Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-18

depth. Fifty OF the track Jewelers.
were put TO work prosecuting with
shovels and we're almost through Mon
day. but the wind Monday night again
filled the cuts and the work had to
be done again yesterday. The pas
sengers who left here on the Friday
train were comfortably quartered at
the Garneill hotels.
There has been great deal OF crit
icism In this city OF the railroad for
its failure to bring the mail into Lew.
istown. In behalf of the road II may
be stated that they have been carry.
ing the mail under the Wilson stage
line contract and have not yet assum.
ed to bring in the mail on their own
contract. The railroad was not fully
ready 10 install a passenger service.
but have been carrying passengers
simply for the accommodation OF the
travelling public. They have been
making every effort TO prepare for
the winter weather and this unlocked
for and unusual stormy period caught
them before they had made full prep
arations for IL. A "Y" has now been
completed so that the train can turn
around here and will, therefore, be In
a position TO plow its way through
the snow drifts. A snow plow will al.
so be added TO the equipment. so that
the company will not again be caught
In predicament like the one OF the
past five days.
The following telephone communi.
cations have been received by the Ar
gus from different points about the
county and show that the storm has
been general and far reaching In it's
bad results. The eastern part of the
county has suffered most and con-
tinuation Of the present cold wealth.
er will seriously effect stock owners
in that section of the country:
w. V. Peck. Deerheld. 30 miles
north OF Lewistown: We have about
eight inches OF loose snow lying even.
as We have had little wind; the cold.
est was last night when % degrees
was recorded; We are feeding lambs
only and have no trouble In handling
the stock on the range: cattle to be
seen from the ranch and In the brakes
nearby are feeding and there are no
oibhs VI III tuis StttiOH.
Sage Creek Sheep Co. Sage creek.
fifty miles west Of Lewistown: From
six to ten inches OF snow has fallen
here but II Is drifted and there Ia
considerable bare ground; we have
not yet had TO feed the sheep and are
having no difficulty in plowing the
trails: temperature was l6 degrees
below zero this morning. Storm is ap-
parently over. No cattle hereabouts
Shreiber & Gaugler. Garneill, forty
miles south OF Lewistown: The snow
Is about six inches deep where not
drifted. but on the open range and in
cuts drifts are very deep. six feet In
some places; most of the sheep men
near here are feeding and cattle with.
in easy reach are being taken care OF; :.
temperature last night was 90 de.
grees below and tonight at 3 o'clock
II is IL degrees below.
Fergus Live Stock & Land Co., Ar.
mells. and VIM. Fergus & Sons. Fer.
gus. 30-35 miles northeast OF Lewis
town: II was II degrees below here
last night; the snow is eight to ten
inches deep. badly drifted; cattle are
badly bumped up and there Is consld-
cradle suffering: sheep are being fed /:
outlook is bad unless weather soon
changes; conditions along Dog creek
as far as Christina are about the same
as here.
l.. W. Place. Grass Range. thirty
miles east OF Lewistown: Lowest
temperature noted here was 90 de-
grees below Monday night; the snow
fall has been about eight inches, but
Is badly drifted; except In one or
more isolated cases stockmen have
not had to feed and there has been
no suffering among stock so far as I
know. One band OF sheep belonging
to ID. w. Bowen got lost In the storm
and small percentage Of weak ones
succumbed, Storm appears to be ov-
Ter.