The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-06-06
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fablished commissioners Call
Special Meeting.

NPeNiAf WANtHtNs
The high water experience of 1894 is
in a fair way to be repeated this spring,
The Boise river is quite as high If not |
higher than it was then and its damag-
ing work is In full progress. Last Sat
urday the headgates Of the Methodist
ditch gave way and cut Caldwell from
the main wagon bridge, since which
time up to Thursday there has been no
traffic between this city and the north
and east side of the river, Thursday, 8
foot bridge was thrown across the
channel made by the washing out of
the Methodist headgate and people
may now get in and out Of Caldwell,
without serious inconvenience, for the
purchase of supplies and transaction
of business. The bridge oyer the main
channel of the river is perfectly safe
and evidently In no future danger.
Men are at work blasting out road
through the lava cliffs on the Caldw
side and viii have good roadway COM
pleted in a few days. The old road is
completely washed out and under to
8 feet of water nearly all the way from
Wheeler's ranch to the bridge. Com
missioners Partridge and Stafford have
been looking over the matter during
the week and called a special NEE ting
Of the board for next Monday. They
are being somewhat criticised for not
acting with more expedition. 1t Is ex-
pected that the commissioners will i'm
mediately contract for the construc-
tion Of bridge across the new channel
and hoped that tralfic will be fully es-
tablished before the end of next week.
There is a diversity of opinion with re.
spect to tho future conduct OF the river.
Some think it has reached its highest
point, but a majority of the old time
hydrOmeters predict that it will go
considerably higher yet 1t is impossi-
BILE at this time to form any estimation
of the damage already done and likely
to be done before the season is over. A
number Of farms are said to be COM
pletely inundated and should there be
further rise in the river great many
more will Suffer. 1t is reported that
approach to the Parma bridge is en-
tirely cut off and the Star bridge is in
the same condition,
HIGH WATER NOTES.
Dad Dryden took a young lady across
the river last Sunday morning to view
the scenery. lie tarried too long and
was unable to return until Thursday.
He left his horse and buggy on the
other side and came home via the foot
bridge.
1t is reported that there is a flour
famine in Middleton.
Tom Wheeler's farm is completely
under water.
BY dint of hard work and careful
watching the Sebree ditch headgate has
been thus far saved and tits now fair
ly out of danger.
L. A. Goldsmith has charge of the
construction forces on the new road
way.
Caldwell merchants have established
a free bus line from the bridge to town.
Mayor Gwinn is working Ikea heav.
er to re-establish communication with
the outside world to the north and
east lie is entitled to great credit.
The Boise City wagon bridges are
said to be impossible.
1t is now reasonably assured that
there will be no pronounced scarcity of
water this season.
The Payette river is rising and the
Washoe bottoms are rapidly assuming
naVigable conditions.
According to the latest information
the bridge at Emmett is all right, al
though the approaches are liable to be
washed out.
The Snake river is out of its banks at
Froman's ferry and still rising.