PAGE I0 THE SUNDANCE TIMES MAY 30, 1996
TRAGEDY ON THB HUMBOLIYr
In 1841, the first wagon trains left Independence, Missouri
enroute to the West Cout. Thus, an exodus across the Great Plains,
Rocky Mountains and deserts of Utah and Nevada began. In 1850,
the peak migration year, 55,000 pioneers traveled westward by
wagon train.
Jerry Bush, his sister Nancy Holioway, her husband Smith and
their infant daughter Joined a wagon train in 1857. If they had
known of the tragedy they would endure three months later, they
might have remained in Missouri.
They had no problems the first half of the trip and were able to
make eighteen relies a day. Rumors of Indlan trouble were heard u
they neared the Nevada border. On the evening of August 14, they
forded the Humboldt River and set up camp. The Holloway party
had been traveling ahead of the main immignmt train, u Smith did
not want his livestock mixing with those of the rest of the group.
The following morning, while Holloway stirred the campfire, he
was killed by Indians before he could sound an alarm. Jerry Bush
shot twice before receiving a severe wound in his side. He crawled
to a hiding place close to the Humboldt. Unfortunately, he was
extremely weak due to loss of blood and lost his gun in the river.
Meanwhile Nancy hovered inside her tent; although terrified, abe
had to know what had happened to the rest of the party. She
ste out of the tent with her child under one arm, and before she
had time to react was struck down by at least one buliet and several
arrows. She Tretended death in an effort to save herself and her
child and did not make a sound as the arrows were retrieved from
her body. Thinking she was dead, the Indians began scalping her,
and upon flnlah/ng the process brutally murdered her daughter.
Nancy lay for close to an hour while Indians looted the wagon= and
rounded up the livestock. When the remainder of the wagon train
arrived, the Indians rode off into the mountains leaving Nancy's
scalp behind on the ground. Jerry Bush and Nancy Holloway
survived and traveled onto California. Nancy passed away a few
years later when her mind and health began to fail, largely due to
her ordeal on the Humboldt.
Jerry Bush remained in California until 1866, then returned to
Missouri where he married and started raising a family. By 1881,
he had taken up a homestead a few miles northeast of present-day
Hulett. In 1683, Jerry moved his family and six children to
northeast Wyoming Territory. He became a respected pioneer and
• his descendants stili reside in Crook County today.
Dixie Boyle
Crook County Museum
Interstate 90 will be closed for
two hours between Gillette and
Moorcroft, .WY beginning at 8:10
a.m. on Saturday. June I, to clear
the highway for detonation of a
high explosive cache located about
a mile south of the Wyodak inter-
change, according to the Wyoming
Department of Transportation
{WYDOT).
WYDOT officials, working with
local law enforcement agencies and
ICI Explosives USA Inc. of Gillette,
will cordon off 1-90 between mile-
posts 126 (the WYO 59 interchange)
and 154 (Moorcroft), as well as
WYO 51 and all county roads in the
area.
Closures are expected to begin at
8: I 0 a.m. on June I to allow law
enforcement to make a final sweep
of the area before the scheduled
9:00 a.m. detonation. Roads will
remain closed for about an hour
after the blast to comply with De-
partment of Environmental Qual-
ity (DEQ) emergency hazardous
waste permit requirements.
Florence Adams, Claremore, OK,
82/75, $90.
Marcus Jenkins, Brooks, Alberta,
Can., 82/75, $90; Christian
Hundertfund, Gillette, WY, 80/75,
$80; Gus Sharp, Havre, MT, 83/
75, $95; Lisa Rey, Long Beach, CA,
82/75, $85.
Tami Tinken, Carilile, WY, 73/
65, $29; Justin Kub, Spearfish,
SD, 75/65, $50; Jeffrey Finch,
Bozeman, MT, 85/65, $ I I 0; Jamle
Ellsbury, Sundance, WY, 75/65,
$50.
Jeanne GJovlg, Gillette, WY, 84/
75, $95; Gerald De Wall. Rapid
City, SD, 82/75, $85; Hilary
Kindsfater, Belle Fourche, SD, 82/
75, $85; Charlotte Rued, Dead-
wood, SD, 80/75, $75.
David Schaffer, Gillette, WY, 80/
75, $75; Geoffrey Goodstein,
Prescott, AZ, 85/75, $105; Sarah
Jay, Hulett, WY, 81/65, Sil0;
Anthony Hibbs, Gillette, WY, 78/
75, $40.
Overwelght/Overai Vehicle
David Scheli, Meadow, SD, $45;
False Driver Record of Duty
Leroy Clay, Whittier, CA, $150.
Fall to Stop at Port of Entry
Sylvain Doyon, Drummondville,
Quebec, Can., $50; Ted Smith,
Mount Vernon, IL, $50.
Compulsory Auto Insurance
Jeanne GJovig, Gillette, WY, $200;
David Schaffer, Gillette, WY, $200.
Fail to Obtain
Oversize/Overwelght Permit
Leroy Clay, Whittier, CA, $200;
Wayne Levpp, Walcottville, IN,
$I00; Kevin Whistler, Upton, WY,
$I00; Wiliiam Gwlnn, Glidden, WI,
$ 100; Edwin Delasky, Ashland, WI,
$I00; George Lane, Oakland, OR,
$1oo.
No Valid Fishing License
Houston Harrison, Pierre, SD,
$100; Michael Valdberg, Hulett,
wY, $100.
Too Fast for Conditions
Ernest Holmquist~ Hulett~ WY,
$50.
JUSTICE COURT
Week of May IS, 1996
Speeding
Jolynn Sommerville, Powell, WY,
81/75, $80; Thomas Byrne,
Casper, WY, 75/65, $50; Kev/n
Webb, Oak Harbor, WA, 83/75,
$90; Byron Schwandty, Chatham,
Ont., 85/75, $105; Gregory
Mattloni, Chicago, IL, 83/75, $90.
Mandy Oster, Gillette, WY, 82/
75, $85; Wade Twomey, Wright,
WY, 88/75, $135; Krlstine Brown,
Gillette, WY, 80/75, $75; Ellsworth
Chyutlm, Lake Andes, SD, 73/65,
$29; James Lee, Bflllngs, Mr, 82/
75, $85.
Jodl Kurry, Hi]] City, SD, 80/75,
$75; Ellys P/epglass, Calgary, AB,
81/75, $80; Casey Harriet, Buf-
falo. WY, 80/75, $75; Kevin Crooks,
Spearfish, SD, 80/75, $75.
No Valid Drivers License
Robert Ross, Tacoma, WA, $50.
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No Oversize Permit
Jack Jensen, Riverton, WY, $ 100.
Week of May 20, 1996
Speeding
Crystall Comstock, Billings, MT,
85/75, $I05; Jonathan Meyer,
Moscow, ID, 80/75, $75; Ronald
Carlson, Salt Lake City, UT, 86/
75. $120; John Witaker, Kokomo,
IN, 73/65, $34.
Jonathan Erickson, Moscow, ID,
98/75, $200; Chad Moke, Belle
Fourche, SD, 82/75, $85; Andrew
Redker, Hartford, WI, 80/75, $80;
Three senior golfers were con-
tlnually griping as they played.
'The fairways are too long," said
one. 'The hills are too high," said
another. 'The bunkers are too
deep," complained the third.
Finally, the fourth golfer put
things into perspective: "At least,"
he noted. "we're on the right side of
the grass."
TIMES WANT ADS
DO GET RESULTS
.nOs
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AFTER THE IUIgM
Detail !eaning
S une 1st at
106 S. West St.
Sundance, WY 82729
Rsftie Tickets on sale
through June for s full
IntdExl. detail ¢loanini
(75.00 Value) 50¢ or
6/$2.S0 See Mlkkl at
shop or call
307-283-1146
Call for appointment
307-283-1146
Full Detail
Interior/Extedor
$6O.OO
Interior Detail Only
$4&oo
Exterior Det~l Only
$,10.00
Engine De-grualng and
Ala Carte Packagu
Available
15% Senkx & Hdcp.
Dis0ount
Age 60+
poned until conditions
Nothing in
ardize the safety of peopki
area.
ICI Explosives USA Inc., an In-
ternational company that supplies
explosive material to mining, con-
strnction and petroleum indus-
tries, learned about the buried
explosives in the fall of 1994. Two
employees of a company recently
acquired by ICI were told to bury
the product in the early 1980s. The
burial is suspected to have oc-
curred in an area 15 feet wide, 25
feet long and I0 feet deep. It Is
estimated there could be as much
as 20,000 pounds of nitroglycer-
ine sensitized material buried at
the site.
As an interim safety measure, ICI
has added earthen berms around
the site and more than I0 feet of
soft placed directly over the cache.
According to ICl explosive experts,
the material is unstable and in-
tentlonal detonation is the safest
method to eliminate potential
hazards. Noise and airblast at 1-90
and surrounding areas is the rea-
son for the road closure.
Officers of the Wyoming Highway
Oscar William
Conklin
Oscar William Conldin, 82, St-
urgis, died Thursday May 23, 1996
at the Ft. Meade VAMC. Graveside
services were at 2 p.m Wednesday
May28, 1996 at theAlva Cemetery
near Alva. Wyoming with chaplain
Simon Looking Elk officiating.
Oscar was born August 20, 1913
at Herron Lake, Minn. to Leon
Orville andAda Becky (Houdeshell)
Conklin. He attended the first grade
at the Hulett school in Hulett, Wyo.
and graduated from the eighth
grade at Custer, SD. After com-
pleting his education he returned
to work with his father and helped
raise his younger brother and sis-
ters.
He was drafted into the US .Army
on June 5, 1942 and served in the
Pacific Theater until his honorable
discharge on November 29, 1 945.
He married Margaret Mahoney at
Hulett, Wyo. on September 20,
1942.
Oscar returned to Hulett after his
military service where he owned
and operated a sawmill. He was
involved in the timber industry
most of his life, in the Tetons,
Bighorns and the Black Hills. He
retired at the age of 62 but worked
well into his 70's. Oscar and his
wife moved to Sturgis in 1994.
Survivors include his wife Marg-
aret Conklin, Sturgis; three sons,
Wayne Conklin, Newcastle,
Vaughn Conklin and his wife
Darcell, Rawlins, Jeffand his wife
Tina Conklin, Newcastle; one
brother Elmer and his wife Velma
Conklin, Spearfish; four sisters
Violet Terry, Barstow, Calif., Dor-
othy and her husband Jake
Stevens, Glenrock, Wyo., Helen
Bachman and her husband Bert,
Fort Meyers, Fla., Ruby Waterland
and her husband Vic, Wellton,
Ariz.; also four grandchildren,
Chorina, Scan, Brian and Tara
Conldln.
He was preceded in death by two
sisters, Rose Brimmer and Vlvian
Taggar
Patrol, state and county emergency
management agencies, Campbell
County Sheriffs department, the
city of Gillette. area fire depart-
ments and emergency medical
services will secure all safety-re-
lated issues during the day of the
blast. In the event of inclement
weather or other adverse condi-
tions, the detonation will be post-
9 A.M.
at
Sundance
Senior Citizens
KRAUSE
At Moorcmf
SUPER SUMMER LEAGUE
League bowling for a two (2) or four (4) member team of
combination - women, men or mixed (no kids, sorry).
LEAGUE STARTS MAY 28, 7:30 P.M.
.= Please call Rick at
. j 756-3625 for more
This will be sanctioned
with a state tournan
Awul ge ;tandTt WheatlaneS
SUNDANCE NEWS
With Dick Sackett
A.M. Saturday, 8:5
HULEVr NEWS
With Freida Dent
Monday - Wednesday - Friday, 8:40 A.M.
3:10 P.M. - Wyoming News in Agriculture, M - F: This
is designed exclusively for Wyoming listeners, to give farmer !
"cowboy" state an in-depth review of the issues and events
Wyoming Agriculture. Feature interviews with key
regularly included in this report.
June 1996 =' =
THE SUNDANCE CLINIC. HOURS ARE
THRU FRIDAY 8:00am to 5:00pm.
CALL 283-2476 FOR A.N APPOI~-
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One Prize will be given each month
July and August) For the Largest Brown
and one for the Largest Bass. A Grand
will be given at the end for the Largest
Trout caught in three months.
Prizes will be on display at the Sand
Trading Post, in down town Beulah, Wyorni
Prizes will be awarded on weight only and
certified scale will do. Take your fish to a
shop or grocery and then just have
weigh it, ask them to record it, sign it and
it or drop it off. Your must register for
contest 48 hours before you qualify. You
be 14 years old or younger to enter on the
of sign up.
NO COST TO YOU, Just sign up.
call 643-2277. Drop off your entry or mail it
Sand Creek Trading Post
PO Box 333
Old Town
of
Beulah, Wyoming 82712
I Name:
I Address:
i Phone:
I Name and Number of Parent, Guardian
J
or Relative:
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