Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29

possible 10 cross the range today,
The train from Telluride Is half al
hour late and the Red Apple tralr
VIII be on time. No news from Ami
mas canon.
SlLVERTON, March 27.-Thi.
morning was bright, and clear hui
showing resumed during the forenoon
and continues now in earnest. II is
estimated that tac snowfall during
the past l6 days has been eIgh, leot
NO advices have been received In Sill
verton regarding the slide breaking
crew being divided or taken in whole
nom the Animas canon to Cumbrcs
10 raise that blockade.
Silyerton is without fresh meat,
butter and eggs, but has an annie
/ supply OF flour and canned goods aud
plenty OF coal for couple OF weeks,
d yet
seven bodies OF the twelve victims
oil the Shenandoah snowslldc have
| been recovered. The work of recoy-
ering the remaining five win be Diff
cult until the storms are over. The
body OF Lucky BIZ Thompson lost in
the Burro Bridge slide has not been
| found.
The nealth of the community Is
good and the people generally take
cheerful view of the situation.
There is plenty of yinous and malt
goods and 1t Is expected that Silver
ton Will get through all right.
Animas Grew Goes to Cumhres.
AT noon today goodly proportion
or all OF the crew which has been EN-
ployed in the Animas canon. shovel
ing slides, lett Durango for Cumbres
to open that range for tne restoration
OF traffic over the main lines. There
were about twenty cars pulled by
two engines.
AS an instance giving some idea of
the conditions In the Animas canon
the experiences OF Harry Kit, Otis
Stansbnry, Tom and AL Newman
may be related. They arrived in Du-
ranGo last Thursday, being two days
on the way, most of the second day,
as well as the first, being over the
slides. They met Superintendent Lee
in the evening and persuaded him to
put Harry Kit into Durango ON
light engine so he could attend the
funeral of his father They had met
superintendent McAtee the second
day and asked him when he would
get to Elk Park. Mr. McAtee re-
piled that he would get there In two
days. Stansbury told him he thought
not and detailed the situation. The
evening OF the second day when MIR.
McAtee returned from a tour of the
canon on snow-shoes Stansbury ask
ed him what ne thought of It, when
he replied: You didn't tell me half
OF it."
Mr.. Stansbury says they counted
q slides between Sllverton and Elk
irk. and Is between Elk Park and
Needleton, and was told by those In
charge OF reopening the road that
probably three tunnels through the
largest slides would have to be con
siructed to get trains through. He
says there are three slides from 80
to rs feet deep.
Situation at Cumbres.
1t was learned AT the local Office of
the Rio Grande at 315 that there is
snowstorm raging on Cumbres
range.
Supt. Lee took out work train of
n cars with two engines to 20 to
Cumbres. He had 1870 men. This
leaves the Silverton branch with only
the track walkers, the snow bucking
gang having all been taken to Cum
bres. Train service on the silverton
branch will continue from Durango
to Needleton.
The recent snowfall on Cumbres Is
from three TO Ave feet. The local Of
flee cannot advise when the Cumbres
pass will be open again for traffic.
sILVERToN, March 2S.--Ben b.
Russell and Ray Cooper who were
saowbound at Trlmble Springs Sow
cral days, came up Monday, walking
over the slides. They report an aw-
ful situation, saying that 1t will doubt
less require three weeks to open the
road after the storms are over and
the railway begins work. The slices
are reported to be from a few feet to
80 feet deep. filled with trees. Tim
bers and stone of all sizes. They
found the snow soft and slushy Ia
many places, and express the opinion
that 1t will be difficult to tunnel the
larger slides on tais account.
Coal dealers are selling In tol lots
and figure that by being careful the
town will have coal for another
month. Temporary relief has been
found in killing some of the COWS
about town, but this supply of fresh
meat will not last long.
At Elk Park 1t is said slides have
run down into the canon from both
sides of the canon, and this will be
the most difficult work the sihle
breakers will have.
The Gladstone and Northern rail
way Is about ready for business again
and the Mogul and Gold King nines
and mills will soon resume operation.
having plenty of provisions and coal
for sometime.
The Highland Mary mine has re
sumed operation and will be sble to