The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-05
RIVERS JUMPING Up AGAIN.
Chinook sweI1~ the Skykomish and
sfflixg uamEsh - Railroads Block
ed and Wires Down.

Everett r,g. -sYecfal-Ncrs trouble
came vlrh the C'ninook THIS week The
skykomish river got On tear again with
heavy drinking os ice water from the Cas-
esae SUBMITS TIE river rose nFs 2eet IN
four hours al Sultan and soon had The
Great Narf.eru railroad oridge in such 4
preearIous condition TIA; trains could not
cross on Thursday night
The sttgIag gIaEnssh al 50 vent on q ram
ruae. nnsiosng in few hours the repairs
effected during the past TWO weeks on the
Everetf and Monte Crtsto railroad. The
wires are down. but messengers from the
frent who came into Granite Falls Ssg
that Two heavy slides have occurred in
the canyon. and TIE eFiobiDg az the 5ho0-
Fly Is again washed out. The bridge over
the third crossing. however, was got into
safe condition early in the week and 1t is
believed i. will came through All right.
Lake Cu.hman Fresen Up.
lake ssushrnan. Dec. &-5pecial.-The
weather OF the past week has been unpre-
cedented "a this section, the snow on
Thanksgiving day being knee deep md the
weather very co1d. From then on the
weather grew colder Till Monday. when
the whole lake was frozen over hard
enough 10 allow a man to walk anywhere
oa H. The thermometer fell as low as s
degrees. which Is the lowest mark or
which there - any record here. Since the
rain and last snow the river has risen
rapidly and is now up about Ave feet
above IFS level. The ice stiil covers three
quarters of the lake and was strong
enough 10 allow Mail Carrier Fowler 20
haul his boat from open water near the
Homan place to the mouth OF the small
river near the hotel.
Hood Canal Badly Nipped.
Union City, Dec. -Spec!al-Hood Cam
ai had more winter compressed into the
last three weeks of November. for sever
ity, than Is usual from December 20
March The bad weather began with
freshet which was a foot higher al the
upper SkokoriSb than has been known
for the last rifteen years. There Was not
much loss of property. however. except
that William Foster lost eight head OF
cattle. all he had but one. Then came
snow or eight inches. followed by cold
weather. the thermometer going down TO
Il. and II degrees a bove zero on Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday Of last week.
Four inches more OF snow fell on Monday,
November 90 but the storm turned 10 "A
cold rain by night The snow has been
frozen over in many places strong enough
to bear up man.
lee I'm the stiiia ua mish.
Seanwood. Dee. Specialize ice has
melted and the Stilsg gaanish is up. but
not so high as q few weeks ago. Small
quantities ef logs and drift are ~siasas
dewn. also great deal OF Ice. The steam
er City Of Champaign has been unable 10
40 ID the skagit river on account of the
ice, ard for TWO days has laid over here.
The snow has all disappeared.
Trains Inte at Tacoma.
Tacoma. Dee. Special Recent heavy
rains and melting snow III the valleys Of
Western Washington have caused more
j En water. doing some damage 10 the
Northern Pacific railway and threatening
q repetition of the scenes Of the food three
weeks ago. Small washouts between
Portland ard the summit have caused
trains % run SLOW, making them one 10
four hours late.
Nooksack Flood Expected.
Whatcom, Dec 4.-Special.-The snow
has vanished and a great deal OF rain
has fallen since Tuesday. The streams
are already very much swollen and 81 the
rain continues long some damage from
high water may be expected along the
Nooksack.