New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-10
FINE SLEIGHING IN HE VEST.
SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS IN WYOMING DUE
TO BAD ROADS-THE MISSOURI RISING.

A SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS IN WYOMING DUE
TO BAD RoADs-THE MISSOURI RISING
Cheyenne, Wyo. May 0-There was excellent
scighinG hero all day yesterday snow having laheh
TO the depth Of more than six inches Inc injury 10
range stock by the severe weather OF December last
and the late storm IS appalling. The losses are eSu-
mated at over 30 per cent owners say the caii
crop will scarcely be worth branding. on the other
hand, sheep. having received personal care, have
thrivcn The loss Is less than per cent, ana heece
will be heavier than ever with good lamb crops
Denver, May "a Buffalo, wyo. dispatch t" " me
News SAYS snow, which ceased Friday morning. re-
commenced tonight and still falls. The roads nave
been impossible for frciSht teams for two mohths.
Two thousand pounds Of merchandise stuck In the
mud between here and Gillette Not n pound Oh
sugar or coffee IS for sale In Buffalo. and In Fort
Mckinney the cOmmissary is nearly exhausted. I'M
less snow ard rain cease soon and the roads dry up
the people will be living on potatoes, flour ana becl
only The stage from Powder River into Crazy woman
was two days late, and the driver at the latter
place started south In search OF IT, and found IL ABOUT
ten miles south and of the road The driver had lost
his way I'm the storm, and had turned his horses
loose to Craze on the sage brush, expecting to hitch
nm when the weather cleared and he could locate his
position After the storm had ceased he had gone
i'm search OF the read becoming bound in which
condition lie was found cropping his way over tile NILS
There were no passengers on the stage.
Omaha, May "a dispatch TO The Bee nom
Lincoln saws: 1T has been raining for thirty-six
hours and the bottoms flooded by salt Creek. Be
tween 200 and 300 families have been driven out Of
their homes. Suffering and desoailon will be great,
As most Of the people are among the poorer classes
brunswick No. May 0.-For several days the waters
Of the Grand and Missouri Rivers have been rising
so rapidly 1t was feared the bar south Of this place.
which has lately become valuable farming land would
be flooded The fears have been realized the crisis
coming Yesterday and all day was spent in rescuing
the Inhabitants and their stock. Last evening at
O'Clock the fcrrybpat broken from its cable by
drift while loaded with people and horses and went
one woman fell in the river while jumping from the
fcrrybOat into a Skif. She was saved from drowning
by Captain srutman, who had to go to the rescue
II the frightened passengers. Dozens OF homes
destroyed and hundreds OF Of good land covered
by the floods There Is danger OF the Missouri current
changing to its old channel. which will entirely de-
>troy the bar. which formed about twenty years
ago by the channel changing.
Dcs Moines. )wa. May 0.-It has been raining in
Central Iowa since sunday afternoon and tonight It
seems increasing, instead Of abating. large amount
of water has fallen and the farming prospects are CORE
,pOndngN glOomicr. By May 10 MT an acre OF corn
has been painted. hardly any poughing being done.
The only crop that is thriving is grass. Wheat and
oats-what little were pancd-begin 10 look yellow on
all the )wer lands Reports being received here all
agree that the farmers arc losing courage and unless
there i sudden change I'm the weather a great deal
Ot the lard will remain implanted this year
NOrrlltOwn. Ark. MAY "a severe storm passed
last cvenng ac%ompaned by tn' Go"Vy e r IN Reports
have come I'm this morning showing that there WAS
great dc,tructlon Of property and iha two persons
In places Il mile wide. and timber. fences and
outbnidlneS were proStTted. The greatest damage
three miles north Of here. where The church and
monastery buildings were DESTROYED They were
valued at $4,000. Near there Matthew Brfls housc
blown down and he and his children received
injuries thought to be fatal