The weekly Butte record., 1867-12-28
TIE STORM IN THE MorxrArss-A CORES

| TIE STORM IN TIE MoCNrAIHs-A CORES
pondent writing from Inskip furnishes the follow.
I ing particulars of the storm, and speculations
thereupon, under date of December 23d: II think
you will Ike report of the storm from this local..
ty- 1t has been soekdolager thus far and is now
in its glory. How long it rage you may guess, as
well as l. came up from Pence in Woods stage.
on Sunday, the 18th instant. About seven O'Clock
that evening rain fell, and continued with little if
any cessation until after bed time Monday night
the 10th. Tuesday, the 18th, found three or four
inches Of snow and more falling, which continued
throughout that day, the 18TH 18Th 10Th and 2lst.
To about P. NJ, then changed to rain and if there
has been any let up for moment CT time to this
writing Monday, December 23rd, one P NJ. then
this deponent must be drunk or something else.
What is more there are no visible signs Of change
The snow fall was fully three feet. 1t was dry,
round snow-much Of t-othervise it would have
been from four to five feet deep. You will have
high water if rain continues. Look out and take
high start. for there will be food and no mistake.
The rain is terrible, and wind sufficient to force ii
through anything of wood less than an inch in
thickness.
"a. J. Wood came over the summit with his
teams and men, starting on the 18th and arriving
here on the 20th- He broke the trail to and re-
turned from Powellis Ranch on the 23d. and this
day has started back, taking with him Jim Thomp-
and sleigh and six horses as far the chappar
raj house. Besides this team be had another six
horse team, and one. two or three yoke of cattle,
and three men. And all this in the midst Of such
an Internal storm of snow and rain
"What do you call it? 1t may be enterprise
call it pluck-bull dog grit-simon pure at that
too. If such men do not deserve the support aud
patronage OF the public, | know of none who do.
expect to send the mail tomorrow morning, the
24th, and if you valley people have done as much
on roads and bridging of water courses, and you
are not cracked wide open, you will receive this
epistle of Samuel to George, by night of the same
day. Perfectly correct. sir. Your reliance on
the regularity of Woods stages was not msplaced.l
"Did you never think that the locators of the
road to Dogtown, via. Leonards mill, made -
How can you write such geological phrases during
such a terrible storm ED. REcoRD.l of them
selves Do you know that Leonard's teams have
been travelling the Pence road of late Can yon
tell why this is so? [We, no. we can't; Leonard
is our friend, SO is Pence, SO you; you can't
catch the fork of road; don't travel in
storm.-ED] VIII you realize that, if this
does not reach you in proper time. it is from want
of proper roads bridges etc, by the way Pences
Ranch I'VE got it you Your calculation
concerning its delivery, was correct to minute,
and Woods is the only mail line running into Oro-
Vile that did not fail to connect during the recent
storm. Thanks.-Ep.l from Dogtown to Oroville,
aud that the Leonard road is simply impossible
without regard to bridges Answer. or hold thy
peace for evermore. Truly, etc, etc. [iia has
the flood deceived our eyessht, is it the
forks of road we see before us If the latter let
Us camp for the night .-ED.l