Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-02
A TERRIBLE STORM.
Roads Diseksdsd asd Many Hesses
Crushed In By the storm In Aus.
SIN.

The snow storm which commenced on
last Wednesday afternoon continued al
most without interruption until this fore
noon, and has proven one Of the ssverest
storms ever experienced in this section.
Tho amount OF snow which has fallen Is
p~rodigious. being much greater than II
appears to casual observation. This Is
due to the fact that the snow carried n
great deal Of water and that the atmos.
phsre during its fall was so warm as to
melt q large percentage OF IL almost as
soon as Il struck the earth. Enough re-
manned unmslted. however. to do great
deal Of damage by its weight and to
work q great Inconvenience to travel by
blocking the roads. The stage from Bel
mont, due here yesterday. was abandoned
ON the other side OF the summit, which
point was only reached during the small
hours Of this morning. Timlin. the
driver, came in afoot at half.past five
O'Clock this morning. utterly exhausted
from the hardships he had undergone
during the night. The stage horses and
mail and express were dug out OF tina
snow aud brought into town this fore
noon.
The stage from Battle Mountain. due
here ut Q o'clock A. NJ. did not arrive
till 10 80 A.. NJ, and the driver. paAscn-
gers and horses were completely worn
out with the arduous trip. Dave Red.
the driver, informs US that the snow
only extends to Reese river. and from
,hele to Battle Mountain II has rained
while il has been showing hero, render
ing the roads almost impossible, tho
mud being hub deep.
It became evident this morning from
the large accumulation Of snow on the
roofs Of the houses and awnings in town
| that IL prompt action were not taken
there would DO trouble. Tho sound OF
the cracking Of timbers and rafters
warned our citizens that II was time to
commence shovsling snow. The first
crash was the falling Of the wooden
awning in front Of Luetjen's saloon.
corner Of Main and Virginia streets,
which at about half.past z O'Clock this
morning came down with q rush. This
was followed shortly after by the falling
In OF u largo portion Of the west half Of
the largo building known "a the old
Slushsr stable. kept ii u livery stable
by O. @. Bartlett and owned by John
Spencer. The cracking Of the rafters
gave warning Of the impending crash In
time for the removal to n place Of safety
Of the horses aud vehicles which were Ia
the building. and no damage was done
except the destruction Of that portion OF
the building here mentioned. Two mon
were on the roof shoveling snow ut the
tune II fell in, but they were not injured.
The remaining damage consisted Of tho
falling In OF a shed roof In the rear OF
the telegraph Office. and OF Converse's
stable, on Main street opposite
Nichols lumber yard. and the spread.
ing out OF tho walls OF Henry
COINS building situated on Main
street. A prompt removal OF the snow
from roofs and awnings has saved us the
recording OF further disasters. The to.
tai loss occasioned in town by the snow
cannot fall far short Of q 1900; and there
is no estimating the amount Of damage
in the country. resulting from loss Of
live stock, an u large number OF sheep
and cattle must. In the nature Of things,
have been or will be lost from the effects
OF the storm.
The storm let up this forenoon. but at
the hour OF our going to press the skies
had a stormy look. and unless there il
a change in the atmospheric Appearances.
| there will DO more snow within q short
| time.-Austia Rereiile, .Mlrch 81.