The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-07
STILL SEARCHING
FOR THE BODIES
Remains Of the Boys Drowned at
Boise Not Recovered.
IDAHO GOLD DISCOVERIES
LATEST FIND Is IN THE VICIN-
ITY OF BOISE.
SPECIAL to The Herald.A

Boise, Ida, June 6.-Searehers are
still patrolling the banks of the Boise
river. looking for the bodies of little
Jimmie Stevenson and Tommy Wat
kins. who were drowned Wednesday of
last week The snow is melting very
rapidly in the mountains and the river
is swollen TO a raging torrent, so little
hope is entertained that the search
will meet with success until the water
begins to subside The current is ex-
eeedingly swift and it viii probably be
some time before the river can be
dra gged, if such a course becomes nee
essary- Sheriff Agnew and Chief OF
Police Francis have spared no effort
to facilitate the search. The Eiks
lodge, of which Deputy State Engineer
Stevenson, father of one of the chill
dren, is a prominent member, has
taken hold Of the matter and offered a
reward of $3.50 for the recovery of both
the bodies or half the amount for the
recovery of either one. The horse and
buggy were recovered on Thursday
afternoon. They were found stranded
on a reef in midstream about two ana
half miles below the bridge where
the tragedy occurred. When discov-
e. Cd Lne morse was still attached to the
buggy.
The story of the unfortunate affair,
victims, who was compelled to stand
a helpless spectator to the drowning Of
her little son and his companion, is
pathetic in the extreme. She says that
they had driven about half way over
the bridge when the horse caught sight
Of a pile of lumber at the opposite end
of the structure and commenced to
shy. Before she realized the gravity
of the situation he began to back, and
cramped the buggy against the railing
of the bridge. Mrs. Stevenson then
jumped out, intending to lead the ami
NAL across, but before she reached his
head the railing gave way and the
buggy and its occupants we're precipl-
| tsted into the river, dragging the horse
I with them. The mother saw the chill
dTen but once after that. They came
to the surface almost Immediately, the
14-year-old Watkins boy holding the
Stevenson child. who was years old
In one arm and bravely trying to swim
with the other Then they were sucked
under the food and did not come to
the surface again
Gold in Sight of Boise.
Discoveries Of gold in the vicinity of
! Boise and the surrounding camps are
of no unusual occurrence this season.
but NJ. B. McGlenn. who is interested
in the Black Hornet district, a few
slilleS LIOIu lIllS CITY mas DIOhSn ltlN
( record. While doing assessment work
on the Buffalo group in that district
a few days ago he opened up a fine
chute Of $50 ore. The ledge is thirty
/ inches wide and several punches OF
sugar quartz have been encountered
in it, which run as high as $40 per ton.
4 The property, which Is in plain view
/ of this city. is located a half mile west
OF the Black Hornet mine and five and
a half miles from Boise. The ledge is
free milling and carries no trace of
! silver. The Black Hornet district is
one Of the most promising camps in
this section and considerable work is
! being done to open up it's resources
/ this season
Popcorn Carts Must go.
The city council has decided. and
/ passed an ordinance TO that effect that
all the little stands. carts and wagons
I selling fruit. popcorn, soda water, hot
} tamaIes and the numerous other pal
atable things for which street carts
and stands are famous, must be abated
/ The ordinance Will force all small
/ vendors to rent buildings for their
wares or go out Of business, and will