The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1884-03-01

are removing their goods, at least those
that are likely to suffer injury, to the store.
This IS a troublesome if rot expensive
job, but fortunately they are provided
with excellent elevator which very ma
terially lightens the work.
PADDY NURpHY's MILK DAIRY
Is surrounded by water and ice, but our
reporter was unable to visit his place ow-
ing TO the depth Of intervening water and
mud
BAKER STREET FERRY GONE.
Mike Lynch's ferry boat was swept
away by the ice and is no doubt entirely
destroyed. The upper ferry is badly i'll
jured, but is secured to the bank. Mikes
boat cannot be replaced for two thousand
dollars and at this time is serious loss to
the owner.
THE CHINOOK
The chinook that set in on Friday after
noon melted the large accumulations Of
snow on the hills so rapidly that the latter
was flooded before the river broke. On
Franklin street the water in places was
fully two feet deep. This assisted the
river to flood Main street, and added to
the discomfort OF the families escaping to
the hills, and from the same cause the
streets are to-day all but impossible for
pedestrians. Nothing more disagreeable
than the streets of Benton just now to
those who are compelled to navigate them
can be imagined. Our people have been
praying for chinook for the past month,
but if they had dreamed Of the result they
probably would have preferred the frost
and snow.
NOT YET OFT OF DANGER.
ro1. Donnelly and others who rode up
;hc river to discover if possible the extent
OF the gorge found that ii only extended a
short distance above, and beyond for
twenty miles at least the river was quite
clear Of ice and the water very low, which
indicates that the.s3 is another gorge form
ed somewhere further up the river, but
below the Falls. On learning this hessrs.
lIealy, McDevitt, and Cald started
tor the mouth Of the Shonkin, where the
gorge that caused so much trouble IN our
city is reported to have formed. The party
is provided with giant powder to blow up
the gorge and start the ice if possible. but
up to present writing the ice is stationary
and the prevailing opinion is that it can
not be moved by artificial means. Now.
if the gorge above should break loose be-
fore this one goes out, there
is danger that another flood may
result. There are Il great many chances
in our favor, however, and perhaps the
most danger to be feared is another night
Of anxious watching, by those who are al
ready worn out with fatigue and loss OF
sleep. If the ice in front of town moves
at al, it will probably not gorge again, as
the river is known TO be quite clear some
the gorge above should reach us before
the lower one goes out, there is 4 strong
probability that it will come with sufficient
force to carry the latser with it, and thus
fcllE$C uS u Ill luitue4 HilAiCtys Al tilC
most, the danger does not strike us
as being at all serious. The
ice now above has VII come
over the Falls and is we'll broken up.
After continuing its voyage twenty miles
further to this point, it will be rotten or
>alush ice, and not capable Of doing much
damage. Should the river leave its banks
We can hardly think that it would cover
the bottom to any great depth or have
much force OF current. Lee Of the kind
above mentioned could not hold back y:
very large volume OF water, hence we do
not believe that the flood could be exten-
siye. At all events is is useless to borrow
trouble. Every one should be ready 70.
any emergency, AMI if it comes, meet ii
without fear or excitement.
NEWS FROM sun RIVER.
TO add 10 the trouble last night Il report
reached town that Il gorge had formed st
the Sun River bridge, that the latter had
been carried away and that the town Was
under water. Tclegrans received from
the Crossing to-day state that The d;sl4cr
i over. The gorge had formed. and the
water had reached the floor Of the bridge,
but had finally broken away, without in
turing the latter in the least, and the rlvel
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