Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-15
WORST OF THE FLOOD OYER
Indications That the Columbia Has
Reached the Top HetCh..
TaE DAMAGE CANNOT Be ESTIMATED
The Water Reaches SO Feet at Portland.
Damage TO WharYes and Buildings.
Situation at The DallsS.

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 6.-News has
been received from the upper Colum bia
region which indicates that the worst OF
the food is over. The Willamette is fall
ing, and the Columbia 10 stationary In
this city the water will probably reach
thirty three feet by noon On Front
street the water is deep enough for the
navigation of large sized river craft At
Ash street the water il seven and half
feet deep MANY docks have disap
peared and are only kept from floating by
heavy loads of machinery, etc, stored
there. Ga the east side one can CONT
dozens Of buildings IN the flooded district
ready - 20 down. At The Dales the
river IL 52.3 feet above low water mark
The obly houses doing business are the
groceries and markets. Water is nearly
three feet deep OH the floor of the post
office, aud swift current ia running
through the town 1t is feared that
many buildings will be washed from
their foundations. Hotels are in water
to the top OF the ground story. Thirty
blockssare under water, and n rise Of a
few more feet will inundate the entire
portion OF the town under the bluffs.
Memaloose island, the burial place IF the
Indians for many years, is almost en-.
etons are being washed away.
The Locks in Danger.
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 6. The latest
reports from the Cascade Locks are to
the effect that the government works are
still in great danger. The bulkhead
which keeps the Columbia out of the
lock is almost submerged. Should it go
out, all the rip rap work and possibly the
a
loss OF over 81 100000 The Uni u Pacific
is in very bad shape near the
locks. Where the crrrent strikes the
bank alongside the railroad the noun
tain is moving, resembling a huge gla-
cier, while masses of the bluff are con
tinually falling into the river. Big fir
trees as they tumble over the bank hang
for while downwards and then plunge
into the torrent below. The river has cnt
into the mountain for quarter OF a mile.
The bluff where the railroad formerly ran
presents face 800 feet high. The
weather bureau predicts that the river in
this city will reach it's maximum height
at midnight and remain stationary till
Thursday with a tendency to fall When
it commences to fall il will be very slow
not over four inches day for at least ten
days.
At Riparia the Snake has fallen ten
inches in the last twenty -four hours.
The Columbia ID also reported falling at
about the same rate at Umatila.
Failing at Umatilla.
UMATILLA, Ore, June 6.-The Colum-
bia at this place has reached the
highest point in the present flood, and
is now falling. Up to IL m. today it has
receded 5 inches, and will probably CON
tinue to fall from this on. The turning
point was at about O'Clock last night
The Recedipg Floods.
RIPARIA, Wash, June Cup to noon
today the water has gone down two teet,
and indications point toward a steady
fall. People are beginning to breath
easier and are preparing soon to move
back into their homes.
The Colorado Flood.
PUEBLO, Colo, June 6.-The food
which reached the high water mark on
May 81 is receding rapidly. The dam.
age to property is slight aside from the
washouts on the railroads. Fourth street
bridge over Fountain creek is badly
washed and it is feared communication
with East Pueblo will be cut off. Tee
Santa Fee and Rio Grande tracks are
badly washed in several places. Trains
cannot be run through Royal Gorge
for IA week. Owing to a washout at
Florence on Denver and the Rio Grande
through passenger trains are sent via
Alamoea.