The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-06
COLORADO SHOWED IN
Traffic OF all Kinds at a Stand
StiIl--Live Stock Suffers.

Denver, Feb. 4.-Tains are again run
ming on regular shchedules from Denver
to Como on the South Park but beyond
Como the rotary is stin bucking the snow
Between Dickey and Leadvilc are twen-
ty-flve snow slides. each 300 to 800 feet In
length and eight to ten feet deep, and
at the present rate or progress r>okomo
viii not be reached untn tomorrow. At
Wheeler Il freight train loaded with NOR
chandise and two locomotivel stated
since last Thursday was discovered on
a siding with the train crow stiu its oc.
cupants. Slides before ana behind had
penned Il in. The train had been snow
bound for ten days Division Superintcn-
dent Zeninger OF the South PARK branch
OF the Colorado and Southern aaid TO-DAY
I'VE have had seVenty-one consecu-
tive days OF snow and storm between
Como ana Leudvlle In all that time
there has not been a single day free from
snow storm and high winds. Tho Old
settlers state emphatically that this win
ter has been by all odds the most So
we're I'm twenty-five years. The snow Is
seven feet deep on the level from Boras
20 Climax ana In many plncs drifted TO
moro than twenty feet. The snow 81 light
ana granular and drifts easily. The nlti-
tude being SO freat, there has not been
sufficient moisture TO form a crust and
there viii be continual danger and an
noyance from drifts until we have IA week
of sunshine and moderate weather to
thaw the surface There has been no sur
fering from lack Of provisions or fuel
unless q be at Kokom0. They are sup
piled at BreckInridgo now since we
brought our train OF supplies, 80 that
there cau possibly be no danger OF sur
fering for some time to come Today s.
the first really good day we have had
there being no wind and clear sky we
have the road open between Denver and
within twenty-five miles OF Iadville"
IL is reported that most OF the live
stock from Breckenridge and mines there
abouts has been driven down the blum "a
near Keystone. where ample protection
and some pare places for feeding may be
found one rancher there has shed room
sufficient for 1000 had OF stock. People
are Keeping very close at home, the only
ones vcnturing out being those at sa w
m.ills and mines some distance from
towns. and theses have been closed down
and the operators have gone 10 the towns
70 secure food ana warmth The only
mines open are those close 10 towns Ror
HiN uays an communication on the high
line has been stopped. or she three
snowbound theatrical companies Gay CO.
ney Island, succeeded In reaching Grand
Junction and went to Salt Lake via the
Rio Grande Western; Vests MINISTRIES
and Shaft No. 2 are stu at Glenwood
Springs, missing dates but enjoying every
comfort at the hotels. The Denver and
Rio Gmnde and the Colorado Midland
railways are taking the best possible care
OF their snowbound passengers There
Is little danger OF further snow slides
along these lines. n crust having formed
over the snow.
Slightly warmer weather Is predicted
for tomorrow. The coolest point IN the
state today was Greely SIXTY miles from
Denver. thermometers there registered 80
dgrees below zro.