02353cam a22003373u 4500 37509 UtSlPG 20260610133844.0 m cr n 260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 07020621 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Waterloo, Stanley, 1846-1913 The Cassowary; What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2011 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2011-09-22 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Cassowary; What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains" by Stanley Waterloo is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds with a transcontinental train trapped in a blizzard while traversing the Cleft Mountains, and follows the courageous efforts of John Stafford, a civil engineer, as he attempts to send a distress message for rescue. The narrative highlights themes of human resilience, adventure, and the unpredictability of nature. At the start of the novel, the tumultuous blizzard engulfs a train making its way through a treacherous mountain pass, leading to its eventual halt in a massive snowdrift. As the crew realizes their predicament, they learn that they lack a telegraph operator to send out an emergency call for help. The conductor’s desperate search uncovers Stafford, a skilled engineer, who volunteers to undertake the hazardous task of reaching the telegraph line. The opening portion vividly depicts the harsh elements and the escalating tension as Stafford faces the snow-filled wilderness, setting the stage for a gripping adventure about survival and the human spirit against the odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Love stories Storytelling -- Fiction Railroad travel -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37509 78349 78349