Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-19
snowsIides in Colorado Have
Separated Them From the
Outside World.
MANY THOUGHT TO BE LOST.
In Some Places the Storm Con-
tinues and il is Impossible
To Obtain News.
Great Loss of Property Around Ouray,
with Further Damage Threatened
Al Telluride, Rico and Elsewhere.

Ouray Colo, March 19.-Six hundred
miners employed in the various mines
within q radius Of 90 miles from Ouray,
have been cut Off from all communi-
cation with the outside and 1t IS known
some lives have been lost. AS many as
es minos are completely isolated At
the Camp Bird mine which Is four
miles from the Camp Bird mill. a snow
slide late this evening, completely iso-
lated 50 or more miners employed and
ma the provision house was carried
away 1t is certain they are in urgent
need OF food.
\ rescue party OF 200 miners started
10 their rescue this morning. The body
OF william j. Cressey, the Englshman
who lost. his life in the slide at the
Camp Bird mill, has been recovered.
It Is feared as many as 20 miners
have lost their lives in the slide, but
the exact number will not be known
for days
The damage may reach sl,00O.OOO.
II is said there is go feet Of snow at
the high tower Of the tramway OF the
Camp Bird, and the snow is very deep
NIL along the route Of the tramway. In
the Imoglne BASIN the snow is from
$50 to 800 feet deep. This viii prevent
work on the reconstruction of the
tramway for several weeks. as nothing
can be done IN the deep snow. Machin-
cry for rebuilding the mill and mater-
falls for the buildings can not be taken
up during the present condition of the
road which will also delay the work
Of reconstruction. The first move at
the Camp Bird win probably be TO re-,
pair the power lines which arc all out
This viii require several days and there
will b. no output from the mines until
the mill Is rebuilt and In running order.
AROUND TEL aURIDE.
Telluride, Colo, March ia snow.
slide which came down yesterday nj the
Liberty Bell mine damaged the upper
terminal of the tramway and consld-
cradle restle-work. IL ran In the path
Of the noted slide Of Feb. Is. 1902,
which killed IS men, The miners, re-
mcmbcrlug the terrible slide of four
years ago, have been leaving the mine
and coming to town today 1t will b1
only question OF q day OF two until
The Liberty Ben min will completely
close down,
Another huge slide came down yes
terday near the Bullion tunnel Of the
smuggler- Union mines, damaging the
blacksmith shop and other outbuild-
ings
On account of the severity OF the
storm, which sim continues, no effort
was made today TO recover the body
OF August Helene, who was killed SAT-
urday night by the slide IN Bear Creek.
The telephone line 20 Ophir station
il cut of, and the fate Of the engine
ana Hanger crew, hemmed in by slides
near Ophir loop, has not been learned.
Slides are down all along the road to
Ned Mountain, and the storm continues
so that Il Is impossible TO get through.
= sm1ll slide came down at the Joker
tunnel last night and tore out the snow
shod at the mouth of the tunnel and
destroyed the table and blacksmith
shop
The Revenue tunnel. mine. mill and
am the buildings are considered to be
~ danger since II Is known that the
FplosI slide comes down near the dump
might carry 10 over the buildings. The
Allas, Rakers Consolidated and san
fedro are all considered TO be in inn
mlhent danger.
TROUBLE NEAR ALAMOSA
Aamosa, Colo. March i9-Not since
Ile terrible snow slide and blockade
vi we winter of 1854, whom the Denver
mo 1rdhde branch road between
HHulosa and Durango was impossible
lo' tour weeks, has there been such
NouDle experienced In this region as at
present.
40 trains have arrived from Durango
ior seven days and every available man
" pelng taken TO the large snowslides
on Cumbrcs hill. SIX dead engines arc
showed IN between this place and Du-
Igueo' also one OF the big rotary snow
IloWS' rotary snow pillow was sent
nom sallda today, pushed by three en-
Zines.
u bag been showing continuously for
Even days IN the mountains west and
anu OF Alamosa and the canyons are
,ull OF snow and IN many places the
"ls OF tall trees are Just visible.
Noal and eatables have been sent from
nsle TO the working crews, and goods
are oelng taken to the snowd-in trains
,h Cumbres hill. to keep the people
'nefe from starving.
STORM WIDESPREAD
Denver, Colo, March 49, Fair wealth.
WIN rising temperature TODAY fol-
No., 40 lhe severe snow storm which has
Wr'tkdieq over Colorado for n full week
a,N orlet intermissions. Last night
10 phe OF The coolest of tho ,yinfnr
49, me temperature falling 10 ! do
u vas u below. '''''e' "yo"
"a n9uy snow slides have already occur
~, J." me mountains, but M ia tbia
iis ny lhere has been no heavy loss of
80 exported. The losses from destruc-
On. VI Wlhe property in the vicinity Of
fur,b, my amount TO $1,000. 900. and
Ten, damage Is threatened nj Ourav
n,inn,urlae, Rico, Siyerton, and othet
tns camps. Durango and tho othe,
v.,. .,s W the San Juan region i'm south.
fr,,sIu colorado have been cut az,
W. COMMUNICATION ny train nearly !,
vor a uSt me management OF the Don
strsr,. hlo Grande railroad Is making
Ma ~ EFFORTS TO re-open lis brnnch
bio.,n tnat part Of the state whirb a.
h,o.' by heavy snow on the Ctr
unas iahse The main transcontlnentaI
tr. IS noye been kept open. and throuSh
durtrg t ICE mas not been much DELAYED
Wv storm. The heavy snow fan