. On the "White Pass" pay-roll . White Pass Rotary Sxow Plough ix Actiox. White Pass Rotary Sxow Plough at Rest Rail Division was surpassed in the terrific storm of March 7, 8, 9, lo, and ii, 1900. On that occasion the rotar}^ and train crew leaving Skaguay on March 7th reached Bennett (40 miles) on March nth, after 105 hours service of which 90 was continuous. The passengers of the train testified to the exertions of the crew in the following testimonial: Lake Bennett, B. C, March 11, 1900. On board passen- ger train, W. P. & Y. R.: We, the under- signed passengers, deem it only a slight matt
. On the "White Pass" pay-roll . White Pass Rotary Sxow Plough ix Actiox. White Pass Rotary Sxow Plough at Rest Rail Division was surpassed in the terrific storm of March 7, 8, 9, lo, and ii, 1900. On that occasion the rotar}^ and train crew leaving Skaguay on March 7th reached Bennett (40 miles) on March nth, after 105 hours service of which 90 was continuous. The passengers of the train testified to the exertions of the crew in the following testimonial: Lake Bennett, B. C, March 11, 1900. On board passen- ger train, W. P. & Y. R.: We, the under- signed passengers, deem it only a slight matter of justice to express our thanks to Charles Moriarty, Road Master; Murray B. .Miles, Conductor; Robert Simpson, En- gineer; J. C. Quinlan, Conductor of Rotar\, and all other members of the train crew for the perseverance they have displayed in landing us safely here; notwithstanding their having been on duty constantly with- out rest or sleep, for over ninety hours, in one of the hardest blizzards that any of us have ever experienced. The following extracts from
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