Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-31
THE OREGON ROAD.
Latest from the Situation in the MouI
tains of Siskiyou,


tains of Siskiyou.
DELTA, January 30th-Your correspond
ent left Kennel on foot this morning and
started up the road to where the work
train with 100 men were busy clearing
away the immense slide which had rolled
down from the mountain side on to the
track. After walking about mile and
half the train was reached, and in about
half hour afterwards the mud was shoveled
from the track, and the train, which was
drawn by two engines-one having pilot
plow-proceeded up to within a mile above
Morley station, where the next slide was
encountered.
A mass of rock and adobe had slid from
in the center of this mass was the hugh
stump and root of an oak tree, so large that
the men could not move it, but by the use
of chains and ropes the engines succeeded
in removing the obstruction and rolling it
down into the river.
The men then went to work with shoyels,
but in a short time were called 10 dinner.
1t was an amusing sight to see the work
men drop their tools and rush pell-mell
back to where the cars were in which the
tables were spread. Your correspondent
was invited to dinner, and enjoyed q SUBJ
stantial meal.
After dinner the men again went to
work, and by 4 o'clock all the debris was
shoveled from the track and the train pro-
ceeded upward above Elmire. Men were
found repairing the tunnel, which is l $50
feet in length, and this occasioned a stop
of over half an hour.
A start was again made, and nothing
more impeded progress until the train
reached point about a mile from Delta.
Here rock was struck on the track before
the engineer could see it in time to stop,
put on so quickly in both engines that the
train was broken in two.
number of men on two fiat cars which
were being pushed ahead of the front en-
CINE were tumbled over one another, but
no serious accident occurred.
AT 5:45 this evening the work-train
reached Delta, and the crew will remain
here over night. There are said to be but
two slides between here and Dunsmuir
and the train will probably reach that place
tomorrow night.
The snow at this place has reached a
depth of about two feet, and the hills all
the way up from Kennel are spotted with
the beautiful. Your correspondent will re-
main here over night.
had the good fortune tonight to meet
c. G. White of Redding, who has just ar
rived here from Dunsmuir, having footed
it all the way, distance of twentv-six
miles. Mr.. White made the trip from
Sisson to Dunsmuir on snow. shoes, and
started from The latter place this morning
for here, where he arrived late this even
ing.
Upon being questioned by your reporter
Mr.. White stated that between this place
and Dunsmuir there are over dozen land
slides. Most of these are small but a large
slide has occurred about three miles south
distance of forty feet, and in some places
reached depth of twenty feet.
A work train and crew of 100 men are
making their way to this place, and at last
accounts had reached the large slide just
mentioned. When Mr.. White reached
Sims, in the afternoon to-day, the pillow
was found working its way down, but
there will be little occasion for it TO come
below Sims, as the snow on the track is of
no consequence.
Mr.. White learned before leaving Duns-
muir that Mr.. Pratt, Assistant Superin-
tendent of the railroad, was about three
miles above that place and pushing north.
Slides, however, had occurred in front and
to the rear of his train, and shovelers were
at work removing the Instructions.
The weather has been cloudy here all
day, but it is clear to night.