| Show the blockade in cache logan is practically cutoff cut off from the world outside there has been no trai train n from the south st since ace friday one from the north came in on saturday and tried to go out on sunday morning A snow plow with three engines was sent ahead to the divide on the south side of the valley it would proceed a mile or two then the three engines came back hitched on to the train and helped to pull it up tip to where the plow had bad stopped this made an array of five engines pulling as many cars up the divide when within two or three miles of Col collingston collinston Colllns linston ton the pressure of snow on the plow flow and the force with which it was struck etrick threw the plow from the trade track breaking it up see ing the first engine going also the engineer jumped but the fireman remained at his post the engine turned upside down smashing the cab to pieces with the fireman underneath it was expected that he was crushed and mangled to death but he presently crawled out of a hole hol just ejust big enough to let him through he was not much hurt the train came back herband he reana late in the afternoon started for pocatello intending if it got through to put the passengers on the short line and them via granger to ogden all but about half a dozen of the passengers as undertook the trip whid which is certainly hazardous and as certain of delay as remaining here A large force of men is at work shoveling on the divide where the snow 32 is three to six feet deep and the train may go through tomorrow the wagon roads are also filled up in every direction to add to the discomfort of the situation a i coal famine prevails and there is no immediate prospect of relief A report just received says that the northern train is now stuck in the snow between oxford ox ford and battle creek 26 25 miles north |
