Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-22
just A LITTLE SUNSHINE
AND THE BLOCKADE WILL BE A THING
OF THE PAST.
If No More Snow Falls the Delayed
Trains Will Arrive This
Afternoon.

Has the snow king called off his forces
for good, or is this only temporary lull,
preparatory to another disastrous on
slaught?
This was the all-important question
among the railroad people yesterday and
last night.
The cessation of hostilities on the part of
the elements in the Sierra Nevadas dates
from Monday morning, and up to late
hour last night all was still quiet. The
railroad people have seized the opportunity
| with vengeance and never, since the
storm became troublesome, have they
worked harder to clear the track than they
have in the past two days and nights.
Should no more snow fall within the
| next twenty four hours the track will be as
clean as whistle"
The track from Colfax to Alta remains
| clear, having been polished off Monday by
host of shovelers. Trains may now
pass between these points, but very slowly,
| owing to the large quantity of ice which
| forms on the rails. Shovelers are now
working eastward from Alta toward Blue
Canyon, TO meet the rotary pillow, which is
coming west. The track on the other side
is clear from Blue Canyon to Truckee,
except where the sheds are down. Thus
it will be seen that all that is now neces-
sary is little time for the two forces
of shovelers and plows to meet, and the
blockaded trains may move.
The track is clear also from Emigrant
Gap to Blue Canyon. The battle waged
against the snow banks all day yesterday
in the vicinity of Prospect Cut, several
miles west of Blue Canyon. The shovelers
worked like Trojans, and the TASK, though
seemingly almost impossible, owing to the
colossal mountains of snow, was finally ac-
complished. Thence the shoveleis directed
their efforts upon the mile and half strip
of track which was left bare by the burn
ing of snow sheds last summer. This is
near Cascade, twenty miles east of Blue
Canyon.
The cleaning of this strip of track means
the raising of the blockade.
From information received at the depot
last night it is calculated that unless an
other downfall of snow is precipitated, this
last strip of track would be clean by morn
ing and the imprisoned trains released.
This will bring the first of the west, bound
trains in this city some time this afternoon.
CONDITION OF THE PASSENGERS.
The passengers in the two trains i'm
prisoned at Blue Canyon are well pro-
vided for, having been supplied with plenty
OF provisions and fuel, and altogether very
comfortable, thanks TO the heroic exer-
tons of the railroad people Much of the
provisions had to be packed many miles
by snow-shoers. Plenty of fresh meat ar
rives daily, as well as other provisions of
the best quality.
The train which left this city yesterday
Ha1f L.. j i
provisions of every variety for the impris-
oned passengers and the army of shovelers,
and the same spectacle was TO he seen
every day almost since the blockade be-
gan.
After considerable difficulty list of the
passengers on the trains at Blue Canyon has
been obtained. They are as follows:
W. E, Collins, Sacramento; E. J. DaIber,
Pocatello, ILL.,; ]. c. Franger and family,
William Neyitt, Bozeman, Mont; Miss
Hannah Dee, Ogden; John H. Shaw and
family, McKeesport, Pa; ]. J. Crosby,
Virginia, New; c. E. Waugh, Denver; c.
R. Sukarf, Nevada; Oliver D. Rider, Roch-
ester; R. Keefe, San Francisco; William
Bauldsn, Virginia, New. E. P. Roberts,
Maple Park, Ill; w. II. Chatle, Hay City;
James Doyle, Omaha; c. E. Weir, Chicago;
S. Bernstein, New York; Ed. Palmer, San
Francisco; Miss j. S. Brendall, Galena, Ill;
J. F. Brendall, c. c. Bale, Kanshaw; F. M
Care, San Francisco; ]. D. Mason, Denver;
+. D. Bose Kansas; Miss Bader, New Hamp-
shire; L. F. Ryan, G. G. Mills, Oak
land, II. G. Coleman, Morristown. Pa;
A, Johnson, William Marbin, D. B. Peter
son, John Moran, Orrin Ross, Tilden Johu-
son, George Lowell, Peter Bateson, Julia
Gandard, j. o. Frenxer and family, W. E.
Terhune, @. E. Derridden. F. c. Everett,
h or aiI r,,tl
b. Shartelle and family, H. S. Winters and
wife, 6. w. Polo, F. d. Summerfield, D.
Shenefe and family, F. A. Cahune, G. F.
Thompson, Jessie Slockey, Miss F. L.
| Wild J. ]. Matthews, John Merlin, James
Gyle, William Kellse, NJ. G. Chambers, E.
| r. Stone, S. Oyme, Mrs. Phelps and chill
dren, L. Hagan, S. J. Nathan, C. c. Nc
Donald, Miss Hehnson, NJ. NJ. Babcock
and wife, Miss Veaght, Frank Hiffner.
| PREPARING TO MOVE.
A late dispatch from Emigrant Gap last
night stated that the blockade was nearly
raised. The rotary pillow started west from
Blue Canyon at 8 P. NJ, and, it was stated,
would likely make Alta by II O'Clock.
Train No. would then start west. A few
drifts in the snow-sheds and the opening at
| Cascade still remained to be cleared, which
would take several hours. The road was
| lQ6u open IIOIu the summit east.
| Another dispatch from Towles, which is
only mile eGst of Alta, announced that
| the road was open west from that place.
East of there about six miles to Shady
Run remained blocked The rotary pillow
was momentarily expected through that
| place. Trains Nos. l and 3 were then pre-
| pairing to move east after their six days
rest in the snow near Shady Run. The
weather at that time was reported fair.
| THE SITUATION NORTH.
The situation on the Shasta division re-
mains about the same as last reported.
| Four hundred shovelers, under the direc-
| ton of Superintendent Pratt, are widening
| the snow avenue from Sims to Delta, so a
| to allow train 10 to pass between the banks
of snow. Number Is was taken to Red
ding last night. The dead" engines at
| Fourteenth crossing were reached by Lin
berg's crew during yesterday, and he is
now moving toward Sims with five engines
and one hundred shovelers.
The pillow which started from Mott on
Monday with four engines is buried and
temporarily abandoned in a snow-slide FIVE
miles north of Dunsmuir. One hundred
shovelers started from Dunsmuir last night
to clear the track with shovels.
The snow plowed from the track on the
side of the mountain slid down and buried
the lower track Gangs of shovelers are
working southwark from Edgewood, and
are clearing the deep cut, but are working
with disabled plow, and have to depend
on the shovelers. There are eight hun
bred shoveers on the road working night
and day. One inch of Snow fell Monday
night at Dunsmuir, but yesterday it was
elesr and warm.
The north. bound Oregon passenger train
which has been blockaded above Sims
will be brought back to San Francisco as
soon as it can be cleared.
1t is estimated that it will be fully a
week, even with good weather. before the
Shasta route can be again cleared for travel.
Information received last night from
Ashland, Oregon, which is Just over the
border line between the two States, says
that about sixty first class passengers and
sixty-seven second class are detained there
waiting to go south.
All of the passengers are furnished meals
at the expense of the railroad company
at the depot hotel, and comfortable quar-
tiers are provided for everybody
Nothing definite is known about the
raising of the blockade. Five engines
With snow-plow cleared the track over
to Siskiyou Friday, and went on south, ar
irving at Edgewood yesterday. There will
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