Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-26
FROM THE FRONT.
The Delayed Passengers at Cisco Still
Enjoying Themselves.
From the RECORD UNIONS Special Correspond

Inc LasetBScEe at OISCO
Enjoying Themselves.
From the RECORD UNIONS Special Correspond
ents
Cisco, January 25th.-At this writing
your correspondents are yet at this place
having deemed it imprudent to proceed to
Cascade, the operator there being dead and
no station agent has yet been sent there,
consequently 20 dispatch or information
could have reached you from that point.
Between Cascade and Summit, for a
stretch of nearly two miles, the snow is
piled upon the track 10 some depth, and the
rotary is expected to clear it away.
After clearing this space the road will
then be opened to Truckee, and trains per-
mitted to move. Your correspondents pro-
pose to wait fer the push pillow and rotary
due here from Emigrant Gap this evening,
and proceed on them 10 Cascade, where the
fight will be made toward Summit The
snow-storm which we made mention of in
yesterdays report, continued here until y
O'Clock to-day.
At the hotel here men are engaged in
shoveling the snow from the roof.
The passengers here are beginning to
brighten up with the prospects of clearing
the road, ard no doubt this evening when
the rotary gets here if it does. great cheer
will go up as al Blue Canyon and Shady
Run.
The track in sheds between here and
Cascade is slightly covered with snow and
tie push plow Will be handy in making
the way clear.
THE PASSENGERS.
Your correspondents again visited the
snow bound travellers to-day, finding them
in the best of spirits. Many were engaged
in playing donlinoes, which were made cut
of bits of cardboard and marked in the reg
ulation manner. A number of cardboard
checker-boards we're also in view, giving
evidence that they were making the best of
the situation. The lady passengers, who
have been more closely confined TO the cars
On account o. drifting snow than the gen.
emep, seemed the most contented of all.
Among eonsignments to this train before
leaving San Francisco was a beautiful and
p-ecious bid Of freight, 5 years old, who is
being sent to his mother in New York. A
tag fastened to his breast reads:
Conductors and 7FageIiag Public: Kindly
care for and deliver Sammy Garlick to his
mamma. 757 Broadway, New York.
Theconductor and passengers know moth
ing of the little fellows history. All speak
in praise of him and are glad to care for him.
DR.. HIN Miner of Colfax, sent by the
Southern Pacific Company, arrived here at
noon to-day, walking eighteen miles
through the STOW drifts TO attend the
srow-bound passengers here vino are suffer
ing with slight colds, and also to attend
several snow-shoyelers who are ii. The
doctor made part of the trip late last night,
getting to Yuba Pass little before mid
night. 1t is expected that he will remain
until the blockade is completely raised.
Capt. W. r Knight, one of thecompany's
Oldest conductors, also came in tired and
footsore. He is sent by the railroad people
to grant extension of time on all limited
tickets, thus saving the passengers all an
noyance as they proceed on their journey
To-day while the snow was falling, one
OF your correspondents expressed desire
to get outside of the sheds on to some
point where the genuine mountain biz
zard could be witnessed TO advantage.
The station people referred him to place
called Lookout built for observation, a
short distance above the ticket Office, where
q fine view Of the mountain tops can be
had in clear weather, for miles.
LOOKING FOR BLIZZARD.
The correspondent at once set out for the
place. Upon arriving there he found that
a bank of snow stood in his way, but the
difficulty was soon removed, and an ascent |
made to the opening on top of the snow
she'd. Here he met with a more serious
obstacle, as the opening above the shed |
was covered by a knoll of snow rising about |
ten feet higher.
Returning TO the hotel he asked of Mr..
Davis, of the Western Union Telegraph |
Company, for the loan of pair Of snow
shoes. The request was kindly granted,
Is well as instructions how to fasten them |