The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-02-05
Mails.

tIoRp, Esq.
Nails.
re- II Uncle Sam would cut off the
mail facilities of the seceeding States as
ctfectually as the snow has cut off ours.
secession would doubtless prove less pal
a,able to the people of the Cotton Con-
icderacy than at present We have had
several falls OF snow, the past week,
added to the twenty five or thirty inches
previously covering the earth, and as
the wind almost every day IS strong
enough to blow the surface snow into
drifts, we have had constant filing IN
o. roads, and a consequent difficulty o!
travel. Railroad locomotion is etfectuallv
stopped. We have had no train here
since last Monday week That morning
twn trains left for the Z ,st, and had very
difficult time getting through to Dubu-
que, and probably did not reach there
uni! Thursday. On Wednesday Con-
ductor CLIFFORD started from Dubuque
for Jesup, but OH Thursday had only
reached Masonville, where having crack
ed the head of one of the cylinders of
his engine, the passengers, mails and ex
press goods were sent westward by sleiyhs
and reached here Thursday night. Since
that time we have had neither train or
or mail. On Friday and Saturday two
engines we're in the neighborhood Of
Winthrop, endeayoring, with force of
nearly one hundred men, to work through
to this point, but having, as we under
stand, broken one of the driving wheels
of one Of the engines, they were com
PEELED to so back to Dubuque. aud when
we are to hear of them or get sight
OF them again we cannot guess. In the
meantime our merchants are getting bad
iy off for some kinds of staples, editors
are considerably worried for copy"
and the people are anxious for news, and
there is general prayer that this embar-
go OF snowdrfts may cease. Some per.
sons are inclined to find fault with the
Railroad Company, but we certainly
think it has done all within its power TO
open communication. Conductors CAV.
LEY and NoRTHRup have bean udeflliya.
BILE In their exerlions TO push their trains
through the snow banks. They have
worked day and night, and as intelligent
ly and perseyeringly as men could work,
TO bring their trains to their destination.
Aud the Company has kept men employ
ed almost constantly, between the several
stations, shoyeling snow, even when they
knew it was vain labor, just to show tina,
they were not Indifferent. But with the
snow drifting into the cuts almost rs fast
rs 1t was thrown out, how was it possible
for them to make much Roadway ? Ey-
cry man will readily acknowledge that
II has been utterly impossible to keep
the road open with the winds and the
drifting that we have experienced almost
every day, and in trying to do it The
Company have but spent great deal OF
money. wasted a good deal of energy,
injured their locomotives, and frozen
their men, without result. The only
fault We can find with The Company /.
the neglect Of sending the mail through
by horses, when it was found impractical
BILE to bring it by cars This they might
have done, and hereafter will 90, until
the road is again opened
Conductor NoRTHRup arrived mere
yesterday, and reports that the engines
have been sent to Dubuque for repairs,
and i, has been determined 10 hire men
along the whole line of the road to shoy-
ell the track clear. Conductor CAwLEY
snperln;ends the opening of the road
east OF Manchester, and Mr.. NoRruRup
that portion ives, of Manchester. Should
the weather Continue as at the present
writing, Mr.. MARBLE informs us that the
trains will be running regularly by the
last of the week. We hope This NAV