Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-18
THE STORM KING.
HE STILL HOLDS THE FIELD AGAINST
ALL GoMERs.
Terrible snowstorms in the Sierra Nevada
and Shasta Mountains-snow-
Plows Shut In.

ana Still Inc storms on the Sierra
Nevada and along the Oregon road in the
Shasta Mountains continue. The snow
has fallen steadily since our last report,
and it has not been found possible to move
the blookaded trains, notwithstanding addi-
sional forces Of shoyelers are daily sent to
the front. The railroad company has now
close upon a thousand men employed along
the mountain divisions Of the Central Pa
cifc and California and Oregon roads, bat
Ting with the snowdrifts and endeavoring
to keep the roads open for traffic.
The storm has been the worst ever en-.
countered By the company, and to over
come its effects seems to be almost beyond
human power. Still, the officials of the
road have fought, and are still fighting, the
Storm King at every point, and they de-
clare that they will yet conquer, if human
energy and the best appliances of modern
times can accomplish that result.
Yesterday one of the old-styled snow
ploWs started 70 clear, the road from the
Summit to Truckee, but soon got into
bank OF snow and stuck there. Tie rotary
meantime, 10 release the pillow that was fast
in the snow near Blue Canyon. It was ex-
pected that the latter would be got out be-
fore dark.
THE SITUATION LAST NIGHT.
A RECORD UNION reporter called at the
railroad Office last night and learned that
all the trains on the hill were in the same
positions as announced yesterday. III the
ct1 L. H. s ~
said Train Dispatcher Jones, I'VE could
clear the road and get q train or two
through, but as fast as We throw the snow
off the wind drives more of It back sgain,
and the result is most exasperating.a
All Eastern trains which left here We'd
nesday are not yet as far as Blue Canyon.
The foremost is about two miles this side
of Blue Canyon, with one of the bucker
plows ahead of it.
This evening the plow was working hard
to clear the road through to the station,
and had about accomplished the task when
a huge snow-drift slid down upon the six
engines and ploT and literally buried the
whole concern. The other East.bound
trains are at Colfax.
The West-bound trains are at Emigrant
Gap, Truckee and Reno awaiting the clear
ing of the track.
The bucker pillow which started on
Thursday 10 clear the track at Tunnel No.
IL, between the Summit and Truckee, and
which got corrsled in the snow, is still
there. Another plow from the Wads-
worth Division started to help extricate the
blocked sEowthrower yesterday, but had
not got more than few yards out Of
Truckee when it, too, foundered in the
snow and was unable TO proceed.
Conductors report that the passengers in
the imprisoned trains are comfortable; and,
beyond the inconvenience Of delay, do not
complain.
The railroad company has established
provision car at Shady Run, and passengers
IN trains which cannot reach any station
are supplied therefrom.
Last night one hundred and fifty addi-
tionel men, equipped with shovels, were
sent TO the hill from this city. A carload
of provisions was also dispatched
The rotary plow, which mas worked dur
ing the whole winter with such good effect.
has encountered one unexpected difficulty.
In certain places where dry snow would
fall and afterwards wet, slushy snow slide
en- top of it, the pillow could not remove it
clean enough from the rail, and the result
is the engines working the plow are con-
stantly being derailed. This defect is also
more noticeable on the other plows.
Last nights East bound overland trains
which arrived here from San Francisco
were held here until this morning, when
the two trains will be united and sent up
the hill.
No trains have arrived here from Oregon
since the 10Th inst. Those headed in this
direction are detained at Ashland, and those
that have been sent up from this city are at
Redding.
Just before midnight last night trucks
were being loaded with vegetables, grocer
les and stoves at downtown houses, which
articles were TO be sent out on train then
being prepared to go to the relief of the
hungry snow-shovelers.
THE RIVERS BOOMING.
The river yesterday morning marked 10
feet, at noon it reached the 10 feet 6 inch
notch, and last night it was up to 90 feet
3 inches. This is clear rise of fifteen
inches in twelve hours.
Yesterday forenoon the American at Fol-
som reached its highest point for the season
PA feet-but had fallen somewhat at
noon.
Engineer Humbert said last night that
more water was pouring over the new dam
than ever before.