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Show A WILD, MAD PLUNCE. I'lic l.j- I'n-li'ii-. iK l.i-l. Tl.rmiKli iiGri-iit 1 (in uli.iii of Snow, A few days ago, when the snow-was snow-was so deep and drifting so badly ' in P.eai Piver canyon, two engineers had ipiite an experience in that picturesque gorge. At that time, one or iimn engines were usually sent through the canyon ahead of e v i ry train, lb r the p u r p se of clearing the track. On this occasion, occas-ion, two heavy engines were hooked together and they went pu fling into the mouth of the gorge. The (lakes fell heavily; the wind howled howl-ed dismally and large banks of drifted sntiw rose up like monster giants, bent on barring their way. The; prospects were any-thing any-thing but bright; it seemed as though they had mountains of snow to penetrate. The great white banks rose above ho tops of the smokestacks of the powerful engines. Hut nothing daunted, the plucky engineers hacked up; got a lively start; I brew wide open their throttles throt-tles and made a splendid plunge info I he seemingly impenetrable mountain of snow. Everything was a chaotic whirl for several minutes; t he power I'll I iron horses snorted and panted frantically, as they fairly bounded ahead; the escaping sl.eam shrieked wildly; the dislodged dis-lodged snow was thrown violently in every direction. Although it wan mid-day, all was confused darkness, and the men were forced to close fast their eyes to prevent tin-in being knocked out by the Ih moulds of pieces of Hying snow and ice. There was a dreadful dread-ful whiz; a whir, like one being rushed through deep wafer at a 1 1 j j 1 1 speed, and all was over (hey h:id dashed through the three-mile gor-fe and emerged at the opposite end, as safe and sound on the rails us when they entered I he canyon. From the moment they entered the big drifts, until (hey eine-rged on (I (her siib', the engineers saw nolhing but a whirl 1 of darkness, dark-ness, excepting (he i Momentary Hash of light received on passing si ift I v I h rough the usually dark tunnel. However, they h aved a deep sigh of relief w hen they found the fast, dangerous trip had been safely and successfully accomplished. |