The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-02
FLOODS TIE UP
TRAFFIC BY RAIL
Likewise Wire Traffic, Both by
Telegraph and Telephone,
in the West.
WASH0UTS PLAY HAVOC
WITH SALT LAKE ROUTE
One Thousand Feet of Track
and Two Bridges Gone
Near Mimic.

There is terrific food in south
western Utah and extending on down
into Nevada and over into California
Chinook winds havc played havoc and
this with terrific rainstorm has tied
up travel both by rail and other vehicle
has wrecked. telegraph and telephone
lines and for the time being has eff
fectually stopped transportation.
Tho Salt Lake route has been hit by
the food between Mimic and Calientc,
New. On this piece OF track distance
of ten miles, there is 1000 feet of track
washed out, and two wooden bridges,
each about 200 feet long, have been
washed away.
Over in California on the joint trade
below Daggett In Caion Pass there is
also washout reported, but the ex-
tent Of this washout is not nowD.
Trafficc at Standstill
All trains both east and westbound
are temporarily tied MP. General Man
ager Wells, who left Salt Lake on Fri
day night on No. |. is at the scene
Of the washout between Mimic aud Cal
cnte and he was Joined Saturday even
ing by Superintendent Van Houscu OF
day morning on No. 3. Advices from
these two officials late Saturday night
was that material and men were being
rushed TO the washont and that the re-
building of tue track would be pushed
as rapidly as possible
Up 10 $50 o clock this Sunday
morning there were no telegraph ad-
vices from Calientc. Reports from thero
made to the officials at the scene of the
washout near Mipto and which came
by messenger was TO the effect that
there was heavy flood at Caliente, but
that no damage bad resulted to the
main line tracks there,
Tremendous Volume Of Water.
Advices by wire from below Caliente
which came via San Francisco and
Denver were TO the effect that trc-
mendous volume OF water was pouring
down the Meadow Valley Wash, a
greater volume than swept that region
two years ago, but so far ms known
there was no damage TO the main line
there. Ii will be remembered that aft
CT the washout in that region two years
Rgo the tracks were reconstructed
higher up in the canyon. they were
retrapped and vast amount of con
crete work was constructed, hence the
operating department feels that but
little If any damage has been done
there
No. l. which was scheduled to
leave at II 80 Saturday night. left on
time, but will only run as far as Acoma,
300 miles from Salt Lake. It will re-
turn from that point. No tickets were
sold Saturday evening farther west than
Acoma.
Trains Ordered Back to Zion.
No. Z, the Los Angeles limited
due 10 leave Salt Lake al S:15 Saturday
Il
til midnight II was held here. Trains
No, 9, leaving at Sis. and No. l, lcav-
ing Friday night at IL 80, and train No.
IS. leaving 3t 9 clock on Saturday
were ordered back TO Salt Lake
and will aunul some time this morning,
AT Lund there was also q flood OF
water. greater than ever before known
in that section, but the damage to the
railroad there was only nominal.
May Go Over Southern Pacific
Assistant Superintendent Smith and
Assistant General FREIGHT and Passen-
ger Agent Mandcrfcld were making ev-
cry cudcavor Saturday night TO move
the through trains to Los Angeles over
the Short Line aud Southern Pacific
roads via Sacramento and San Francisco.
being holiday it was difficult
to locate officers of the Southern Pa
ci6c. but the gentlemen named were con
lidcpt that things would move today.
Meanwhile passengers who were
destined for points op the Salt Lake
route who came in Saturday and Sat
lrday night. were made Us comfortable
rs possible. the railway officials doing
everything in their power.
The Denver & Rio Grendc has been
held up between Sal, Lake and Sandy
and all trains have been brought into
Salt Lake over the Salt Lake Route
ht rs o'clock this (Sundsy) morning
he dispa tcher'S office Of tho Salt Lake
Route had another washoUt reported at
sahara a point 952 miles from salt Lake.
TnIs Is between Salt Lake and the wash
,ut at Mlpto.
Al 9 o'clock this jSunday) morning the
short Line and Southern Pacific had uu
Idvices 10 detour trains over the SALE
.akc Route that way.
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