The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-13

FROM the Se. LOUIS KepuDNcAn, June
Our accounts from the upper rivers are gloomy
enough The water is spreading over vast sections
of country, and great damage has been done all
along the borders of the river
The Galena advertiser of the 18th, notices the
rival Of the steamer Enterprise, from Wisconsin
river. That river was reported very high-a large
portion of Fort Winnebago was inundated. This
rise had only then reached the Mississippi. Heavy
rains fell on Sunday, which added to the flood
On the arrival of the Enterprise at Dubuque, she
was chartered to go up the Little Maquoqueta to
assist in saving four hundred barrels of flour, aft Dat
in the warehouse of Sage & Co., Mt Peru, few
miles back of Dubuque; but the current was SO
strong that she could not ascend the river. The
mills, owned by the firm, said also to have
been swept away, as also the bridge at that place
The DR.. Franklin, at Galena, from st. Paul, re-
ported all the rivers above still rising.
The Burlington Gazette. of the 18th, says that the
tributaries of the Mississippi in that state, have
become SO swollen by heavy rains as to do much
injury. The Mississippi itself was very high. and
rising, being within eighteen inches OF the flood
mark Of 1874.
At Hannibal, on the 10Th, the river was still ris-
ing, and was then six miles wide, for a distance of
miles above, and fifty miles below tn point.
Ii was within two inches Of the rise of 1919, and
within nine of that of 1874. Wood cutters have
lost great deal of wood, by neglecting to cord and
secure it.
The high water has cut off the communication be-
tween Marion City and Palmyra, and in conse-
quenee daily line of hacks has been started be-
tween Hannibal and Palmyra.
The Wabash, ut Tere Haute, on Wednesday,
WAS all over the bottom lands Several boats wero
engaged In erryiDg over travellers having to go out
to the " est bluffs, three quarters of a mile.
The keokuk Register, of Friday, says that the
small streams Of the interior have all overhowed
their banks and put stop to travelling the roads.
Devil Greek bridge has been swept away. The Des
Moines river is much higher than II has ever been
known; tho bottoms are overlooked, causing mush
damage to property and destroying the crops the
lower bottoms, all the way up the river. The Mis-
sissippi has reached the high water mark of 1874
and is still rising The town of Churchville and the
country back OF for eight or ten miles, presents
the appearance Of q vast lake Of water, with hers
and there a patch Of trees a building. The farms
almost ruined, and il IL supposed that the work
on the river improvement from st. Francisvillo
down, has suffered very much. AT Pennington. on
the Des Moines, the river is four feet higher than 1t
was ever known and, letter says, was still rising
with great -spidty. The towns Of Bonaparte, Ben
tonsport, Iowaville Ottumwa, and probably others,
are completely submerged. Part Of the new dam
at Bonsparte has been washed away, and house
was lodged few mues above Pennington, which
came from some point above
From the Pond du Lac (wis) journal, June 5
For several weeks past the rains had been Co
pious, and the streams full to the brim. On Satur
day morning We had heavy shower, that caused a
rapid rise in the small streams On Saturday even
ing, about o'clock, thunder storm came up that
exceeded any thing ever beheld, in its duration,
and in the amount of water that fell. For three
hours ii appeared as though the portals Of heaven
treasures in the expanded lap Of blushing viii
lage. The damage to property by the food in the
village has been considerable. The bridges over
the river, on Second and Third streets. were swept
away, and Bissel's dam damaged The gardens on
the bottom lands which had been in very flourish
ing condition, were submerged and mostly ruined,
and several families driven from their houses into
which the food had m sde its way. On Sunday
morning, about ! o'clock, the water was ut its
greatest height-some two feet higher than ever
before known. Above this place, We hear there Is
not n bridge left over the Fond dn Lac river
-Raymonds, Sopers, Crofoot's, Arthur's, and at
Avoca, all gone. In Oak6eld, Conklin's and Orvs's
dams were swept away. We understand q breach
has been made in the dam at Neenah, which
threatens serious consequences, and that the dam
| at kaukana has been entirely swept away. That
part Of Oshkosh on the low grounds near the river,
was overfowed TO the depth Of several feet on sun
day morning, and the amount Of boards, logs,
shingles, rails, SC that Hoated past that place
leaves but little doubt that the damage on the
Upper Fox and Wolf rivers has been great.