Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-03-10

OF the snow slide at Jordan i'll
- yesterdays Appeal additional
news has been received from Mono
County. Up to this time four differ
ent slides have taken place in thar
section that have resulted in either
death or destruction OF property.
Word received from jordan, the
scene OF the destruction OF; the Hydro
Electric plant, confirms the killing OF
eight people. The avalanche Int the
plant and eight cottages al midnight
asleep the rushing snow eneulicd
practically every one in the company
camp. r. H. Mason and wife were
aamong those who were killed. Mr..
Mason was the chief electrician III
charge. Neither his nor Mrs Ma
sons bodies had been recovered Al
last accounts. H. NJ Wier and +.
NJ Peacock were also known to have
perished Peacock was the assistant
electrician, while Wier was lineman
in charge. A man named Sullivan
was also killed. In all eight perished
at this point. .ii4
That this was an unusual storm and
slide is evidenced from the fact that
an old smelter stack that has stood
for nearly forty years close TO the
electric plant was destroyed.
ANOTHER TOWN SWEPT
1ie town OF Mono. which is at the
head OF the lake. suffered from slide.
The home OF John Mattly. one OF the
pioneer ;settlers, was destroyed as
was the postoiiice building. which Is
also used as school house. The
fact that this home and the other
buildings were considerable dis
tance from any OF the surrounding
mountains shows the extent OF the
moving snow
LUNDY WIPED OUT
The historic town OF Lundy. nearly
10000 feet in the mountains, was
practically wiped off the map by
slide that struck that place at I'D
O'Clock Tuesday night THE Crystal
Lake power plant was destroyed as
was the Taylor butcher shop and the
Becker residence Several other res'
licences and cabins were swept to
ruin. The following are known 10
have perished in the rushing snow
and ice which must have totally wip-
ed ont the small town: Fred Strom-
boldt. Ben Pessin. Harold Hardy and
John Sullivan. Others are missing
and searchcrs are looking Tor them.
Further up the canyon AT the Parrott
arasta where Jasper Parrot had lived
and mined the past quarter oi a cen
tury. his mine and mill together with
his cabin and the man were swept IN
to eternity Another man named
Christian knowlton is missing and
il is supposed that he was buried with
the others at the time the SNOW NOV
ed onto the villagae OF Lundy.
AS soon as word was received
at Bodic OF the terrible affair men
B were rushed IRON the mining camp III
the hopes Of doing rescue work an'l
perhaps saving liie>Ihe mines were
closed down that all volunteers might
assist The only route to the scci,'
is by snowshoes and all word that has
been given the world is from couriers
over the snow.
POWER OUT
The first inl<ling that trouble was
ahead was the closing down OF the
power from the Hydro Electric
plant. As this happened in the night
the next morning parties were start
ed from Bodie to investigate. The
finding OF the wrecks followed. All
the telephone lines were swept oul
and the news that has come ont is
from Bodie, where there is from six
TO ten feet Of snow. Bodie is yet
supplied with power and light from
Green creek, the cource of the Stand
ard mines power.
FEAR FOR LUNDY MINE
No word has been received from