The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-02-04
SNOW, SNOW AND
STILL MORE SNOW
Between rhrss iaa Pan Fsst d "a si wss-
Tea. Tea Fsst it ths Summit


Il Eot since the stone age. records o
which are quite unavailable. sal
there ever such . winter At Weston ol
throughout the Pacific Northwest
From everywhere come reports o
snow and more snow. Trains ar,
stalled and delayed, wagon roads ar,
liDpassable, sheep are dying and stock
men are worried over dslndlinR feed
supplies.
Up 70 Thursday noon q westor
snow had fallen stsadily for ssvsnt,
hours and had resebed an ApproHimai,
depth Of three and one-half feet. The
greatest previous depth At any one
tlme--in the winter Of iSSo-o0-was II
inches. All this Is fresh snow, follow
Ing closely upon the chinook tbas Of
January IS which dlssIpated the big
preceding snowfall.
The towns streets are impassable
except for bob-sleds and small nom.
talns Of snow, shoveled on the walks
and the tops OF buildings, line the
principal thorouRhfareG Tons Of the
snowy weight on top of the Amksa
Phillips bniidIng on vest Main street,
44xil0 feet In Dimensions and occupied
by Dr. s. L. Ksnnard ~ veterinary
hospital, caused the roof 70 fan IN
Tuesday night. The ceiling held, how
ever. and fourteen head OF horses on
the lover floor escaped unburt. A
small army OF men we're employed
next day In shoveling snow on roofs
and porches.
A machinery shed collapsed NJ the
Mackenzie farm east OF town, wreck
ing implements and vehicles. A siIni-
lar shed Ia also reported 70 have gone
down at the J. A. King place.
westop's rural mail carriers have
been unable 70 make their routes since
last Tuesday.
Roads are open 70 sleds only. J. o.
Woods auto stage was the last rig
through from pendleton. He came up
Tuesday, making the trip Of twenty
one miles In twelve hours and using
sixteen gallons OF gasoline.
Weston cattlcmen are well supplied
with feed and expect 20 get through
the winter without material loss. Il
Is expected also that farm stock will
not suffer, although some Of the farm.
ers may End themselves short OF feed
In the spring. A sale Of wheat hay is
reported this week At sl5 per ton.
From Condor comes the report OF
the loss OF 100 head of ewes. Smythe
brothers, the big Arlington sheepmen,
have their sheep well sheltered and
have sustained no loss as yet, but say
that Il Is costing them between sl2O0
and 1880 per Cay 70 feed. Winter
lambing starts at Arlington February
10. Cattle are dying At 81. Andrews
Mission and elsewhere on the Una
tiila reservation.
A huge snowslide at noon wednes-
day carried OF q section sixty feet long
Of the Pacific Power & Light compa-
ny's iiume on the walla Walla river.
Pending repairs, the company Is sup
plying juice from It's auxiliary plants.
Al Ave o'clock Wednesday evening
snow nc the Blue Mountain sawmill,
which has an altitude OF 5000 feet COM
pared to 1876 feet at Weston, was
seven feet deep. " had then reached
q depth OF ten feet at the Lucien Cat
chet place near the summit Of the
Blues. M
Unlike some Of It's sister towns,
Weston has not closed It's schools.
Teachers and pupils continue to trudge
through the snow TO the
school house on the hill, which has
been kept comfortable by Janitor Dave
Lavender.
Last Sunday night the mercury here
dropped 70 six degrees below zero,
government reading. Since then the
temperature has moderated.
Portland Is reported 70 be enyelcped
In one Of iis beautiful bur perilous
SILVER thaws
Schools are closed In Pendleton,
walla waila and Portland. Clearing
the walks At Pendleton Is enforced by
ordinance. Fears Of food. should
the snow 20 on Suddenly, are express
Cd there.
Trains are held up between Portland
aud The Dalles by snow-iilled cuts in
the Cascades. They are running at
intervals between Pendle-
ton and walla Walla.
Dynamite is being used to break the
drifts In the Cascades.
Today the sun Is shining IL times,
and the great snow Is apparently over,
Il put forth It's dying effort this morn
ing with a grand finale Of swirling
lakes, lasting few minutes only.
business is said to be practically at a
'tandstill in every Northwest town.