Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
DRIFT AND DELUGE,
A Bad State of Affairs in the
Bleckaded Districts.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC PARALyzED
The Central Pacific Tracks Tempo.
rarily Open, but Fresh Snow
Drifting In.
Associated Press Dispatches to THE HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to THE HERALD.
SACRAMENTO, February 2O.-The
cyclone and rotary plows have at last
broken the new blockade on the Sierra
Nevadas, and if no more deep snow
drifts upon the track trains will again be
running within twenty-four hours. Al
number of east-bound passengers, who
had been delayed at Colfax, returned to
Sacramento tonight, and will proceed
eastward by the southern route. One OF
the esst-bound trains which has been on
the road five days, succeeded in reach
ing Truckee today. No trains will be
sent out until all the rails have been
Hanged out in order to insure safety.
SHOWING ALL NIGHT.
DUTCH FLAT STATION, CAL, February
20.-It showed steadily since last night
until noon today, when it broke away fer
about two hours, but tonight it is snow
ing hard, with indications of continuing
all night. People are kept busy keeping
the snow off their buildings. Woodmen
and miners living out of town are COM
ing in on snow shoes, as they are out of
provisions. The railroad is open between
Emigrant Gap and Truckee. Train No.
of the 18th will reach Truckee tonight.
The outfit train is stuck between Blue
canon and Emigrant Gap.
| THE NEW SNOW HARD TO COMBAT.
SAN Francisco, February 20.-In the
Sierras snow fell steadily last night, and
early this morning the new snow meas
ured twenty-five inches on the level at
Blue caiion. 1t fell on the Central over.
land line all the way from Auburn to
Truckee, and more is still coming down.
In spite of all efforts the snow plows
were impeded so that trains could not
get through. West bound passengers on
trains due here yesterday and today are
held at Truckee, and the outlook is that
if they get here by noon tomorrow they
will be doing well. The east.bound
train of Tuesday was at Summit at noon
today. 1t was expected at Truckee to-
night, and then the west bound trains
will be started moving. Last nights east
bound overland is held at Colfsx. No
trains were sent out today by the Gem
tral route. The difficulty is due to the
new snow piing in the cuts where the
old snow is thirty or forty feet high in
some places, so that push plows have no
opportunity to turn the snow to one side.
The steam plows are working effectively.
East of Truckee to Reno the track is
easily kept clear. No trains will be sent
into the mountains until all is clear.
| BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Dispatches received at Fourth and
Townsend streets this morning stated
that the estbound train, which should
have arrived in this city last evening, is
held at Truckee. The wires are do wn
beyond Cisco, and how matters stand
from there on is not known. The east
bound train which was held for time
at Colfax yesterday, managed to work it's
way up to Cisco, although snow was falI-
ing fast and furiously. This morning al
z 80 it left Cisco for Truckee, but whether
it has made the trip or not ia not known,
owing to the failure of the wires.
Secretary Richardson stated this morn
ing: affairs are very bad indeed; with
tremendous work of plows we are able to
move trains little each day; but If the
storm keeps up it is impossible to deter.
mine just how serious the result may
be.'
LOS ANGELES LINE BLOCKED.
There is landslide at Martinez which
has covered the track 80 as to make il
limpassable, and the Los Angeles express
which was dispatched last night, had to
go by way of Niles and Livermore, and
the Southern train which came in this
morning, travelled over the same route
The removal of the slide will take but
short time, however With the large
force of men at work it is thought it will
be clear this evening.
THE DoNAHUE ROAD.
On the Donahue read running tc
Ukiah, workmen have cleared the land.
slide away at tunnel No. 6, one and one
half miles north of Coverdale, and now
passengers can 90 through to Ukiah by
travelling about two miles on hand car
TRAINS AT RENO.
RENO, New, February 20.-This after
noon No. 3 mail train, which left San
: Francisco on Monday night, arrived al
, Reno. 1t had been detained on the
mountain for sixty hours. Superintend-
ent Fillmore reports that it will be
thirty-six or forty hours before any other
trains are liable to get through between
Emigrant Gap and Alta. There are now
| four trains at Reno, and another will be
, in tomorrow morning from the east All
Of them will be held here until the
mountains are clear. The barometer is
low and the outlook is not very encour.
aging.