Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1882-05-25
The Big April Snow-storm or 1878.

the people who were residents along
the Missouri river on the 29th of
March to the present time will
forget the great flood. The whole coun-
try nine years ago to-day april IA,
1873 was one vast snowbank, and near
ly all the cattle and horses were buried
in it. The storm began on the 18th of
April and continued for three days,
blowing furiously and lilling the deep
est ravines compactly with snow. The
grass had come up sufficiently for stock
to nibble, and they were allowed TO
roam over the country at pleasure.
The stock that chanced to be well
housed were necessarily neglected in
consequence OF the severity of the
storm, and when they were watered a
rope had to be attached to the person
who ventured upon the duty, or he
never could have found his way back
to the house. so piercing was the mi.
mute, dust.like snow flakes. The stock
paved their way until their strength
gave oUt, and in the ravines, where
many fled for shelter, and ON the prai-
rie where some had become exhausted,
they were found after the storm, dead.
Men who had been in good circum-
stances were left poor again. The ra.
vines were filled with snow even with
the prairie as late as the middle of
May, and some Of the deepest ones con-
tanned ice-snow as late as the 1st of
July. The effect Of that great "bllz-
zard" has been a caution to our old
settlers, and Wednesday Of this week,
when the snow began coming down,
those who had experienced the great
trials of those days could have been
seen preparing for the worst.
Mr.. HammersIough's Electric Light.
Saturday Evening Herald.
went TO Mr.. Hammerslough's cleo
trio light matinee on Thursday night.
He showed me his new engine, furnace
and machinery for manufacturing the
light. 1t cost him $4,000 to get ready
to make his own light. He used to
burn the Brush electric light. Six
burners cost him So each night. With
his new engine and machinery he uses
ten burners a night at cost of 1915.
THAI is what l cell economy. 1t is
just such careful management that
enables Mr.. HammerslOugh to sell
clothing for men and kids" as low
as anybody, and sometimes a "leetle
lower" than other houses. The three
large sales.rooms in Mr.. Hammer
slough's and Mr.. Haar's store are as
light as day under the bright and
beautiful electric light. | have heard
good many say that Mr.. Hammer
slough, if he would consent to run for
mayor next year, would get the votes
OF nearly everybody in town. He has
lived here so long and has always been
such a live, enterprising, go-ahead citi-
zen, always ready to put his shoulder
to the wheel of any public improve
ment, that he deserves the highest
honors Kansas City could give. He is
so pleased with his new electric light
| that think if he should be mayor, he
would go 10 work and get the whole
city lighted by electric light If the
city, thus lighted, could save as much
in proportion as Mr.. Hammerslough
does in lighting his store, taxes wouldn't
be so high and the streets would bf
splendidly lighted. Oh, if Mr.. Ham
merslOugh should run for mayor, and
the boys of this town could have :
vote, he would be elected by bigger
majority than any man ever had in this
city.
a Story OF Early Steam Travelling.
! London Telegraph.