Partly solved, Isnt
Dead Men Tell No TnIes.


IN grading for the Caeur d'Alene Lnm
Der company on the site OF the old opera
house. workmen on Thursday nnearth-
ed the bones OF human being. The
remains we're under about three feet Of
earth and from the condition of the
bones have evidently been there for
years. A portion Of the skull one side
Of the lower Jaw, some Of the larger
bones and few ribs were all that is
left to tell the tale Of mystery that
viii never be fully solved; but could
those few fragments OF humanity speak
they would undoubtedly tell Of trag-
edY Ia which their unfortunate posses
sor acted the chief part OF the victim Of
a foul crime.
The discovery Of the bones has set
the old timers TO telling tales of other
days when FATTY" Carroll was king Of
the little community in the world In
which he liyed-a time when the dizzy
deniEens OF his dive beguiled the UNI
wary into their deDs Of iniquity. II
the victim had money, was foolish
enough 10 let the fact be known, and Is.
capped with his life and an empty poek-
et-book after once getting into the
hands Of these feminine blondes he
might consider himself lucky.
COTTolI's place fiourished during the
eighties and was known far and wide
as one Of the toughest joints in the
country. and Ceur d'Alene shared the
reputation Of being one Of the hardes,
towns between Portland and St. Paul
II was the gateway 10 the then nevis
discovered CSsHE d'Alene mines and
thousands OF people passed through its
portals 10 chase delusiye fortune in the
hills and mountains of the new edo
RADIO. or these thousands, some fell by
the way side. and their bones now ill
unknown and unmarked graves.
The bones unearthed Thursday
may belong to one of this elias,
and II is common talk that many 4
man who entered the dives that -four
ished in those days, disappeared anc
was never heard OF. A few years ago
the bones Of another person were un
earthed near the place of the late dis
coyery aud It is said there is a goos
sized cemetery on the spot.
In those days these sudden disappear
ances were discussed at the time o
their oecurrance, but investigation
went no further, as the law abiding
citizens were wise enough TO attend q
their own business and not become To-
inqalsitiye. Some Of the old timers Tel
Of wealthy man who came here an'
fen into the hands OF the angels" o
a dive one night That was the las
ever heard of him and Thursday
discovery may tell the tale, or his bone
may be bleaching Ia the bottom Of th
lake.
One night in 1857 three soldiers 60
into a row In one Of the dives and the,
failed 10 respond az neveilee the mex
morning. What became of them /
still unknown.
These sad mementos of early day
tell only the dark side Of the towns his
tory Times have changed since then
and we now have a quiet, law-abidinl
people. living in one OF the most beaut
iful and peaceful towns in the state
Its hard name is but memory OF tn
past made more vivid when a ghastly
relic OF by gone days is unearthed Il
refresh the minds of the old timer, win
pours his tale Of terror into the ears o
the trusting tender feet.