Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05

ghostly and silent picture which re- minded the old-timers of those ster- eoscopic views showing Niagara Falls and Yellowstone Park in the dead of winter with mountains of snow and ice piled all about-those views which the kids used to enjoy looking at when they visited grand mas house back on the farm.
 While the snow for a time threat ened to play havoc with the local schedules of the Santa Fe, the rail- roaders proved themselves equal to the emergency and the passenger trains over the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix lines were sent in and out about on the usual time. The trains which came in from the south after passing over the summit between this city and Phoenix were SO coated with the slcet, snow and ice that the cars carried ghostly and sinister aspect as they plowed their way into the local yards.
 One of the first persons to experi- ence trouble as a result of the snow was Contractor Morgan at Fort Whipple. Mir Morgan soon discov- cred to his sorrow that his fleet of passenger automobiles and trucks could not buffet. the copious gobs of snow that had choked the highways between the city and the military re- serve. Thereupon MT. Morgan called in a crew of carpenters and an enor- nous snow blow with a breadth of about 8 feet was constructed. This was. hitched to twelve horses and the contractor proceeded to blow open ings along all of the routes through which his machines had occasion to travel The motor vehicles had little or no difficulty in making their trips after the way had thus been opened For them
 One enterprising auto man, whose car refused to longer fight its way about the city on its customary rounds, made tracks for a local liv- cry stable and engaged one of the antique, sea-going hacks, perhaps the one Sandy Huntington used to drive, and did land-office business all day delivering citizens to their homes or places of business at the rate of $1 per. The few persons who still own ed the old-time cutters enjoyed day of sport yesterday, a number of those speedy and captivating rigs being seen scooting about the streets dur ing the afternoon accompanied by he jingle of sleigh-bells. Kids built snow-men and snow-houses and scrapped off places on which to coast, and taken as whole, the rec ord fall of whiteness caused more pleasure than it did hard work and profanity.
 One party that was considerably ;nconvcnienced by the coating of the stuff which the poets call beautiful was the legislative committee which had been sent here during the day by Governor Campbell to inspect number of the adjacent state institu- tions, including the Pioneers Home, the fair grounds and the state dry farm. By the time the dignified law makers, headed by our own Tony Johns, reached Prescott, the snow had obliterated all traces of the na- tural year-'round landscape and had also filled up all the roads, etc. The inspectors were compelled to forego the pleasure of inspecting the fair grounds and the dry farm, there be- ing mighty little at these well-known institutions to inspect under the cir cumstances, and centered their atten- ton on the proposal to get up to the Pioneers Home and get an eye-full.
 Because of the fact that the Home is situated high up on pinnacle of rock at the west edge of the city, it 1 was the target for all of the snow pillows which the Storm King could 1 turl in that direction, and when the autos tried to haul the party to that place, it was speedily ascertained that such a stunt could not be accom- ! plished by any means. The snow was piled up in some places as high as four feet Nobody could get into the Home nor could they get out of it. Finally Homer Clark, ex-sea dog and chief clerk to Superintendent George A. Shea, said he felt strong enough to make an attempt to reach the city, and did succeeded in getting to town after having rolled most of the way down, arriving here about : o'clock in time for dinner. Judge -La, ,,-LO +;Dr +bo baarur oF ,,Ot a