The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1867-04-27
Snow Storm-Its Cause and Effect.
BIC PINE SHAKE RANCH, April IS.

BIC PINE SHAKE RANCH, April IS.
Ed. REcoRp-Whie you deaizens of the county
seat and residents of the beautiful green clad valley
are luxuriating in the balmy air of spring with all
nature wreathed in smiles, for mans beniiceuce
little reckon do you think of the condition of those
who sojourn among the tail pines and among the
high mountains. Allow me to tell you what April
has done for Us during the last few days. On Wed
nesday, the 10th, with the early morning came the
south wind; the more he frolcked the more bolster
Gus be became; from two O'Clock P N. till four or
five clock; it bells and hard on TO eight
with rain showers at intervals. The long expected
and hoped for rain had come at last; hurra, and
exit to the snow. with a good riddance. Alas for
human proposals; as Old Sol retired and his benign
influence was lost among the shades of night those
little rain drops We hailel so joyfuy, fell into
tact with the little hard and rattling hail balls Tn
struggle brief; the beautiful rain drops, like
the startled deer. fed before the rattling, rough
and riotng hail, and were no more. Then the mo
ther of the winds opened her bay and let her four
great sons out-the north, the south, the east and
the west winds; the sack was opened wide; mother
was willing; the boys up and dressed, bound
for bender; they went in with a will. Such
commotion | reckon you never did see; the poor
rain hustled right and left; the hail stones up
and down, around and straight ahead-charging,
driving, bounding and rolling. Just then the
king made his appearance, and wished to know
what all the fuss about. The south wind gath
cred himself up and smote the old king across the
face; the north wind gave him a bouncing blast in
the rear. the east wind came around and lodging
under the north, threw his cloak up his head,
and the west wind just then gave yell, and such
blast that it sent the old fellow TO his knees. All
this was fun for the boys, while the old lady clap
ped her hands and looked on with glee. Her boys
were rum uns, chips of the old block, and up to
all sorts of snuff. Then it was that the snow king
grew wrathy; he smashed the vials and scattered
their contents far and near; opened wide his great
arms, with head erect. his form drawn up to its
fullest height, and with a voice loud that it
heard above all the winds commanded his legions
to charge. What sight there was them The very
heavens were obScured from view; myrads of troo.
pers filled the air, little and big, round and square
chubby and slender, fiat and sharp, obtuse and hy-
pothenuse. How they cut slashed, banged Jared
and danced-every body and everythng-into and
onto--over and under. Dogs ran-hens squeaked
birds screamed-men closed and barred doors
and windows, and thus night closed in on the scene
1t easy to see how they made it. When
morning broke on the 18th, the snow king had all
his own way; victory was perched upon all the sur
roundngs, to the tops of the taest trees; his
legions were quiet as lambs; they had vanquished
the rascals who had mpertinently set upon their
king. and they stood shoulder to shoulder in solid
masses, they were two and half feet deep on
level. On the 18th there was two and half feet of
snow the top Of five feet which lay upon the
ground before.
Do YOU know one Moses Wick he of the Cotton.
wood? Well, sometime last fall he let q man by
the name Of Cud have his wagon to 90 TO Indian
Valley. When he got far as the Cold Spring
House a storm overlook him-the snow hid
the wagon from view, and it was with difficulty he
got away with the animals. Now this little man
Cud is very anxious about that wagon: he promised
to pay Wicks dollar day for it, Right here we
may reflect that Nasbys professional may find an
other job in arriving at equitable understanding
that shall be mutual as between the principals
for the of said wagon. Cud has made several
bnlges towards extricating that wagon, and every
time he has started his evil genius or something
else has punched up the elements raising Old Nick
and blocking his intentions He got as far As Pow
ellis Ranch three or four times, and once or twice
as far as lnskip. Now some men must have a nip
before before breakfast-an appetizer-some after
breakfast. while others go it before, after. and all
the time. Now, you see, if this little Cud
had only brought his barley along with him. he I
might have made the rifle and saved the wagon
but in going back after it, the elements attacked
him again in full column.
Now, Mr. Editor. if you love US, do try and man
age with Moses Wick for the values of that wagon
get Cud down there and keep him. We live in
daily fear up here that we'll never see the bare
earth again as long as Cud keeps bucking towards
that Internal wagon. HAZEL Brush.