The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-15

Ceismbia and Snake River Bssins van
He FIseded In Jsne.
The following circular. concerning q
probable flood in the Columbia and tribu-
sary rivers. has been issued from the
weather bureaus Office At Portland by b.
&. Pagne:
A circular letter wss Issued from this once on
April - and sent out 10 psrsons living ia tho
ruountsin ssctious Of Washington. Oregon.
Idaho and Montana which arc drained by the
Columbia. snake and tributary rivers. asking
far information concerning the amount OF snow
now in thu mountains and tho probabilities for
= Juse rise IL the rivers Tho letters were most
Thoroughly and inseiiiesntiy answered, and
from every correspondent came about the same
reply. to-sft:
The sao~fan the past Water has neen heavier
eBs tisns TIE snov - melting In the lower loot
bsiss. bat sevssai fest yss remain higher up,
where q this dass II Nay u y usually bare Tho
In thts vicinity anticipass high vssss.
Tbs earrsspsndsss from Harvsg, wash..
sessss:
All the bridges "a The colvflis rivss, from In
month forty miles up, have besn waAhed away
except Qua The snow 10 four ises deep on the
The eosrsspondsns q wardnes, Idaho, ststes:
II mountaino than there has bsen for several
years.
The commanding olcss q Fort Spokane,
Wash. says:
There 10 much moro snow along the Columbia
aud spokane rivers than there has been for sew
esai yesFs past
From Fort Missouis comes the information
that there II nov more anow In the mount ins
than st the same time during any ono OF the
past Ave years. II 10 claimed that thsrs Is u,oss
srow now than since tho srsins os ls-T. Idaho
Fails. Idaho. rsporsa from tho foothills say that
there IL from two 90 tour feet OF
snow ia the mountains yet, which
10 greatly In excess OF the sssrsgc A.
Thompson. Mont. thsrc IL more snow now I'm
ths mountains than there has been Tor many
years. A. HALEY. Idaho. there has been more
snowfall during the past ak months than az or
before In the sa,na time. aud far little has
melted. Tho depth in the mountains varies
from about three to ten feet Reposts from
places aionx the Powder. Crsnis .osde. Des.
shusses and John Day rivers In Oregon contain
Information OF deeper snow than usual.
The above brisf extracts from few Of tho
many reports received viii be sufficient TO al
low all 60 furm their cwn pcssoEai opinion reia-
tive 10 4 probable ncod In the various rivers
tributary 10 tho SHAKE aud Co.nmhiA Of a aco<.
In sas t~o latter snd consequent tack
water In tho Willamette. The ecoi,
cloudy season has h<ca very isver-
s.ae 10 high water. hus no serious food. for TIE
susw tn the tecshislS has commenced to met
aut IL il ae~isg 10 tho sea gradually. tAoush
already filing the ssuaissr streams bank falL \
continuation Of temperature below the norma!
to luue IL which il hardly possible, will 10 a
great extent lessen the height Of the water
ehoaid = warm period occur, the snow witt 10
melted rsore RAPIDLY. and Ia that event serious
Gocd would ecrer There 10 vet All Immense
amount OF snow ia the Cascade aad coast
ranges at MOUNTAINS. And this 10 Laba
10 melt vhsn the Columbia rises,
IN which event tia probable ncnd COG
csi.an N the Wiiiamessc al Portland ~anis Ia
iatenssfied, II saouli - hosae IN 1i;ns hy ali
those liable 10 he affected thai tae snow coadi,
lions new IN the saountssns sasSs a aooe gosss.
lie and that sloed wali probably oeear.
I 10 following statement OF tae height OF thu
Willamette 81 Portland ia fee; sad inches since
LIS wtl 81 this cornsetion prove % 90 loteFes;
trk The Use from January tc April - due a
TIE 'a,sG ,tsnes existing alfacss entirely ia tia
" il-ass,te valley. aaa tho rtsa from May &
ss,s "a l,e aia9st easirels iron the F!se 10 ire
'e,awe'A saa consequent eaeSwa,ss in tAs
- annette.