Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-08
invalid, Francis NJ. Johnson. Corvallis
Isaac Bumgardner, Deer Island.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING.
Men, Cattle and Sheep Perishiug in
Snow-Storm in New Mexico,

/ Men, Cattle and Sheep Perishiug in a
Snow-storm in New Mexico.
DENVER (Col.), November 7th-A Re
publican special from Clayton, n. M, says
| Unless the snow-storm which has been
raging for eight days comes TO an end soon,
next summer will show country covered
with the dead bodies of animals as thickly
as was the old Santa Fe trail in the Co.'S
The depth OF the snow is not less than
| twenty-six inches on the level, and in
many places it has drifted two feet higher
When the storm struck this section seven
large herds of cattle, numbering from 400
to 1000, were being held near this place,
awaiting shipment to Eastern markets
The rain of a week ago Wednesday was
| followed Thursday morning by billiards.,
| snow and sleet, which sent the herds in a
southerly direction.
In vain did the already half frozen cow
boys try to check the march of the herds.
They went through the increasing storm
until finding it utterly impossible to hold
the cattle the boys rode aside and let them
pass. and nearly dead rode their exhausted
horses into the canyons or partially shell
tered places, where they passed many
hours of misery without food or fire.
Two of the cowboys drifted into can
yon where they found cedar tree with
fire with this. During the second night
one of their horses died from the cold, and
having nothing to eat the men cut pieces
OF flesh from the dead animal which they
warmed and ate without salt.
After remaining there sixty hours thev
started out, and after much suffering and
indescribable hardships from their weak
ened condition they managed to reach a
ranch thirty miles away, where they were
cared for.
Five cowmen are known to have been
frozen to death-H. Miller, John Martin,
Charles Jolly and two unknown.
Two men (sheepherders) have been found
frozen to death-one near Tramperos and
another on a small creek near town. Two
men coming in this morning reported the
drifts In some places seven or eight feet
high, in which were 100 dead stock, many
with only the head and horns above the
snow. In another drift thirteen were
counted, and in another ten. Some of
these were alive, but unable to move.
The Fright e. Prizon herds of sheep are
completely wiped out of existence, and the
range for thirty miles from town is covered
with their dead carcasses.
1t is estimated that 10000 sheep have
perished in this herd.
AT present 1t is impossible to estimate
INC huhuOCt Vi Cdltlc iOSti Dul II PROBABLY
will be in the thousands.
Every place of sheltering in the town is
being used as barns for snow w-bound horses.
The hay supply is nearly exhausted and
to-day 500 per ton was offered by stock
men and it was refused
at Texline, nine miles below Clayton
two passenger trains have been snow
bound for week and their provisions are
running out. The passengers have been
compelled to venture out in the storm and
kill cattle, the quarters of which were
taken into the cars and roasted. 1t is
thought snow plows will reach the i'm
prisoned trains tomorrow and release
them and the road opened in day or two.
The storm is by far the worst ever known
in New Mexico, and the exact loss of life
and property cannot at present be esti-