The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-01-31
STORM GENERAL OVER COAST
California and Western Nevada
Sustain Greater Damage Than
This Section of Nevada

The violent wind storm here last
Saturday night, followed by afoot of
snow Sunday, was, according to news
dispatches, but a mild sample of the
big storm that prevailed over the en-
tire Pacific Coast. While Eureka was
without news dispatches, the contin-
ued low barometer here for several
days indicated that violent storms
YER prevalent some where on the
Coast.
Between Is and 20 inches of snow
has fallen in Eureka during the week.
Ed Bergman says there is between
3 and a feet at Prospect. About 8
feet was reported at the Alkali mines,
4 miles south of Eureka.
Angus McNaughton, who drives
the stage between Eureka and Min
eral Hill, was unable to get through
to the Hill last Monday. There was
5 feet of snow in Telegraph Canyon,
leading into Mineral Hill, with 3 feet
at Mineral. He had to abandon his
sleigh at the top of the summit and
pack the mail into the Hill on the
horses, and was out all night on the
job. The stage now comes out of
Mineral Hill on runners with four
horses to the Scott ranch, about 10
miles from the Hill, and from there
into Eureka on wheels. Diamond
Valley is reported to be full of slush
and water, but the stage reached
here on time Thursday.
The mail carrier found it impossi-
BILE to get over the Newark summit
with his blackboard on account of
the deep snow and packed the mail
through on horseback. Newark val
ley is reported filled with slush and
water, with heavy snow on the sur
rounding hills and mountains.
Flood conditions have prevailed
throughout the Pine Valley section
since the latter part of last week.
While snow fell in the surrounding
mountains, there was a steady down
pour of rain in the valley. Sunday
Pine Greek commenced to boom, and
it kept raising until it overf1owed its
banks and commenced spreading over
the ranches and railroad. The Eu-
reka-Nevada railway lost three
bridges besides having it's track
washed out in several places, and
Manager Sexton informed Agent
Reynolds of Eureka that it would be
impossible to get a train through to
Eureka before February 6 Or 8.
Manager ]. E. Sexton ran a special
up to Eureka last Sunday for H. l..
Hollis of the Alkali Mines Company.
They left Eureka on the return trip
about l p. m. When they reached
Blackburn station, about 80 miles
this side of Palisade, the flood waters
were running over the track there,
and these conditions prevailed at diff
ferent points all the way down Pine
Valley until within about a mile of
Palisade, where they found a 60-foot
bridge across Pine Creek had been
washed out, and the train had to be
abandoned. Mrs. Sexton was also
on board the special. but a ranch
team was secured and the party fl
nally reached Palisade safely after a
rather strenuous and exciting trip.
On account of the high water in
Pine Creek it was found impossible
to commence the work of replacing
the bridges across that stream until
Thursday, but reports received here
yesterday stated that the work was
now proceeding and that it was ex-
pected to have a train through to Eu-
reka by next Friday or the following
Monday.
The Storm In Western Nevada
Reno, Nevada, Jan, 2~6.---Several
thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty was damaged on the north side
of Reno yesterday and to-day, the
result of floodwaters from Peavine
mountain, and railroad traffic is tied
up in several directions, owing to
washouts, caused by a heavy rain
and snowstorm which began late on
Saturday. Five Southern Pacific
passenger trains are held up at
on account of tha de-