Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-15


IN, Ing v.ass j. losing i:sclf :gou,
+ ~!.',; i. l.. Up -..yiac.
so, ..jy-ut.- r:tu are always shoveiirG
E::gg hs.c. S.s-'.. extra hands we
l-'-'- !. u>ar tod. Y, :Jls! SD esin;ende2,
. G-yb -,t.. ,eieg,a hes! for an additions!
fare. I $50 /" Ass n clearing the
track aet%seI. TAI. i.si i3 :...d Trg,c.Aee.
With u prc.orIs,! shrek we enter
! Tanned Is. $40 f,,t long. Thee are
s.s:e,u a these :ulreis il TIE SNOW /, i.
NJ. Il = $50 fee. long. Clipper Gap
/ tc-sl.e! !, at.e Of the finest s;.a;irenS nf
-. architecture az the read. Il j. Go3 feel
. !, g., :.:.7 arcted with iiowl frantic.
Il -e = where St.I,tcn Pitcher. L.
conductor c: the sG7W-plow. went
t':saG-a tn lrol,G til.l.rS Ts.cs. i.;r
last. : huge sEut5--.. ,e .,atEaTCS! a.. the
IHsu-i:.-s;s two I4..,s above the line 81
sheds. and. coming viii; Lightning sree.!.
,!asLcl ihrouch tEe s:.ie # tie shed,
mt u.,sg..,T,ie,;- 50, IL CA 10 Bonner
-. '.-a .-.....,r - stIa - the way q
iil.- ...aE-,-r ;.,gv. I'D .:,yt.i2G L.
sJ.L-:..ut.... Eyo,.i,l ttllew IL" s.i3a into
I'll IKE. Snow-piows. however. like
railroad men. stop not FOX tribes. Toss
-. The .,!Eh,-S aSi,:. WIZ" i nl.ts-s.il
sweep. she completely cleared t!le track.
Everybody :ha. j. IT I'll interested IN
the welfare Il the rad is ..aZiaus 10
k;.oyr ha., lie s.lyf;-s'e.-a ale standing
lie storms.
Many l,,,1u tia; = greater strain Is
bearing '5l-on them than cver before.
There may not be quite SO great 4 depth
of she's upon them is IN g. h5.t there
- e.
ly far the most terrible.
In tc1t; there r,yre probably ten feet
I-.r.-a e snow q: tie :;s:l-.I-..t. i've at
Cisco :suI iI.rJe more ~ Tracke.-; but
i.:eIe we're T:n winds. The s;oH rested
GToE Zach side Of the SHOW equally, and
..cte,i - = bare o. s"1I,aIi. This y II
'es tie wi:.,;s have blown ps-:sct LaEii-
canes Il :i.e time, AID ~ the lower side
tue snow IS carried completely away.
Place irq:I. fifteen to seventy feet Of drift
u..o:. Ike appcr side II . budding and /
axe all away from Ito lower AMI the
strain Is almost s.,l,zar..l,,a. y. they
are standing l,gayeiy. To ba sure. they
u. ..si-t pines. massive rocks, and
every thiug in their Path. The sheds are
generally constructed SO rs - permit
They are ali built Of II = Il upiights,
and are placed from two 10 four fec,
apart, rs necessity requires. Very
strong braces are attached 10 the Up
rigl the heaI.ss CT rafteTs placed upon
them ere l. L, end the planhs that
ccIapOSe the roof axe II c. Some IF
these sheds run back $50 feet, and are
hol;sl iEto :hc solid granite with l..
i-.cil iron bolts. or rods. Where the
granite IS not sufficiently firm solid walls
of masonry are used instead, AMI the
bolts Al. fastened Icy large heals o.
mats, cf;lau.ea into the masonry. Over |
seventy feel 81 Snow rt-ts on tie sheds !
in places. One Of these pieces 5 ~ the /
east end II TG,aici S. Two wears ago !
o.. i.s,- -,,A &. July. sevr7lty fest q th's !
shed burst tl.gors-l. The snow a the /
rvr.,k ll',a ~1~cl sI,.tv-o.e iret IL t3"T.a- /
and j, took sey, ,,ty tive O. o:.e L7;nal,.i .
49,, q ,,,ris !" Jl,... the tE:o!-. +
-.-r.srs, ..si! to ys Iss :. -. lie. q tie ,
-,~, {: t.4,s- ~E.d5. IIrI-- i.s]y ti.o I
Origin, s.szt exceeds $,5ttG Ter I:I'r. I
The c~p-u-. # re2ai.s j. encsTsnu,. .
T., ~.:s..~ an; drift, in N!..,r am J.4- /
f-.- J.. .;gfa.s.ssc " a3-}I aE.raI .nE l,-; ,
IL ,1;-a,' Pacific Company.
To I~ev- Mt the fearful rayaIe7 by IKE
they purchased, II Europe. ;.ta,.- >
co., seiaaye fec; # car-uCatyi iron. Ns,i /
this they I.aiIt 10 o. 80 fss; II shed /
every half mile. Il t,.l1ils "a most perfect !
shed, AID Inc s'l-cyI never sits or a-i-s: ,
through It rs through The ordinary c.lrs, |
but /. costs an Incredible amount oi /
money There are ten i'rilges II the .
snow region. al2d tA@se al. al covered !