Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-06-13
BELOVED PIONEERS
LAID AT REST
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Walker and Mrs.
Sarah E. Corker Pass Over
Great Divide.

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Elizabeth Harmon Walker, of the oil
original Cold Springs ranch, fror
which Cold Springs creek and settle
ment takes its name, Rev. George o
the Baptist church officiating.
Mrs. Walker was born in London
England, October 9Th and died a
Cold Springs, Idaho, June Sth, 1914
aged 66 years. months days.
At the age of years she came tt
America with her father and mother
settling in Philadelphia Some Years
later the family moved to Salt Lake
City where at the age of twenty she
married Chanles H. Walker, soon af.
ter which they moved to Crystal
Springs Nevada In 1874 they moved
to the present homestead which they
had filed on four years previous in
1870.
AT tha' time Idaho was newly
organized territory and freight and
provisions were brought by wagon
from Kelton, Utah, the nearest rail-
road station and travel was by stage
from Kelton to Portland via Boise.
The privations and hardships of the
settlers of that day We're many and
severe. There were few white set
tiers, and of those few only three re-
main in this part of the country at
the present ttime,-Commodore Jack
son, S. B. Blackwell and Jack Will
son. Indians were plentiful which
added to the dangers and hardships
of the settlers.
In 1878, the time of the last Indian
war, Mrs. Walker was at the ranch
alone with her four children, the old
est aged 7 and Mr.. Walker was at
Atlanta engaged In mining When
the first word reached him of the
Indian outbreak he started for the
ranch afoot, over the mountains trav-
cling at night and hiding in the day
1AihO AAOlu but lHuldAS. Ol TtdCll- |
ing the ranch he found Mrs. Walker |
not only protecting herself and the |
children from the Indians but also
the stock. Later the stone house on
their ranch was used as rendez-
vuous for the few scattered settlers
in that part of the country.
The death of Mr. Walker in 1884,
left her with six children the old
est being thirteen, and besides the
ranch and children, her resources
consisted of an indomitable will, and
determination to keep he; children,
to educate them and accumulate more
land and bring the ranch into high
,er state of cultivation.
To few women even in the west
where the privations and hardships
bring out the best in man or woman
kind have been given the privilege
of succeeding to the full extent in
their desire, as has Mrs. Walker.
Many have succeeded in adding to
their acreage. but few can poin. to
the successful raising of six children !,
all married but one, and every one
being credit to the community In
which they live. :
Her six children all of whom sur.
vive her were present at the funeral
Paul H. Walker, Charles H. Walker,
and Gilbert Walker of Cold Springs,
Mrs. May Epperson and Eugene Walk :
er of Mountain Home and Victor
Walker of King Hill.
Mrs. Walker was an Episcopalian,
a devoted and judicious mother, a
kindly and generous neighbor and ole !.
Of those splendid pioneers, without
the aid of whom the west would still
be wilderness. fl
Mrs. Walker had been in her usual a
good health until three days before n
her death which was pronounced by D
DR.. Davis of Glenns Ferry and Dr. n
cuoHiCl vi LulS CITY, VINO were III at q
tendance and were present at the a
.ime of death, as due to the rupture Ii
Of blood v ssel ON the brain. The
owing respect in which she was held Il
was attested by the large attendance C
1t the funeral and the quantities of N
beautiful floral offerings, the casket c,
and platform being literally covered
With flowers. Many from Glenns a
Ferry sent regrets at not being able R
20 attend on account of the time of O
rains F
AS it was there We're seven auto Il
mobile loads from there. Among those t.
rom outside whose names were known C,
70 our reporter were the following
rom Glenns Ferry: d
Joseph Rosever and family, H. M. "