Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-02-07
Weather Notes

reference to it feels like making
an explanation rather than an apol-
ogY. The explanation is this: There
are hundreds OF readers who live
away from Highland and "weath-
eI.report" is not dull reading for
them, hence, if you don't feel in.
terested, just bear in mind that
others do.
For two consecutive issues We
have referred to the fact that bad
drifts had formed in the pike west
| of us, and since then, these OBJ
structions have been so augment
ed that passing notice would not
do Justice. In fact an old citizen
of the county declares that.no such
blockade has occurred since 1857.
This is due to the fact that every
snowfall during the past three
weeks has been accompanied or
closely followed by awful gales,
and it is drift upon top OF drift.
Saturday last was a day that did
much mischief and was one of the
worst in the history OF the
country. Strong men who were
caught out in the storm-and 1t
ragged all day long-had hard
struggle, and, in few cases, be-
came alarmed before their destl-
nation was reached. AS is USUALLY
the case, conditions were worse to.
ward the Allegheny and Cheat, and
few who have come in from the
lumber camps report 4 feet OF
snow on Cheat and drifts 40 feet
deep on Allegheny. The worst
drifts, however, are not in the
roads but near enough to be seen.
Mr. Preston Eckard. who, few
years ago had all his fingers frozen
off, had another adventure in last
SUNDAYS storm Returning from
Cass, he shit the ties" on the log
road leading from Dunlevie to
Laurel Fork. When up in the
mountain he made a misstep,
went through tressel and into a
drift more than twice his depth.
He collected himself down there,
made a dive-in fact many OF
them-working aud tunneliDg
per haps 30 feet before seeing day
Hight. Other big drifts were en-
countered on his near cut through
the mountains, and over some OF
them he walked on his knees, the
crust bearing him up in this posi-
ltion. He reached home and his
sick wife about IL o'clock Sunday
night, and sustained no more SER
ious injury than frosted ears.
| The mail service Westward,
though irregular and arduous, was
being faithfully rendered until
Saturday, when both carriers were
shut in at Mr. llull's on Alleghs-
nv. With them were three sleds
from the Hightown community
returning from Barlow. Daisy
Walton, a jolly and well-kHowr
traveling-man being also among
the stranded.
Opening up the way began Tues
day, a force working on Allegha
nv and one from Montery going
to the Hightown side of Monterey
mountain.
There was but little drifting
east of us. and there was no inter
ruption to traffic or mail service
MIR Harry Johnson, the Il + L
man, had to face about and is nov
going via St. Creek, Forks Of Wa
ter. to Crabbotten and return
same way.
We are here reminded tina
another explanation may not b
: amiss, and this for the benefit o
! the "people Of the plain" Sucl
conditions mean Interruptions tt
0 traffic, some labor and expense, blu
0 are the occasion of no alarm t
. residents. On one former occasion
!, some considerable or incansiderat
alarmists from down east bewalle
our condition through the medium
of a church paper and 'rescue. par
e ties" and "help" was limited a
/ No such silly differences must b
e drawn. Highland is shot stuff
= and snow. drifts melt away befor
her energy, supplies and resources