New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-21
PACIFTC ROADS BLOCKED.
HEAVY SNOWFALLS IN THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST.
TELEGRAPH WIRES DOWN IN ALL DIRECTIONS
-wASHOUTS on THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
A BLIZZARD ~ MINNESOTA

Denver. Jan oO-Thc snow blockade on all ROADS
In this part Of the country continues No ua'"'
have left ogden on the Central Pacific since Ihur'
day, nor on the ogden short Line Tor SIN nay =
Twenty seven relief engines were sent ont from sta
tions the Central Pacific yesterday, and to-day
were stack in drifts The Central Pacific ordered ono
OF the screw snow pougs from the East and 1t Is sac
tracked at sherman Word came tonight that there
was no assurance Of getting this plough before June
A dispatch from Reno says that the storm cndcu
there lat night that socmen say that half the cattle
and sheep in the State Will perish sparks "
Tennin, in southern Idaho. have lost 1000 Ac'd Oh
cattle. Reports from Quinn River, In Idaho arc tiia
all the stock there will die
A train that left here for san Francisco on Friday
went ont 10 Reno and returned last night The train
men reported the in the canons IN nevada IRON
thirty TO sixty feet deep StOcl1nen IN that country
say that four-ff rs of the stock have persisted OF
will perish. No such storm has been
known since the first white man penetrated these
mountains. George Grayson. wealthy stockman o
Nevada. is feeding twenty tons OF lmy daily ana says
that he will lose thousand fed cattle and all the Stocb
he has on the outside.
Four hundred wc,tbound passengers are sidctrachcd
at Baker city. on the oregon short Line. awaiting
the opening Of the blockade. II j. thought that the
blockade will bc raised Tuesday. The passenger
are getting anxious and accommodations arc poor
several snow poughs are at work from both ends OF
at Red Jacket Mountain. Cornuca-a, on saturday
destroying the buildings and tramvay at the mines
No lives were lost. Five engines undertook 10 WORN
their way 10 Reno, but were only able T. 90 one hI'
when they stopped for tcu hours IN a dHit
Five engines were sent ont 10 help Them. bnt they
were doomed tO tie same fate. Micr shoVcIhhH
snow for several hours they able - back up ~
Truckcc. West OF Tructcc affair are oven
worse. Passengers are held IN Blue Canon
snow plough pushed by FIVE entin"'
has been thirty-lN hours In tunnel.ing about
six miles from Tmckcc. Provisions FOR tram men
stuck i'm the drifts ard ut of arr carried to u'M
hy men ou snow,hoc, after being taken by sn""
plough west from TIuckcc As far ~ possible. I"'F'
engines and a snow plough were only able to 70 two
miles and then stuck fast in TIE inow' whl'h sceiN'o
to roll back upon them although the rotary pouSh'
throw snow thirty feet.
Ia tern people on their % California are no"
az 1uickcc enjoying California climate with ven
ccancc. snow sheds breaking down. rendering
it dangerous 10 use snow p!oushs. ." that sh''ei'
must do the work. Eleven hundred men reinforced
the gang in Blue Canon to-day. ON all the blockadel
line, passengers are being cared Tor al le cAPc"''
of the railroad company.
Chicago. Jan. 4O-Thc snow blockade IN the West
and Northwest is one Of the most complete on record
Not only ha> travel become an lmpo~-bulty ON the
Western divisions of the central and Northern IacIi''
lut the telegraph compGnic, are equal sufferers anu
every through wIrc is down on l'ih these r'n'>'
The only mean, Of telcgmuhc commune atom WIN
the Paclnc cpa>t now D., by tie indirect route ~ tH'
southern Pacific. Washington and '"son are shN'
Of from communication with the entire World WIN
the exception Of one little zie7as wire mat sun
tick, fccbly between san Francisco and Portland
ON the Northern Pacific there is ''hp'lr no"
blockade at Sl--ou's. near Mount >ha-tI ''l"h'
Fred CiocAcf. 0f lie southern Pblht Nho ""' -o'h-
north has been showed In there fof tar"t dh>' lh
special train. bat hope, t. get Odt TO n"Frp"-
he -.tIIl IlDr M
IN th" T,Aarhrpl Mountains hy Wa-H"ui-- ana i'N'h'
Los Aus,!,- the floods nave done murh damage.
81 Paul Mimi. Jan. co. heavy storm. accom-
uanied B.. a -lI.. -,t Ih about 10 p,l0'N lat hl-i
aud a ,gulA. blizzard i- o.. raging fhfo' -h"ui 'ir
Northwest a- Ncf there la- bc.r u' interruption 'i
railroad tr,fc or t'c-aphlr ''muln'Ail"n. hui INC
-torm &, very severe. lc'Wccr tv" aId -.N M,hr'
,f snow have fallen the lc. 90 ard TIC prevail ;
li.h winds have drlit-d u badly. 'pc'nilf lu tic
,outAwc. tern part oi thc state