The record-union., 1899-02-12
Snow still Falling at LeadvilIe and on the
East Of the Range.
Grave Anxiety for the Towns and
Camps on the High Line OF the
South Park Road-The Food Sit-
uation at Breckinridge and
Other Points in That Section
Growing Desperate.

DEIN V LII, req. 1l.-1neegTS was no lln-
.eEeEstezf11efit to-day In the condition of
the railroads traversing the mountains.
Snow continued falling in the vicinity
of Leadville, this being the 10Th day
of the storm, and 1t also showed gen.
orally to-day east of the range.
Grave anxiety is expressed for the
towns and camps ON the high line of
the South Park road. This division of
the road has been abandoned since
early in the week, wherh a. supply train,
after days of work behind rotary
snow plow. managed to take food to
Breckenridge, Dickey and other points
between Breckenridge and Kokomo.
This supply was too little to last, and
the situation is growing desperate.
No attempt will be made to open the
high line until the storm clears and a
crust forms on the immense snow
banks sufficient to hold them from slid
ing down and burying the track, per-
chance with death and destruction fol-
lowing in their wake
In the meantime the provisions OBJ
tainable have rapidly disappeared.
Again, dispatches say, breakfast food is
being fed to horses and stock. An
other week and the snow walled camps
and towns will be on the verge of star
walton. If nothing is done on the rail-
roads-for, in addition to the South
Park. the Blue River branch of the
Rio Grande running from Leadville to
Dillon is completely blocked-snowshoe
relief parties will start out from Lead
vile, the nearest large point, hauling
toboggans loaded with provisions APP
peals for help from the towns have al
ready been sent out.
Reports received by the railroads in
dicate more snow for the mountains
and more snow slides.
A peculiar situation over the State
was made apparent to-day, when it
was seen that the conditions had been
reversed, and the plains from the
Wyoming boundary line to Trinidad
were suffering from a cold wave, while
in the greater number of railroad points
in the mountains the temperature had
climbed up materially. This means the
conditions are ripe for a heavy fall of
snow.
Notwithstanding that both the Rio
Grande and Midland were getting coal
into Leadville to-day, the coal famine
is not entirely averted, as there is
scarcely more than 4S hours supply
of coal in camp. The railroad officials
and the mine owners appreciate the
fact that everything else will have to
be side-tracked in an effort to supply
coal.
No passenger trains were run to-day
by the Denver and Rio Grande west of
Sahda. General Superintendent Sample
and Assistant General Manager Shlacks
are at Leadville experimenting the
work of clearing the main line west
of that city. Contrary to the report
of yesterday, the company is having no
trouble with it's snow shovelers, who
are paid S1.75 day.
More slides have occurred in the can
yon of the Grand River, but some pro-
gress have been made toward opening
the road. Tremendous efforts are being
made to open the line between Glen
wood Springs and Aspen, and as soon
as it is done coal will be rushed to
Aspen, where the supply is short.
The Denver and Rio Grande narrow
gauge line is again blockaded on Mar
shall Pass, where the storm was very
severe
President Risline is experimenting
operations On the Colorado Midland
from Colorado Springs, and hopes to
have the road open tomorrow, as far
as Leadville, at least
A dispatch from Leadville SAYS:
Through the efforts of the volunteer
snow shovelers furnished by the mines
and smelters, the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad has been kept open
east of this city, in spite of the blizzard
which has piled snow at many places
over this district in drifts ten to fifty
feet high, and trains are moving be-
tween Denver and Leadville. Colonel
George W. Cook, who superintended d
the work Of the shovel and pick bri-
gade, said to-day that at no time since
the big storm began, over fortnight
ago.. have the tracks been as free from
obstruction as they are now. The Col
orado Midland people expect to open
their line east without the assistance
of volunteers. Even should the rail-
roads remain open from now on, there
will not be sufficient coal for ten days
to warrant resumption of work at the
mines on the gold belt which are now
closed down. All available coal will
be devoted to pumping the deep mines
and other absolutely necessary work.
From Cheyenne comes the statement
that with eighteen inches of snow COW
ering the earth, and a temperature of
20 degrees below zero, stockmen are
greatly worried over the fate of all
unfed stock. Cheyenne is threatened
with a coal famine.