The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-02-28

POT~TJ TS'Si.
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Washouts have isolated Phoebe from
the outer world for the past week,
and except that the telephone and tel
egraph lines have been working, the
camp has been as completely Isolated
as it was four years ago, following
the memorable flood which put the
inain line OF the Salt Lake Route out
OF commissic
Had the sAi.road bee wnuro-.s---~--.-,
then, the flood OF iastsSaturday and
Sunday would dolbtlsss have wrought
greater devastation, for the volume CT
water which passed down through the
Meadow Valley wash is declared 10
have been even CRATER that that
which flowed through the narrow pas
sageway On the night of December
81. 1863 and New Years day, 1910.
AS it was the railroad did net escape
the rushing torrent and thousands OF
dollars worth Of damage was done to
the nigh line" tracks. both above
and below Caliente.
Train No. 2 which left Caliente
last Saturday night was forced TO re-
t!t to Caiiente On account of wash
outs and remained there with its
load of passengers until last Thurs
day when the temporary repairs to
the tracks permitted the resumption
of traffic through Clover Valley can
Won and On to Salt Lake. The rail-
road company has announced that the
reyfirs be ow Caliente VIII ach the
stage THAI through traffic can be re
sumed to Los Angeles today.
The damage done to the Caliente
& Phoebe branch is not SO great al
it was four years ago; but is is bat
enough at that. However, the rail
road officials. assert that they wi.
h,He the line in shape for the re
sumption OF traffic before the close G
the coming week. 1t appears tha
none of the bridges are washed ou
completely, but several of them ar
seriously weakened. while the roa
bed u badly washed in several place
Near Bullionville the track wa
covered with mud and debris rangn
from few inches to several feet
depth and here the section crew ha
been busy for several days shovelin
it off SO that the work train can sc
into Condor canyon where the mo!
serious damage was done Thel
are number of small washouts {
the branch in the vicinity of Il
YCacham ranch.
DAMAGE TO RANCHES
The high water did 2r;at damage
the farms and ranches OF Rose, Eas
Spring and Round valleys, and
number Of instances are report
where fields of fall planted grain a
hay lands have been covered wi
sand and mud to the extent that Il
years crop will be practically d
troyed.
When the extent of the washout
came known and the probability Il
Phoebe and vicinity would be witht
mail service llIeIintlely, CHdS.
Horsey, president Of the Pict
Commercial club, wired the situat
to Senators Newlands and Pittman
Washington, d. c., asking that Il
make known the situation to
postoffice department to the
that temporary service might be
tablished. Prompt action was
ticipated from this source; but up
this writing no response has &C
from either Of the senators, nor
the department been heard from
rectly or indirectly. This is q st
ing contrast to what happened
years ago, when the late Senator
On succeeded in getting !
route established between Phoebe
Modena in less than 4S hours.
may be that Senators Newlands
Pittman were both out Of Washing
when the message was delivered
that may be the explanation for
apparent inaction, which affects 7
tically every resident Of Lincoln c
ty--at least very large majority
them
CITIZENS TAKE ACTION
However, the citizens of Phoebe