Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-02-28 | Page 8 | Blizzard Whips Across Two States as February Goes out; Fruit Growers Are Elated

I Blizzard Whips Across Two I States As February Goes Out Fruit Growers Are Elated C Colorado and Wyoming Get Snowfall Mail Plane Is Forced Down D R R G C Trains On Time I I DE DENVER VEl Feb By S-By By Th The Associated Press Indication t ofa t ta a leonine leon In entry of ot March fareh were given gl In two wo of ot the Rocky Hocky Moun Mountain foun lain tain states toda today as strong bUzz bUzz- blizzards bUzzards ards whipped cross across across the conti conti- continental continental divide and dumped inches of ot snow in Colorado and Wyoming Montana fontana with temperatures and only a few snow flurries was as out of ot the tho storm pic- pic picture pic picture ture for tor once Southeastern Wyo Wyoming 0 ming was presented with Uh Its heaviest lest iest snow of the winter The tall fall measured soven s ven and a halt half Inches at Cheyenne at 9 a n m rn today and the weather bureau j jIt It would continue through to- to tonight to night More fore than eight Inches tell fell at Lander Wyoming but only t a afew afew few inches at Sherlian and An inch at Yellowstone Park MAIL PLANE J DOWN The eastbound air mall mail was forced down at Wyo last night and the he wes wee weal bound bound mall mail also was delayed but both were expected here soon The snow tall fall was considered I- I Ireat a great reat benefit to the grain fields CleM and of ot little harm to livestock Beginning In Denver Den Sunda Sunday morning the storm grew In In- In in intensity last night Th The snow v snow tall fail amounted to an inch and a halt half here this morning and other com com- communities co- co com communities In Colorado reported similar depths Following a 1 light raIn rainfall tall and strong wind storm 11 a heavy allow began falling today loday at Albu Albu- Albuquerque Albu- Albu Albuquerque Albuquerque querque melting 03 lIS It tell fell WUL HOLD BICIC D DUDS Tho storm touched all 11 sectIons ot of Colorado Grand Junction on the western slope getting two Inches ot b snow Fruit men were plated elated because the blizzard meant delayed development of ot blossoms and lessened hazards of frost trost damage damle Denver and Rio Grande Grandc Wes West West- Wes Wes-ern ern em traIn trains were coming through the mountains to Grand June Junc Junction tion on time