Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-06-04
PIONEER DAYS IN tLM0RE
BY An Old Timer.

The story Of Uncle Billy Two
good, published about two years
ago in The Herald, in relation TO
Nclse Davis and Dan MEG inness,
two honored pioneers of Gilmore
County, vino lately passed away
after useful lives, recalled wildly
to my mind the other old pioneers
of the county who opened up the
prosperous country comprised in
the Coli Springs, Bennett, Little
Canyon and Alksli creek settle
mcnts.
The Oregon Short Line track
was laid acr oss the county in the
spring of 1888, but for many years
ere the shrek of the iron Nurse
over this iron trail was heard,
these old pioneers empire builders
were there, and in conmunica-
tion with the rest of the world by
Ben Holidays and WeiIs-Fargo
Co.'S stage lines which rolled over
the old overland road. Stage trav~
ell in these days cost t~o otis
mile. Freightiug from Kelton
over this road to Boise City. the
distributing point, was quite an
INDUSTRY. The stage lines and the
freightcrs furnished good home
market for all the hay and grain
the old settlers could raise and for
which good prices were paid. Hay
was worth $40 ton In the stack
and grain was ia demand at five
cents a pound
can not say who were the first
white men on Cold Spr ings creek,
but believe they were Andy Me-
Carly, George Slower and Joe Mont
gomery. They were in the employ
of the stage company as stock
tenders end staked out tracts on the
creek where they raised some wild
hay All thee OF hem left the
country while 1t was still wild and
wooley. Nc -arty's l think is
portion OF the OLD Walker rarch
and Slower and Montgomery held
down where is NOW the Rock House
ranch belonging 10 Walker Bros.
In the CO.'S, Gao McGinnes and
his brother, William located on the
creek where they remained until
removed from their earthly labor5.
While here, Dla rnsccicd cousin
of Gen. Phil Sheridan. who survives
hi Billy McGinnes lived a life
OF simple plessejness on his claim
known as the household ranch.
He died back east while on visit
in '67.
Another set Of pioneers of this
region was the Glenn Brothers,
Gus, Oliver S. and DIR. Lcchart r..
Glenn and Harvey Glenn, their
father, who had already passed
the 10th mile stone of life's jour
ney. Gus aud o. S. Glenn bought
out Stover's aud Montgomery S
claim and adding to that tract, they
built up the famous Block House
ranch. From thesn il passed to ex-
Commissioner Jim Staufieid and
from him to the Walker boys.
DR.. Gelnn and his father located
furher do ~n the creek In '84
with their wives, they went back
to Hillsboro, Ohio. where til ey
since di d. The cisi,n they located
is now Commissioner John Meg in.
ness ranch aud occupied by him
Glenn in 90. perished in the
flames of the old territorial insane
asylum, which was destroyed tina
year by fire. la '67 de married al
Indian girl, a daughter of Banaco;
John, the noted Baupock Chief
who with a large family survive,
him. O. S. Glenn brought
hardy young wife with him iron
Colorado on his adveot here. Il
the civil war, while young, h
served as a captain in the LIST Colo
RADIO Cavalry. To this family
were oorn in this locality. two son
and two daughters The boy
served creditsbIy in the Philip
pines in the fst Wyoming Infantry
The father died in Buiicvue in g
and the mother in Cheyenne, WY
eming, in 80 DIR. Glenn had
lucrative practice in Atlanta in tn
baimy silver days, and was the pic
ncer physician of ittsc Elmore
Another of the pioneers OF tn
section now depal ted, was Charlie