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Show SNOW SLIDES. In many of the canyons of the Territory snow-slides have recently occurred. The heavy fall of snow, followed by rain, caused numerous miniature avalanches, and which in some cases have proved serious. We are pleased to state, however, that up to the time of writing, no fatal accidents from this cause have occurred in this locality. On Friday and Saturday last the men who were working in Smithfield canyon were repeatedly alarmed by the sliding of huge masses of snow, all or part way down the mountain slides. So imminent did the danger become that several parties left the scene of their labor, abandoning their logs and sleds rather than to longer expose themselves. We understand, that so far as known, but little damage was done. |