Show WINTER IS LINGERING abnormal weather conditions have prevailed all through the metal mining regions of the west for sixty days usually tj ly the first day of march roads begin to clear themselves of snow and the mountain camps camp unblessed with railroad transportation tale tab on new life and while machinery and su sup plies are being hauled in ore begins to move mott out to the valley smelters shelters sm elters reports brull practically all of the isolated utah nevada idaho colorado montana washington ad aci even oregon and california mining district distri cli indicate that spring activities are held u i in the big and little cottonwood dai di tracts only thirty miles from salt lab city everything is snowed under afew the mines only are able to keep going goin gunder under reefed beefed sail most of them are closed don doll entirely no ore is moving and none cai be moved for some time to come thol thou thousands of tons are awaiting shipment ti 0 relieve congestion at the bins the saak conditions with variations apply all through the west it is the same in the oil w of wyoming and elsewhere there is only one consoling feature featured the situation the farmer though held bao with his spring planting sees an abundant with I 1 of water for irrigating purposes purpose s chance to catch up with his work bhela when season does open |