Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-07-23
HIGH WATER STOPS SAVING.
Status Of the Mississippi aud Other
Northern Streams.

i Northern Streams.
Lumberman: The situation ON the
upper Mississippi river at Minneapo-
lis and above Ia changed somewhat
from last week. but the water is still
very high and it will be some time
before the Boom company can re-
sumo work. Before the recent rise
the company had been turning on
very high water, and since that
there has been rise Of nine feet and
u fall Of only about two, leaving the
water still seven feet higher than the
Boom company would like to see 1t
before they resume work. 1t isquite
likely they will begin turning be-
fore it recedes as much as that, for
the reason that the mills are verv
anxious to he at work again regu-
larly, and also for the reason that
here is an immense number Of logs
both on tho river between here and
Brainerd and at that point. The
Brainerd people do not want them
to stay there, and the Little Falls
people are just as certain they do
not want them there.
AT BRA1NERD, LITTLE FALLS AND
ANOKA.
Word received at the office of the
Boom company by Mr.. Chute, from
Brainerd, was to the effect that the
water at that point was just at the
height it was at the time Of the
highest water In the spring. This
was on Wednesday, and as there is
an immense amour: Of water back
in the reservoirs, which are running
over full, it win he some time before
the water resumes it's normal level
there.
At Little Falls there had been an
aggregate fall of only half an inch
since the highest point of the past
two weeks, and on Wednesday 1t
had raised an inch, with plenty
more coming to keep it up that
point. All logs at that place are
firmly held and there is no danger ut
present.
The most serious damage hae been
ut Anoka, where the high water has
carried out about 80 feet OF the dam
and the breakwater on the west side
of the river that has protected the
bank. The water Is now eating In
to the bank and further damage may
follow. There is large jam OF logs
against the bridge there, but the
water il now receding and the dan
ger is probably past. For u time 1t
was feared thet the bridge would 90
out. The Rum river, which empties
IN at this point, is running full ON
the lower stream, Though at Milaca
lit has been falling steadily for several
days. There are, however. a num-
ber of small streams that empty
into it below that point. and they
are full of water. No logs have been
lost at Anoka.
THE RIVER AT MINNEAPOLlB.
No more damage has been done by
the water ut Minneapolis beyond the
delay caused by the stopping OF the
mills. There are u number Of logs
esca ping all the time and an aggre-
gate of perhaps 100000 to 1000
feet in oil have gone over the falls
since the water commenced to raise.
No one firm has lost a very large
amount. The logs that got away
last week week from the trail Of the
ShevIin. Carpenter company, were
taken into the old Bassett trail, but
when the flour mills shut down Sun
day the water raised enough to take
them over the falls. Nelson-Tennry
Lumber company also lost some,
that were taken down the east
branch and into the trail OF McMullen
4 Company.
The water is falling steadily
though slowly, and it will he some
time ut the present rate before the
Boom company will think it safe to
resume turning. There is an i'm
mense amount Of water yet to come
down the river, and though it is not
expected with a rush, and there will
probably lie no further raise. unless
more heavy rains should come. 1t
will make the recession OF the food
very slow.
The recent high water in the upper |