Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-25
THE BEAUTIFUL Snow.


ing.
The furious storm of wind and snow
that commenced here on Friday las
has continued east and west with I'M
abated fury, and at present writing the
railroads are impossible. On the Cen
trail Pacific, the road from the Summit
to Truckee is covered to such an ex-
tent with the drifted snow that the
snow plough which was at work fell in
the power of the storm fiend and was
itself showed in. On the Union Pa.
cific road the track is blockaded at in.
tervals from Cheyenne to Ogden, and
it seems that but little effort is being
made there to put the road in running
order. Passenger trains, freight cars
and locomotives are at the various sta
tons waiting an abatement of the
storm. The storm exceeds in fury any
that has visited this portion of the
country for years.
Owing to the blockade, no train left
Paiisade yesterday for Eureka and
none will leave this morning for Pail.
SADIE, as nc connection can be made
4 WIFI tIaliio VI thC OuSu IOut0S NO
! Eastern mail arrived yesterday and
none from any point will arrive to-day,
and should a break not occur in the
| weather it will be some days before
any mail can reach town.
Our local road, between Rnby Hill
and town, come in for its share of
misfortune. The locomotive ventured
a trip to the mines OF Sunday, but is
now buried deep in the snow in a cut,
the smoke-stack being barely visible.
The engineer visited the engine yester-
day, and succeeded in getting the wa
ter III of the boiler, but found it i'm
possible to move it, as the snow drift
ed in more rapidly than it could be
shoveled away. The stage due here
Saturday night from Hamilton did not
arrive until IL O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. 1t did not leave Hamilton on Sat
| urday owing to the storm, but started
the following day. The driver reports
the NOW "unfathomable" and only
| succee led in reaching town by leaving
the road and cracking" along the
sides of the mountains.
On the road between here and the
Pinto Summit, a number of freight
wagons have beer abandoned. and are
now entirely covered with now The
drivers yesterday ~endeavored to make
another start, but their efforts were un-
successful, and they had 10 bring their
teams back to town.
The Hamilton stage will start out
sometime this morning III endeavOr
to reach that place. but it seems o
than probable hat the driver will be
forced to turn back, unable to make
the trip.
A I-~r th@ acc -
of the storm but little snow has
fallen in town, the high wind that
has held fell sway has blown the pre-
that travel is continued with great diff
~firlilties, and it is almost impossible to
even reach Ruby Hill. and the roads
leading to all other mines are impassa-
BILE. 1t is expected that the blockade
on the Central Pacific Railroad will be
he raised in a day OF so, but it can no
be stated with any certainty when
travel can be resumed on tho Union
Pacific, as the full extent OF the block
ade has not, as yet been ascertained.
Up to the hour OF our going to press
there seems to be no signs of an a)ate-
ment of the storm.
"QUoNG nE FAT CHoY! "-To-day,
according to the reckoning of Chinese
philosophers, is the commencement of
another year.called by them "Sun-nun"
in honor of the new year. According
TO their computation II world has
been revolving on it's xis Over 5000
wears. Time is measured by them by
cycles, or intervals in which a certain
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usually the reign of kings. The Celes-
tails are up with the times and follow
the custom of making calls and leaving
their cards, as in keeping with the
stvle of the Caucasian race. Now that
we have "a Joss house in full bloom
amongst us there will be thigh goings
on" the next few days among the
heather. 1t costs them but a trihe to
be absolved Of all sins committed dur
ing the past year. The advent of the
new years is the signal of merry-mak-
ing, a fusilade of bombs and fire crack
ers, and "a least of pork among the
moon-eyed residents. The celebration
of the new year always attracts consid-
cradle attention from "the Whites"
and is a glorious day for the genus
hoodlum, who delight in visiting the
houses Of the Chinese and nipping the
"goodies" from tho tables designed
for the entertainment and refreshment
of the callers.
WILL RETURN.-We received a letter
yesterday from DR.. X. Price, dated at
Winneinucca on the 22d inst, in which
he desires us to inform his patrons and
patients that his absence from Eureka
has been prolonged by the increased
illness of his wife, who is confinei TO
her bed a Winnemucca, being too i'll to
be removed from that place, but that
he intends returning here to resume
the practice of his profession as soon as
he can make the necessary arrange
ments tor doing so.
PETTY THIEVING.-The pistol shot
on Clark street, night before last, was
fired by a'gentleman living In Ryland's
building merely to brighten a retreat
ing wood thief. The party firing has
been much annoyed of late by these
gentry. He says the weather is bitter
cold, and tho boys must nave their cal