Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-01-29 | Page 16 | Montana Roads Are Showbound

oo MONTANA ROADS ARE SNOWBOUND Butte, Mont, Jan. 28. Montana Is in the grip tonight of the worst storm in twenty years. Railroad traffic Is demoralized de-moralized by huge drifts and snow-slides snow-slides and tbe situation is aggravated by temperatures ranging from 20 to 54 degrees below zero. Missoula reports that the storm which has been raging for 4S hours throughout western Montana without sign of abating Is the most sevore of any within the memory of pioneers. The Northern Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee &. St Paul railroads havo abandoned the movement of freight their efforts being confined to moving mov-ing local passenger trains, which are from six to ten hours behind schedule. sched-ule. A snowsllde today piled up the Northern Pacific branch line to Wallace, Wal-lace, Idahp, In St. Regis canyon. The Butte-Missoula passenger train of the Northern Pacific was wrecked by a broken rail with the mercury 30 below zero, but no passengers were Injured. Billings reports the longest cold spell In 17 years and a temperature of 25 bolow. Salt Lake, Jan.,2S. Railroad and wire service In lTJtah and adjoining states waB seriously interrupted late last night and today ns a result of heavy snowfall and high wind. The Bnowfall In portions of Idaho is said by railroad officials to have been the heaviest In more than 25 years.