The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-31

ROOD WATERS
4 DELAY TRAINS
ii Transcontinental Roads
Feel Effect of Unusual
Rainfall in West.
lV0RK OF REPAIRING LINES
IS PRESSED NIGHT AND DAY
afHciaIs Confident Normal Con-
ditions Will Again Prevail
Within Few Days.

r-.trs ON every transcontinental rail-
"a onerating in Utah, Idaho, Nevada.
--,,,o,a,re and parts Of Colorado, Mon
. Dragon and California were delayed
.r,rday by high waters due to the heavy
,elofal which has occurred over large
IN NJ the intermountain country during
III last few days. Had there been such
,aIufall few years ago a number OF
~ railroads would have been out OF
-,r,yn,ssIon for days. II not for weeks.
T6anks TO the modern methods OF rail-
~edine, steam shovels and protection for
escss sS by larger culverts and close
<Sschins. all OF the roads expect TO be
HI oneration within q day or two.
4 one of the roads 10 suffer heavily, but
fortunately on a branch line, is the
Az night part OF the mountain in Provo
1anyon, on the Heber City branch, came
lawn upon the track The slide was
<6out 500 feet long and covered the track
xjtn an average depth OF about nifty
Ted information OF tho slide was re-
|<sIyed in this city about o'clock Mon
|6ay morning and General superintendent
Il c. Daley at once ordered men and
feauls TO The place OF the accident Mr.
bailey said Monday afternoon that II
cjear the track and put the branch line
|n operation again. The local postoffice
|SiIcials have arranged to have the mall
Tor Heber City and other towns OF Wa
ssfch county routed via Park City. Pas
<enEers who are compelled 10 make the
Irip between the WaSatch county towns
md this city will follow the same route.
The Rio Grande also had a little trouble
NTH high waters at Woodside. west OF
Green River. Sunday. which delayed traf-
Gc for short time. This damage was
orickly repaired and trains moved nearly
on schedule time Monday,
Slide in Feather River Canyon.
"A slide in the Feather river canyon
has put the Western Pacific out of com
MISSION Train No. g. which should have
Lee this city Sunday. was annulled. as |
vas the train which should have left here
Aonday. S Y. Derrah, assistant freight
cent of the road, received a dispatch |
Monday from II. NJ. Adams. freight traf-
Ne manager, announcing that the road |
you'd most likely be in operation Tues |
oay. The trouble this time is not nearly |
rs serious as that of two weeks ago |
md the local officers OF the road feel
conbdent that trains will be moving on !
zchedulc time Wednesday,.
While the Southern Pacific has had no |
<frious trouble for more than 4 week |
rains are moving slowly over certain sec |
IONS OF the country where high waters |
nase prevailed on account of soft tracks. |
me same condition prevails on certain |
<eciions OF the Union Pacific
The Oregon Short Line got its first real |
men water trouble of The season Monday, !
tnen part OF the track near Kimport, |
oslReen McCnmmon and Montpelier. Ida.
Neni out with the high waters, The |
lIack was In such condition that IL was |
necessary 10 detour trains by way of |
2soen: A large force of men and con-
+nelaeie material was rushed to the |
HorK day and night to repair the track. |
- expected that this will be done |
sary today.
In Idaho and Montana.
esctions Of the Malad branch of the |
-2au was also reported under water Ia te
.*tunnnay afternoon. but it is not thought |
f;bsh ;ts, much damage has been done and |
.sis, are expected 10 move with little
Fey over the branch today.
~ otner points along the Short Line
.s,iai i"V ahd Montana high water pre-
-e<nso put up to a late hour Monday
,sssooh ,npfaa no serious damage was re-
.Aoverse weather conditions in eastern
~ |IrssSns ssl sunday night and Monday morn
"a .ss,,n, ,p',esenisd The Salt Lake Route from |
.<rsa,aS ermlhS through traffic Monday as was
'.1v 'sveseu. s While the rain did not in any
nen yro,r me track, IL prevented the
sa rtna,, from working as fast as they had |
~ |yI'tSI ass, 70 do Late Monday afternoon |
III ~, ,",iiIcers OF the road said that from |
frc,, 'i.er .e rmat!on which they had received |
|,nes,,Ho Ho front, there was little or no |
IA. 'Ssioh mat The road would be open
oasl AN ol The officers of the various roads
M snin, an Optimistic view OF the situation
M In ~" iheir views may be summed |
Fnol said ''ie 'aiirohu man.
fnlt mas heen considerable snow.
fsir ny many sections OF the intsrn,oun-
Ih,rsrs .,!y and the west this winter.
&ar-n ,ne lest two weeks we have had |
,sir % weather and Il considerable fall OF |
hi ,m,st Ilost sections. This has caused |
sudden melting Of the snow, the |
6ejIevar par parl OF which is now gone.
<essn.e tnai the worst is over, for this
|rcs,S, al least. and that any future
sn,inr inat any of us may have this |
,''e VIII he OF but short duration"