Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-02-25
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The results ~ the blizzard, which pre-
vailed last Tuesday aud Wednesday
south ~ the metropolis, are Just coming
IN aud are ths worst ever knnwn
in the southern counties White
oil sections ot New Mexico south
" this city we're freezing from
SNOW storms, here IN Albuquerque
the sun Was the brightest for several
days aud many Of tho invalids, who are
stopping here, we're out 10 their shirt
Sleeves enjoying the delightfully."- health.
giving atmosphere The following &C
counts ~ the snow storm are here re-.
produced:
The Las Cruces Times OF last Satur.
day says
/ The mail from Tularosa up to noon
had not yet arrived. j. q. Johnson, who
left Tor tne Organs yesterday, for the
/ purpose ~ finding out its where
/ abouts, encountered four feet OF
snow IN the Organ pass aud about
! fifteen inches Ot snow on the mesa.
lie returned yesterday without having
Hccump ishrd his purpose The mail ~
now u day and u half bshind time, aud
the buck board will bs unable to get
through the pass until the SNOW melts.
II IL reported that the snow will coca.
sion much loas among the cattle on the
rnuChea, aud that coyotes are now on
the trpi ~ such ~ are showing signs of
weakness from starvation.
Down IN Sierra county the blizzard
we u regular stem. wluder aud the Ad
VurHtc contains the following:
A heavy snow storm set in here about
! ru"edHy aud continued until Wedues.
lay night, over u foot oi snow falling
Ia the yIclnlty VI Lake Valley the storm
Nns hrrcest. Those who went To- the
masq uerAd~ at that place from Iiillabnru
wer- snow bound and could not return
before yesterday noon. They we're Mira
\ Odell, Mics i.abrle, Mlsses Lila and
Veins Campbell, Mirs Minnie R.idlingei
aud Mites Hattie Baker, +. r.. Walker
: Jacob li.ldhnger, Guy Mcpherson, Char
ue Campbsli. Harry Andrews, Thos. Ian
non, Dulph Reading and Andy Howard
The stage coach between Hillsboro and
Lake had Ia Da laid ASIDE and light
wagon substituted To carry the mail
there wan no passenger traffic. News
Just reaches VA that the two sons OF Z
family named Wilson, living at Cook,
Peak, were IN Lake Valley during tn,
: blizzard and started for home Tuesda,
evening. Wednesday night they wer,
found frozen to death on the plains
They were aged about Is and 10 years
aud were named Mac. aud Johnny Viii
sou. The storm has no doubt killed of
n great many feeble cattle but has on
sured n splendid range Tor all the atocl
that survives until next spring.
The following Associated Press dis
patch, sent out from Dsm,ng, tells OF tive
deaths from freezing;
Two deaths have already been report
ed from the effects Of the blizzard whiSt
swept over southern New Mexico Mon
day and Tuesday last. Max and Mar,
Wilson, freighters employed 10 hauling
or. froio Cooks Peak mining district I,
Florida station on the Santa Fe, wer,
found frozen stiff within few miles OF
their home ut noon To day. The tw,
acre brothera They had evidently
abandoned their teams and attempted q
reach the mining camp by riding or
mules, but being overcome by the terri
III. cold, sought refuge under an en-
bankment near the road and FROG,
Ia death, Mart Wilson was actually fro
zen while standing upright, and the
u dy was discovered in n position as II
tns unfortunate man had started Il
walk Mexican who accompanied
them narrowly escaped a similar death
aud only reached camp after the utmos,
hariships. Ii ~ feared that utheI
deaths will ba reported, ~ the storm wal
~ such force and the cold % severe
that II was impossible to live on the
open plains.