Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-17
TELEGRAPnIC.
SPECIAL TO THE RECORD UNION
The Trouble ON "rhe mi,i."


EMIGRANT GAP, March l6sb.-This is
the heaviest storm OF the season. II has
showed five feet since 6 O'clock Tuesday
night, and lies nine feet en- the level. The
esst-bouud passenger train is blocked west of
Blue Canyon. The westbouud train is at
Blue Canyon. The snow-plow boys have
been working hard for two days. The -eui-
grant train is living here. A sHow.slide oe-
Cured three miles east of here, eight feet
deep and one hundred feet Icing, carrying
away the snow-sheds. Another toek place st
Tsmarack. but what the damage is cannot be
asceItsined. This storm will set work back
at least month in the mountains.
THE STORM STILL RAGING.
CohAx, March 16sh-9 A. M-The snow
STERN that has been raging ON the mountains
for the past three days still continues with
undated fury. The fall of STOW has been
incessant and unusually heavy, and being also
assisted by c high wind, has made bad work
for the railroad people. Ia many places the
snow is piled up in high drifts Gu the track.
and the cuts are drifted full The snow.plow
that left Blue Canyon last night is stuck fast
in drift about one mile west of
that point. Conductor Avery and
his crew worked heroiosly until
o'clock this morning, and did not give up un.
til all were completely exhausted. After a
short rest they resumed the battle, and are
now at it as hard ever. TIE Alta plow
started esst early this morning with Superiu.
tendent Pratt, assisted by Nj, w. Cooley,
Conductor Thomas and about sixty laboIers.
They will work east until met by Avery's
plow and forces. When this jGuction is
formed the road viii he open as far as Sum-
nit. A plow that left Truokee last night is
stalled in drift near Strorg's canyon. A large
gang of laborers have started to reinforce
this plow, and will no dcubt clear that por-
tion of the road before noon. Yesterdays
east-bound overland train Is waiting here.
The train of the 14sh is at Summit
Yesterdays west bound overland Il at Blue
Canyon, and to-day's train Ia &C TrGckee.
The railroad officials have made every exer-
ton possible to keep the road opsn: and the
men worked with such will that under any
ordinary circumstances hut little difficulty
would have been experienced. From the
present indications tie road viii 6e open by
noon to-day.
Nevada Republicans Horrible peath Of Il
Mi1ers
VIReTSIA (Nev.l March 1t':h at meet
ing of the Republican State Central Com
,nittea, it was decided to hold State Con-
ventien at Reno on the 4th of September.
Tuesday night. about 10 o'clock, Msrtin
Moikenbuhr, station tender SO the Bullion
mire, pushed a loaded car into tee sastt at
Tue G-NN-lNOs hsaNttbf ohN Me0 NidhN tAAtNk W.
He fell 90 feet and sRuk to the bottom Of the
shaft in depth of $50 feet Of water. His
body was net recovered till o'clock yester-
day morning when it was found to be coni-
pletely cooked and the face nrecsguizable.
Deceased leaves n wife and two children
was native of Germany 3S years of age.
He belonged to several heut VIOLENT assacia-
tions, from two of which his family will get
the Gum Of $1,000.
Result OF n DruBhen Row.
NAPA, March 16th.-Durins drunken
row last night, nj, l.. Stillwagon was shot by
Dolores Garcia The bullet went through
the cheek, breaking several teeth, and dropped
into the mouth. The wound ID not fatal.
Garcia is now in jail.
Railroad Bfidge Gut.
CAsTRovILLE, March 18th. About y
o'clock last night fifty feet Of the Southern
Pacific Railroad bridge across the Salinas
river was cut away to allow driftwood to
pass.
Northumberland Passengers.
CARLIN, March 15th.--The following pas
sengers passed here to-day 4, J. Btehl, C.
W. Howard, s. Steibheim, Miss Gszina Gar
rison. San Francisco; j. w Baxter, Scot
land, Carl Hopman and wife, W. D. ST. Clair
and wife, Edward Campbell aud wife, Chi
esGo; W. j. Hendrickson, }. w. Fulium,
John Stillman. New York; J. 81. Russell,
Ogden John Lester Laye, Thomas Nelson.
Gray GrayIigge, Ecgaud; L. L. Lewis and
wife, Waterbury, Conr.; B. C. Mcintyre. Vsr-
mont; d. l. Bleyer. Cincinnati; Helen Ar
eise, France; Frsrcis Powers, Canton, o.;
! Katie Price Lodi; arthur Hilbert, ST.
| Louis w. III. LeInInger, oareHI, OrvEvn
! McKel zie Scotland; l.. Nj. lsvy and son,
Wyo; Mr.. Z. i. Fisher, Grass Valley.
Cal; 12l enigrant passengers Including 50
males.