The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-01
TRAVEL SHUT OFF
IN THE BLUES
Oregon Railroad and Naviga-
- ton Has WaSh0utS Near
La Grande.
STORMS HAVE BEEN SEVERE
RIO GRANDE'S SALIVA CANYON
BRANCH is ALSO DAMAGED.

Heavy rains have caused washouts on
the main line Of the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation route through the Blue noun
tain district in Oregon. Traffic is at a
standstill west of LaGrande. Agents here
have been notified to sell no tickets for
destinations west OF that point. as all
trains are held there. No detailed in
formation has been received in Salt Lake.
but II Is probable that the washouts and
land slides are heavy Local repres enta-
ttves OF the Hartman lines are unaDle 10
predict an opening date for that DIVISION
Of the road. Rain has been falling heavi-
" along the line in Oregon and as the
road cuts through the mountains fire.
uuently the dirt has probably piled up on
the tracks at other points besides La
Grande. News from PendletOn shows
that heavy storms have been prey alent
throughout Oregon. Western Idaho re
ports recOrd-bTeaking rainfall also Many
Of the farms and meadows in western
Idaho and through Oregon have been
flooded by the rains Conditions IN that
territory have not been as bad as they
ere at the present time for years.
Travel Via Sacramento.
The Oregon Short Line passenger de
Agent D L. Burley, has announced that
tickets sold over the O. R < n will be
accepted on the Southern Pacific \
heavy sale of tickets to Portland and
other points in Oregon and Washington
has resulted from the posting of teachers
rates. Those who hold these tickets will
be permitted to go TO their destinations
via Sacramento over the Shasta route
Passengers en- route to Portland on the
O. r. & N are notified to present their
tickets at the Ogden offices. The changes
uecessitated by the transfer are made
there.
Western Roads Suffer.
Western railroads have sustained much
loss and damage through tie-upS as a re-
suit of the unusual precipitation during
the past winter. The Salt Lake route and
Rio Grande especially have experienced
trouble from wash-Outs and landslides.
Time schedules have been shattered. as
frequent orders were issued for slow trav-
cling over soft and dangerous stretches Of
track. The Salt Lake route suffered the
greatest lOss-by waSh-Outs as traffic
between Salt Lake and Los Angeles was
tied up for three weeks because of dam
age done by flood to the line through the
Meadow Wash territory in Nevada. The
track has been repaired and all trains
are moving under regular schedule time
No further trouble is anticipated by the
Salt Lake route. Doubtful spots have
been strengthened with more than usual
care
The Rio Grande has been fortunate in
sustaining no damage to its main tracks
but branch lines in the southern portion
OF this state have been under constant
repair A portion of the twenty-five
mile trackage through Salina canyon is
now occupying the company's cOnstruc-
tiOn crews time. Branches in Sewer.
Sdnpete and Piute counties have been
more or less damaged by floods during
panies are watching their main lines
carefully in all canyons or other places
kShere water might cause trouble. Out
IfIts are ready to send out upon call