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Show CUT OFF FROM WORLD BY HUGE SNOW DRIFTS, Light and Food Famines Threaten the Town of Lewiston, Montana Lost Trains Located and Passengers Rescued BUTTE, MonL, March 5. A Lowlstown, Mont., dispatch says: Tho trains on the Montana railway reported yesterday In those dispatches to bo stalled In the snowdrifts snow-drifts have been locatod between Ilarlow-town Ilarlow-town and Ubct and two other trains arc tied up ncur Bumnlt. Tho paasongcra, about twenty In all, wero rescued last night by 6tages, which shovelod a path over tho htll3 to the track. Tho snow plows aro unable to buffot tho blizzards and nothing but a thaw will open tho road. Tho crews of tho Htalled trains stayed with them, bcinir left an ample supply of provisions. Lowlstown suffers by tho tie-up. In two days, unleaa a freight can bo got through, the town will bo In darkness, Tho storekeepers store-keepers havo sold their last barrolB of kcroseno and candles cannot bo had for love nor money. Ranchers aro ablo to sup. ply somo provisions, but food will bogln to be scarce In another week, Never In tho history of tho Sttita of Montana has such a series of snowstorms boon experienced. expe-rienced. Tho passengers from tho stalled trains went by Btago today to Biff Timber, where tho road is open. |