, 1865-07-19
FLGOD 1T ONTONAGON,
Buildings and Dams Swept Away.
Crops Te~trcysd-17lnes Filled WITH
xcuSsr-itan4aEe Estimated at f6O,-
coo,

The 9Th Of July, 1865, forms a memorable
epoch In our history, Us the date Of the great.
est f1ocd that ever visited on1 cquutry. The
rain commenced by showers In the after part
Of the day previous, expanding its torrents
the night, tie maximum being about dsy-
break, three o'clock In the morning. Tie
damage a,ong the Range Is large, mostly
stamp mill dams, :oads and bridges.
About one-fourth from the west end Of tho
breast Of the main dam at the Evergreen
Bluff Is gene, and large breach in the lower
lars loss TO the Company, and probably q
weeks detention to the stamp mt1l. The
loss to the Ridge, except filling No. shaft TO
the 4 level with water, is stated elsewhere.
A vide gap Waa made near the center Of bo.h
the Ogima dams. They will probably be- re-
day. The upper dam ut the knowlton, was
broken, and It Is exceedingly unfortunate for
the Company that the lower one did not go
too, as It is filled with logs, brush, stones
and sand, with d land slide on top to cap the
climax. The Caledonia dam is entirely gone,
and the foundation of the sawulll damaged.
The road on the Flint Steel hill is literally
ruined, the entire bed for some thirty rods IN
length beng swept away to the depth Of ten
to fifteen feet and the sand and gravel Of
which It was composed scattered over acres
Of low labds. Piobab!y fifty trees have been
undermined and thrown across tho road at
this point, and It will take large working
force week to connect the two nelghboe-
hoods with wagon read.
The lover and upper dams at the Rocklaud
mill are broken, the breach In lhe former be-
trg near the east end md in the latter about
tie middle. The damage to the lower dam.
'woalo have been much greater had not the
middle one turned the current Of the flood
nctth under the trnmWay and into another
channel enptYing }nto the creek below the
mill. The mill will probably start on Mon
day:
peculiar location Ct the mills and wash-house,
Is quite severe. Beth dams arc badly injured,
The ;Wasl-housa undermined, aud the
lower part swept of. Several tons Of coppsr
In barrels were removed fram the wa6h.honia
the cycDfpg previous, leaving enc or Two
tens Of mirelal In POOR stamp sand On the
pairs On the dams, and the erection Of q new
wsst-house, the delay at the National wilibe
seriously felt.
On lie river, 1t Is diflcult-impossiblc
lathcr-to state the loss. In dollars and
cents Messrs. Harris i Voctlin are much the
largest sufferers having lost thousands In
css have lost thei1 all. Tea bulldogs arc
known to have been swcptaHay at md above
the Forest Landing. At the Minnesota
Landing, Harris md Vostlsu lost ten horses,
+ 81 baIn I'm AND ssaole, seseral out buildings. and
az lmme9ss amoant % Q! LUMBER ana logs
provisions. The old Company Warehouse Is
also eons-s6 onl!eings IN 1n IRON thls
place, Ing Eatcr leaeneu nearly 70 me SEC
ond noof o. MI: sosttin's mouse ana about
1en re. h'snef ihan Nas ever before KnoWu.
Inc aamage 10 crops az lhese tWo landings,
very large. OF the extent Of sufetin. from
theft 70 Ut. Rhodes. upper tarm, Wa KNOW
b1t little, but thtnk hsSnly proeaole that
ah improvements on nrst bottoms, close to
the tiveE bank' asat the American Landing,
are gone. lhe haT press nnd barn with
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