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Show TRAINS ARE i In Colorado the Snow Has Driven Wild An- mals to LoJands. Denver, Dec. 30. Immense snow drifts In the mountain passes arc delaying de-laying trains. Colorado &. Southern train No 1, duo here yesterday afternoon, after-noon, Is stalled at Texline Two Santa San-ta Fe trains from Texas also are snowbound. snow-bound. Two sections of a Union Pacific Pa-cific train from Kansas City, scheduled sched-uled to reach this city at noon yesterday, yes-terday, wore delayed until this morning. morn-ing. Otner trains traversing Kansas are arriving from two to twelve hours late. Several trains which are mado up here for tho snowbound districts, did not attempt to depart. Below zero weathc., in many instances in-stances as many as 10 degrees below. Is reported trbm many sections of eastern and southern Colorado. At La Junta 12 Inches ol snow covers the ground and blankets all teed on tho range. Severe cold has riozen the water and cattle, horses .and sheep are suffering. Secretary Whitehead of tho State Humane society, has been notified. So serious are conditions condi-tions that Jackrabblts, quail, wolves and coyqtes are flocking to ranch houses and settlements for feed. Today the thermometer registered. 10 degrees below zoro here. At Sterling Ster-ling similar conditions are said to exist The thermometer there registered regis-tered 14 degrees below zero this morning. morn-ing. From the mountains west of Love-land Love-land great herds of deer havo "been driven to the prairie lands to ' find food, so deep Is the snow in the hills, and it is said to be common to see deer mingling w'h ranch cattle on the grazing lands. In the district about Canyon City ranchers' cattle have been preyed upon up-on by mountain lions that have been driven to civilization by the snows in the mountains Several lions havo been, killed In this district by ranchmen, ranch-men, and preparations arc being rnado bv ranchers and cowhovs for a great New Year's day mountain lion hunt in tho foot hills and mountains west or Canyon City. |