The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-20
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TRAFFIC IS ENTIRELY STOPPED

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Michigan Also Gets II.
ST. Paul. Mimi, March 17.-North
Dakota and the Canadian northwest
have experienced the worst snowstOrm
in many years and railroad traffic is
practically paralyzed. The Northern
Pacific and Great Northern have not
moved a wheel for nearly SO hours
in the blizzard stricken district and
have abandoned all efforts to do 50
for the present The high wind has
piled the snow in mountainous drifts
and packed in solid masses, many
deep cuts being entirely filled. The
temperature has been falling gradu-
ally and is now at or below zero. Not
a transcontinental train has arrived
in st. Paul since Friday and none Is
expected for several days. The
Northern Pacific reports it's west
bound coast train. which left st. Paul
yesterday morning. tied up at Fargo.
the road beyond there being blocked.
It will start a coastbound train TO-
morrow and hopes to be able to get it
through. The eastbound coast train
due here Saturday morning is held at
Mandan. N. D., and an effort will be
made to move it tomorrow. Every
effort is being made to keep the snow
bound passengers fed and warm, and
for the purpose trains are being held
at stations where there are accom-.
modations rather than attempt to get
through with a possibility of being
tied up between stations.
The situation on the Great Northern
is equally bad. The line is tied up
entirely between Grand Forks and
Williston, N. D.. distance of about
IS miles, and all wires have been lost
beyond Fargo. For 80 miles the wire
is gone between Fargo and Carrollton.
N. D.. and communication with west.
ern Dakota and Montana points has
been lost. So fierce has been the
storm that it has been deemed mad
visable to attempt to reopen the road
until it abates.
Helena, Mont, March 17.-Mon-
tana had but a comparatively slight
visitation from the storm which pre-
walls in North Dakota. In Helena and
the western and northwestern section
OF the state the temperature Saturday
and today dropped to zero from Is
above. There was a slight wind and
some snow fell. but tranic was not
impeded.
=; Fargo.
Fargo, N. D.. March 1.-THE storm
prevailing in the western part of the
state since Friday struck Fargo in
full force and still continues The
temperature is 10 degrees below zero.
Little apprehension is felt for the
safety OF people throughout the state.
Those who will feel it the worst are
the recent immigrants. Many who
arrived this week went onto their
claims with nothing but tents or board
shanties and their fuel supply is linn.
tied. Advices from the northwestern
part OF the state are that old settlers
are driving over the country and
rounding up the tenderfeet to see that
no one is frozen.
La Crosse, Wis.,, March 1.-THE
thermometer Sunday registered zero
end is still falling. A high wind ia
blowing and small buildings and trees
have been wrecked.
In Detroit.
Detroit Mich, March 17.-Tonieht
the temperature here dropped 20 de.
grees. with high wind and fiurries of
snow general throughout the state. In
the extreme southwestern part of the
state a veritable blizzard prevails.
Butte. Mont. March ia special
from Giendive reports heavy snow
storm. a fall Of about two feet re.
sulting since Thursday night. A hish
wind has drifted the snow into great
banks on the railroad tracks and
travel between Glendive and Mandan
Is conducted with considerable dif.
fculty and only with the use of snow.
plows.
The loss Of band of 1000 sheen il
reported as result Of the storm. The
snow has crusted on the ranges. max.
ing 1t almost impossible for the stock
to pick grass. and stockmen fear the
loss will be large.