Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-02
THE soREAN BELT.

An Iowa Mans Experiences I'm the Country
Which Objects to Being Called Penn.
bina.
Burlington Hawkeye, Feb. q.
Every one knows Charlie Wundt, when
they meet him on the street; that ia every.
body knew him before he departed on his
recent trip to Bismarck, Dakota, but few
who passed a rather slim and hungry look
ing gentleman yesterday had to look twice
before they recognized the familiar features
of the present Charlie. The fact of the
matter is that he has been dieting on snow
ball tea and icicle pudding for tho paet ten
days and has q sort Of an ice cream look on
his features that hes hardly had time to melt
yet, Notwithstanding he has again reached
more tropical regions.
He has had = little experience on the
Northern Pacific railroad that beggars de-
scription and can hardly be appreciated BY
those who have never experienced a genuine
blizzard on the prairies of Dakota, where
the wind has a free sweep, and carries the
SNOW through the air with q swiftness tina,
is only realized when the frozen flakes come
in contact With the person. These storms
come up without an hours warning, and
rage for several days at a time. To face
them is death to follow their course i.
equally dangerous. The flying snow closes
in on you from all sides, and the unluckv
person who ventures out is soon buried in q
snow drift.
Mr.. Wundt says that after waiting in Biz.
marck a week, he, in company with abou:
sixty persons, started from Bismarck on the
l6.h inst, under flying colors. When made
up, the train consisted of forty-eight cars
and four engines. The storm came up when
within about two hours ride from Jimtown.
When within two miles of Jimtown the
train was showed in a drift. They attempted
to pillow through and the engine Jumped the
track, and the passengers we're obliged to
remain in the car all night; aud, although
the stoves were kept red hot, they came
near freezing to death. The next morning
the fuel gave out and they had to burn isoes
boards to keep from freezing. As the.
we're out of provisions, he With other. valksd
to Jimtown. reported the condition asd sec,
out assistance, but could nos gel 10 tie ssi-
fers as there were mountxiDs OF 4rtrN xn6 ice
between them. The engines s1nes,r4-e 70
pillow through, bu. the Dow sas No solid
that the pillow would run upon the drift
and thros the locomotive from the
track. He eays that out OF the eleven
engines that we're there flour with the
train and seven that started ont to meet III
only one is left-.he others being turned al
most upside down. No one was hurt. A
relief train was finally sent out to meet his
party and BY walking eighteen miles TO
meet the train many of the party succeeded
in reaching Fargo. The others we're left
with the train, and he believes that aid will
reach these people. The train that
was sent from Fargo to meet the snow bound
train had one hundred men along with
and during q day and q half they
only succeeded in opening up four miles Of
track. Many incidents happened that are
interesting. For instance, on the train
there was n crazy man that had to be
cared for, n ~ nearly dead with erysip.
elias, and q child was down with the
measels. Two men started from the
train when first blockaded, and
walked ninety miles, reaching Far.
go two days before Wundt and
his party got there. Those who met the
relief train were obliged to walk eighteen
miles to do 90. and would have still been
10 the drift il they had not made the at.
tempt.
On the train was a young fellow who
was TO be married on the 23d inst, and be
was nearly crazy to get TO Fargo. Even
the train boy showed bis usual proclivi-
ties. He walked . mile to the provision
train (Which We learn would not give out
provisions without money, and many Of
the passengers we're OUT and invested S1.6O
10 biscuits, came back and disposed of
them at twenty-five cents each, realizing
SIS on the speculation.
The party reached Fargo ten days after
starting from Bismarck, and it is mo-, ne
cessary to say they were happy. Mr..
Wundt reached here yesterday morning.
and if ever a fellow was glad to reach Bur.
lington be Vas.