The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-19
THE WILLAMET FLOOD.
situation OF Ihe Railroads Dam
age at Dayton-LaIesI Dispatches
from the Valley.
Oregonian, Jan. 18th.


destroyed, and damage to wheat,
though aggregating a considerable
sum. will be distributed among so
MANY holders that individual losses
will in no case he heavy. The
river here receded about twelve
inches Yesterday. The Columbia
is falling, likewise the upper Viii
lamet, and very probably water
will be off the lower docks within
two days.
THE RAILROADS.
Last Wednesdays train from
Roseburg stopped at Oakland,
where it remained until yesterday.
when it came as far north as Gosh
en-. The track Is clear from Gosh
en- to Roseburg. The big thres;le
at Harrisburg is intact. The north
pier of the bridge is undermined,
and il is not deemed safe To cross
with trains. An engine got safely
over the Sautiam bridge yesterday.
As soon as the water subsidies the
Clackamas bridge can be made
strong enough to sustain trains
with twenty-four hours work.
The track through Clackamss
bottom Is still submerged; in some
places six feet. II is thought that
one or two trestles have been car
ried out, but this cannot be ascer-
tanned for a day or two. Through
travel will be resumed within
twenty-four hours after the water
has reached below the track level.
THE NARROW GAUGE LINES.
The water subsided considerably
yesterday at Rays landing, some
four feet, enabling the companys
workmen 10 recommence work on
the track. Between Saint Pauls
and Silverton the track is in good
condition, and gravel trains are
running. From Silverton clear TO
the North Santiam the track is
found in better condition than eX-
pected, and will be open for traffic
in few days. Between the North
and South Santiam rivers the great
est injury has been sustained TO the
road. four miles of which were dis
placed, and which Was being re-
paired yesterday. Between the
South Santiam and Brownsville
only fifty feet of embankment at
Oak creek was displaced, and a
small piece OF cut at Wards butte
gave away. Excepting the loss OF
the two bridges at the North San
tam the company has sustained
much less damage than they ex-
pected.
BY the time tine locks are opene d
at Oregon city the company ex-
pect to be able to resume the run
ming of their trains to and from
Scio, taking freight and passengers
across the North Santiam by boat
to the south side where an engine
and cars will be waiting to convey
freight to and from Scio. Within
sixty days regular trains will be
running direct from Rays landing
to Brownsville, as formerly, by
which time the west side line will
be extended from Dayton to the
Willamet river below Rays land
ling. During the time the flooe
lasted-from Saturday till Tues
day-both the freight and pas
senger trains on the company,
west side division to and from
Dallas and Sheridan, ran punctua
to time daily, that road having
sustained no damage, although
there are twenty-four bridges anC
trestle bridges Oh that route with
in thirty-eight miles. The work
men will commence tomorrow
on the foundations and piers fo
the new bridges over the NortI
and South Santiam rivers.
LOSSES IN LANE COUNTY.
HARRISBURG. Jan. l7.--Stocl
loss, about $4,000. Springfield
county bridge, which cost $1,000
is gone; Springfield sawmill dam
aged, dam and logs gone; loss
about $4,000. Cobwig sawmil
dam broken and logs gone, los
about $4,000. Fencing gone an,
misplaced beyond estimate. Tn,
highest point reached here was tel
inches below the high water mari
of lS6l-2.
AT SALEM.
SALEM. Jan. I7.-Not a whar
left in the city, excepting Kinneys
Salem water works have been shu
: down since Saturday morning
connection made to-day with TIA
other company. The river ha
been thirty-six feet above low wa
ter mark, but is falling rapidly
The Salem water company will a