Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-06-08
SUNSHINE AND RAIN
There IS Too Much Of Both Just
Now in the East.
4 LAKE BURSTS ITS Banks
carry Ing Destruction With II as 1t Goes
sWaltering Heat and
siinstrOhes

omaha, June 3.-A special to the Bee
lfom Curtis, Neb., says that Curtis lake
oufsf from it's banks late yesterday at
telnoon and the volume of water that
WIS released carried destruction
, through Medicine valley. The lake COW
efeG 100 acres, and was constructed as
an irrigation reservoir, and incidentally
20 1ufRsh power to the Curtis roller
aliAS. An enormous dam was built
across the mouth of Wild canyon. where
II IN tefcepts Medicine river at this point.
and all the water drained from the ter
rltory north, 80 square miles, was con-
aned in that artificial basin. The ellor-
nous Hood that has passed into the lake
N the past five days was too heavy for
the dam
The first intimation the Curtis citi-
zens had that their locality was threat
ehi7t with disaster was when the banks
oL TIE lake burst with a roar that could
be heard several miles, and a wall of
water ~ feet high rushed down the val
le%' carrying everything in its path.
| houses, freight cars, stock and noun
! tam debris We're caught up and daahed
! about like feathers. The fine roller mills
| winch occupied the east side of the great
| faFlne received the first shock of the
torrent, and the building was almost
| ruined. The damage in this direction
alone Is estimated al $4,000
a few hundred yards below the mills
! MedIclne river passes under the railroad
tracks Of the Burlington. When the
| mood struck this narrow tiefle it's pro-
gfess was impeded, but only for an in
stant. Then the heavy embankrlent
gave way and the wall of water rushed
thFough, cutting path 100 yards wide.
A number of freight cars standins on
The tracks close to the point undermine
ed were precipitated into the river be-
ing carried down the stream like straws.
The railroad company's loss will be
about $25, 900.
AS the wall of the water passed be-
Eoi1d the city, it rapidly spread out over |
an immense territory, and its powers of |
obstruction were correspondingiy de- |
creased The damage, however, was |
merely shifted, as the extensive alfalfa |
meadow Tor many miles to the south /
We're 1focded by several feet of We ter,
and fears are entertained that the CROPS |
viii be permanently destroyed.
4 IL the details from the south. where
the torrent passed, Indicate extensive
damage. Farm products of every de-
sciIption were engulfed, and in many
instances where the homes Of the farm
el,s We're in the immediate vicinity of
the valley the disaster was almost ruin
Gus. Small buildings We're swept away
or undermined in such q manner az to |
be rendered worthless, and in some sec
lions the water rose so rapidly as to
seriously menace the lives Of the tam
lilies
No loss of life has thus far been re-
ported
Twenty miles to the south, where the
Medicine valley is confined to a small
space, it is believed the damage Will be
the heaviest.
Laramie, Wyo., June 3-The amount
Of rainfall last week was / 74-10O inches.
according to the report Of the state uni
versity meteorologist. This storm is
unprecedented in the history of the
state, Another inch of rain has fallen
since midnight Saturday, and it is still
raining. The value of the rain to the ,,
'ange is almost incalculable
IN A DENVER SUBURB.
Denver, June 3.-Jerome Park, a sub
arb of Denver, is in danger of flood
more disastrous to property and life
han the ore that took place year ago. +.
The river Platte is steadily rising and
1t noon began to overflow it's banks just
above Rio Grande avenue Railway I
nen are watci!ful, fearing a repetition .
# the destructive washouts occurring
ne year ago. Work trains We're all in
eadiness to so out at a moments no =
ice. The Rio GTande was the only road
laVing train in on time today /
On the bulletin board at the Union
Iepot the Rock Island train was marked
'annullel," and the Burlington "indeff-
lftely postponed" The Julesburg train Y
vas recorded six and one-half hours
ate" and the Denver Pacific only :
eW minutes late. although wasllout G
# 50 feet Of track had been repaired q
uring the night near Pierce The rain +
all prevailed everywhere. :
ANOTHER WATERSPOJT. +
Pierre, S. D, June st. E Phillips. :
rancher. 20 miles west of here, re- !
oTts watefspOut in his section yes h
erday Much young stock was killed
nd other damage done. :