Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-02-18
THE STORM.
1T WAS THE WORST OF THE SEASON.

1T WAS THE WORST OF THE SEASON.
Some ii Inches Of Snow Fell, and
Drifted to all Points Of the Compass
Patients Treated by Telephone-No
Train Expected Before To- Morrow
The Scarcity Of Coal.
The snowstorm which set in early
Friday morning last, continued, with
scarcely any abatement, until last
evening, when it ceased. During that
time all of IA inches of new snow fell.
The storm was at its worst Saturday
night, when pedestrian could hardly
see 20 yards ahead OF him-so thickly
was the snow falling. Any one un-
lucky enough to be out on the country
roads while the storm prevailed, must
have lost the way and persisted, for it
was one of those bewildering storms
that turn one about until he scarcely
recognizes a single landmark. The
weather was quite warm, however;
and anyone out that did not perish
owes his life to this circumstance.
From early yesterday morning the
snowballers were out in force, ard
scarcely any passer-by escaped.
''Lights'' were broken in the new bak-
cry, in the courthouse windows, and
elsewhere, and the sport was thus
stopped. Many roofs were cleared of
snow, the shovel brigade reaping a
rich harvest at 81 per hour. The can
vas of the big tent adjoining Bender
& Lockman's butcher shop gave way,
and all the snow on one side of the
roof fell in on the goods stored there,
which belonged to T. H. Brew, but
did no great damage.
All the roads out of Haley were
blockaded, and no stages got into
Haley from anywhere. During the
, day Mr.. Baker and another man
: started for Bellevue on a bob, and
returned late in the afternoon with
three passengers. In the morning a
:. six-horse sleigh started light to break
the road for the stage to Ketchum
a The latter started behind, with foul
. horses, but it did not reach ketchun
until 4 o'clock; neither did the stage
= that left Ketchum, reach HALEY.
From Bullion MIR. WEIGH attempted
x to leave for Haley; but he soon re
i turned to town, as it was impossible te
travel. At Bullion there were three
!. snowslides yesterday. The first wal
on Wall street, down tho north slope
!, Of the hill on which the Idahoan mine
:. is located. 1t stopped in the rear o
Mr.. Gregory's house. Tie second OF
h the same slope and hill, was stopped
d by Mr.. Bradley's house. No damage
! in either case. The third came dow
Bullion gulch, scattering the edge o
u the Bullion mine dump, but doing n
e other damage. The canyon is, how
It ever, a succession of snowslides. /
gang of men started from Bullion thi
?, forenoon, to open the road.
a In the meantime, the onl y means {
:. communication with either Bellevue
!. Bullion, or ketchum has been by tele
% phone. At Bullion Henry Mahlstedt
e. child is i'll with fits, and Thoms
ID Donly, miner employed in the Ma,
4 flower mine is dangerously i'll of pne,
v monia. Drs. Miller and Brown wei
y. called for, but the latter is at Shoshor
&c aud the former was unable to leav
a He therefore prescribed by telephon
But both patients are much better t.
n dav.
uC Train iclt uCIC dllS
IN noon, ran down toward Silver Cree
re but was compelled to return to Bell
ne vue, where it lay at noon to-da
al awaiting the opening of the road /
ne the snow plows are said to be on Il
y" main line of the Union Pacific, tryil
. to keep that road open, it may
ut some days before any can be SPAR
ar for the Oregon Short Line; and it
~, n therefore, hardly probable that ira
~ can get here before Wednesday.
The storm has caught number
consumers without coal, and sevel
Of these are compelled to burn wo
;.l in their stoves. If the weather e.
IN. much colder considerable suffer-
tn. will be the consequence. There g
his three carloads at the depot here, /
asst the company refused the offer made