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Show SNOW BOUND The big snowstorm which lasted all through Friday and Saturday of last week, completely closed traffic on parts of the Bingham highway from early Saturday morning to late Sun. day and was opened only after the State road engineers had spent hours bucking the huge drifts with two snow plows. Fifty or more autoa were marooned ma-rooned along the road, some burled entirely by the dry snow lashed along by a forty mile gale which lasted for hours. Hundreds of workmen who drive to their work from the valley were unable to return Saturday and were forced to seek lodging here for the night, all available lodging places were crowded to capacity to take care of them. Most everyone took the situation good naturedly. Ahout two feet of snow fell here Within about 34 hours. HIGHLAND BOY ISOLATED. Owing to the heavy snowfall In the mountains all car traffic has' been at a standstill between Bingham and Highland Boy, since last Saturday. It Is el pec ted the county road department depart-ment will put scrapers on and clear the snow now as the road has been opened through Bingham by the state i road department, |