Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-16
The 0. R. & N. and N. P. Max
ing a Pretty Fight
INTO THE BUFFALO HUMP
More Snow in the WOOdvll!e Country
Causes More Delay--RaiIrOad
Notes and Gossip.

The rivalry between the two big rail-
into the Clearwater country is being
watched with interest by Butte railroad
men. Almost side by side Northern Pa
citic construction parties and o. r. & N.
locating parties are at work in the Clear
water valley. North of the river the
Northern Pacific is operating. Gangs of
Workmen are camped at convenient
points, teams are stabbed in rude struc-
lures put up for them, and day by day
men and horses and giant powder work
together to change the surface of the
ground and erect a railway grade.
South Of the river the O. r. & N engin-
eels are at work. They are fewer in num-
Der than the army camped on the north
side, but their work is none the less i'm
p%ortant. Between the two forces there is
a friendly enough feeling, but a certain
stiffness and reserve characterizes their
intercourse. so pronounced is the loyalty
of the men to their respective employing
corporations.
Every now and again, in the course of
the Northern Pacific work a huge blast
must be fired to break or move a mass of
rock. At these times in addition to warn
ing all their own people, the constructors
II Liz "a oeIIu dSIOSS JIS
river to give warning to any lurking @.
r. G. N. engineers to get to shelter.
The Great Northern train from Great
Falls, due in Butte in the afternoon, ran
into a terrific snow storm in the Wood
vile country, and did not arrive in Butte
until about II last night. 1t was neces-
sary to send assistance from this city to
help the snow bound passengers through.
Quite a serious washout occurred on
the Oregon Short Line north of Payette
Saturday night says the Salt Lake Tri-
bune. The valley there is low and fiat,
and a heavy ice gorge blocking up Snake
river, the water backed up, covering the
track for about three miles, and doing
considerable damage by washing out the
grade. No casualties were reported, but
the through trains were somewhat de-
layed. A large force of men was put to
work clearing the river and building a
temporary bridge over the damaged por-
ton of the track, SO that trains can be
running through today. Passengers
We're transferred.
Officials of the Oregon Short Line
were notified two days ago of the pres
ence in Milford, Utah, of a suspicious set
Of men, who, it was feared, We're men,
bers of the gang that has it's ~headuuar-
ters in the Robbers Roost country. and
1io' uiuCi II leddtISIlp VI bulcn CAS-
sidy, has terrorized the southwestern
part of the state for so long. Immediate
ly the report gained Roadway that a hold
up of the Oregon Short Line train was
planned, and Division superintendent
Young determined to meet the attack in
a most effective amer An armed
posse was gathered together and the men
dispatched to various points along the
line from Salt Lake city. Extra precau-
ton was taken that no one should know
of the movement. because of the we'll
grounded belief that the gang has con-
federates in Salt Lake city who keep them
posted on the doings of the officers. The
men boarded Mondays train, one or two
at each station. until all We're aboard,
and meanwhile the sheriffs of the counties
were warned to be on the lookout But
the robbers, it seems, got wind Of the ac-