The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-22
BAD STORMS IN THE EAST
TRAFFIC IS ENTIRELY STOPPED.
North Dakota. Minnesota and Mon
tana All Get = Touch of Winter
Awain-Stock VIII suncr Much--
Many Homeless lmml grants -
Michigan Also Gets II.

Axaln-StOck Will SuMer Mwch--
Many Homeless Immigrants -
Michigan Also Gets II.
St. Paul, Minn., March 17.-Nort b
Dakota and the Canadian northwest
have experienced the worst snowstornl
in many years and railroad traf1ic is
practically paralyzed. The Northern
Pacific and Great Northern have not
moved a wheel for nearly 36 hours
in the blizzard stricken district and
have abandoned all efforts to do SO
for the present. The high wind has
piled the snow in mountainous drifts
and packed in solid masses, many
deep cuts being entirely filed. 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 1t
through. The easlDound 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-
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
between Grand Forks and
Williston, N. D., distance of about
35 miles, and all wires have been lost
beyond Fargo. For 80 miles the wire
is gone between Fargo and Carrolltoa.
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 2e
above. There was a slight wind and
some snow fell. but traffic was not
impeded.
Al Fargo.
Fargo, N. D., March 17.-The storm
state since Friday struck Fargo in
full force and still continues The
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
pt1iS VI InC otoCC dic IAdI Olu octIlCib
are driving over the country and
up the tenderfeet to see that
no one is frozen.
La Crosse, Wis, March 1.-THE
Sunday registered zero
and is still falling. A high wind is
and small buildings and trees
have been wrecked.
In Detroit.
Detroit, Mich, March 17.-Tonight
The temperature here dropped 20 de-
yrees, with high wind and flurries of
snow general throughout the state. In
The extreme southwestern part of the
state a veritable blizzard prevails.
Butte, Mont, March IA special
rom Glendive reports a heavy snow
storm, q fall Of about two feet re.
Iulting since Thursday night. A high
wind has drifted the snow into great
banks on the railroad tracks and
.ravel between Glendise and Mandan
IS conducted with considerable diff
iculty and only with the use of snow
plows.
The loss of band of 2000 sheep is
as a result of the storm. The
'now has crusted ON the ranges, max
ng 1t almost impossible for the stock
% pick grass, and stockmen fear the