Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-12-10

Men inul ed to hardships and disast- {
ers learn to scorn them. 1t is this class
that suffere most from them. They be- I
come emboldened to stand in the teeth
of death, yea, even to enter its jaws,
while the mole timid fly for safety, and
escape it's fangs. Day after day the
courageous go down, while the towards
live to tell of the chIvalrous deeds OF
the brave.
A terrific storm was rising to sweep
the river and bay. The black horizon
to the southwest told this. The roar
ing clash of waters on the bar spoke it
in so many sounds. The moaning
winds in the boughs of the tall trees
on the hills sung it in dismal notes.
The angry surges on the beach Kissed
out like the warning of an adder. The
gloomy mist which surrounded old
Cape Disappointment lighthouse hung
like pail over the river and bay.
Yet the water was dotted with the
boats of the needless fishermen. They
had seen the signs thousand times
and had never known them to fail.
They knew that no frail craft could be
reasonably expected to survive such a
storm as was indi lated tonight. 1t
was the night after the battle between
the fishermen. 1t was the night upon
, which Sankala had started out to sea
to find Dan Lapham. 1t was the
night upon which Dan Lapham left
q Sand island upon raft of driftwood
for the mott tn shore.
This was typical night storm at the
Of ha Hol,,pohio Tho nQAnIQ
of the village had been on the alert,
kindling beacon fires and walking the
. beach to render aid to their friends on
;. the bay.
The morning broke forth with many
= stories of hardships, disaster and death.
The fishermen on either side had been
% slow to yield their position. In spite
q of the fact that they were warned in
4 many ways of the approaching storm,
, they stood in the teeth of danger from
20 force of habit. The southsiders were
determined to destroy the objection
j., able traps and the northsiders were
;s firm in standing by the defense of theil
Id property.
w But all had eventually been com
70 PEELED to yield to the elements. Tit
70 northsiders had been driven one by ont
10 to the north shore, while the south
10 siders had been compelled to take ref
uge on the island. They had not tn
ii time to make it to the south shore.
~ Fishermen on both sides, it is true
,rs had remained too long. They ha'
he been caught in the angry sea an
od dragged like captives toward the bar
LoI f1,,n1 tho lifo
active. 1t was the same old story
n They succeeded in rescuing some Of tn
en- men from a watery grave. A few ha
w gone over the bar never to return
Some of these had been swept ava
of long before the life savers could sc
ct their way to 60 to the rescue.
de The wind did not lull until we'll up
GO the day. The southsiders nestle
for along the shores of Sand island, lii
nod go many water bound animals. I'll
cb northsiders rushed up and down Il
in bank looking for missing ones and pr
pairing to return to the defense of the
traps so soon as the waves should su
side.
Women were wringing their han
over the loss of their dear ones al
children were crying for fathers tn
to, would never see again. The loss
life was so common among the fshe
ou men that only those actually bereav
ooo bore sad hearts on such occasion
81 The sudden making of widows and {
nc phans had been going on for years,
every storm claimed its victims.
,;fa heavy wave, swamped boat, Il
'-f~ G-l al or
was expected. Those who battled wi
tho death knew that they must eventua
,ew lose.
tho "Where is Sankala?" was asked
,,ot the fishermen as they arrived ash,
~ throughout the night.
r;fu "Where is Sankala?" asked L
trr. Lapham when he had visited her cal
nm and found it vacant.
ack "Where is sankala?" was the gu
more ton passed from lip to lip through
need the day.
Dan Lapham had steered his cr'
Outh raft straight for the north shore.
Until had been buffeted by the waves, i
ntel true, and had been carried far to
ceas- south, but fortune favored him and
one had butted into the boats of
nent friends who had taken him ashore.
this not one of all the men returning
nged seen Sankala. They were indign
inner that she should have been permit
who to leave the village.
rita "We have no time for erieving {
letcn the lost" said old Seadog, walking
the ond down the beach like an an
as OF lion. "See, the men on the isl
each orc in action and will soon be upon
and - m = L4 ,,or 20 y