Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE WINTER
WEATHER IN EASTERN Ne
vADA.

Our E!ko letter of yesterday gave som
hints of the severe winter weather eIpe
rienced in that quarter. Some report
from Eureka few days since attestsd I
ike experience thsresbout. Winter be
fore last, as our cattle raiSers mad only
100 much opportunity for recognizing
was fraught with great fatality to graz
ing herds Moce than one hertisman
was ruined by the casualties of tina,
hard winter. The intense cold and
deep SHOWS o. the present winter are
sgain making the white sage lands Of
Eastern Nevada the scene OF pititul sui
terirgs among the bands a cattle there
pastured. The question arises IL earn
est. If the profits Of ca.tle-raising on
the open plains of this State are not
coun;eIbalanced by the losses. Apropos
10 this subject We quote as follows from
the White Pine Mars of January -;
Itis greatly feared in this ioca. " that
the late storm has killed large num-
her of cattle IN the valleys. Previ-
Gus 70 the storm that commenced last
Friday night, the snow WIS over foot
deep il Steptoe Valley. and the cattle
we're then compelled to climb the mouu-
tains to obtain sustenanee. II the storm
vas as severe there as here. the cattle
could not have stood it.
On Tuesday last, the Pincls stage he
ing overdue twenty-foHr hours. and tie
storm having abated little. several good
hearted fellows among whom were
George MeConkey. DIR. ThoIna. III. Car
penter. SAN Woodin and Ned Hauser.
concluded they would take 4 team and
go out and meet the stage and render
all the assistance they coIli, either to
the passengers or in breaking the road
They worked hard all day. ALL succeed
ed IL getting out Just four miles and
half from town: nigh! coming on. and
feeling pretty hungry. thew concluded
to return home. Daring the day they
had sundry mlshsps III the way of right
ing up tneir sleigh. digging the horse.
out Of the snow drifts, and raending
broken harness. all of which they said
vas fun. However. they did deal of
good IN breaking the road that distance
through snow from three 10 ten feet
deep. One or two of the party COM
planned Of having frozen their fee. while
nut, but we hope that no such bad luck
attended any of them. IN about an hour
and half after the above parties got
home the Phoebe stage came in with
three passengers, almost frozen.
A. G. Lowery. of Mineral City, started
from home on Saturday last for this
place with good team and sleigh, Lav-
ing on board one thousand pounds OF
beef. Ee was two days III making She
kelS ranch. where he met Ike Hand.
one OF the largest hearted men il the
county, and induced lin 10 hitch up his
team aud help him through the snow. !
On the third day both started with their
teams, and succeeded in getting as far IS
the California mill. two and half miles !
from this town, where on account Of the /.
immense snow drifts encountered. they |
we're compelled to leave the slsighs, and !
brought their horses TO this place. The /!
next day they went down and brought |
IN the sleighs. but had to shovel their !
way through the most Of the distance.
Lowsry says the beef he brought in is
worth dollar pound. or should be. !
for the amount of labor he had Ito per- /
form in getting 1t here.