Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-03-04
THE RISE OF THE RIVERS
BREAK OF THE YELLOWSTONE
AND TONGUE At KEOGH.
Miles City Three Feet Under Water
---Great Floods in the Vicinity
of Benton.--The Missouri
Weak at Buford.
THE FLOODS.

THE FLOODS.
From all over the northwest comes the
reports of foods The channel of the
Missouri is again open at Benton and
the ice is weak as far down as Buford.
The tributaries Of the Missouri in Monta-
ma have nearly all broken up, flooding
the country in some places, incurring loss
of life to stock and settlers. The Sun riv-
er and Marias broke some time ago and
the two streams are higher than was ever
known before. Bridges were washed
away and considerable damage done. The
bottom lands around Benton are all un-
der water and the melting snow in the
mountains is swelling the Missouri to
mighty proportions. The Yellowstone
and its tributaries are broken in severa |
places and the stage of water is higher
than for years.
MILES CITY
is three feet under water and light build
ings are floating around like gondolas.
Many stocks in the cellars have been dam
aged as the rise was so sudden it was i'm
possible to remove them in time. The
Big Horn, Tongue and Powder rivers have
broken and Capt. ]. @. Barr has been at
Couson for the past two weeks and tele-
graphs that he is waiting for the creek to
run out AT Glendlve the tanks OF the
river are swelled full and should the pres
ent warm weather continue, which is
very likely, the rise will reach Bismarck
about next Wednesday, by which time
the ice here will be weak and unable to
stand much pressure. Last year the river
did not break at this point until the 2Sth.
but there is every reason to suppose That
spring will be two weeks earlier thlSyear
than last. The snow is melting rapidly
and bare ground is now visible IN n1any
places. The farmers arc getting their
plows sharpened for spring work, and
seeding as well as steamboating Will COM
NJ ence at an unusually early date.
A report to day from Keogh says the
Yellowstone broke at that point yester-
day and that there is gorge in both the
Tongue,and Yellowstone rivers. ..Er
LATER-The Yellowstone is broke to
it's mouth and the Missouri is expected TO
break at Butord every moment.
RIVER RlPPLEs.
G. A. Wlscman arrived last night and
leaves soon for the steamer Bachelor.
The Yellowstone broke at Glcndive
yesterday and the banks are overt]owed,
Sunday the, Missouri river channel
opened at Benton again. probably for
the season.
Nothing has yet been done on the
transfer Union, but She will be cut out of
the ice this week.
The Big Horn the chief tributary of
the Yellowstone, broke Wednesday. The
river is unusually high.
Trains are running on the ice bridge
again, but if present weather continues,
one more week will see the end OF this
way Of crossing.
Capt. Wright, who last season piloted
the Helena, will this year turn the wheel
ofthc Gen. Sherman He is now in the
city and will leave in day or two for
Stevenson.
The n. P. transfer is considered com.
parativcly safe. .She will swing back in
to the niche cut in the bank for her and
the plling at the bow will protcat her
from struggling zee.
It looks very like a combination, when
Akin bids 25 and Power and Coulson
each 26 cents per 100 pounds, per 100
miles, for Missouri river transportation.
If not, it is quite q coincidence.
Capt. J. c. Barr is at Custer, NJ. T., yet,
waiting for the 'creeil to run OUT SO that
he can get to Bismarck. He will COM
mand the Helena this season, SO il is ru-
mored. HIS trunk arrived from the east
last night, which would seem to indicate
he was coming here 10 stay awhile
Monday six of the crew OF the Gen.
Sherman left for the boat which is tied to
the bank six miles above Fort Stevenson.
The officers this year are as follows
w. G.. Lingo, Captain; Rober' Wright and
A. J. Spain, pilots; F. II. Gray clerk
and Messrs NJ artil and Marsh. nginecrs.
Novel rairoatling has been in progress
on the river during the past week. The
flat cars which were caught by the rise
on the dyke and frozen in were cut out,
taken to pieces and hauled to dry land by
OK teams. The finishing touches of the
dyke are being put on and everything
will be in readiness for the grand bust Ii
has been stated that the dyke timbcrs will
make good tooth picks for the tastiti,ous
Of ST. Louis, but any one who has seen the
solid net work would not make such an
assertion
Anniversary Bali.