Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-13
m. Union Pacific as a Winter Line,

The last Winter in the mountains
was one of the most terrible That mas
been known. 1t was not confined TO
that locality alone, but 1t WIS OF great
severity ali over the country. Trains
we're everywhere more or less delayed
by the storms and drifting snow.
There were q good many reasons
wby the Winter could not be provided
for besides that OF the intense severity.
The Rocky Mountains are as yet COM
paratiyely little known. Tho laws
which govern storms and drifting
SHOWS In the East, to q certain extent,
do not apply to that country. II Is
like all things else In this world-its
lessons must be learned and expert
enced. The same precautlon which
would be amply sufficient In the East,
would utterly fall there, not so much
In the amount of work as In the pro
DER application Of the work to the dtf.
ferent parts Of the road. Those who
manage this road have had this expe-
rience, and they are prepared to over
come obstacles now easily, which. at
first thought, seemed insurmountable.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
have been active. diligent and success
full In preparing for the Winter. Inc
preparations greatly excel those oil
previous years, and should the Winter
prove as severe as the last, Of which
there Is no possibility, there would be
no moro detention than In Iowa OF
Illinois.
On the Laramie division, where the
greatest trouble WAS experienced last
Winter, the track has been raised foI
one hundred miles through the light
cuts, aud the tops have been leveled
Off so that the snow cannot find q rest
Ing place. A very large force OF mer
have been employed, besides railway
equipments, in doing the work for sew
eral months.
The snow sheds have been boarded
and frightened so as to prevent the
snow from sitting through, and severn.
mile. of new sheds have been built ir
such a way as to prevent their being
crushed by the snow. .
More than ffty miles Of snow SHEDS
have been built and placed In the bes
positions, governed by tho experience
OF the past Winter. One difficulty t
be overcome last year was the want o
fuel at convenient points along thu
line. 10 obviats this, twelve new
coal-houses have been constructed, ant
coal enough stored for any emergency
Hundreds Of neil have been employed
in this work. This coal Is kept to-
emergencies, and that for daily use !
mostly taken from the mines.
Two enormous snow plows hav'
been constructed, each weighing fort!
tons, and so arranged that it Is b.
lieved that they will be powerful
enough to throw tho snow from th'
deepest cuts.
These precautions render 1t certain
that there can be but little detention
of the trains. The officials have tn,
fullest confidence that there will DO NJ
delay either for freight or for passen
gers, and it seems that this confidence
Is we'll founded, because, with thei
ripe experience, they have been abb,
to make provisions for storms which
will insure the most complete success
No non could have worked more faith
fully or intelligently, or with u bette
prospect OF complete success, thai
have the managers Of this great road
aud we speak with the fullest conf
dence when we say that VIC are sur,
that the line will have no interruption
of travel during the present Winter
Omaha Tribune,