White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-02-04


clearing Of the atmosphere the mcr-
curry is doing its worst, or at least
showing serious threats of that in
tention. Yesterday morning 1t fell
to 10 or IS degrees below zero, the
variation depending upon what ther-
monscter was read, and this morning
1t was lower. Last evening the in
strument at the Northern hotel reg
istered at @ above at o'clock.
From what promised to be the mild
est winter ever known in eastern Ne
vada, with a dearth of snow. a light
ming change took place, starting Sun
day night and continuing for three
nights and two days as one of the
worst snowstorms recorded in the
same space of time in the western
country
In Ely it fell to a measured depth
of twenty-six inches At Murry creek
summit it is all of five feet and at
Kimberly divide about the same. Down
in Steptoe valley it runs from sixteen
to twenty inches in this vicinity, and
continues about the same average for
probably 100 miles north, but at Shat
ter on the Western Pacific little snow
is reported.
The heft of the storm is in the south,
more snow being reported at Gard
ner's ranch, Hot creek and in other
southerly regions than here.
Both east and west of Ely it is re-
ported in a meager way to be about
the same as here. All traffic out of
Garrison, Utah, east as well as west,
is tied up. Telegraphic word from
Newhouse, Utah, tells of the roads be-
ing closed there. Telephone messages
from Baker say that there is twenty
inches of snow in Snake valley, and
other messages from Connor's station
report the same depth in Spring valley.
Snow Monday on the Currant creek
summit, to the west, was up TO the
radiator of car and since then White
river valley has been heard from
through several arrivals, who say ID
Is much the same there as here.
The approaching storm Sunday aft
ernoon looked threatening but like it
would be local. Ii came from the north
and northwest. The first black clouds
to be seen heading this way were in
the Egan mountains, back of Cherry
Creek, and worked south slowly In
an hour or SO a heavy cloud settled
down in the center of the valley little
north of the other and swept southerly.
When the latter overlook its mate the
second storm seemed to open its
valves and to do its worst. II was ac-
companied by repeated distant rumb-
lings of thunder and the snow came
down with rapidity that was unex-
peeted and. instead of being local. as
threatened, ii widened out and served
every locality alike and all close to the
same time. In less than two hours
there was more than that many inches
OF snow. That night it kept coming
and by morning there was more than
a foot up any of the canyons as far as
Ely is situated and in the valley there
was more than six inches II kept on
at mild pace that day, which was
With slight intermission until Tuesday
morning, again that day and more orr
less during the third night until Wed
nesday morning
There being little wind until the
third night 1t did not drift to any ap-
preciable amount, and with slight cold
1t did not freeze and crust II stood
on the ground loose as it fell-light,
fluffy and hard to negotiate on foot or
otherwise
The sagebrush was so we'll covered
with the white mantle that a road or
trail was lost to view. and during the
storm there was always misty effect
from the low-hanging clouds which. to-
gether with continually falling flakes,
made it most difficult to follow known
paths or thoroughfares of any kind
No road could be followed for GER
tainty, either by horse, team or auto
mobile.
Wednesday morning broke partiel,y
clear. with clouds hanging to the tops
of Ward and Heusser mountains, these
giving way during the day to bright
and refreshing sunshine. Again Thurs
day it clouded up and showed several
times that day and Friday.
The streets of Ely have been broken
by the use of huge drag drawn by
eight powerful horses, so that auto
mobiles can get around and make the
most essential deliveries. The lower
road to East Ely was soon opened and
that and the upper one have been made
and kept passable.
The county snow drag was quickly
put to work on the McGill highway and
the cash il cut In the snow could be
seen from the East Ely depot. thirteen
miles away, as the winding drive be-
yond the last railway crossing at the
entrance to McGill This was a fine
piece OF work. but nature was antag-
onistic to it's success and in few
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