The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-21
SNOW CANE RUSHING DOWN
Short Line Surveyor Caught in
Slide Up the South Fork of
, Snake River.
Especial to The Herald.)

Rigby, Ida, Jan. 20.-RepOrts have
reached Rigby from up the south fork
of Snake river to the effect that one of
the men, Charles IS. Counts by name,
connected with one of the Oregon Short
Line surveying gangs, was caught in
a snOwslide and killed He was going
up the canyon with a load of supplies,
and when he reached the point where
the slide occurred, his horses stopped
and refused to go any further. After
trying to urge them on, Mr.. Counts got
out of his sleigh and went ahead to see
what was the matter, when the slide
broke loose and came rushing down
the mountainside, engulfng Mr.. Counts
and his team, and carried them about
300 feet further down the mountain.
The unfortunate man was under about
eight feet of snow and was dead when
discovered. His brother was near by
working in the same corps of survey
ors, and helped to rescue the dead man.
He was a resident of JacksOn's Hole,
where he had lived for about nine
years, and was 40 years of age. He
was unmarried, and on account of the
deep snow and difficult travelling, his
brother decided to bury him near the
scene of the accident, which was done.
The balance Of the men engaged in sur
Veying decided to move camp, and
work in a section of the canyon where
they would not he exposed to such
danger.
Arrival OF Supplies.
A carload of supplies arrived in Rigby
this week to be distributed among the
five gangs of surveyors of the Short
Line Cor, more properly speaking, the
Idaho < Wyoming Railroad company,
which was recently organized to build
225 miles of new road running east
from Rigby), now has been running the
proposed new line up the south fork
of Snake river over into Wyoming. II
was taken out by sleigh-teams this
week. Rigby is the Quitting point for
all of these men, and some of them are
in town most every day for supplies or
tools. They report that they have gone
over the entire line from Rigby to Jack
sons Hole once, and are now going
over it again to set the final stakes
The residents here are of the opinion
that the people behind this movement
mean business, otherwise they would
not keep so many men out in the noun
tains WallOwing through snow UP to
their waists all winter. It is generally
believed here that these surveyors are
working in the interest of the Chicago
Northwestern. The claim the grading
will commence as soon as spring opens
Two mysterious persons have been in
Rigby trying to negotiate a purchase
of forty acres of land adjoining the
town on the south. AS this land is right
where the new survey strikes Rigby,
it is believed this is for depot grounds
for the new line.
The Rigby Star has changed hands
Edward Strong, owner and proprietor
of the Fremont County News of st. An
thany has purchased the entire plant.
and J. w. Jones. an old and qualified
newspaper man recently from South
Dakota. has been installed as editor
The new management has greatly i'm
proved the paper, and 1T now gives
general satisfaction.
Commercial Club.
The energetic citizens of Rigby re-
Gently got together and organized a
Commercial club, which now has over
thirty members. The club is a wide
awake organization, and is boosting for
our town and vicinity. Committees
have been appointed to investigate the
feasibility of interesting men with cap
ital to come here and install a cream
cry, a cold storage plant, build more
houses for rent, advertise the town and
country, and number of other propo-
sitiOns. Excellent inducements are Of
fered for all of these enterprises.
George A. Gordon and Joseph Wood
mansee have been appointed delegates
from our club to attend the See Amer
lea First convention To be held in Salt
Lake next week.
A company has been formed to erect