Daily globe., 1881-03-10
NO. SO
BAIL AND RIVER.

Time Lost in the Wisconsin Blockade
First OF the Spring Immigrauon-The
Missouri at Bismarck, Eto., Etc.
The Morris & Browns Valley branch of the
St. Paul q Manitoba railway was last evening
reopened from Morris to Graceville. The
worst of the snow drifts have low been clear.
Cd away and it is probable trains will bs got
through to Browns Valley tomorrow. 30
far on the reopened line there IS no confrma.
ton Of rumors during the early blockade as to
extreme scarcity OF fuel and provisions. It
has been hard winter for poor settlers in that
region, but they have not been starved or
frozen.
The alternate thawing and freezing, day
and night, is slowly lessening the snow along
the st. Paul & Duluth and the st. Paul &
Manitoba lines, and if that sort OF "sugar
weather" continues for week or ten days
there will be little danger of destructive
floods.
The st. Paul & Manitoba company sent out
yesterday forenoon special train Of eight
coaches filled with Canadian immigrants. who
are bound for Manitoba. Five more coaches
loaded with immigrants of the same party and
thirty-six carloads OF their stock and house.
hold goods are to be forwarded to-day. AL
eame from Chicago by the Milwaukee n st.
Paul road.
Each of the eight, passenger trains which
came in from Chicago yesterday brought
considerable number OF immigrants. Except
the large party of Canadians above mentioned,
most Of them are bound for northwestern
lands selected and bought last year.
The Northern Pacific management has
adopted for its standard of passenger coaches.
four which were built for
the company last season.
These are uniform as to running gear and ex,
terror construction, including the most ap-
proved devices for security and easy running.
Two of them are finished in the interior with
black walnut and two with cherry, the orna-
mentation being just enough OF carving to ex-
hibit and yet relieve the solidity of the
finish. The upholstering, rich and comfort
able, corresponds with the elegant simplicity
of the woodwork finish. Passengers who
have observed the two styles OF finish think
the cherry lined cars light up the most hand
somely at night and accordingly a pair OF
sleepers being made for this company, along
with several of the standard coaches, all to be
delivered this season, will be finished with
cherry. All are made by Barney & Smith, Of
Dayton, o.
Little could be learned at the company's Of
ice here yesterday concerning the condition
of the Milwaukee d St. Paul company's west
ern roads or as to its branches in Iowa and
Southern Wisconsin. It is presumable, how.
to Milwaukee has been dug out Of the snow
and that accordingly the McGregor and Prairie
du Chen route from st. Paul to Milwaukee 10
again open. The line from Austin to Mason
City was reported likely to be open to-
day. AS to the Southern Minnesota,
western extension, nothing was known here;
and as to the Hastings & Dakota west of Glen
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progress beyond Bird Island. On the river
division and its Chicago connections. the La
Crosse and Chicago divisions, al the we'll
known energy of the management and opera
tive force is being directed to the rapid move
ment Of delayed passengers and freight, and by
this morning there is but little Of lost time to
he made up.
On both lines the Chicago trains due here at
1:30 yesterday were late, the Omaha line train
coming in at 3:l5 and the Milwaukee & St
Paul at about 8 P. NJ.
While it is probable from the speed with
which the Yellowstone flood is coming down
the Missouri that by tomorrow there will be
enough water on the ice at Bismarck to COM
pei a suspension of travel and transfer over
the ice, yet it is not probable the ice will soon
break uD there. It is unusually thick, and
its strength may be judged from the fact
that at Bnford it was not broken up
by rise of water TO twenty feet above
the winter stage. The railroad work of the
winter at the Bismarck crossing is, however,
we'll advanced, and the dyke constructed for
keeping the channel on the east side of the
river and for facilitating the building of the
railroad bridge, is now considered to bs secure
against all chaIces OF the spring food. The
record of spring dates at which the ice has
broken up at Bismarck Is as follows: 1878,
March II: 1874, April /; 1875, April lo; 1879,
April 10; 1877, March 80; 1878, March 10;
1879, March 81; 1850, March rs.
The Eastern division of the st. Paul 81
Omaha line is fully caught up with its busi-
ness, except some delayed freight which will
be worked out of Chicago to-day.