The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-20

/ % foot every three hours China creek,
which runs through the center OF town,
last week wns practically dry Now IL -
/ oyerfowing and traffic between the norsh
{ ard south portions Of Tower avenue, TIE
principal business street. has been Almost
/ shut Of. In the vicinity OF the depot sew
egai fences are under water and the opera
house Is surrounded
/ Salmon ard salmon trout have been
running beautifully. but owing TO the raiss
/ cf water the past couple or days 5ul ie"
/ Of them have been caught.
I Last right Centrafla was visited By the
| first snow Storm of the season. During
the night Il fell TO the depth OF about TWO
/ inches and continued falling all forenoon
This afternoon the storm has abated. The
/ ground viii probably be bare BY morning
Monte 6risfo Road Demoratixed-
4 Special Dispatch 70 the Post-Inteiligencer.
/ sNoHoMISH. Nov. Is-At sis o'clock
| this evening the Snobomiss is stili rising
slowly and may reach the remarkably high
/ point registered last fall. II eth lacks ten
/ inches 81 last years record. Rauchers
were not caught with much stock or hay
/ I'm danger What damage has been done
in that way can only be learned after the
feed subsidies That the rain amounted
practically 10 cinudburst Is indicated by
the rapfs and unprecedented rise of the
smaller .streams and their rapid fan.
The Piiehuek last night al this time was
not partic LARRY high. but during the night
rose 40 IS 10 food districts which were
ae@er reached By water before. BY 8
o'clock this morning ii had gone down FIVE
or ak feet and WAS not affected by back
water from The Snohonish. liz was foot
higher than ever before.
The Skykomisf is reported TO have been
three feet higher than ever before a, Sui
tan.
On the line Of the Monte Cris,o railroad
the water wak to or three feet higher
than last year and the wz~fioui Is
ported as worse than last year A party
from Granite Falls says that the railroad
in the canyon II q total wreck. A. Tunnel
No the debris n piled fifty feet nigh.
filing the tunnel. AT bridge 10. Just above
Robe a tree 80 feet long and fourteen
feet In diameter al the butt struck one
pier of the bridge and sent out one Of the
three hents. Five hundred feet Of road is
washed out Just beyond this bridge; 400
more Is gone 1t Gold Basin. At Shoofy,
or the mud tunnel. the part OF the bulk
head put In last year held. The old part
went out
This side OF Silverton at the '45' Con-
centrat,ng Companys tram terminal. the
road Is washed OUT and the tram Is proba-
bly, injured. Between Deer creek and Sill
reTton a new channel has been cut and
Tie river now runs down where the rail-
way track once was.
No word has been received from Monte
Cristo. Last Wednesdays train Is still at
Monte Cristo and Ii believed 10 be safe. in
spite of rumors to the contrary. Two men
just in from Siiverton report that the
county bridge at that point went out. The
tram was uninjured, but the fume
WIS taken out for 900 feet at the head. At
the Independent a tree fell across the air
pipe and broke ii. These men say that the
canyon Is cleaned out slick and clean. and
that II will be easier TO build around the
canyon than To rebuild through IT.
When the rain and Chinook commenced
there were seven feet of snow on Marble
pass, 1t was all cleaned out yesterday.
Above 6iiverton several bridges are re-
ported out.
The international Is washed out at Bat
slough, but the damage Will be small. A
train was sent over the road to Hartford
Junction today.
Not Up 20 the Old Record.
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
EVERETT. Nov. 1s-The water is with
In fourteen inches of being as high as II
was last December, when IL PASSED all
previous records. II IL still rising rapid
~. AT the paper mill the water has food
ed portion OF the machinery, compelling
the mill to shut down. No reports can be
ern has placed engines and cars at Ever
EFT, Snehomish and Sultan so that as soon
as the water recedes work can be COM
menced all along the line. AT the Monte
tristo Offices no news can be obtained.
Not an Office on their line east OF Hart
ford has been heard from today. the wires
being down from that point through to
Monte cristo.
But little damage has been done In this
vicinity. The ranchers, taking warning
from last years experience. have moved
from the lowiands.
Lunsber Drifts to North beach.
Special Dispatch To the Post -In,elligencer.
ABERDEEN. Nov. bah OF the differ
ent streams in the country are out of their
banks. but no damage to property Is re-
ported and as floods will rapidly subslde
unless more heavy rains follow immcai-
ateiy, little or no damage will be done.
NJ OF the different log booms are filled
with timber. but the booms are strong and
there Is no danger but that they will hold
the logs secure. The captain of the
steamer Thistle reports that considerable
lumber Is being washed In on the North
beach. II is supposed TO be q part OF
teclload OF some Puget sound vessel or
one from here. as twelve vessels had been
towed out OF Gray's harhor lumber laden
the day before the storm begha and they
did not have time TO get ont far enough to
ride the storm with safety.
While lying at anchor in the lower har-
Dor. the barkentIne Monitor dragged and
fouled the schooner Fanny Adele. also at
anchor. carrying away the jibsoom OF the
latter vessel. bul the vessels then drifted
apart before any other damage was done
.kasit bikes Hold Back the Flood.
Special Dispatch to the Post Intelligencer
MOUNT VERNON. Nov. i9.--The Skagit
river Is bank full bat is thought to be
at It's highest. From O'Clock last night
TO this morning the water rose FIVE
feet ard is within a foot or so OF the
high water of year ago. Sc far the
dikes are reported as holding both above
and below this point. Colder weather has
greatly encouraged the people TO believe
that the water will rapidly recede from
This time.
uosewatiips Changing It's Course.
Special Dispatch u the po~t-inteliigencer
BRtNNoN. Nov. la-Rlvers in this
vicinity are higher than for years past.
THE nuckahush Is very higa. II big log
ism RI the mouth making IL worse. one
az two ranchers are ia had position. The
noSe~ aliips is out Of It's banks and threat
ems 10 change It's channel which will do
great damage. Already there IS a stream
ef water four feet deep In the channel Of
ten years ago, and fears are entertained
shat the cutting Will continue until the
whole stream goes Through this which
VIII probably cat out the Etsei place:
possibly wash through and destroy much
at The heSt ~ The Gslsier plsre as Well
ruiR the orchard.
Early yesterday morning James Me
CuJcheen aud family were compelled to
Move from their hene. there being four
inches OF water ever The aoor. Cart