Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-01-25
WESTERN WEATHER.

Trains Tied Up. Wire Connections
Closed. Seven Feet of Snow.
ST. Paul, MINI, January pa heavy
storm accompanied by a snowfall and
regular blizzard is raging throughout the
northwest.
CHIcAGo.-The snow blockade in the west
and northwest is one of the most complete
on record. Not only has travel become an
Impossibillty on many western divisions of
the Central Pacific and Northern Pacific,
but every through telegraph wire is down
on both these routes.
The only means of telegraphic communi-
cation with the Pacific coast is by the indl-
rect route of the southern Pacific.
Washington and Oregon are shut off from
communication with the entire world, eX-
cept by one little zig-zag wire that still ticks
feebly between San francisco and Port
land.
On the Central Pacific there are 1,5OO men
at work, but as the snow is seven feet deep
on the level and fethomleSs in the cuts, the
work of clearing the track while the snow
falls is tremendous labor.
On the Northern Pacific there is a COM
plete snow blockade at Slsson's, near Mount
Shasta.
The only unobstructed road now is the
Atlantic q Pacific, but as this depends on
the Southern Pacific connections between
the Mohave desert and San Francisco, and
on the washout Southern Pacific line be-
tween Los Angeles and San Francisco,
travel on that may also be delayed at any
moment, as 1t has been raining heavily in
southern California for days past, while
Western Union advices are to the effect that
snow is still falling throughout the north
and west.
DENVER, CoLo.-The snow blockade on
all the roads in this part of the country
| ~ LIZ I---1 l.
Central Pacific since Thursday, or over the
Oregon Short Line for six days.
Stockmen say half the cattle and sheep
in the state will perish. Sparks and 1innin
in southern Idaho have lost 5000 head of
cattle. Reports from the Cuin river section
Stockmen in that country say four fifths of
of the live stock have persisted or will per-
ish,
Four hundred west-bound passengers are
side tracked at Baker City on the Oregon
Short Line, ava ting the opening of the
the blpckace. They have now been accu-
mulating for six days.
SAN FRANc1soo.--At Truckee the snow is
eight to twenty feet deep. The railroad
company has several hundred men at work
| shoveling east of the town. The pillow was
only able to go mile out when it stuck
with ten engines. The shovelers were called
to the rescue, where, after several hours
WOLk1 aug tnem out 80 Jney cOulo reGurn'
The report that snow bound passengers
are suffering for want of food is denied by
the railroads. Abundance of food IS sup
Piled them, and trains are at no point where
| it would be impossible to reach them. EX-
psrienced men on snow shoes are constant
ty on the road between Colfax and the de-
| layed trains, packing fresh beef and other
necessaries. A large number of cases of
influenza are reported, bit the sufferers are
| kept warm and receive medical aid prompt
| ly.
Trains on the California and Oregon are
showed in without fool or water.
PORTLAND, ORrGoN.-No through trains
arrived at Portland from San Francisco or
left for that point for nearly week past.