The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-06
CAMPS BURIED UNDER SNOW
COLORADOs yxI0ATEUL STORMS AND
q AYALA6CHk6.

cities that sre Covered Up "a their ssaoke-
,staeks-Re cklsss Miners who ,are stayins
n tihc Meuasaias-Cap Ttomss's slide.
.iGURNIsoS, April i.-This whole section Is
literally buried In snow. The storms have bsen
almost inoessant oil winter. and have ragged
with such fury that outdoor work Of all kinds
has bean suspended for weeks at q time.
D0sons Of mining camps Are still cut OF from
tho world, and some OF them will not be opened
ND for month to cone. Al many OF these the
sapp,ies arc running abort, and. unless relief
oopaes soon. there will be great suffering. Tho
last storm was tho widest Of the entire winter.
Moro than eighteen inches OF snow fell on
iovei This has bcen piled M In the cahons to
the depth OF 100 feet In some places. Every
body who ventures out does on snow shoes.
The I0ecnt slides have caused q stampede OF
miners and others from exposed points. but
there are many camps In the mountains which.
hsleagucrcd by driits. arc Ia Ignorance OF tho
devastation wrought elsewhere. and efforts
have boon made by several hardy adventurous
70 give them warning
The early winter was 30 pleasant that hum
drods Of men. disregarling tho advice OF old
sottlois. remained In tho mountains. Tho fate
ofsOme OF these Is arsndy known. AS toothcrs
there II great and increasing anxiety. The
men who have been securing tho country on
snow shoes. riding on avaianches and aiding
down glistening mountains of Ice have some
strange stories to toll Of their experiences. At
Crested Butte. Irwin. ana oil surrounding
places tke snow lies ten to sixteen feet deep on
level bv actual measurement. Two story
dwellings nre buried to the roofs and in nu-
mcrous instances 1t has bccn found necessary
to piece out chimncys with SECTIONS OF stovo
pine Tho people have tnnneiled out rs best
s ssaa Sa snt l aoss hs soa
f%s sSriaso with shove ' II hand, and al,
aud oponiGx up holes for tho windows
ss!s nSsSi % Sl snSW sfsirwsEE lent 4
Getting the pitch Of his steps to suit him. lie
With the shovel. and. With the aid 81 small
pieces OF wood which servo to protect each
harder n" With sss a out Of ' lis ho%s
man hns but 70 climb to tho, surface OF the
sS den ~ sm1, nd ~ s Tay
a" city y which cuts ns pig figure on tho
,9ap rs Denver does SSnsss at THIS moment 2;
snow. That Is tho w"yit looks to newcomer.
While tho creator pnrt Of the snow las bcen
examinations ON the mountains which hang
fierce gale @ got them in motion. Ineipient
do. started ont from Crested Butte y few days
tains., They knew Of several men who had
stayed IN their cabins n and they wore curious
Thomas. All adventurous fellow. who knows
0verS inch OF the country between Salt Lake
%ndf sd inos %ars h' h At "cs
claim last fail nothing was to be seen but the
nsss s snow ho ;h wo Carried nS
without striking bottom. and by careful ealcila-
ten Lent, tloy came 10 the conclusion that tho snow
Mthey wore not mistaken In their bearings. 1t
isnrolabIe tina, the miners arc buried In their
thny came unexpectedly upon column ot
smoke curling up arraron,ly from the snow.
tho snow but ~ they aprroacGed nearer ' they W
saw that hoo or two had beeh dug above what
a ssen came
Within an Inch or two OF tho surface q tho
S s Shsh .ss ssG liz MAS srd&
sesnd whls IN 'i' Hence tSo much .%rnrsssd
u the e hoe @'" m"as aboso The
windows and peered down. It, was useless
d
1 esS snnW ae s ~s as Il ssses Ny gu,
Thomas remarked that there, must l,o son.-
body anssr them; SIs he you'd DO SGT down for
Here's re smoke sinck. said he: pointing
s sagan Inc ystery % 500 + I inv
Say. YOU! where arc 20 2" 49,
2 H"fhG str ssa da ans came tho answer
Where ri screamed Car his iace sroyns
..ht the front door" was tho reply from up
the on Es Ss Eoas 81 S% not finish Nj,
pshe soss f" ad ses " th ls
front door" It was down the mountain. side
sGy MSa cny "p soT pn But ns d
thcneht OF searching for tho entrance to tho
ss Ro 50 dsr far Mss d TO
about four foot hixh BY three iset wide. and on
found Snowy SsynE nSf. ead
iIs In 70 the house. Hall way in they met ono mo
MS 9 iSs s6 S sd o
hey lad on .rnx as
tpIb III. snow around their house, they con;
Gap Thomas tried to induce the mon to leave
sethas that he could say would change their heir
g.. m mill do down here under this
iumpsr's xoln' to catch on during our absence"
Nv. .hsJ1 Nsa ssSs e a., o s as .S
ns & With nrsS or four
alter s saa Slide
himself on tho mountain sido for about two
dro camp that he Was not killed outright. lie
was showing q party Of friends tho exact noint
when In some way he lost his balance and foil:
The snow was hard and slippery. and no rolled
mnrkably steep and smooth surface. no shot iko
m narrow out OF sight down tho mountain. The
boys followed him down. taking care to go BY Il
little iess direct route than that which DO had
taken. and found him lodaed In the top OF tree
tomloss SHOWS. Hewas bleed ling at the n lose. and
bis brenth came short: but aside from seyera!
much. His pride had received n shock how
syel, from which Y will never recover.
No tenderfoot." he says. could have done
that act any Quickern did"