The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-12-22

| did not acquire any importance in France
until 1881, when the French O oyernmept
established spinning machines at Roueu
hut ii WINS not, however, until under the
! Empire. that, thanks 10 the efforts 81
Richard Lenoir, this branch OF industry
became Aourishing D.
lGREAT FRESHET IN THE ALLIE.
6HANY MOUNTAINS.
loAKRTtow or THE YAIIKY OF THE POTOMAC
-cREAf DAMAGES 10 EnE cHElAPRAKE
AND OHIO CAN rlIE RAILROAD IN DAN.
oER. 4, NJ III
CumnEaI.ANp, Nd, Nov. u, 1860.
During Friday and Friday night the
AlIeghanies, particularly on their eastern
tslopes. ia Western Maryland and Virginia,
/ were visited by rains Of extraordinary
tsteadiness and volume. All the streams
forming the source Of the Potomac, as
well al, those emptying into il near this
place and Piedmont, rose % great height
on Saturday.
During tho day, yesterday, the rain
ceased, and the SKY became clear; but the
quantity OF water that had fallen was SO
great as TO swell me Potomac Tor = brief
period 10 height almost unprecedented.
/ The south branch Of that river; which
| unites with the principal stream some
twelve miles east Of this place, seems to
have swollen more rapidly and 70 great
Ter height than the other iork Great
Quantities o. drlit-wood, including fences,
etc, were hoated down al night on Sat
urday and y Is feared that considerable
damage may pc done n Hampshire and
Hardy Counties, Virginia, through which
the south branch iiows, .s
tis across the menth o. THIS river that
the baltimore and Ohio Railroad Isl now
erecting one OF it, new and substantial
IRON bridges TO replace the large wooden
bridge at that point. This work Ind
made considerable advancement toward
completion, and the bed Of the river was
occupied by sorne Of the temporary props
required for the use Of the worknlen in
putting up the new bridge. These offered
some obstruction to the great volume Of
! water and drift-yood borne down by the
/ freshet; and at one time on Saturday night
/ il was feared that part Of the superstruc.
ture Of the uneompleted bridge might BE-
destroyed. and thus cause considerable
\ pltefFIlptinit % Gle movement Of train
upon the road. . IA. !. Z. 2: !,
Mr. Whson,s master q tne road, anl
hls eastern a assistant, AT. Qnlncey, re
paired 70 tle spot Win = large additlona
force o. laporers, ana, y. their extraor,
.anary EFFORTS, gave 2sush uirection ana
control: 10 ,ne drlitwooa as 10 prevent
any serious damage Inc waters contln'
uea 70 Tise Ieatialy during lhe afternoon
anu 9ltlreit, anu u,it ctvck
on tins sunday morning, when they be.
gan TO iaiL by eight, O'Clock they had
fallen some eight ieet relieving the oilleera
Of the road from AL anxiety ABOUT the
threatened serious diillcnltles 70 The
bridge. ~ 4: 4,
WITH the view OF receiving and con-
yeslng definite Information anu orders o. O.
the scene 81 dangst Mr. piney,, one eI
the Supervisors Of Irains' also proceeded
/ there, ana estaonsned q temporary tele:
graph station, ny means OF Instruments EN-
placed IN hIs ear. y.
40 interruption 20 Ihe 1onnage trains
Of the rosu WhiSn are now UNUSUALLY
large was sunersu autli's tne perlo1 < o.
alarm Ing n'g.e sApress arlns, MONEY! y,