From the February 2, 1891 edition of the Silverton Standard: ENGINE 100 HIT BY SNOWSLIDE.
As engine 100, of The Silverton Railroad, was on her way down to the Silver Belle mine yesterday afternoon and had reached the turntable, the snow on the entire side of the mountain for a distance of a quarter of a mile slid down the hill, covering the track for this distance to a depth of from ten to twenty f…
