Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-04
Washout Situation on OREGON
Short Line North Is Some
what Improved Today.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TIED UP.
Worst Trouble l. Between Carlin and
sparks Where Bridges and Track
Arc Badly Damaged.

Tho railroad wasu0ut situation toe
day s Improved. 8lI connections north
west. north and cast being restored.
But th. Central Pacific ls suu deeply
600 the holy from which 30 cam hardly
be oNtrcatod FOR at least week. and
perhaps DOB days During that time
direct through traffic between ogden
and san Faucoisco is held Boo absy-
auce. an business being taken via Port
land. and around ou tho %. r.. d y.
Tho Short Line o. now running
through trains to Montana points as
usual and the breaks cot suuuysids
near Mountain Home. and HawmgtJ
near GlDu's Fprry-west of pocatellU.
have boon 500 completely repaired that
the only Inconvenience is the ncCos-
sity TO run slowly over the tracks ou
the affected sections. The uaShout-
west OF P1eatcllo were due to- tho
heavy rains and the warm atmosphere
which melted the snow uu along Ga,
foothills, bringing the water down 200
series of CataraCts which swept
everything before them AZ sunny
side. the breaks occurred fur three
miles every 100 feet or so. and au
annoying feature was that a-
soon as one break was cihbeI
up and repaired. and the repair ganr
had gone ON Co the next place. the
spot just restored would go out again
General Supt j. NJ Davis and tine
local officials put in many an anxious
hour az these places. At HammDtt.
washout 80 feet long and go feet deep
occurred, which required some worry
strenuous attention Co make the spot
passablc once more
NEVADA IN BAD WAY
Al last 8dviccs this afternoon. Tine
Central Pacific people were making
c1mmendablo progress. and doIuc
everything within the bounds OF raa-
souable expectation The track west
OF Ogden has been restored to CarIiu.
nearly $50 miles leaving the gap be-
tween That point and perhaps some
little distance this sido Of Sparks Df
course. the track is by mo- means SU
gone between these two points. but Is
gone Boz sections throughout tha .u.
tire distance with "a number of im-
portaut bridges gone. and mis- washed
out These are so extensive that won.
the line shut OF for through travel frr
two weeks IL would not be- SURPRISING.
though the railroad company is using
herculeau efforts 60 restore things 90
normal conditions
In the meantime the railroad conn
panle- are making things as comfort
able as possible for their passenger
and patrons generally. Passenge-s
with through tickets are az liberty Zoo
travel via Portland or they may re.
main in salt Lake or ogden. just as
they desire. Passengers for Reno viii
be carried clear around if they 500 de-
sire There iS 100 limit ON anything
within the bounds OF reason
The Union Pacific BIS entirely ont OF
trouble. the only difficulty encountered
by this line being heavy SHOWS and adj
verse winds The Rio Grludo and Mid
land people report everything clear and
Trains running ON time and there is
no trouble between her and Milford.
No freight whatever is being received
for california by the Southern Pacific
but all live stock and Ucrishablo /
freights on route are being sent around
yia Portland with AN possible despatch