The record-union., 1894-06-05

one foot one inch above the 1882 mark.
and still rising The large railway bridge
at Mission is still intact, but is expected
to go shortly, owing to the hight OF the
water and the quantity of driitwood.
SO far no further loss of life is reported,
and there have been only two deaths
from the flood as far as known.
Saturdays train had narrow escape at
Nicola bridge the last car being barely
off the bridge when it went down. At
North Bend Chinaman was drowned.
1t is stated that If the water subsidies
rapidly there is possibility of saving the
timothy crop, while barley and oats can
also be sown. Still it is impossible to es-
innate the loss, but ii will be enormous.
Subscriptions have been started in every
town and contributions are being freely
received.
ONE HUNDRED LIVES REPORTED LOST.
VANCOUVER (B. c., June -four
million dollars viii hardly cover the loss
by the Fraser River flood, and there is
no sign of abatement. A prominent
railway officer thinks the loss of life will
reach 100.
The Canadian Pacific Company has
over 1000 men working night and day.
From Revalestoke to Scar, eighty miles
along the railway, there is now Watery
waste. The last point above Vancouver
which can now be reached is Ruby Creek,
eighty-two miles distant.
STREAMS GETTING HIGHER.
LEAvENwoRTH (Wash.), June 4.-In
addition to the highest water ever known
in this section, heavy storm Of hail, rain
and furious wind brought the swollen
streams higher. The Great Northern
Railroad is suffering in consequence, as
the road is built through the mountains
tO follOW OF raatnc that have now fol on
possession of the roadb The last train
arrived here May 24th. An engine and
baggage car are now in the river near
enatchee. The steamer Ellensburg
from the upper Columbia River points,
discharged freight on the depot platform
at Wenatchee this evening. The Great
Northern has lost no bridges, though
several are somewhat damaged, and it
will probably take several weeks to get
tracks clear from Spokane west. The
Columbia River is still rising, but little
more snow is left in the mountains.
COMMUNICATION RESTORED.
SPOKANE (Wash.), June 4.-Communi-
cation with the C9ur d'Alene camps have
been restored after fashion. The route
is from here to COeur d' Alene City by the
Northern Pacific, thence by steamer to
Cataldo, thence to Wallace by the Union
Pacific.
THE FLOOD IN COLORADO.
CENTRAL CITY (Col.l, June 4.-Letters
have been sent to the officials of the
Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf road
stating that if trains are not run as far as
Black Hawk in the next two or three
days there will be much suffering here
for want of provisions, and that the coal
supply is already very short. Many
mines will have to shut down, if more
cannot be had. The damage to the flood
cannot be estimated in figures. What
will be developed from It'll is impossiblet to
say. The miners are sufferers. The Sara
toga mine will probably be compelled to
close down permanently, and others for
some time. The track of the Gilpin
County tramway is washed out along
Clear Creek and the Gulf road almost
everywhere. On the swItchback there
are several big landslides, while along the
creek the bed is washed out i'll stretches
of from fifty to SEQ feet, leaving rails and
ties suspended in the air. 1t will be prob
ably a week or ten days before a train
can reach Black Hawk. The first mail
to reach here since Wednesday arrived
yesterday. 1t was carried from Golden
by special conveyance.