The Helena independent., 1892-06-22
RAGING RIVERS AGAIN.
Travel Once. More Seriously I'M
peded BY Swollen Streams
East of Here
Tho Yellowstons. the Gallatin and
the Jefferson Rising Very
81 III Rapidly.
esrtous Situation ut Livingston--Tho ISL
and Nsariy Submerged ssnding All
Passengers by Wsy Of Garrison.

impeding travel into and ont of Hslens, the
melting SHOWS on tho bills during the sue
0sedtng warm weather 10 now doing.
washout on tho Northern Pacific at Nagpis,
small station just this side Of Logan. has
interrupted the passage Of trains between
that junction and Helena on the main line
Of tbs road. Ths carrying ont Of the tres
tls q Bonita, east Of Missoula. made II
necessary to transfer passengers there,
until tho damage was repaired. Passen-
gers both east and west went ont yesterday
afternoon on the Northern Pacific to Garri-
son, the trouble At Eliiston having bssn
remsdled. Thoas going west continued on
IN that direction. Passengers going east we're
switched of At Garrison and sent aroand by
way ct Butte TO Logan. The idea of the
company IN sending tho east bound passen-
gers ont N the afternoon instead OF waiting
until night, was that they would get 4 start
from the junction at Logan on the same
terms 9 Il II had been possible to send
them direct east from Helena. The train
from the east duo Yesterday also had to bs
run a tound from Logan BY way OF Butte
and Garrison, from which latter point pas
senRers had TO be brought east again, ar
riving late last night. The extent Of tho
damage at MaRpie il not known. but IL il
not thought to b 90 extensive but that il
ckn DO soon remsdied. The river u that
point IL very high from the melting Of the
accumulated SHOWS on the hills during the
few days Of sunshine following tho rain.
But fof this mishap tho Northern Pacific
would very likely have had q through run
from st. Paul to the coast via its main line
to- day, tho Bonita trestle having been 70
The last direct train over the Northern
about four O'Clock yesterday morning. Pas
sengers who came on it reported a state OF
anairs along the Yellowstone river which
give rise to fears Of even mora serious in
terfsrsncs with travel than has yet been ex- |
perlenced. Tho trouble. il il comes. will Be |
q Livingston. should the railroad suffer
y that point. which is east Of Logan, il |
would destroy communication west BY way
of slsher Butte or Helena. Those who cot |
N on tho train from the east yesterday
morning say that the Yellowstone river at
Llvingston and for miles either aide Of that
point 10 Ct the highest point in ito history.
y y nine feet above low water mark at
Livingston. and it is currently believed that
~ mas only just begun to rise. The rain
which fell all over the state recently came
down in the hills near Livingston in the
,U.m r.sab.e o. ~. :now .n. The auoseeding warm
~ ths streams rnaning into the Yellow
stone are swollen to the limit OF their
banks. They were already very high from
tae rains before the snow began TO melt.
Many sis M loot bridges are gone already ali
ton grows any worse the larger bridges Will
be IN danger. The general impression AZ
LlvlnRston ana vicinity was that Z contin-
nAnoe or the recent warm weather. or fur
tner neavy rains, would delay travel in Ill
dlrections for an indefinite poriod. .s7
liVlnDaknn i&aoTF 10 E
uation. The upper end Of the island be.
tween the two forks of tho Yellowstone ia
already submerged, and the lower end par-
TALLY 20, with indications that if the river
continues rising the entire island will be GOV
erea. me road across tho island, between two
accounts. Riverside, opposite the lower
End OF the island, was in great danger ON
Saturday and sunday. Both those DAYS
and throughout the night large force Of
men M y we're at work building dyke to pro-
!ocs tne placs. Inc Indications when the
DO successful il the water did not rise too
luddenly. The county bridge above ths
town was thought to be in danger, and
arge quantities Of rock were dumped
around tho supports to keep it from going.
40 a ~ isst as the rock was thrown
stream. Many houses below the town are
'eported to be surrounded by water. Thsra
s no danger to the big rail.oad bridge at
Livingston from the water itself. II ia
1ory substantial structure and the only
LANCER possible is from floating wreoknpe
The watsr 10 up to the banks Of tho river
aowever, and close to the rail oad tracks in
hat vicinity. Mission creek, eight miles .
below Livingston, is reported 10 be at the !.
lighest point ever known -"
The Gallatin river is also very high and {
tlll rising. The conductor who came in /
N the stub train yesterday morning says y
hat he went TO dinner at Logan and ,e- 6
NAMED away only about an hour When {
10 started to return to his train the water
vas foot deep on the path that he had :
ecsntly walked over. When the stub"
cached Bozeman the train men were met
~ rumor that the bridge over the Jeffer
on river on the Logan Butte branch vas
lnsafe. They were ordered TO come to :
dslena with everything, instead Of going
~ way of Butte and Garrison, The trans
or OF passengers, mail, express and bag
age caused long delay, and accounted
or the train getting here go late. There
we're number of pa k tourists on the
rain. bound west. The report about the
afety of the bridge over the Jetfe, son ap-
'ears to have been unfounded, as the trains
re going over the Logan branch all right.
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