Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-12-04
STORM BLOCKADE IS RAISED.
Trains Move In south DalxOta-COld
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Trains Move In south DakOta-CO1d
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Huron, 8. D., Nov. 2S.-The snow block
ade was raised and traffic on this division
of the Chicago & northwestern railway
resumed tonight. The Great Northern
will begin business again Monday. The
stock losses on the northern and western
ranges are very heavy, but no suffering
among the settlers Is reported. The storm
was one of the most severe ever expert
enced since the settlement of this country.
St. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 2S.-An Aberdeen
special says: The present storm has not
been paralleled since the great blizzard of
January L. 1888. Drifts on the streets and
on railroad tracks are six feet deep. Rail
reading has been entirely abandoned until
the storm breaks up. The Eureka ac-
commodaJtion is fast ait Hillsview. The
| loss to stock, 1t is feared, will be great
A dispatch from Mellen, S. D., says:
| The worst snowstorm and blizzard
| through this section for years commenced
Wednesday night. Trains are blocked
snowdrifts on the main streets are Is feet
deep. Stock will suffer greatly.
MOderating in Colorado.
| Denver, Nov. 2S-The minimum temper
allure recorded at the Denver station of
| the weather bureau today was 8 degrees
below zero at a. m. At IL it was Sla
above zero. Leadville reports IT below
zero, Pueblo IL below, Cripple Creek IA
below. The cold snap has been more Sc
we're in Wyoming than Colorado. AT Ian
der, Wyo., the thermometer recorded rs
below zero last night. Idaho Falls, Idaho,
reported rs below zero last night. The
weather Is moderating today. Observer
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tomorrow.
The Thermometer.
st. Paul, Nov. ga light snowfall only
was reported today, but 1t seems the
closing fury of the present big blizzard.
The temperature dropped to low point
In this city 1t was below zero early this
morning. Moorehead reported "a below,
Huron below, Williston % below, Win
nipeg "a below Trains are badly de-
layed and telegraph communication
greatly crippled.
At DEVILS Lake.
DEVILS Lake. N. D., Nov. 2S.-The bliz-
zard was very severe here The passen-
ger train from the coast has remained on
a siding since Thanksgiving day. About
43O p. m. On Thursday, F. NJ. Burrows
mail agent, left his car to go to the depot
for orders. He has not been seen since
and there Is not one chance in a thou
sand of his having escaped death in the
storm. 1t is supposed that in returning
to his car he lost his way in the binding
snow.
Severe in Nebraska.
Omaha, Nov. 2S-Severe weather con-
tinues to prevail throughout the state
The thermometer has been close to zero
for SO hours. In some sections of the
state, stock is reported as suffering fol
food and water. The immense supply Of
grain and hay available enables the farm.
ers to carry cattle without trouble. 9th.
reports from some of the northern coun.
ties In the state say the storms of later
were the most severe in years and that
range cattle would surely perish unless
furnished feed and shelter.
In Utah.
Salt Lake, Nov. 2S.-Today was the
coolest November day in Salt Lake in q
years. At 5 o'clock this morning the
thermometer registered fve-tenths of 6
degree below zero.
Cold Weather at WaIIa WaIIa.
Walla Walla, Wash, Nov. 2S.-The colo
continues. The minimum temperature
last night was below zero. Today 1t has
been at zero. At 8 p. m. 1t was below.
Hard Winter at Boise.
Boise, Idaho, Nov. 2S.-Boise Is having
the coolest weather known in 16 year:
with one exception-the winter of leSG
Thanksgiving night the Thermometer
went 7 degrees below, and 10 last night
and the indications are that it will b,
even colder tonight.