The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-11
STORM CONDITIONS
ARE IMPROVING
SLOWLY
RAILROAD OFFICIALS REPORT
TRACKS CLEAR-PASSENG
TRAFFIC is RESUMED.

Slowly, but with an earnestness that
made itself felt in the general out
| come, the Rocky Mountain officials
yesterday hammered away at the seem
ing impenetrable wall of blockade,
"h1ch mas existed on the Rocky Noun
tain division for the past three days.
and succeeded in cleaning up all the
delayed trains which had been held TO,
clear track over the division.
AT O'Clock yesterday afternoon ev-
cry train, not due to arrive in Missou-
a yesterday, with the exception or
No. / of the 9th, had been received and
speeded on It's way with all possible
alacrity. At that the speed was not
such as to set the snow on fire. Three
engines were used in every instance
to pull the glass cars" over the west
hills and even then in some cases these
trains stalled and fresh start was
gained only by the backing up process.
Little New Snow.
Movement over the division was aid
ed materially by the fact that no heavy
snow fell during Saturday night or
yesterday morning Drifting was re-
ported only at Nagos and even that
ceased late yesterday. During Satur-
day night and Sunday morning the
temperatures from Helena to Trout
Creek showed the biting grip Of zero
and below, but moderating conditions
We're reported at points where cold
weather records had been broken dur
ing the. early morning hours of Sun
day.
Temperature Still Low.
However, the local division Is far
from being "out of the woods" yet.
With the moderating weather came
also many reports of renewed precipi-
tat1on late yesterday afternoon AT
Blossburg, not a very accessible point |
In the best of weather, there was re- |
ported six inches of fresh snow, which |
fell during the day and big flakes |
still falling from the heavily overhang-
ing clouds. At Weed, a station about |
four miles east of Blossburg, the same
conditions prevailed, with an added |
light wind which was driving the light |
snow in drifts across the tracks. At
both Blossburg and Weed a tempera-
ture of 10 below was reported at
o'clock, while Helena reported 1S be-
ow, a light snow falling and a keen
'reeze blowing straight from the west.
Passenger Trains Moved.
In the Missoula yards affairs took
particularly optimistic turn and,
While there was no attempt on the
part of the officials to do any freight
business, passenger trains were passed
through the terminal with the least
possible delay.
Train No. l of January arrived in
iissoula about $50 last night and,
fter replenishing it's depleted stock of
the equipment was snaked
westward by three locomotives and
,iven as good run to Trout Creek
IS the prevailing conditions permitted
No. of yesterday steamed in here
bout l O'Clock this morning and met
10. 16 at this place. No. 5 was the
lext train to reach Missoula and its
quipment was sidetracked, to be
urned today and run as No. to Bill
ngs. No arrived here at about 8
clock but the last mark on No. was ,
or arrival at 3 this morning The
iissoula officials stated last night that
rain service today would show a de-
ided improvement and that in the
curse of few days more all train ,
ervice would be resumed. 6
Start Freights Today. f
Plans have been made to start the S
zeal freight service from Missoula this a
1orning and, although the trains will
ave light tonnage, they will be run
s nearly on time as possible.
A
oeur d'Alene yesterday and today the V
assenger Will make an attempt to C
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