The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-19


Ill Ard particularly tn tine locality
of fs9anwoots Springs. sad
-, IN the 81. Louis Gl0be-pemocrat
80 sne renert snow siockades. The
- heds Of shs white king on the tops
- ~saes Of ans huge mountains have.
- lefs their stFonghoids and have
- IN ssscfs perfect ayalanches on
= as4ss town beIsw that EIenwoos Ia
.-~1ssxIly ext of from the world. One
- pseture ard one moving figure IL
81 npbxsisd@s 80 the right and Snow
- 10 the left And mountains to the
- sal mountains TO the rear. Here
- spsse little army or CO fs detained.
- rvuepects ot never onward seem "a
- Is Sc their troubled breasts II 10 an
,uresfing set OF people for ali THAI, and
snSsod Fellowship engenaered by these
- ard Immediately Isare and white
s8a Of soisd STOW In fruitful erpsri-
-. TIE unwilling visitors are passen-
80 bound for Eastern points. There is
I smCany Of cggoTed troops who have
- xsssng garrison duty In Utah and q
ssssca q the Ferst New York Volunteers.
was age ca their way hoIna from Homo
ia This MUS, be rare transition 10
tam srom the INTENSE heat Of the tropics
i degrees below in the kind heart and
- loving embrace OF the Rockies A
- Ole timers. who can relate soui-stir-
~ tales Of worse than this" three
ssdyidial sosoists. some Ministries, bst
~ viexeaFe seekers, a number OF repre-
sealatises OF divers occupations, are all
Il tAs crowd. and are ali treated alike
. he good fare, tbe good acc0Ynmoda-
sazs o. the msrefe and onyx-bordrred
sels.. with itS spraying fountains and
Asaoag lights. and their hearts should be
haxns and buoyaue These snowbound.
synyathstie friends can have q choice Of
tss ssyssgieus-they can take a dip In tina
- fsinIai outdoor pool seethng and
sstkslHg laughter 10 them in one mart
smiling placid welcome To them In
sasihtr, or tnsy can duck" in the two
fss 81 snow that surrounds them on all
s5ss and sFoan over the charge OF the
Esai brigade 81 snow which has swept
asen1fy out of existence and created a
- world Ia this space Of ten s3avs.
A1sax "a rs af uei grasp 20 mites of rail-
su track, including transcont!Hental
~
~ experiences Tn snow storm in the
Hfx5ea vii live forever ia ones memory.
= lis various phases are not Duplicated
asNhsEe STERN on the plains Is bur Il
nxs hssaielie la comparison The snow
- IN = steady. business-iik. manner.
Mse The wind roars and swirls the falling
nsw aroaina In binding sheets IL Ia not
Ft1abie 10 withstand these fierce blasts.
~ one Is caught out in the storm
soese the timber line it IS considered
a'ss te assume a eronchins position and
wv me head until the fierce blasts OF
saa have passed over and spent Their
Senfsp power OF destruction
Ace slais carry the snow from the ex.
1880 and nigh levels Of the mountains
. TIE erssts OF the preclplces aend ssyrles1
aspss, Here IL ciings and gradually ac-
ssna'ztes TIL = comb ~ sisiy or more
- N thickness il formed The sun
szss this little. and then when the
~ hide themselves it again freezes t.n-
MRAstnIes a heavy mass resembling
V Raff ttian snow. After a while the
ss'' becomes a. great tina. lts hold Is
sssseIe3. Aoi II takes very httle to
sa~s y 50 move on. Sometimes a sudden
sE OF w.nd 81 little lar Is sufficient 10
nsss large part Of this COMB to fall.
nsA all the accumulated snow on the
esGntain side Receives sn impetus and 10
Aass down Hill IN the shape of an ava
aaeae, Nhich nothing hardly ever al
fsis except II might he a saisd!y isl
f%sted bowider The momentum In very
sfssi as ii proceeds on HR course Of de-
s'saetion. Trees cabins. rocks. animals.
sesfe are AL treated alike ard carried
= IL path. and great mass Of piled up
nss Aaa ice tn the bottom OF the cullen
. tas end % tar monster moving drift.
zach rigorous winter as this has not
eesa experienced IN Colorado since iS5a
ssaeed, Il Ia questioned whether the cold
~ ever been 50 tate.sse. even IN the aays
= Indians, ffuutiersuer and hufTaiu And
20 Il IN spse az the theory which many
Nyanee that the prevalence ~ irrigation
sss TIE thicker settlement OF the country
eondacive 20 a Hislsler climate Ia the
Fseuaseetion of tho men who made II part
z shls coantrsH easiy history the cold
saycr aid last 50 tong as ut this present
sa&af. These OIL men who roafuet tbs
Kris with the Indians or Tough; them
essofe there we're airy cities or buildings
2 BE ssen can tell IF hardshlps incurred
~ saui-stirvlaE events which SOUND now
ssAss Hike the fancy 90 a pioneers fertile
'asgination Those wrre the days when
1sssisesi comforts were Few indeed west
sEe Aisslsstpri valley. They dressed
: she Skins uf Niid Sesasss which SO often
skalssd around their camrarss ~ night
IA ~sA unknown to them. and every
traspsr has In his enu,p.,,ent eirt ard I'm
ser
Iaere - one man IN Denver today who
g. give fnost thrilling accoun. IT cotl
az Rfivauan endured oa the mountain
saa pain watch woBld mako re small
~ eyes pop oUt like door knobs and
aftfssr ettjaen hug sh@ radiator
sAas Is the weli-ka0wu Ilily Wise once
ssset ~ ;he Rocky Mountain Detective
11fraa j. 6ayS gore by be has caused
snesEy = e. sziv Hnt mountain Hon "a btfe
sss daisi- au3 his nafuo was one 81 terror
- sh~ deaYsraaoes who thyiyed in the
assnesSes rf shc ranSV FIe is raw an
- Gar, aa' lhc one iatiftst - bis event
"a Afe Nas waen nenvcr VAS net yet
.ss4sEA' ss ans wef1 gre gai strike Ia tns
tsse.s Pea e1uatry Wss drawing ala sarts
saseHs efega fTeus az parts ~ the etss,,c
S@ - wfA g party ~ twenty. left
ss.sas ASA travelled fer thres months
- We n 1areh. ans thev suffered
1920 trofa tes e0is 81 degrees below
80 Slas~ * the 0en wars nsocca&fns.
- o@'7ai.' @tershoes reaching 81 thv,r
aess r." r7en vaa waFN boots had
.sszF fees frt1sn. ~ the cad # she Soer~
~ 1httr asn.ss so.t faces werss TREE same
= tsr Sars So Asa ~ as net II -
.',fHssfri HF sNa reelection e the san.
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- seSeFsa tare sszv wEtS shct~ eyes
80 re tt~- ~. aa5 ,aey were each oga
- 5'7As* ana tseir c1aff7s.s gasriy
Ne7 '.r+ -H4 wf@te 5pastA shey
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