The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-07
THE SNOW CURE.
Ganada's Climate for Caring Chronss
Cases-Sn0wed Up i'll Manitoba.

Fanaaas Climate for Caring Chron;s
Cases-SnOwed Up i'll Manitoba.
wv. George Beers in The Centurv.l
Ii is by no means every delicate person
who should make Canada his winter resort:
but it is well known that our winters have
cured chronic cases for which Colorado and
Florida were alone supposed to be beneficial.
Every winter numbers resort to Montreal.
Quebec, Hall ak, AMI Winnipeg for no other
reason than that for which they once went
to tropical climates know patients who
were regularly sent to Bermuda and the
West Indies and others to such winter eli
mates as Nice, without mora than temporary
benefit, who were completely cured by the
outdoor lie OF our Montreal and Quebec
winters.
Two years ago we hal an exceptionally
severe winter in Manitoba Its severity and
Peculiarities were precisely the same in Da-
kota and Minnesota. l was en- route from
Brandon to Winnipeg, distance of $50
mites by rail- AMI was caught in snow
blockade which lasted eight days, and kept
Us in a situation not likely again to occur.
The storm was so severe that relief trains
could not leave Winnipeg, and a couple Of
u.s. who had the long snow shoes used on the
prairies, tramped to and from farm-houses
a couple of miles distant for provisions for
the passengers The snow plows were Of no
Use, and in desperate attempt to cut away
through the drifts the engine jumped the
track and came to grief. The train was
pulled back from the debris by an engine in
the rear, and the next morning we found
ourselves separated from the wreck by deep
drifts, some of them fifteen feet high.
Night after night passed; the coal and
wood ran short; two of the cars were aban-
dune1 by the passengers, and, to economiz9
tua1 we were crowded into the two remain
ing cars. The sleeping accommodation i'm
provised was very amusing Fancy roos.-
ing two III a single scat, with your knees
doubled up to your chin; OF proppel on top
OF tle back Of the seats, which were turned
up and brought together SO as to form a sort
OF double deck. Shovclers had been working
day and night, but there were too few; and
at last the passengers went to work, and
from a. N until : p IN, pitched the snow
with might and main, and succeeded in
clearing the track. In order to pass the OBJ
stacles Of the wrecked engine, we raised old
rails, got ties and laid n new sije-tracl on
the hard snow, and our cars were safely
showed forward Shoyciers from Winnipe :
had succeeded, with the snow-plow, in reach
Ing Us, and We were soon on our way.
The effect Of this exposure upon the health
Of many OF the passengers was remarkably
good Ohe clergyman who had como out
from England for some affection OF the
throat yas determined to do his share of tie
shoveimg. He had very thin noocasins on
hls ieet, and during the day, as there was 6
warm wint, they were wet through lie
ncgeg expected to sea England again, huj
t'tGt naa days work cured him etIe:ually
hs.et persons suffering from throat ana
.4a- affections have not since bean troubled
O;e would suppose TIL conditions were Just
taosa To- prlvo1a illness but the very reverse
va She case.