Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-01-02

from Eden yesterday. opened the road
through, and the Sioux Falls train Of
last night was not much late.
The Northwestern train from Chicago
reached Missouri Valley yesterday, fifty
minutes late. and most of
the time was made up
by the Pacific train which got in Just
after noon.
The Nebraska division OF the Sioux
City and Pacific was blocked yesterday,
bnt it is expected to have il opened to.
day.
The Nebraska division of the st. Paul
and Omaha was badly showed in. The
Ponca train Of Tuesday afternoon stuck
in drift three miles this side of Poncs,
remaining there until yesterday noon.
1t was got out then, showed on to Ponca,
and returned to. this city at 5 p. m. At
Simonds' siding, near Emerson, q freight
engine got off the track early in the
storm, and with the snow and cold it
was not possible to get it back until
yesterday afternoon. This blocked both
the Norfolk and Omaha lines, but they
would have been snow blocked anyway,
It was expected last evening to have
both these lines cleared early to-day.
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at 4. p. m. yesterday, was laid up at st..
James, and no trains came in on that
line. A little after noon Superintendent
Spencer. who happened to be in the city
when the storm came, left on double
headed train, following snow-plow.
This strong outfit pushed through two
drifts without much trouble and the
road is probably cleared when this
meets the readers gaze. This morning's
train from st. Paul is to be IN on time.
On the illinois Central no trains were
running west of Storm Lake. The Sec
tion men and q snow-plow or so were
clearing the track, and through trains
are promised to-day.
The blizzard of itself was not so much
trouble to the roads directly as in this !:
1T has SO filled the cuts and drifted the
tracks that hereafter during the winter
even moderate prairie zephyr will be
sufficient to obstruct travel.
In the city the storm and the cutting
cold wind that followed, postponed ali
business or outdoor labors in the city.
There were drifts on the streets and on
sidewalks. The street cars did not run.
The sidewalks on some OF the residence
streets are impossible. On the business
streets enough shovelling has been done
to allow pedestrians to pass. For 9
short storm there was lots of it.
AT VARIOUS DAKOTA POINTS.
Huron, D. T., Dec. 31-Yesterday wal
the widest day of the winter. A high
wind filled the air With snow ell day.
The mercury was below zero all day
and business was nearly suspended
The wind has ceased and it is mildel
tonight.
Sioux Falls, Dec. 31-A strong wint
last night drifted the snow and packet
it hard. There were no trains in or ou
of the city. The temperature va
i fifteen below during the night, and fv
ST. Paul, Dec. s1-The storm whic
ragged in Minnesota and Dakota las
night gave place this morning to cleare
colder weather, with high wind. 81
to eight inches of snow fell, and severa
night trains wese delayed. Reports re
ceived from railroads Offices this mornin
show clear, cold weather on all the line
OF road. Trains on the Northern Pacifi
and Manitoba roads arrived nearly O
, time, and those on the Minneapolis an
st. Louis and Milwaukee and st. PAT
we're delayed but an hour or two. tt
outgoing train on the Omaha road
blockaded at st. James, and the il
coming train on the same road abou
twelve hours late, The storm seems t
have been worst in the northern part {
the state.
NEWS FROM THE MOUNTAINS.
Denver, Dec. 3l-The weather repol
} from the mountains shows that the sno
> storm has entirely subsided, but it
intensely cold. In many places th
8 thermometer twenty-four below, an
: growing colder. Marshall pass ls sti
open. Salt Lake trains are makir
schedule time. The blockade on Il
high line to Leadville has been raise
. and no very serious Inconvenience an
. where has resulted from the recel
/. storms. An unimportant blockade is sti
/ reborted on the Conjose range and Bit
river branches, but it is expected th
with two days Of fair weather ever
road in the state will soon be in fu
onorotiop