The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-08-05
THE WESTERN FLOODS.
The Water Receding-Great Damnge to
the Wheat Crop.

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New Y9sFn night gives the of fotIo1ing iron
sumo of the damage by rain In Ohio:
| :, line great rains have not entirely ceased, bu
J the waters will slowly fall. Their falling doe,
| not stay the damage to farm products. and nplS
| immediate RJSaes.. The continuous raipy
weather, and not the flooding has caused the
destruction, the extent of which thus far is
limited TO hay, wheat, oats and other cereals
not including corn.
The losses extend over the country drained
by the tributaries Of the Ohio, falling heaviest,
perhaps, in the valley of Watash.
In the northern half of Ohio the weather
has been very wes for two OF three weeks, and
some damage has been sustained by wheat.
| which has sprouted in many instances. A
very good yield of hay was secured before it
was injured.
South of the Ohio river there has scarcely
been good harvest day in two months, and
matured has been almost wholly DESTROYED.
Some wheat is covered with water and some
sheaves have been swept away by the floods.
Oats in the uplands will be saved to a con-
siderable extent, if good weather returns very
soon, though the cost of harvesting will be
much increased.
Thus far but little corn has been absolutely
destroyed, though much has been more or less
injured. Corn is the great staple Of most of
the inundated counties, and millions of acres
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bottom the water is sometimes up to the tas
sells IF immense fields of corn. If reasonably
dry weather now be enjoyed, the great staple
would not be much hurt; if rainy weather con-
tnues but little longer however, the corn too
will be destroyed, and several millions of in.
habitants of the most fertile part of the con.
tinent will be left without the means of secur-
ing sufficient food for winter.
The Mississippi Rising.
MEMPHIS. Aug. 4-The river is rising stead
lily, having risen one and half inches since
the last report, and is now within fourteen
inches of the danger line which covers the
country westward to Madison, Ark, a distance
of 40 miles.
Great Destruction of Crops i'm the Scioto
Valley.
CINCINNATI, Aug. "A special correspond
ent of the Commercial, examining the effects
of the flood in southern Ohio. reports tonight
having travelled from Portsmouth up the Scoto
Valley as far as Piketon, and finding continued
eesolation along the entire route The Scioto
river is still rising, and has overlooked the
entire valley, the depth of water ranging from
to 80 feet. He reports 5000 acres of corn
gone, causing entire loss to the owners. The
crop promised yield of go bushels to the acre.
This loss occurs in a territory only 16 miles
long, and lying in Scioto county. These figures
will probably be increased by the destruction of
the entire wheat crop and most of the hay.
Northwest from the Scioto the line of devasta-
.ion c0utluues, prODauly ail tDe way 10 COlum-
bus. Residents of the valley for fifty years say
no similar destruction of crops by overflow has
ever occurred before. The river. has been
higher, but not at this season of the year. The
loss in the valley alone is estimated over
100000.
The Wabash Falling.
The Gazette's Terre Haute special reports
that the Wabash river is falling rapidly,
The total damage to railroads, crops and
private property in this congressional district is
estimated at $10,009000