Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-27
THE BATTLE IN
JACKSON s HOLE. y
Residents OF that Locality Seem
To Know Absolutely Nothing
About It.
WHOLE STORY DIcCHEOIIEO.
spoclal corotnonAenco.

Special Correspondence
Wilson Wyoming June Colt Is Il
common saying that one must leave
home TO hear the news IN rcadinS
your soml,weckly issue NJ thu Ism
inst received today was much sur
rrIsod TO stc what pulporlcd 10 be AN
account Of "The Rattle IN jaeksonr
Hole" stating that flN roroons-lour
outlaws and two ruuchcua were Killed,
and incidentally several horsca This
information came from Blockfoo'
Idaho, under date u june u? feel
that we owe a debt of rulIludc "a our
sister state for calling our attention 10
such pleasant break in the monoio'
ny Of our existence IN This mountain
Gus country and dlnlrult NJ uassagc'-'
for nows-- twc have q telephone Iino to
victor Idaho iuW completed, through
which We can nov communicate with
tho outside WORLD But having gone
20 Gar we mink II no more than right
that the nlockfool war correspondent
should reveal ri, least ono or two names
~ the NN unfortunate men Tor Wo'
memo who are reported 20 have turned
up their toes, lust to put an end TO our
guessing
In the absence Of war noNt IRON
Japan since the humiliation Of the
Russian fleet your correspondent eNl'
IDENTIFY thinks I, 10 time 20 get UP cor
write up) a nght somewhere oNc
Poor "Jdcksone Hole" GIVE q dos
n had name" etc Because this lovely
yalcy-"where every prospect pleasoa
and only man In vile" rs the hymn
tays-'was once the home ana hldlng
place Of fcw horse thieves ana c1itlo
rustlers, son'c people Who DO not liyo
IN the Hole or VI me Wuto, VII lhlnk
II must dlvoys be no.
NO NEED FOR FEAR,
But from my experience durlnR tho
past four years, ! can uuthrullN cay
that life II Hs safe mere (provldod you
do not atiompt 10 ford snake river
when shc II hoomnal 49, IN any other
frontier communicate there IN any
| frontier loft. fr safer than IN Chicago,
| During this period ! nave only hoard
| ~ three or -four cases Of horse or cat
| lie stealing and these were dealt win
according to laW-.not 'ynch Law either
am IN the habit " calling at the
| pottoflco two or three time week
| and although my cabin IN u quarter ot
| Il mile from the road, ! have Am oc'
tnelonal visitor aud have Occasion TO
see and talk Nilh other individuals
once IN Whilg, both noghborR ana
| travellers II does seem strange mat
not word about This dreadful "hlt'
| llf' has been lluppcd lu my prrsonrp'
| Tho citizens hero do not nave such a
| large and varied assortment Of SUBJ
! iccts 10 converse upon toutHdc of thor
| rcighbor's business thul they could
afford n ncH2o such an interesting
| topic as THIS
Then think Of the noordN Some.
| thing That IN a very rnrc occurrence I'm
| THE inyRoMtNR cllmatesaslS deaths
IN one dOy.-al with their boots on.
and no ono here has heard o word
about ~
Il is very evident me knockers do
Tot all live IN salt Lake rlly
ENCELLENT PROSPECTS,
THIS ls the finest season for grass
| that we have had tor some Ycara past
the early and later rains are
evidently making up tot The light
snowfall ot last winter Grain In doing
well also ana everything else that
wo can raise here except Tho mosqui.
| toes which have scarcely ycnufcd 10
put IN an appearance set While tho
weather has boon cool an the spring,
with am occasional white frost the lat
ter has moi bccn severe enough % Al
any material damage, We are looking
forward 10 the opening OF summon
within q Tow days aitcr our usual
lnoWHlorm ON July T.
The Doscret News IA a welcome
though often lOrly visitor TO many a
home In mo valley Tho "New0' Office
50 not responsible Tor tho delay hove
over That n caused BY certain post.
once clerk IN u noighhorng state who
has 4 happy knnck Of putting the mai
Tor Wilson In The Jackson fack, winch
I'd, and zoos IN eight miles over the
river tor through Nd ana ~ returned m
q day or Two, lr three when they hap
pen 10 think Of H..
IN former years the mail has crossed
the river IN a boat durlng hlRh water
a very primitive method dating back
10 tho days " S0ah, who had the nra
contract 10 carry males during mar
water nut cnlerprislng citizens arr
not wanting here who are wiling (f0l
q consideration 10 minister "a M
wants of ihlo growing community
BRIDGE WENT OUT,
Last september Mr. J, D. Decklc!
converted his winter bridge into
high water bridge from which mucl
was cSrelttd.-not only In the way o
tolls, bin Of convenience TO tho tray
Gins public For the irst Two wock
after tho river began 10 rise thla sprlnl
loudtd teams crossed the bridge II
loaded teams crossed the bridge In snfe
| ~ then empty wagons win teams, !
few days later ON 0rrlVnR az IN
bridge you were politely informed tina
II your horses were valuable animal
n would be safer 10 switch your tear
ON terra 0rma ond gently lead thof
over thc hrldHe"onc M q timo"-0n
then come back for the wagon tpro
yldod me bridge did not 70 out In Nh
mcnnlm@ and run n over by hnnt
Al tho present writing and for som
two WooW past, the deepest chnnn'
ana ewIfost current n ap0nnod onl
, by an accommodating strlngcr In m
fh0pe NJ a round log which etlll hang
suspended I'M mllnIr forming n pas
saRc.woy That mIght be SAFE onoug
for chtuJ rider or tight rope Per
, former auntll II shnroH tho fate of IN
b rcut In proportion M The bridge wor
out Of course the tolls ceased to com
. IN, We think II very fortunate ihnt u
b 10 duto only one mail sack (On0 n
mnll.rNrrIer) has boon lost I'm crossln