Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-11

yards on the road are completely COW
cred and business is practically tied
up. -
The facile writer of the Carsen Ap-
peal tells of the storm In his district:
The present snow storm is a peach.
or blanlity, blank affair, according
to the way different people look at 1t.
Those who are looking forward to
the big prosperous season which is
coming to Nevada this year consider
it a blessing, with very little to say
as to the evils attached to it. Others,
who have to shovel snow TO get away
from their homes, and only see the
Inconvenience of 1t, use the express
sions designated by blanks.
The storm, from reports, has eX-
tended from Truckee in the west, and
not much further east than Carson.
In Carson valley, according to the
best Indignation there has been COM
paratively little snow, but consider
able rain. This is also said of the
country around Fallon, one party hav-
ing come from the beet sugar city to
Carson, and encountered no snow till
they reached Churchill
The storm having come on the in
stallment plan, so to speak, 1t is hard
to tell how much fell in inches, but
this morning there was about eighteen
inches on the level as the result of the
several storms and in spite of the
amount melted by the rains.
Railroad communication, while
somewhat impeded, has not been stop
ped. The overland trains are all be-
hind time and the Virginia and True
kee trains also have been kept back
little, but have come through all
right. This morning the snow Rlow,
which was at Virginia, having gone
over the road last evening, came down
without trouble and was followed by
the local. AT Carson two additional
engines were hitched on to help the
plow engine and a run made to Reno
through in an hour and ten minutes.
The local train followed the plow,
making the usual stops. The passen-
ger train at Reno waited for the plow
to clear the track and then came on
TO Carson, meeting the local at Frank
town and arriving at Carson at IL.
| Considerable snow, which had drifted
some, was found In the cuts between
| Carson and Lakeview, but the plow,
with three locomotives to push it.,
went through without trouble.
At Virginia City, according to ad-
vices, the snow was five feet deep this
morning and at Truckee It was eleven
feet.
Al o'clock this morning the bar
ometer which had been down to. the
lowest point in many years, began
slowly rising, but at noon the sun
came out. At 2:30 it began showing
again and was falling heavily when
the Appeal went to press.
BY weather observers the present
snow has been pronounced the heav-
! lest that has fallen in years In this
section.
The Humboldt Star too, says that
Winnemucca has enjoyed fine fall
of snow and following is cheerful ac.
count from the Star:
After persistent rain intermingled
with slight flurries of snow, making a
sleet, that lasted nearly all day Sat
urday, this section was visited with
the heaviest snowfall Of the season
Til estorm commenced about 4 o'clock
Saturday afternoon and lasted until
about midnight, finally terminating
with heavy wind, which kept up the
balance of the night. There was about
six inches of snow fell IN and around
Winnemucca and from what can be
learned the snowfall has been heavy
throughout the county, and In fact
the northern part of the state.
From information received the
storm extended east to near the Utaf
line and west 20 the Sierra Nevads
mountains and we'll into Oregon ant
Idaho on tn enorth. In the Sierrs
Nevada mountains the snowfall has
been extremely heavy.
Between Paradise Hill and the Re
bel Creek section from six to eight
inches Of snow fell and parties coming
over the road late yesterday afternoon
state that snow was still falling II
that section, and last night more snow
fell In the vicinity OF WjnnemGcca.
The trains on both the Southern
Pacific and Western Pacific railway,
are moving, but are arriving here late
The roads leading out OF here e
the northern section seem to be prett!
well broken for the auto stages started
out this morning on their regular tripl
and yesterday three automobile parties
came through from McDermitt, locate,
on the Nevada Oregon line
iii IL 10 ranorfad that fhoro lo f,or,