Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19
Property Losses Will Likely Reach
Million.
OWNS CUT OFF FROM TRAVEL
Twenty-Five Mines Are Completely
Isolated-Sixty Feet of Snow at
Camp Bird-Rescue Party.

DENVER. Col. March la-Fair weather,
With rising temperature today followed the
severe snoSstorm which has prevailed over
Colorado foT full week, with brief inter-
missions. Last light was one of the esldest
OF the winter here, the temperature falling
10 degrees below zero. At Chey yeDne,
Wyo., 1T was u degrees below zero
Many snowslides have already occurred
In the mountains. but up to this time there
has been no heavy loss of life reported
The losses from destruction of mine prop
erty in the vicinity of Ouray may amount
to S100e.000, and further damage Is threat
ened at Ouray, Telluride. Rico. Silverton
and other mining camps.
Durango and the other towns In the San
Juan region in southwestern Colorado lave
been cut off from communication by train
nearly a week, but the management of the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad IS making
strenuous efforts to reopen its branch lJue
in that part of the state which Is blockaded
by heavy snow on the Cumbe-s range The
main transcontinental lines have been kept
open and through train service has not been
much delayed during the storm. The heavy
snowfall In the mountains inSures an abun-
dance OF water for irrigation.
600 Miners Isolated.
OCRAY, Col, March 19.-It is feared that
at least twenty miners have lost their lives
In the snowslides which have cut off from
all outside communication 600 miners EN-
ployed In the various mines within a radius
of twenty miles from Ouray. The exact
number Of deaths will not be known for
days. AS many as twenty-five mines are
completely isolated. The damage may reach
S10G0,C00.
At the Camp Bird mine which is four
miles from the Bird mill, snowside late
last evening completely isolated fifty or
more miners employed there, and as the
provision house was carried away It is
certain they are in urgent need of food A
party off, 200 miners started to their rescue
today.
The body of William ]. Cressey. an Eng
lishman. who lost his life in the slide at
the Camp Bird mill. has been recovered.
1t Is said there is sixty feet of snow at
the high tower of the tramway of the Camp
Bird. and the snow Is very deep all along
the route of the tramway.
In the Imogene basin the snow is from
$50 10 800 feet deep. This will prevent work
on the reconstruction of the tramway for
several weeks.
Worst Experience Since 1884
ALAMOSA, Col, March 19.-Not since
the terrible snow slide and blockade of the
winter of 1884. when the Denver and Rio
Grande branch road between Alamosa and
Durango was impossible for weeks, has
there been such trouble experienced in this
region at the present. No trains have
arrived at Durango for seven days, and
every available man is being taken to the
large snow slide on Cumbres Hill. Six
dead engines showed In between this
place and Durango, also one of the big
rotary snow plows. a rotary snow plow
was sent from Salida today, pushed by
three engines.
1t has been showing continuously for
seven days in the mountains west and
south of Alamosa, and the canyons are full
of snow, and in many places the tops Of
tall trees are just visible
Coal and eatables have been sent from
here to the working crews and goods are
being taken TO the snowed-in trains on
Cumbres' Hill to keep the people there
from starving.
A Slide at Liberty Bell.
TELLURIDE, Col, March ia snow
slide. which came down yesterday at the
Liberty Bell mine, damaged the tramway
and considerable trestle work. 1t ran in
the path of the slide Of February IS. 1902.
which killed nineteen men. Many miners,
remembering that slide, left the mine to-
day and came to Telluride. The Liberty
Bell mill will be compelled to close in a
day or two.
Another huge slide came down yesterday
near the Bullion tunnel of the Smuggler
Union mines, damaging the blacksmith
shop and other buildings.
The severity of the storm continues un-
abated near Bear creek.
The telephone line to Ophir station is cut
off and the fate of the engine and crew,
hemmed in by slides near Ophir Loop Is not
known.
Slides are down allsalong the road to Red
mountain and the storm continues. so that
ii Is impossible to get through. small
slide came down at the Joker tunnel last
night and tore out the snow shed at the
mouth of the tunnel.
The Revenue tunnel, mine, mill and ali
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solidated and San Pedro all considered
to be in danger