The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-02-21
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that have visited Eastern Oregon, en-
gendering great suffering, privption and
loss Of property, and oven in some
cases loss of human life
From the STANDARD We learn thatat last
advices "tho country about The Dallos,
KliclSitat county, Goldendale and vi
cinity is covered with from three to
four feet of snow and cattle and sheep
are dying by hundreds and thousands.
A gentleman who came through last
Monday informed us that cattle were
dying in tho streets of Tho Dalles from
starvation, while out ON tho prairies IL
was even worse. 1t was bnt few
years ago that similar storm swept
over that country and destroyed the
Aocks and herds in vast numbers and
it is upon them again. We can but
urge that in order for stockraisers to
DO more safe they must prepare feed
and shelter, and not keep more than
can properly be cared for. In the
long run it is the only mode TO win
success However much wo deplo,e
the terrible calamity the truth must be
toid III order To prevent others from
following in the train of heavy stock
dealers and eventually meet n similar
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Sionaliy @s the Pfoht oil lew years
Will amply repay them. Such arsu-
ment is suicidal TO the country ITS de-
TSiophoht ana prosperity ana We are
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learns from gentleman who had just
arrived from the upper Columbia that
tb, heaviest SNOW storm known far
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OIL Eastern oregon anu Warrington
Territory. On Tuesday week, the
snow was twenty inches decp at The
Dale. and ~. roof oT ~. Iars, ,yor.
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houses belonging 70 MF' "o''y NJ Inc
Dal!es was crushed IN by the great
weight oil snow. The damage result
ing IRON the accident IN quite heavy.
Many OF che awnings about The Dalles
have also been crushed by the snow.
The snow extends as far east as Canyon
City and the roads are biockaded and
almost impassable. At the Cascades
Thursday morning the snow was two
feet deep. at Cello nearly three feet,
and the day previous at Goldcndale, in
Washington Territory, % miles from
The Dalles, tho snow was 81 inches
deep and still falling. Latest reports
from the Blue mountains state tho snow
was falling thick and fast and travel
greatly imPeded. Grave apprcbenslonS
are entertained for the cattle and sheep
and heavy losses are anticipated.
1t IS also stated 10y the Standard OF
Tuesday last that man was buried in
an avalanche Of snow near The Dalles
and OF course perished. The same pa
per Of even date goes on to give the
following heart-Tending account OF
a similar calamity:
1t seems as though our duty tonight
calls upon US TO chronicle much sorrow,
sadness and death. It has been truly
written that in the midst of life we arc
in death. To write this item which
will carry with it n crushing weight of
agony to a mother and family who
now think their loved one as joyous as
when he left them, and will not know
of his terrible death until she reads
these lines. She must learn sooner or
later the terrible truth and we give it
as follows: 1.-TWO weeks ago yester-
day party of five men consisting Of
Thomas Parker, whose step father,