The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-11-27

GAacades-M Miners Losh
Trees 10 Avoid Being Carried Inv" '"s
C.n,on. b, Esrth and snow slides
Terrible Destruction of Railroad Prop
erty-At = >tandstiil
SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. is. Residents
of Seattle and vicinity, who by reason
Of the floods and snow have been vir-
tually prisoners in the Businesses Oh
the Cascade mountains since rriu"y
last are coming in. some on train sons
nfoot. aud Others by boat. they ten
narrowing tales of suffering, devasta-
tion and destruction. The situation
rs described in these dispatches from
day to day has not been exaggera'cu
In the least. II, indeed, the fury ana
1erceness of the storm has been fnily
portrayed.
There has been human suffering
and no doubt many miners ana pros
pectors in the Cascades have oeeh
either drowned or have met death
fsom snow slides. Four prospectors'
headed by Joseph Nicholson, operating
"A claim on the snoqualmie pass ar
rived this afternoon. One OF the ihen
is a raving maniac by reason OF the
suffering and hardships endured III
their G fort to get out of the noun
Trims. saturday night to prevent be-
ing swept down the mountains os
snow slides they dashed themselves
to trees. where they renaiheu
in the drenching rain Tor SIX
or eight hours. Meanwhile great
powders of earth and huge sections OF
snow kept sliding down into the
CANYONS and gulches below. Trees
were torn up by the roots and carried
away 10y the avalanche, and the noise
was indescribably horrifying.
AT daybreak on Sunday the prospee-
tors tore away the lashings and be-
gan their perilous journey out OF the
mountains. They followed Gold creek
to Lake Keechsler, tramping through
snow four and five feet deep,
crossing small streams on logs ana
driftwood. finally finding their way
TO the point where the Northern IA
ciic crosses the Cascades, and thence
they proceeded down the railroad
track to this city.
Two Seattle business men were
caught at Index Thursday. They
were three days walking So miles To
Snohomish, crossing small streams by
means of driftwood and the larger
ones in row boats. They report tnat
the Great Northern west-bound over
land passenger train with Al passen'
gers, due here last Friday morning is
stalled between Wellington and Madi'
son, owing to great washouts on ooth
sides. When last heard from IL first
class passengers on the train were De
ing supplied with half rations from
the dining car, while the day coach
and second-class passengers. including
"A Chinese, managed to procure sean'
food supplies from Wellington.
The gentlemen giving this informa
tion say that there are ten washouts
on the Great Northern between Index
and Sullivan, distance OF IA miles
that on the upper falls of the Snoho
snish river two bridges are gone. To-
gether with !. 200 feet of track.
When the flood was at its height thu
Great Northern line between Monro'
and Snohomish. distance of sever
miles. was inundated to depth o.
from six To fifteen feet. To-days ad.
vices, however, are To the effect tina
the waters of all rivers have receded
EXCEPT at Snohomish. In the hati
! and bottoms, water covered Thousands
of acres of rich farm land.
The Great Northern is making M
, attempt to run trains, save on TIT
I coast line north to Stanwood. Larg
! forces of men are now at work on tn
d, coast and main line, but there is littl
: prospect of early resum2 tion OF traffic
, On Saturday night. three minutes a
t ter the Northern Pacific passengs
4 train from Portland had passed Ain
a lee, half mile of track and roadbe
). near that place slid into the Cowli
:, river.
: The eastern mails due here Satu
|, day and Sunday were received to-da.
but there has been none from ID
o Francisco and the south since last RI
e dav night. The Northern Pacific.
d transferring, is now running tran
x east from Tacoma, and making steai
e er connections from this city to Por
" and.