Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-04-03

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caused trouble. The road leading
past the mill south Of the city is
flooded over and damaged and is con-
sidered to be impossible.
Along the Pipestem there has been
considerable Inconvenience as a re-
suit of the high water. Several resi-
dences are surrounded by water.
This afternoon the Northern Pacific
brought in the passenger train which
had peen held at Dawson and it was
announced that all passengers bound
for coast points would be sent from
Fargo over the Great Northern.
Seldom has there been more dis
gruntled lot in Jamestown than were
those who had been at Dawson for 36
hours. A number of them were bound
for Bismarck and other points not far
from the scene of the trouble.
A local was run from Fargo to
jamestown today carrying passengers
bound for points on the jamestown &
Northern and west as far as Mcl<en-
zie. All passengers bound for points
beyond Mckenzie we're transferred to
the Great Northern to be sent over
that road to the coast and thence back
over the Northern Pacific to their des.
| tination
| This afternoon the James river fell
| two inches. The tall is supposed to
have been due to the river finding
some new outlet. The flats in the vi
cinity of the Russell Miller mill are
flooded and slight damage was done to
the company's property.
a special train was sent out to Nc
Kenzie Thursday afternoon with the
officials Of the road from St. Paul. No
effort will be spared to in some way
open the road. Superintendent Will
son and Trainmaster Blewett have
been at Mckenzie since the trouble
arose and have a large crew Of men
under them doing all that is possible.
The engine room of the Russell
Miller mill is filled with water. The
elevator belonging to the company
has been damaged to some extent and
has sagged on the side next the river.
Several loads of material were put in
Wednesday and today to keep the wa
ter away from the elevator and the
mill.
Water is rushing over the dam and
around it in a great volume and the
ice is going out rapidly.
lFsROM FRIDAYS DAILY.)
Boats were in demand this morning.
The Northern Pacific decided to use
the same in the transportation of
passengers across the lake at McKen-
zie and all kinds of strange craft was
delivered at the Northern Pacific
baggage room. Negotiations were
commenced for R. e. Wallace's gaso-
line boat. 1t draws eighteen inches
OF water. AS the boat was out of re-
pair it took some time to get it in
shape. The boats will be used for
transferring the passengers and mail
and an attempt will be made to trans
fer baggage or freight.
The Wallace boat will hold twenty
four passengers. 1t is being fitted up
today and will be sent out to McKen-
zie tonight. 1t is the largest boat Sc.
cured here.
There are large number of immi-
grants in town today bound for points
west of the Missouri but they have
been obliged to stay here. They have
horses and cattle and as the animals
cannot be transferred the immigrants
feel that they are up against it. They
will be under considerable expense
here
The freight yards in Jamestown
and Fargo are crowded with freight
billed to points west Of Mckenzie.
The local officials do not know when
the track will be ready to run trains
west again.
Geo. Singler and Frank LOomis left
today to run cooking car outfit
at Mckenzie, 50 thatsthe hungry will
be cared for while waiting to cross the
lake.
Four boats were secured from Bis
marck and were used today in trans
ferring passengers from the west.
There were over two hundred passen-
gers held at Mandan. They were
told that they could go west
to Helena and then east by way
of the Great Northern if they wanted
to. 1t is stated that but two passen-
gers took advantage of the offer.
The lake :sat Mckenzie covers the
Northern Pacific track for two miles
and for the two miles named is % in
ches above the rails. Beside the track
the water is about seven feet deep
and there will be no difficulty in run
ming boats of quite size if same can
be secured.
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