, 1873-01-02
SIOUX CITY RAILROAD BLOCKADE.
Culloc or the uroIblc-What WIN fsc
Done III The Euture-Tho Supply of
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Tho attention Of tho public IL just now d.
rectcd towards tho strugglea Of tho sionx City Il
St, Paul Railroad Company to cxtricato itselI
from tho ICY fetters that arc chained acrosB its
track on tho prairioB. OF MI tho railroads In the
stato this one is tho most frcttcd by the oDasa-
clca Of winter. Tho im1nonHo immigration to
lis prairie land during tho past saaEol, and tho
knowledge that those people arc dependent in
great d1estee upon the roaa FOR snpRey ana
Just ''' low matteru m stand In intonso. %
Yesterday tho following information was Oh
tainod from, gentleman direct from tho limo OF
tho road, mud who is thoroughly posted upon tho
condition Of affairs.
In overy sustanco tho b]oclaaes which have
givon tho Company tho most trouble haye becn
botwcon st. James and Warrington, and moro
particularly botwoen tito tlrat-namod place and
Window, IL mid-staton. This waB condition Of
aifairs not expected by tho Company, who autic-
ipated TINT tho trouble would como upon the limo
at tho point Of Ills highest altitude, which was
boyoMd WlndoIn, aud III tho ncighborhood Of
Worthington. Tlloroforo, IT was horo that
they placed tho bull; Of their storm fonoru, and
as their tin,o waa limited for taking proeaution-
ary meaBuros against stor1nB, they had done but
little to provide for protection at Tho pointa Of
1eal, us learned too nto danger. The attitude at
Paul, aud at WorthuGtou ii ii O5o feet higher,
tho rond at tlloac points running upon dividing,
ridge. Tho company certainly hstl reason to
think that they would experience most
section, but experiouce has proved to
ton runs in sou!hwcsIcrly direction,
and the prevailing winds uro f1oln tho North
and northcaEt. and are consequently better cal
eulatcd to blow snow into tho cuts Of Tho secton
between st. james and Window, where tho road
runs directly enst aud west. Yllis has proved to
bo the case. There aro two particularly trouble
Homo cuts in this section, anil it is with thcso
that The difficulty ~ experienced; onois }nst to
River, at Piaco whore gu ascending grado has
heon cut through hill for nearly i milo. This
IL now closed. Tho othor ia III tho ueighbor-
hood Of Mountain Lake. Thcso'are heavy cuts,
and Bpito OF fencoB fill with snow at every Storm
Now tliat tho point Of danger l,aa beon learn
ed by experience, tho company have begun to
cast about for n remedy, aud among other things
which they havo under consideration for alop-
email cuts will DO "siopod" out, that il, tho
sidos will DO dug down 10 nn easy SLOPE 90 that
Huow, when blown in Oh ono sillet will meet with
10 obstruction in tho nhapo Of n blunt ombank-
mont, and will blow out OF tue other side. Az to
tho medium cuts, thoy will bo provided with D
now kind Of fonco, aud trcos will also DO sot out
along them. Tho dooper cuts will very probably
bo provided with shods.
For tho balance OF tlle wintcr, all that emu bo
done IL to provide as much fcnciny, OF tho COM
force OF mon for emergency.
Tho present blockade is about raiaod. 4 largo
force OF Bhovollora il at work, and word was rc-
ceiyea yesterday, at tho general office, that
hlontY's train lad succeeded in reaching Mou1l-
tain LaAo, and 1t was hoped would DO ablo to
como through to-day or tomorrow.
At Worthington Ito supply ct fuel is sufficient
for MI purposaH. Professor 1luminton, OF tho
National Colony, h4a lono his utmost to accom-
mo1ate tho people Of tho Colony, In furnishing
tho fucl, Lie purchased 10O carr of coal, which
ho ia auling Of cogt. Tlliy article, which il OF
couEao soft COAL is sold Ut 81 portion, it having
advanced 50 por ton at the mlnos. Mixed who'd
sells NJ Sc. 75 por cord. At Window thera liz anu
plenty Of wood and coal. Tho people here ate
not ut NIL apprehensiyo Oh tllo subject. for ayon
| If Tho road should ho unable to supply thc,n,
tl.oro IL in tho vicinity quito quantity OF tim,
| bcr. This. however, would only bo used in all
emergency, FOR oyory tloo il Ill an apple Of
| gold.
| 1T ia botweon Window and st. Jamea that tho
| people will bo subjected to difficulties On the
| fuel supply, II anywhere, and this can only bo
the result Of long continued b1ockatlo; ut
proBont thore is Hu!iiclont supply, ahl t1eEe H.
no roasOu for allsni,