Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-08
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
The Blockade on the Shasta Read Dis
appears Gradually.
TIE SHARON CASE AGAIN.
Suicide of Despondent Drummer
-Modesto's Fire-Bug to be
Tried Again.
TIE SHARON CASE AGAIN.
IsrzoA1 DISPATCHES TO THE RrooRD-u,uosl
BETWEEN TWO STATES.

The "Record-Union's" Special Corre-
spondent Pushing Onward.
From REcoRD-UNIoN's Special Correspondent
HoRSBRooK, February 7th.-Your special
correspondent left Montague early this
morning on section hand car and was
taken to Ager station, ten miles distant 1
had either to take this conveyance or walk,
and very readily decided to ride on the
hand-car, whose crew was composed of
three white men and three Cinnamon.
The rice to Ager was not as pleasant as
one might wish, as the morning was cold
and there was a heavy, biting frost
When Ager was reached, after ride Of a
couple of hours, your reporter made in
quiries at the telegraph office there and
learned that Superintendent Pratt, with his
outfit, was just above Coles. then imme-
diately set out on foot from Ager for Horn
brook, nine miles distant.
Evidences of the track having recently
been repaired were noticed about in many
places between these two stations, and
though the work has been done in sub
stantisl manner, the section men will again
go over it.
The Klamath River Mills, about three
miles south of Hornbrook, were closed
down on account of the recent high water
in the river, and parts Of the dam have
been washed away. The klamath river
was unusually high this winter and large
quantities of driftwood can be seen on the
high farm lands bordering on the stream.
The road is in good condition to within
about three hundred yards of the telegraph
Office here. At that point the track has
been washed ont by the high waters for
distance of three hundred feet. The bed of
the road is completely washed away, and a
gang Of men are at work on it, and new
track will be laid in day or so.
Word was received at the telegraph Office
here this afternoon that Mr.. Pratt had
reached Siskiyou Station, which is at the
summit of the Siskiyou Mountains.
Mr. Pratt's progress has been SO rapid,
considering the bad condition of the track
in that region, that be is deserving Of great
praise for his management. The work
train would not have been able to push
ahead so rapidly had not his excellent
management prevailed.
From station agent Fremon here your
correspondent obtained some information
regarding the condition of the road and the
progress that was being made by the work
ing crews at Tunnel 9. where two work
trains are located. Little headway is being
made in the big slide there, and the propo
sition is to transfer passengers at this point.
Only short distance would have to be
walked and passengers could be carried as
far as Dunsmuir.
Then, when the slides between Mott and
Dunsmuir are cleared, the road will be
open the whole length to Ashland.
Tonight Mr.. Pratt is at Siskiyou and he
expects to reach Ashland either tomorrow
night or Sunday morning.
A slide mile or so above Siskiyou is de-
tanning him.
The track has nearly been cleared so that
the snow-plow can go through, but fresh
dirt slides came down just before they
could pass by, and it is impossible to tell
how long it will detain them.
Men are at work tonight, and Ashland
will be reached in two days, or less time.
From Siskiyou TO Ashland it is seven
teen miles. Several fills have sunk be-
tween these places, and the track will have
TO be repaired considerably before trains
can pass over.