The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-06-16
THE JUNE RISE.
Great Freshet in she Cossoavoo1 aaa
NeOshOs
The Bottoms Overlooked.
Wheat and Corn Fields Inundated, and
Houses Surrounded.

: While in many of the Western States, ''dry
weather" has been the general complaint, al
) spring, in Kansas, we have had more raiu
than ever before known in this country ia one
) season. Up to last Saturday night 1.-THE 9Th
for fourteen days, more or less rain had len
every day with the exception of two or three
and the ground was thoroughly saturated to
the depth Of several feet, and the streams were
all well up.
On Sunday morning early the rain begaa to
pour down in torrents. This was kept up
pretty much all the time until Tuesday morn.
ing. The roar of thunder, the play of the
lightnings and the fall of rain was almost
constant, aud good part of the time very hard
Ravines ran and roared like rivers, and in ma
ny places VIII ere water is scarcely teen some
seasons, a horse would find difficulty in swim
ming across them.
On Tuesday the hight of the wafer reached
that of last year, which was said to be creates
! than ever known before. The rivers eOntin-
ued to rise ali Tuesday night, and in the morn
ing the people living on the bottoms, partic-
ularly those along the EeoshO. found them
selves, in many places, surrounded by water,
the stream having OVerhOwed its banks, n
many places. The sight from the hills imme-
diately north Oftown was grand and gloomy ="
So far as the eye could stretch down toward
the Junction was presented almost solid
lake. The residences of Mrs. Burns, John
: Weaver. Ms. Rinker, S J. Smith and others
further down were completely surrounded
The mill Of Mr.. .BIitton and his residence, ~
well as the residences Of MsSsrs. MeIntire,
Hyde, Fawcett Rich aud others were not yet
reached by water. b.ing on slight elevate n s,
but they were completely hemmed in with no
mode of escape excerpt 20 swim or with . CO no.
This whole bottom looked like sea dotted
win small green islands, trees, etc. Some
were engaged in swimming their cattle across
to the hills north to save them. FIR IN the hill
could see large open space between Ne
osho and Allen creeks. in the direction of
Americas. The whole eOuEtrJ between the
two streams was Inundated The bottom farms
were Pretty much all under wate: In some
places we are informed, only the heads of tn e
wheat could be seen, while the corn was en-.
tirely under wat,r. a canoe was running
across the corn field of Edward Morris on
this side the NeoshO, north Of town. The
farms of DR.. Armor and William Spencer
were oil covered. and the water was up to tn e
doors. We are told that many families had +,
be rescued, while others swan their horses q
consider bile distance to get out on dry land
The Cottonwood had not Overfiowed so bad
ly. Curtis HATS residence on the south bank
of this stream, Immediately south of town,
was surrounded. Wednesday morning, So
den's mill was in danger, there being about
twenty fiVe feet Of water in the CHI annel, and it.
having broke around the north end Of the mill
with great violence. There was, Wednesday
morning, some seven or eight feet of water on
the first floor of the mill. The brickyari of
the Messrs. Murdoch was also in danger of be
ing overlooked. These gentlemen have al.
ready lost about rs 900 brick this season by
the recent rains.
Al this writing hear of no loss of life
or damage other than that done to farms and
gardens. The bottom wheat fields are undOubs.
eddy bacly injured. while the corn is greatly
dam aged, not completely drowned out We
wish to publish a complete list Of the losses,
and will thank our farmers and stock raisers
if they will report to US in person or by letter
such damages TO crops, fences. houses, stock |
etc., as they each sustain, and also that sus-
tanned by their neighbOra. It will make an
interesting item in the history Of our county,
and we desire to place all the particulars on
record. We shall probably not have another
such ireshet for years. The new corners think
this season good joke on dry Kansa'."