Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-04-13
A LITTLE HIGH WATER.
The Gorge at Stevenson Breaks,
And There Is a Little Conse-
quent High Water.
Bottoms Overlooked To Some Ex-
tent, And Trains Delayed a
Few Hours.
Various Items of Local News Gath
cred In and Round the Capt.
tai City.
From Mondays Daily.]

From Mondays Daily.]
High Water.
The gorge of the Missouri which has
held the water at Fort Stevenson for a
week or SO, broke Saturday night. The
melting of the snow of a week or two
ago, and the consequent rush of water
through the numerous creeks and
streams tributary to the Missouri, has
sw ollen the volume of water in the river
to such an extent that the river is bank
full, and in many places is overlooking.
The rise reached Bismarck some time
early Sunday morning, and continued to
increase during the day, the volume of
water increasing altogether by a depth
of five feet. There is no gorge below the
city but Notwithstanding this, the water
in many places has left it's natural
channel, and has overlooked the lowlands
and river bottoms. The Burnt Creek
bottom is pretty we'll covered, and at
about noon yesterday, the water began
to spread over the bottom just south of
town. 1t came rather gradually than
with a rush, but it's progress was steady,
and the depth of water on the !owlands
increased slowly but surely. Those who
happened to be on the bottoms at the
time busted themselves in preparations
for a rapid departure, and those who
had stock grazing there, lent their efforts
to getting the animals off, before the
water should surround them and cut off
their escape, for instead of OVERLOOKING
the bottom with a rush from one end,
the water began a sort of insidious at
tack from a point about a half mile be-
low the city, and cut off the lower part
of the lowlands, first, and then, as the
depth of water increased, submerged the
whole of the lower part.
At the river landing, the water is
slightly more than bankfull, and is just
washing over the ties on the other side
of the warehouse. In the lower part Of
the river bottom there is eight or ten
ten feet of water, ~lessening in depth as
the city IS approached. A number Of
stacks of hay are to be seen, half SUBJ
merged, and n or two houses are
almost totally inundated. On the OPP
posite side Of the river, the water has
overaowed, also, and the railroad track,
for about q mile between Mandan and
the bridge, is submerged to the depth of
more than a foot. A workman was busy
all day yesterday, and, with or two
freights made q passage OF the flooded
district, but last mighty %railroading
through this place was suspended, and
no trains passed either way. Anumber
of carloads Of stone, which have been
kept in the yards here, for use at the
dyke, we're attempted to be taken down,
but the spur track leading to the dyke
is submerged to such an extent that it
was found impossible.
FALLING SOMEWHAT.
The waters began to recede somewhat
late this morning, and abated from the
track across the bridge, rendering it
passable. Passenger train No. 1 was
held here three hours this morning,
awaiting the fall of the water from the
track, and did not leave until about 1l:3O.
The water is said to have been higher
upon the present occasion than it was
ever before known, unless it was held by
a gorge below the city, and there is none
at this time.
Justice Court.
In justice court this afternoon, the six
boys arrested for larceny upon complaint
OF Martin Ford, we're arraigned. Attor-
ney Stoyell appeared for the boys, and
after his address, the Judge ordered the
boys to be discharged.
The case against Ford, for selling the
boys liquor, was then called, and Ford,
who was arrested by the sheriff Saturday
night, was brought into court. His
hearing was quite laughable in instances.
When asked whether he was ready to
proceed with the case, he answered that
he was not, and would like a little time
to prepare. The judge then asked him
how long he wanted the case continued,
and Ford answered, in all seriousness,
that if it was perfectly satisfactory to
all parties in the case, he thought about
ten years would do. The state finally
effected q compromise with him upon
four days, and his case will come up
Thursday.
That Coal Question.
At a recent meeting of the Minneapolis
chamber of commerce, E. G.. Jaffray of
the committee on transportation and
railroads, reported that the Northern
Pacific had promised to make rates from
Dickinson to the twin cities satisfactory,
if it was proved that the Ignite there
was acceptable as a fuel. For the pur-
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