The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17

q T. PAUL, Mimi, March 16.-NOrth
Dakota and the Canadian north
west has 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
thirty-six hours in the blizzard strick-
en- 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 fall
ing gradually and is now at or below
zero Not a trauscontinental train has
arrived in St. Paul since Friday, and
none is expected for several days. The
Northern Pacific reports its westbOund
coast train. which left St. Paul yester-
day morning. tied up at Fargo, the
road beyond there being blocked.
It viii start a coast bound 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 viii be
made to move tomorrow. Every effort
is being made to keep the snOwbound
passengers fed and warm. and for the
purpose trains are being held at sta
lions where there are communications
rather than attempt to get through
with a possibility Of being tied up be
tween stations.
One Train Abandoned.
The Red River Valley division Of the
Northern Pacific, between Frankfort
and Winnipeg. is entirely abandoned
No trains have attempted to run since
Friday night, and the extra trains on
this division are unknown as the wires
are down.
The situation on the Great Northern
is equally bad. The line is tied up en-
tirely between Grand Forks and Wiz
Gston. n d. a distance Of about thlr-
tv-five miles. and all wires nave Deeh
lost beyond Fargo. Thirty miles OF
wire are gone between Fargo and Car
roIIton. Y. D.. and communication with
western 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. Reports tonight lndi-
cate that the gale has subsidized some
what but that the snow still continues
to fall
Winnipeg Is Isolated.
The branch of the Great Northern
running to Winnipeg is tied UP. No
/ trains have been started northwaro
since Friday night. and those that
we're caught out on the road by the
/ storm have been held at the station
near the border. Winnipeg IS reported
entirely cut off from railroad communl-
cation with the outside world. Tne
canadian Pacific transconunehtal
rains are snowbound somewhere wes'
/ Of there. and no prospect Of reilet Is
vet in sight.
/ The storm on Friday was preceqeo
/ nv a light rainfall and accompanied py
1 bigb wind. the rain turning to slee'
| and then to snow. and falling without
/ cessation for over thirty-six hours me
/ terrific gale drifted the snow so badly
/ tbat the streets of the. towns III thS
/ s+orn, district were filed so deeply tina
/ If was next to impossible TO Wao'
! tbroueh them. Business of all kinds l.
az staudstiH since Friday night. ah'
/ not much can be done until the storm
subsidies. So far as known there ma ma
feen no loss of life, but owing TO IN
/ 5enoralized condition Of the wires NJ
lie news has been received from tn'
remOter districts