Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-02-04

for them to run very fast backwards
The various hotels in CowR were in
vaded and a lunch for 15e men was
rapidly gotten together. Sons OF
! the drummers came down aud Sc
cnred a collation. for their friends
| When all were in readiness the
train ran rapidly back to
THE TRENCHES.
Night had now come on and the
moon was shining in the thin air
brightly. The boxes of TODD were
carried all along the line and each
man received his portion. They
gathered in little punches all along
for nearly quarter of mile, mum
Ching their sandwiches and sIpping
some good bracing stimulant. The
scene was as weird and uncunny as
ever was witnessed and has no
parallel in the history of the V. q
L. The white snow glistened and
cleaned in the moon light and all
along the dark figures Of men stand
ing or sitting on the snow, their
shevels lying lcle for the first time
since IL O'Clock. The huge drifts
and piles of heaped sp snow, the
face OF the wall all along the trench
and the glittering rails wherever
they were uncovered, made a scene
never to be forgotten by those who
witnessed it. About 10 O'Clock the
work bad progressed so far that the
pillow could finish it and they began
BUTTING THE DRIFTS.
This work was watched with
more interest than anything during
the trip. 1t was a sight rever to
be forgotten, and these who were
fortunate enough to secure passage
on the snow pillow have seen some
thing that is not to be laughed at.
Through the kindness of Mr.. Ard
cry the APPEAL reporters were al
lowed to occupy comfortable posi-
tons on the snow plew engines, and
had an excellent view OF the scene.
The first drifts to amount to any
thing that the engineers thought it
safe to butt, were encountered at
the Mills station switch. At this
point the drifts were from two 10
five feet deep, and the engines were
detached from the tive fiat cars
carrying the shovelers. The drifts
could plainly be seen 500 yards
ahead, and the fire boxes were
crammed full of wood to keep up
the enormous pressure on the pis-
tons. The engineers and firemen
stood ready to jump to their posts
at the slightest warning, with the
regulation look of determination,
and the throttles were gradually |
pulled open wider and wider.
With almost human energy the
great black monsters bent to their
work faster and faster they went,
'ocking and groaning under the
strain. When the drifts were
cached the speed of the engines
vas sufficient to take away the
breath. Tbs locomotives labored
md clanked, the steam Missed like
orne mad animal, and thel snsw
,low seemed to bend her head
learer the track. With a rear she
buried her nose into the drift and
he stream of snow shot upward
nd over the fences Oh the side of
he track. The engines recoiled for
second and pushed forward with
very inch of the machinery under
terrible strain. Clouds of pow
erred snow and ice flew past the
abs of the engines and into the
Flndows. The fences along the
rack were laid in the snow with
rash, but still the great steam
erses bent to their work at the
ommand of the engineers. and
norted out their victory as they
hot onto the clear track.
New drifts could be seen ahead
nd the speed of the engines was
lcreased. Drift after drift was
lus shot into space, fence after !