Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-01-19
Views, Reviews, Interviews
and "reminiscences
PAGE EIGHT.


A geologist working among the lay
burns and the ice caves north
town bring to mind the legend Of th
discovery of the Ice caves which
apropos at this time. AS the Logon
goes;
In the early days the Indians knev
OF the ice caves but zealously guard
ed the information from the whittier
and although a considerable settle'
ment Of white folks was at both Hal.
ley and Ketchum they were unaware
of the existence Of the ice caves for
long time. or course. being leg
end, 1t has to begin "once upon a
time" when the pioneers of that sec
ton of the state were busy engaged
in digging ore out of the m )untains
they discovered so much that it be-
came wise thing TO establish
smelter at Ketchum to smeAt the or,
and save the long haul owe the des-
ert to the railroad.
After the smelter had been estab
lished the wagons hauled the pure
metal and the loads ran into big fl
cures OF value.
"once upon time" wagon was
proceeding with $4,000 a gold when
II was held UP by robbers and tho
gold stolen. A posse was formed and
started after the robbers but they
made their escape only to run into
band Of Indians VIII, gave them
hard and long chase
Seeing they were Unable to escape
and keep the gold they made for the
lava burns. seeking place to hide
the gold and then escape SO they
could later return and get the gold
They succeeded In getting to the
burns before the Indians and looking
for a place to hide the gold, discov-
cred the ice caves. They hide tn Z
gold and tried to get away but were
killed by the Indians
Word sifted back that the robbers
had hid the gold and then been killed
by the Indians ard thereafter It be-
eame one of tie our door sports to
explore the lara burns seeking the
gold hidden by the robbers.
Thus again the white man became
of tho secret OF the Re
caves and their location. But the
gold has ne' err besn found. prob IDLY
irom the fact that band OF rob 'eri
rould not carry so much gold md
he story was a fabrication.
Anyway geologist is working out
hero for some reason or another.
These i;e caves are one OF the won
iers OF The world and should be adj
'ertised all over the country for II
{ were known they were here thous-
lnds Of people would visit them ev-
~ yesr.
The lava burns under which part
y the Ice caves are located are weird
nd wonderful formations. Located
ut en- the level prairie when one first
Jews them he thinks there must have
Ger a smelteg located there and the
Las hauled out and dumped IN huge
iies. illsiag from of the prairie 10
helght ~ ten 10 twenty feet Il Is
sFdiy eoncelYable thar Il was nature
- not osan thsi placed them there.
hs burns are iaYa eindefs and IL
lpsi have been tremendous heat
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