The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-05
T WEATHER CHANGES
In the Next Few Days Losses
of Cattle
WILL NOT BE so HEAVY
Railroads are Gradually Rails
ing the Blockade.

Denver Col, Feb. 4-The reports coming
in constantly from the ranges in all parts
Of the west show very badly for the cattle
and other stock which is roaming the
aims during this terrible weather. It IS
generally acknowledged that stock viii be
IN danger of heavy losses if the cold con-
tInues longer. People coming into Denver
from the south and west say that punches
Of cattle are frequently seen waIiowing
il three or four feet of snow and standing
against trees with their backs 10 the wind.
1t is getting harder daily for them to OBJ
tain any feed for browsing, for thin but
stiff crust is forming in many places on
the drifts, which renders it very difficult
for the animals to reach the feed be-
heath.
Mr.. John W. Springer, president Of the
National Livestock association, has re
oeived advices from Montana, Wyoming
and Texas to the effect that there viii be
heavy losses in the vast herds of range
cattle within a week.
TRAINS RUNNING AGAIN.
Trains are again running on regular
schedule from Denver to Como. on the
South Park road, but beyond Como the
rotary is stiH bucking the snowdTifts in
The effort 10 open the road to KoIlomo and
Leadville. Between Dickey and LeadvilIe
are twenty-five SnOwslides each 200 to 500
feet in length and eight TO ten feet deep,
and at the present rate of progress Ko-
l1omo viii not be reached until tomorrow
At Wheeler a freight train loaded with
merchandise. and two locomotives, stalled
since last Thursday. was discovered on a
siding with the train crew still its occu-
pants. Slides before and behind had pen
ned it In. The train has been snowbound
for ten DAYS
Division Superintendent Senginger of the |
South Park branch of the Colorado and |
Southern sale today:
I'VE have had seventr-one consecutive |
DAYS of snow and storm between Como and |
Leadville. N all that time there has not |
been a single day free from snow storm .
aud nigh winds. The old settlers state
cmphaJica3y that this winter has been
by all Gods the most severe in twenty-five
years. The snow is seven feet deep on
the level from Boreas 10 Climax and in |
many places difted to more than twenty
feet The snow is light and granular and
drifts easily. The altitude being so great.
there mas not been sufficient moisture to
form crust, and there will be continued
danger and annoyance from drifts until
we have a week of sunshine ad a mod
crate weather TO thaW the surface. There
has been no suffering from lack of provi-
sions or fuel. unles sit be at Kokomo.
They are supplied at Breckinridge now.
since we brought in our train of supplies.
so that there can possibly be no danger
of suffering for some time to come To-
day is the first really good day we have
had, there being no wind and a clear sky.
We have the road open between Denver
and within twenty-five lies of Leadvine.
EFFBCTS OF THE BLOCKADE.
1t is reported that ost of the livestock
from Breckinridg and mines thereabouts
has been driven down the Blue to near
keystone, where ample protection and
some bare places for feeding may be found
one rancher there has shed-room sufficient
for 1000 head of stock. People are keeping
very close at home, the only ones ventur-
ing out being those at sawmiIls and mines
some distance from towns, and those have
been closed down and the opera tors have
zoe 10 the towns to secure food and
warmth. The only mines open are those
close to town. For six days all COM
nunication on the high line has been
stopped OF the three snowbound theatre
cal companies. Gay Coney Island. q" sched-
uied in reaching Grand Junction. and went
10 Salt Lake City via the Rio Grande
Western, 'West's Ninstrels" and shaft
No. ." are stiu at GIenwood Springs. miss
ing dates, but enjoying every comfort at
The hotels. The Denver and Rio C,ran,7a !
and the Colorado Midland railways are
taking the best possible care of their snow
bound passengers. There is little danger
OF further snowslides along these lines, i
crust having formed over the snow.
Slightly warmer weather is predicted for
tomorrow. The coolest point in the state
today was Greeley, sixty miles from Den
yer, thermometers there registering IS de-
grees below zero.
4 MORE HOPEFUL VIEW.
Denver Col, Feb. 4.--While there IL con-