The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-13
THE WATERS sUBsIDING.
Duwamish Bridge Is Safe-Damaxe a.
Cedar Mountain.

dispatch received yesterday at the Northern
Pacific headquarters in this city, stated that
1000 men were Mt work on the repairs to the
damage at Eagle Gorge, and that within forty
eight hours, at the present rate of progress, the
distractions would be removed and the track
be in perfect condition. In the meantime
through trains will be run by way of Portland.
The local trains between Seattle ana Tacoma
were run yesterday on schedule time.
Few realize the vast labor required to keep
roads running through mountainous region
at this season of the year. Damage occurs
every hour in the mountains that the public
never know of, because the track walkers and
section men clear the road between trains, but
railroads deserve considerable commentator
for going at these calamties with vigor and
dispatch, and sending on the mails and passen-
gers with regularity.
L. J. Colman, of the Cedar River Coal Compa-
ny, returned late Wednesday night from the
scene of the flood. He reported that the dam
age, in his opinion, had not been heavy at any
point The company viii at once proceed to re-
pair the high trestlc across the river, and in q
week the mine will be in full operation again.
The damage resulted from the entire demolition
of the central piers of the trestle, which now
hangs over the river, apparently without any
visible means of support
Mr.. Colman says that at point two miles this
side of Cedar mountain the bed and channel of
running fully 300 yards to the east of where it
did b. lore, while the old bed of the river is COM
petely dry.
The mines are at present shut down, but
within one week the regular number of men
will be again at work.
An Indian belonging to the Puyallup reserva-
ton, who has been fishing in the Green river
aud hunting in the vicinity for forty years,
stated yesterday that the stream was higher this
year than he had ever known it to be before
The river entirely swept away the lower part
of the foundation at the works OF the mines of
the Puget Sound Fire Clay Company The
mines, consisting of coal, sewer pipe clay. FIRE
clay and fire sand are located GOO feet above the
river, but track, cars and hosting tackle were
on ground supposed to be twenty feet above
high water mark, but the rushing river got up
TO this point aud completely destroyed the
foundation. The superintendent, fearing
trouble. had put on a big gang OF men, and the
track, cars AID tackle had been removed TO a
higher pom, of safety, and were there kept
from beng swept away. The mines were in no
way flooded. Ii will take hundreds OF tons of
material to put the track foundation in place
again. but work has already begun. An official
OF the company stated yesterday that il was yet
impossible TO estimate the damage or say exact
ly when work in tho mines would be resumed
He said that along the Duwamish flats many
acres of potatoes aud small fruit had been de-
stroyed, as the lands were turned into a seeth-
ing, muddy lake
man who came in from Black Diamond YES
terday said that the mines there were badly
flooded, but that the pumps were esrly put to
work aud kept going so steadily. and that the
apparatus in the mine was SO complete, that
little or no damage had been done
No further damage from high water TO county
property was reported yesterday. The water in
the puwamish river was higher than on the
previous day, but the big county bridge is in no
present danger unless the dam at Braun's brew
cry breaks. Workmen are engaged in clearing
out the lam sbove the bridge so that should an
extra volume OF water come down suddenly
there would be no logs to strike the bridge
The water in other rivers is reported to be fall.
ing rapidiy.