The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-06

10 the Northwest have been extremely uls-
astrous TO railroad property.
1t is reported that the whole OF the
Union Pacific track between Umatilla and
Portland, distance of 1856 miles, all OF
which is above high-water mark, Is mum
dated, and vast stretches are torn out and
washed away.
Thirty or forty miles of the Union Pa
cine track is also under water In the
hooded region between Nampa and Hunt
lngton, northwest of Idaho. and many
bridges have been carried away. The
high water in this section comes from
Snake River.
Captain Willard Young, now City En-
gineer, who is better acquainted, perhaps,
on the Columbia River than any other
U'onian. was asked for his opinion as to
whether the great Cascade Locks, a goodly
portion of which were constructed under
MS supervision, would stand the terrible
strain they were now put to.
In this connection he told the story OF
their building. They are The largest in The
world. but are not yet complete. The work
OF building was commenced in 1878 under
Colonel Wilson, who now has charge OF
the Government buildings at Washington.
count Of Congress appropriating only
about 100000 per year for the work. The
original estimate of cost was S2,000,O00
Up to date about 81. SOC, 900 has been spent
| and great deal remains yet to be done.
MIR. Young had charge Of the work for
some years, and says that it is simply STU
pendous, and his description lett no doubt
as to that. 1t was as strong as man and
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that 1t may have been washed away dur
Ing the present floods. The Columbia
River runs very swift at that point. The
fall is a feet to 3000 The purpose was to
make the stream navigable.
| VANCOUVER. B. c., June 5.-The raging
waters of the mighty Fraser show no abate-
ment On the contrary, they are still get
ting higher and higher. The measurement
at the Canadian Pacific Navigation Com
pany's wharf al Westminster at high tide
showed the water Is feet 912 inches above
the low-water mark and ~ inches higher
than in the great food of 1882. The
velocity of the water is six miles an hour.
The water is now over the wharves and
some are flooded to between iwo and three
feet. The TramwaY Company has had to
| abandon one of its lines, as it 5 submerged,
! the Canadian Pacific road yards being in a
similar condition.
Al Sapperton the water is flowing in
| through the Brunette sawmill, the floor
| being covered to depth of fourteen inches.
! The penltentiary wharf is lifted up in the
center and it is feared will be carried
away.
! On Sunday a heavy rain added to the
! v0luLe of water in the river and Mayor
| Hoy nj Westminster was engaged all day
with gang of men removing driftwOod
/ from the Lulu Island bridge, which is
! threatened with destruction. 1t was
| thought all cattle had been rescued. but
! the water reached portion of ChlIliwack
hitherto considered safe. Reeve Cawley
sent for assistance, and the steamers
! Glaydies and Erie were dispatched to the
/ scene.
AT Langley the water is len inches above
the 1882 mark, and the Hudson Bay store
| is flooded
The water has entered Lulu Island dyke
and flooded part of the island inside. The
break has been repaired and strengthened
| with sand bags.
All Sunday the people of Ladners Land
ing worked to save the dyke there. They
| were Ubhueu ny us IAtN. MI NTEdeSlOIu, the
Presbyterian minister. and by their united
efforts the dyke remains intact.
The Government wharf az Westham
Island collapsed Saturday night. dumping
the boiler, engine and derrick and GOO tons
of rock into the river. The dyke ON the
same island was also broke, doing great
damage to the ranch OF Alex Even, his
farmhouse being washed away.
The water came over the dykes of the
British Columbia Dyking Company at Pit
Meadows and flooded 1000 acres, which cOs
over Sc. 900 to reclaim.
The dykes are still strong, but were moi
built high enough, being constructed fol
the fresbet OF 1882.
The holly csnnery on Deas Island is in
great danger. many of the piles on which
1t is built being washed out.
The traffic bridge over The ThompsOu
River at Ashcroft was swept away Satur
day night The bridge cost $1,000.
The whole OF Nicomen Island is now
! flooded. Steamers can sail right acros:
the island, the water being eighteen feet
deep
The water to-day flooded the Begbe.
street Fire Hall. Westminster and the
fremen had to vacate.
The reports from the Kootenay country
state that the rivers are rising rapidly
| there. All the bottom lands are flooded
and steamers sail across them.
The railway and freight sheds at Nelson
are cut off and only reached by boats
Traffic is suspended.
The Columbia River is higher than ever
before.
Construction work on the railway from
Revelstoke to Nakusp is suspended entire.
ly. owing to the foods.
KamlOOp is also In danger, the lower
portion of the town being flooded. Kan.
loop Lake is within one foot of the track
aud immense damage will be done IL Il
rises that amount
The last report is that the Mission
bridge is safe. 1t is not known when
tn ffic on the Canadian Pacific will be re-
sumed.
LYONS, Colo, June ga report wa:
circulated that the Beaver Park reservoir
on the South-street vrain had broken.
scene Of confusion ensued. Every family
on the south side of the river with one OF
two exceptions hastily moved to the hill
south OF the town. and that part of town il
now completely deserted in anticipation
of the food.
South Hill is covered with furniture
anu many families are homeless. Severa
houses have been swept away. and if The
reservoir should break great damage will
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