The Jasper news., 1902-03-27
A DAKOTA BLIZZARD.
Miss Duncan Tells of an Unusually
Severe One,

DENBfGH, n. D., March Is, 1902.
Editor jasper NEws:--
will try and write letter TO let our
friends know that We have seen North
Dakota blizzard and will Itell all about
it. On Thursday, the 18th, it was II
beautiful day, thawing all day aud melt
ing most all the snow from our last bliz-
zard. On Friday, the l4th, in the morn.
ing, it began showing and blowing, but
not 80 bad but What one could travel.
My sister and her husband went home
which is one nile, drawing their baby in
"a little sled, but We could not see them
after they had gone ten feet, For the
next two days it was a fright. We
could only see a very short distant from
the house. The snow driftod 50 in front
Of the door that We were compelled to
90 in and out through the window, and
when we did 20 out IL would nearly take
our breath away.
We couldn't give our horses and cows
any hay or water for two days, but by
giving them little oats they got
through all right.
Is women folks didn't hurt ourselves
trying 10 get out Of the house, but l
made out to feed the pigs and chickens
once u day. On Sunday evening the
wind began to die dowp, and pa was
able to give the SOCK d little hay. BY
midnight the wind was perfectly calm,
and Monday was II nice day, the wind
having changed from the northwest to
tho south. Today is uice and tho snow
IS melting but don't know how long it
will last to be sure. Ne have q snow
drift by our woodpile IL feet deep and
we can walk on top of IT, There has
been no trains since Friday still today.
A man who came 10y hers from Denbigh
reports that on the railroad track at
Miuot the snow had lifted TO II height
OF 10 feet. No wonder the trains didn't
run. Nnot is for,y miles west Of US
aud is u mining town. | have been
within ten miles from there. aud 1t Is
surrounded by some fine country.
In 1895 they had bad blizz aid but
my brother-in-law Mr. Anderson says
this one was worse than that. Tue one
at that time lasted eighteen days, but
just one day at a time. One day would
satisfy me.
The omigrants from Missouri leave
Kansas City today, and we are very
anxious. for them 10 get hsre,ias my only
brother and family and three other fam
lilies are among them. 1t has been three
years since We have seen them and you
may know that there will be Joy when
they come.
was telling the folks that l WAS 60
ing 10 write 10 Mr.. Lcedy, the agent
who is pursuading the people to come up
uere, that wish he would come up here
himself next winter and stay through
one blizzard with us and help US do the
feeding. | bet ho'd wish he was back
east trying to get other people to come
up here.
Probably what | have written will
make you think that We were tired Of
this blizzard country, but VIC are not.
As pa says, when ma complains about
this country, "Wo had better stand Ii
few days of blizzards than wade in the
mud back their"
was made to shed tears when | read
Of the death OF Mrs. Fletcher Carter, al
so Grandpa Estey's death, but we trust
TO the Lord that we muy meet them IN
heaven where parting is no more.
! There were three boys came by here
tie other day selling fish aId pa got ~
worth, amounting to fifty, each one over
| a foot long. Fish have been plentiful
thus winter, as the people can throw
them out the river with pilchfork. l
d.dn't b ,lieve it TO be true till my broth
or iu-law went and throwed out ten,
| About the 9TH or h q Ilarch is the
best time, but he didn't go till Que week
after that.
| forgot TO tell how cold it was during
| the blizzard. 1t WAS about ~ Il = 6rees
below zero, but it didn't seem ~ yery
cold. But | must confess that we havl
had some pretty cold weather this win
ter, but we have STOOD it very we'll.
However, we can't expect to have all
flowers and sunshine, for some cloudy
weather will come in our path, | viii
close for this time.
Nous truly,
WINNIE DUNCAN.