Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-03
BLIZZARD RACES OVER
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
REGION

AS result of driving wind and a
| furious snow storm in the northern
part OF the State, passenger trains
are marooned on the Malad Valley
| branch of the Oregon Short Line, and
its other Utah lines are held open
only with difficulty, while several O.
the Idaho lines are entirely closed to
traftic. The main line meanwhile is
| tied up with snow and rock slides in
Bear River canyon Every possible
effort is being made to reopen and to
keep open the service.
The storm in Malad Valley is one
of the worst reported there in years
one passenger train being stalled de
spite the fact that it had a double
header and was accompanied by :;
rotary snow plow and large gang OF
section men. Another train started
out also with two engines, a rotary
| plow, and a crowd of workmen. Its
progress had not been learned unit
Tuesday noon at the Offices at Salt
Lake City.
The blizzard on the Wyoming des
ert is reported to have subsidized, an
trains are running both ways, delayed
| however, on account of the difficult,
IF passing some points, and becaust
| only one of the lines, of the doubll
track has been opened
On Thursday trains wer held az
| Cache Junction, unable to pass the
points in Bear River canyon where
slides had occurred. Large gangs
nen employed at Cache Junction an
1t Brigham City were rushed to tn
scenes of the slides and it was ex
pected that the tracks would be openec
early in the afternoon 1t was under
stood that little or no damage haC
been done to the tracks or the roat
bed, leaving only the removal of the
tons of rocks, earth and snow neces
sary to open the way,
a passenger train on the Victol
branch has been marooned at LaMon
since last Saturday, the passenger
being cared for at that place. A 70
tary plow sent out to assist was alsc
stalled, and a second plow with tn
larger crew sent to assist the frs
plow, when both proceeded to the ma
rooned train. The branch from Alex
ander to Grace, Idaho, has also beer
entirely closed by the snow.
Opening of the Salt Lake route
cuts near Jordan Narrows, which have
been closed for several days, anC
which were expected opened, were
delayed on account of the additiona
storm. and it is now expected to b
several days before that line will b.
ready for service. Much of the. par
Of the line opened was reported re
illed by the prevailing high wind.
The interurban lines at Salt LAX
we're kept open, and the cars hav
Detn reported dS running Oii SNhSuuN
between Brigham City and Payson.
While schedules of Salt Lake City
street cars were somewhat upset the
first OF the wek, service was contin
ued. The blizzard in the downtown
district was for a time one OF th'
worst of the winter.
Great extremes of temperature are
reported throughout the country
ranging from "a degrees below zer'
1T Havre, Montana, and Williston
North Dakotah, to 6S above in Texas
The range, therefore, is over 81 de
grees, while the average is only AZ
Temperatures have fallen over the en-
tire Northwest, from the coast to thf
Dakotahs, and precipitation, generally
in the form of snew, is reported II
nearly the entire area Snow anC
colder" is the report for that vicinity
According to Senator Wesley X