The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-15

,rnin which left San Francisco on the 2lst
and Ogden on the 23d. Getting out tnir..
or forty miles from the latter pace III,
heard TINT there was heavy snow III EenV '
Canon, and returned to Ogden, where sla,s
remained until the morning OF the Lo. a;
Dnr;np, the interval of delay 1t was ilhpo s,
hle tn get any information as to Whei, .ne
tra;,, would leave or whether 1t wouiu iea'.
M al, The officials either did not kno"
themselves or. knowing, refused 70 eoii.mu
,,;cato The passengers were, Therefore, una,
hie IN procure provisions for consu UNI Jn,
during future delays on account oi 'l' N
ger of being left. .,,a he raincd
until five minutes before the ualii u.p' 10 -
In that brief interval those desiring " w t,.,;n
procured sleeping-car tlckets. anu h, ,,t' s;xtv
pulled out. Echo canon Il +r 49, ancoI,n.
.nn n - dr;f, Mt which forty or fifty emma
.',o,' v.orc at work Getting through tins, tlc
,,n;r moved on to Bryan without delay, thls
s.at;on being about one hundred and seven
five miles from Ogden. At Bryan Tue
tInin was side-tracked, no reason beng gwen
The next morning it went on to Bitter
| creek. scyenty-three miles;whero ~ was
| ooain sidetr,cked, the officials being able 10
assign no cause for the detention. Neittlel
tbe conductor nor the telegraph operator
could give the pcrpleXed travellers any llnlt
~ TO the time when they would again set
started. During the entire trip 1t was nc.
known that any railroad official informed
any passenger why they stoppcd, OF "nc'
they would again go forward. The Fssen-
rrrs frequently expressed their desire lor III
Formation. but all were equally unfortunate
| in obtaining il. If this matter had been at
tended 10 BY the railroad oticials-that Is,
the furnishing Of definite information 10 the
,,asscnrers-it would have afforded theln Il
treat deal of satisfaction, and great deal OF
;lI.feclinr would have been avoided. AZ
Ritter Creek the train was informed by dis
match from Medicine Bow that the passen-
rers who had reached that point were sreaty
reioiced at reaching there, on account OF the
Great abundance Of elk and antelope meaV
which il furnished. The train containing
our informant remained Mt Bitter Creek, upon
the side-racb, about twelve hours, anu liieii
went on to Percy, at which place II was &c
laycd forty-eight hours. The reasons lol
this delay were here no more apparent .hali
ct other places. While stopping at Ielc!
tue weary passengers wiled away the tune ..
two balls in the back room OF q grocer! STORE,
the music being furnished by gultul,
mouth harlnonicon, and a fne-tootn colllp.
The pleasure was exquisite. Inc programme
consisted of round and fancy canoes, ana Ihe
enjoyment was protracted until E,te ll9ul;
The store thus given TO IerISlchole pnu
nothing left within its walls in the grocery
lire. Everything had been cleaned Out W
tho famislcd travellers, even to the tea anu
cofres,. From Butler Creek to Percy Is one
hundred and sixteen miles. After the TWO
DAYS Of mingled pleasure and pam at fercy
tbe train again took the road and went on 70
Nod;cine Row. Here was another delay of
t,ysnty.fe,,r hours, the train encountcrlng
considerable drifts. After leaving Medicine
Pow there was good deal Of interruption.
A EttIe distance beyond this place two dis
tressrd trains were ovc,taEcn, laborlnS
tbrouoh the snow-banks. These were the
trains that left Ogden on the 21st and 22d.
Several freight trains were also encountered
about this time, noundcrng through the
drifts. This was near Laramie.
A more fortunate encounter was With Hi.
Clark. Superintendent Of the Union Pacific
railroad, proceeding west with relief force
of about two hundred men. It was Sunday
evening. December 81, when the train reach
ed Laramie. Although the track was known
TO lie clear for some distance east OF this
place, the train went onto side-track and
remained there until Monday morning. From
Laramie to Sherman, distance Of twenty
four miles, the heaviest drifts Of the entire
trip were found. The train stayed in snow
shed five miles from Laramie on Monday
night. Sherman was not reached until We'd
nesday morning. Tuesday night was spent
on trestle in the open air, a fierce wind blow
Ing from the mountains, and Threatening to
.:crthrow the train from its narrow founda-
o. The train was never without wood or
Iio9' - hough once or twice threatened with
coai, az .ivation. The engine carrying the
sucn ,, aepr was broken just before reach
>: snow vi y, 1.-THE train managed to make
the intervening dista-. at place on Friday
exertion, arriving at IT, We four DELAYED
forenoon, January 5. I. = the same time
trains reached Omaha at nearl, Vt tbro,,rh
on Saturday last. Here the tircd-o. ~csun,c
passengers were told to be ready to 4, NO
their Journey eastward at z. M. That III.
came, and they were not started. The rail-,
road officials of the Northwestern railroad
detained this train until the arrival OF two
more trains from the West. 1t lcttat9P L. III.
There were twelve heavily-loaded coaches,
and tho progress was very slow. There was
good deal of grumbling at what was deem
ed the unnecessary delay.