The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-01
DESERT FLOODED.
Colorado River Finds a Subter-
ranean Outlet.
A DRY BASIN BECOMES A LAKE.
Mines Filled with water-The Missouri
River Slowly subsiding-kansas and
Missouri Losses-Another Hurricane.

Tucson, Ariz., June 30.-Advices from
Yuma say that the water In the Colorado
desert basin continues to rise. Two cars
at Salton, which is five miles from the
main track of the Southern Pacific,
are five feet in water. A boat ar
rived today with q crew who are
exploring the lake. 1t is learned that In
dian runners encircled the lake today, and
it is certain that the lake is fed from
subterranean source, as no surface inlet
was discovered. Artesian wells in the
basin have ceased to flow.
Los ANGELES, June 30.-The Epening
Express special from Yuma says: The
water, which began rising at the Salton
salt mines Saturday, is driving all
before it, and now covers an area
ten miles square. The low end
of the side track from the
railroad to the salt works is gone and the
mines are flooded. Indian Wells. sixty
miles south, is 227 feet above Salton. For
forty miles square the water is from three
to five feet deep, the overflow OF the Colo
RADIO river. All that prevents this water from
flowing into Salton sink is bank of loose
sand nine feet high and one mile wide.
Parties In from Indian Wells report the
water well up against this. 1t is
thought the water has found an under
ground passage through the sand into the
basin. Ii so it will carry the flood into it,
as the Colorado for ten miles is overflow
ing its west bank and pouring an immense
body of water into the Laguana region at
Indian Wells.
KANSAS Cry, June 30--The flood in the
Missouri river reached the highest stage at
O'Clock. The water is now falling, and
all apprehension of further damage is set
at rest. The river at o'clock registered %
feet and inches above low water mark,
having fallen one inch during the previous
hour. The water is steadily falling at the
rate of an inch an hour. Harlem, the viii
lage across the river, which was
flooded yesterday, is still under
water, but no further damage
has been done. Parts of Kansas City.
Kan, are still submerged by back water,
and only houses of squatters on low lands
have been badly damaged. Various indus
tries in the bottoms have been seriously
inconvenience.
A special from Atchison says: The
house of Pleasant Little, on Donaphan
point, went into the river with
the contents yesterday afternoon.
The house was occupied by John
Mcqueen and his family. John
Little boarded with them. They had va
Gated the house four hours before, taking
refuge on the main land. Little escaped
with his family, but has not been seen
since, and it is feared he returned to the
house and was lost with it. Two other
families living on the point also sought
safety on the main land. Between Atchi-
son and Rushville the Hannibal & st. Joe
and Kansas City, ST. Joe & Council Bluffs
tracks are covered with water in several
places.
ST. LOUIS. June 30.-Brief dispatches
from several points in Kansas and Mis-
souri, are to the effect that another hurri-
cane swept through wide section of these
states yesterday, doing much damage to
the crops.