SNOW AND FLOODS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 71, 1 March 1890, Page 2

S NOW AND FLOODS.

♦ Thk longest mow blockade ever known on tho Contra] Pacific road h:ts just been broken at an of over $300,1000. Tho blockade began on the 13th of J miliary, though for several days before that the. trains were not run on time. Snow lias fallen almost daily in the mountain! since December 1. ami by the 15th of January had reached a depth of STt feet on the level at the summit. The track had only been kept dear ap to that time by the utmost exertions. On th* 15th an unuHually heavy (all of snow oemtred, which'drifted badly end the line «ade began. The road from Colfax. Gal, to Reno, Nev., about 130 miles, wae completely blocked. Snow fell every night after that for twelve nights in succession. The railroad company sooo found that it was dealing with Hie most vrious blockade ever known.- - Two waw-bound trains were blockaded at Truckee ano four at Ren* while three east-hound Iraki detained at Colfax until fee foil „tent of the trouble wan Then eaat-bouad trains were seal over the Souiberu route. The battle with the enow wee, a frightful fit The thevmoneter sunk to 10 and It degrees below sero every afeht and In the day the ? u ?L*^yHP**> ow - *»• jawing and free% converted the mow into an lev mas*. The oMfashionedhockingplooglTs wereW. fence S^ Me? "** ***•*" rotary plough and fn the .WlinJ of em amy of lbf***\l U*urers. The fcteeaade was ftskdly 1 -v? ' ■■ ■ »■—