The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-01-18
22,DAYS In A SNOW DRIFT.
TWO UNITED STATE COMMxsSTONERs
DUO OUT IN OREGON

TWO UNITED STATES COMMKSSIONERs
DUO OUT IN OREGON
4enater Alex. Ne Doaa,a ana ma VITA n
Wheeler Got Back 60 Tsvwu WITH the IgsIs
OF snow PieugAs and Blastins Powder
Alexander Mcdonald, formerly Senator
from Arkansas. and De Witt O. wheeler for.
merly Police Commissioner In New York
were appointed Commissioners. in Noyembc,
last. by President Arthur. to examine and "a.
port on the recently completed section OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad between the Colum.
Din River and Satas. In Montana. They loft
this city on Nov 90 and have Just got back, after
having been showed In 20 days on tho Oregon
hallway and Navigation Company's road nea,
Portland. Oregon. In Seattle. on Puget sound
they gathered roses and ripe blackberries and
strawberries on Dec /.
1t began showing on the 18th. and kent on
showing on the 14th. 10Th. and 10th, by which
time thoy had returned to Portland, On tho
10th Senator Mcdonald. Mr.. Wheeler, Senator
II. b. Langdon OF Wisconsin, and Gen. A. An.
dorson. the chief engineer OF the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation Company. took possession
OF the parlor car Yellowstone. the private car
OF President Harris. The car was hitched to
the rear OF freight train going east. The
railroad runs from Portland to Wallulu vhere
Il connects with the Northern Pacific Railroad,
Ihey passed the Montnomah Falls, 500 feet
high. and had lust passed Bonnivlile, forty.
stuck IN a, snow DRIFT. II could not get ahead.
aha 10, lacked down to Bonniyille. which Is only
camp, of 100 railroad section men. The CAS-,
cade Locks were four miles east and another
miles further east. was stuck the west. bound
PASSENGER train the story OF which was told in
The snow continued to fall heavily all the
ann, and II was plain that thcre was little hope
OF getting through for some days. There were
be 10
thing There We're besides some eight or ten
what happened and he read 1t to a sun re-.
porter last evening. with running comments:
BY Telegraph Learns. 10 n 1 w aaa down the Zig,
force tlsit w s,,ii through from Portland.
MIR say g4 rss az
country AVN VIC surrounding
II The ,S Chinemen had run, out, of provisions.
Donald and his companions were ' unable abb ITO 10
anmter y named Perry, taught them various
Yakima CITY saying that the road cI there 'r Was
ready for inspection. but 1t might as we'll have
been been IN Ualcnstap' so far as the Commissioners
Dee 2-S,ili sn0winS Provisions getting
GOT 81 xs o GU" wish ' %
Dee 2s snow ceased in tho morning. but began again
sae rsek f AZ srs ss and got s
aud blankets We're taken from car and az
Dec s"Siih " Say in .n. snow prison. pro.pse, no,
"on this day." said Senator Mcdonald
most distressing news was received from tho
west bound passenger train which was showed
ssd ehsrea T. sha
for want Of food. We were full OF sympathy.
hut Ssy had SsS Of e % u Ssr ss
Il s charge Of works a
pounds Of bacon or Hour. This was taken nT from
the stores Of the Government contractor. The
train ut tho Locks wore slaughtered, and the
meat was sent ON in the saino way"
Of # asa Ssa ~
PORT understand that Of them had very
PEI: sps , No new. from home in .l.ys.
ns e ,ss s a. and that seven hundred
Dec. 27-snowng very heavily.
r ps ny s. 'a by engine
saS @ asy s.
sps,eh from portland that there no hope Of GU,
sb Den cut n III or the ,., time ana
Tie s 1as SSd
s ss ss' n q. G" ahs ss rises an.
assfsf
iiesnr aSs men for hs r stSs
OF he imprisoned trans Io-uay lie u thirty miles cas-
Dee. si,1,snowins again. Very cold. Buckley on,
through VT Received despatch from homo. All well
nnis whisky and sa. up ali night
dra JAM to I've ,s % for twenty days
s Ss exSsHst se Is s miles
'5s n" tsSH f Showing and ens
,S. saet, sSs &c n sna
s st sse sss sy va 10
s &
and sish.sSa S , @ asa
Ing al sIcnr the li"s oSi"s as:snso sf.ss
win IA" a IN 'Sosk mi; e ,s r. spS. vino
Sws s.sss ,ha ,aS.sad: shovel
a 1unns
came .,t,esn niles over the snow in sleigh aud brought
Jan: SR,ined al night Several men hur. b,
Il, now begins TO look as II we might get
out" Senator Mcdonald wrote on Jan. o. "A
train from tho east has Just passed US. and
boy men are working between bonneville and
jan left ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cascade Locks and
rah poles e, ana S @s s the s.6s stacks o. M loco
1y.. win T ss% IA m MlSs
Farewell farewell, n long. u last farewell.
ra1s .,d ana "a i lons s'I .snrIoy,,,o
And Cascade water Oluc,
Az along The line could the relief felt by tht
settlers They were smiling and happy. We arrived a
Wb!u.u that night aI were transferred TO uen Ander
sons car. the Montana.
Jan. STARVED ut faNcma CITY. Inspected the new
section
Jan. 0.--I.prt for ST. Helena.
The two Commissioners then came homo AZ
fast as possible, md arrived in New York or
Friday night. They say they cannot thank Con
If 1t hadn't been for tho Northern Pacific
people we'd no in that snow drift now" sale
Senator Mcdonald last night. Solid ict
formed over the tracks and Buckley had t
blast II out with powder to get to III"
To AID Unfortunate snie.women.
1t Is proposed to hold n fair 20 raise funds Il