The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-14
ONE ROUTE EAST,
No Trains Running North, South
Or West From Helena
Yesterday.
Northern Pacific All Right East,
But Does Not Attempt to
Go West.
Immense Damage done by washouts In
Prickiey Pear Csnyon-B Between Hell
n ~ Butts--At Eiliston.

Yesterday morning the sun osme out
BRIGHT, and there was asarosly . cloud in
ths sky al day. AZ : result The streets
dried rapidly. md AVE for The mud on
Main street and the holes In the streets In
the residence portion, there was but slight
evidence In the city Of the greatest rainfall
on record In Montana. Out 1t the Broad
water the debris has been cleared away.
both car lines are running 10 ths hotel and
the grounds only look brighter and the
grass more luxuriant from the downpour Of
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
But while the results Of the storm In the
city can BE- lightly passed over the same
cannot b. done vhsn ~ effects n the
country aro taken into account Holsna
now has bus one outlet 10 thA saat and that
~ the Northern Pacific. and none 70 the
west, north or south. Tho greatest
damage IL reported In Prickly Pear canyon,
along tho line Of the Montana Central,
where the roadbed and bridges are wnshed
out. from just beyond Silver City to Craig.
There ia NO Communication sithcr by wire.
rail, wagon or foot between Helena and
Great Falls. II 10 believed it will take at
least three weeks to fully repair the damage.
though temporary ARRANGEMENTS may be
made within Q week to resume traffic.
There were nc trains between Helena and
Butte yesterday, the last train from Butte
arriving in Helena at midnight Sunday.
Some time after that the bridge went ont
near the Child's ranch. Early this morn
ing word came from Bernice that tho Boul-
der river had risen q foot Sunday night and
there was danger of the tracks being
washed away. A number OF engines aad
were sent from Butte. ff2
On the Northern Pacific there have been
slight delays east. but none Of any moment,
and trains are arriving and departing al
most on time from md to 81. Paul. West
of here, however. that road has not been SO
fortunate, and the Northern Pacific now
runs only from g.. Paul to Helena. Al Ell
liston there 10 : bad wsshout, and also one
at Gold creek. These may be repaired to-
day, and possibly not for two or three days.
One train ia being held at Butte until such
time as it can get west. Tho stub trains
are running regularly both from Butte and
Helena to Logan. No. /, due at Helena At
1:30 p. m, arrived about on time yesterday.
and was turned around and run back as
No. 2. The only way to 20 TO Butte yeater-
day from Helena was via Logan.
Both the railroads yesterday we're hiring
all the mon they could find and sending
them out to the washouts. Ths Montana
Central has 1000 laborers at work in
Priokly Pear canyon and ~ many a. they
could secure between Helena and Butte.
6upt. johnson has charge Of the work in
the canyon. II 10 hoped to run 4 train TO
Butte to-day. but thele 10 no positive in
formation that it will be done. The Union
Pacific is arriving regularly at Butte, not
having experienced any serious trouble on
its line in Montana.
In the canyon between Helena and Rim
mi all the bridges are undermined and the
Northern Pacific grade is washed ont. A
fill $50 feet in length and nine feet in
width is entirely gone. Yesterday waa one
of the regular days for running trains but
none left Helena for the Rimini country.
Every road district in the county has
been damaged more or less by the rains and
floods. No definite reports have been rc-
ceiyed by tho county commissioners from
the northern part of the county. It ia ea-
timatsd that it will take about $1,000 to re-
pair the damages to the roads and bridges.
The damage in the Little Prickly Pear
canyon, il 10 thought. will amount to about
$1,000. The road supervisors will be busy
for the next two weeks.
Take il altogether, it is a rain that will
be remembered for many years IN this
vicinity. II will cost the railroads . good
many thousand dollars, but ii 10 also worth
many thousand dollars to the sheep ranches
and the ranges.