The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-06-04
FLOODS ON ALL SIDES
Hish Water Shutting Oh Communication
With the Outside World
PORTLAND is UNDER WATER
All Trains On the Union Pacific
Out OF Butte Abandoned-Ths
Deluse Extends to East
ern Montana.

Butte. June s.-If the floods that have
been raging for the past week and con.
tinually gaining in force and volume. con.
tinue for few days longer, there is every
probability that this part OF tho state may
become as isolated as IL was before the
railroads were built into the city. and If
such proves the case they will be placed
under the additional disadvantage of
being unable 10 fall back on bull teams.
All trains on the Union Pacific were aban-
doned to-day until further orders from
headquarters, on account of an extensive
washout at Market Lake, Idaho, point
about 65 miles from Pocatello and 30
miles from Butte. Tho Snake river has
overfowed it's banks and spread out all
over the prairie that surrounds Market
Lake. A dispatch received this evening
from Pocatello states that the track is
completely inundated for miles in both di.
reciions from Market Lake. Other ad-
vices indicate that the track is under
water for as much as 10 miles. The dam
age cannot be estimated until the river
subsidies, but 1t 10 feared that a good deal
Of the track has been washed away as the
river is on the rampage and everything
before II IL going.
No train went south to-day, but the reg.
ular train which left here at 3 80 yester.
day afternoon. and got only as far as
Lima, returned at o'clock to-day. II
brought back all OF the passengers who
went south yesterday with the exception
Of Col. E. ID. Bannister, who remained at
Lima in the hope that he will be able to
get across tho washout in some way so
that he can get to California in time to at
tend his daughters funeral. Tho damage
at Lima has not yet been repaired, and It
is believed that traffic will not be resumed
between Butte and Ogden inside Of four
days al the earliest.
The Northern Pacific train from the
East which was due at 0 30 a. m. die not
get in until 80 p. m, having been do
layed six hours by washout at Spring.
dale. between Livingston and Big Timber.
Passengers coming on this train state
that the Gallatin rive- went on the ram
page this forenoon and washed out q
piece of track at Gallatin station, about
six miles west OF Logan and q short dis.
tance from Three Forks. Road Master
Pat Cummins took out a big crew
from Bozeman on receipt Of infor-
nation OF the washout and Di.
vision Superintendent j. d. Finn is
also at the scene. Train No. 2
eastbound. is detained at Gallatin, and
No. was being held at Logan when the
train left there for Butte. Tho extent OF
the damage at Gallatin station could not
be learned, but IL is believed that the
washout 10 bad one. and IL may seriously
interfere with traffic on the main line
The Gallatin river has overfowed at Lo
gan and portions Of the yard there arc
under water. The river passes through a
narrow canyon at that point, and IL the
water gets much higher, it will do great
deal of damage. The train coming &c
Butte felt its way along very cautiously
after It had left Logan and several high
bridges werc carefully examined before
being crossed. Tho Northern Pacific ID
in very ticklish position, and IL the
water continues TO rise, II may be com
PEELED 10 quit running trains west o.
Bozeman within the next "a hours.
The Great Northern train from tho cas-
came In on time at o'clock this even
ing. That road, so far as Butte is con
ccrned. is in good shape so far.
Tho city Is rapidly tllliag up with be
lated travellers who cannot get either ives
or south. and the hotels are dong goo,
business. The Grismer-Davies coInpan!
which was to have appeared at Poca,ell,
tomorrow night, is detained here, and
will probably close its season here instea,
OF at Salt Lake as was intended.
| Effie Ellsler is due ut Anaconda to-mor
row night and in Butte Wednesday even
ing. She is coming from Spokane an,
there is no doubt that she will have I,
cancel her Anaconda date, although sh
may reach Butte in time to appea
Wednesday evening.
PORTLAND. June 3.-This has been
busy day in Portland. All day long mel
chants in the flooded districts have bee
moving out goods or raising them on plat
forms above tho water. Tho river cor
tinues to rise and every hour the situation
becomes more perilous. No reports ca
be had from Eastern Oregon and Wash
ington, tho source OF all the food. Telt
graph wires north and east are down an
II Is impossible to obtain any news OF tn
situation along the Columbia river. Tn
river here is 81 feet above low water an
every a hours adds 10 IL from to |
inches. Three-fourths Of the wholesal
district Is under water from 2 to 10 fee
and water IL fast eucroaching upon tn
best part Of the retail district. Hundred
OF small houses on the fats are SUI
rounded by water up TO the second storie
and have begun 10 turn over. The West
ern Union Telegraph company's main oil