The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-18
prvER FALLING AT coEUR
D'ALENE BUT STILL RISING In
SPOKANE RAILROADS HAVE
SERIOUS TROUBLES IN ALL d.
1ECTloNS.

Flood conditions are unimproved to-
day, but there are prospects for lower
water in the near future. The river
raised four inches during the night
at Spokane, but Occur d'Alene City
reports 1t slightly lower this morn
ing No further damage has been
done the local bridges and Commits
sioner Root thinks none of them are
in immediate danger.
Some of the temporary piling under
the first Olive street bridge has been
washed away, but as it was in no
way supporting the bridge Its loss
will do no harm The Washington
street bridge has also lost some of it's
supporting piling and the Occur
dAlene cars are coming over the
Olive street bridge on the Washing
ton Water Power company's tracks.
They will be unable to use the Wash
ington street bridge until the water
falls, enabling 1t to be strengthened.
Railway Troubles.
The steam road situation is the
same as previously reported. The 5.
+. & N is only running to Chewelah.
It's washouts are in the Colville val
lev. Officials of the road think
through traffic will be resumed
Wednesday. AS yet they have not re-
ceived full reports of the conditions
and can not estimate the companys
losses.
The Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern report their trains on time
and no trouble from high water.
The o. K. & N. is still in trouble
on their main line east, north of
Baker City, Ore. They are booking no
passengers for the east, but think
their line will be open by the middle
of the week
County Bridges Go.
There is only one bridge left on
The Little Spokane below Chattaroy,'
said County Surveyor Snow this
morning. '"rhe river is very high and
is carrying all the bridges with it.
The only bridge left is the hartford
bridge. We received word on Friday
that this bridge was in danger, but l
went out to the bridge and found that
the bridge itself was not in danger,
but that one of the approaches might
be washed away. l had force of
men put to work on the bridge and by
dumping rock along the approach
averted any danger.
THE planning mill at hartford was
started from it's foundations and 1t
was necessary to remove all the ma
chinery from the building. The mill
was not carried away, but had mar
row escape.
Mill Washes Away.
Dragon creek is up and has done
great amount of damage. There
are but two bridges left on the
stream that ! know of. The Pine
Lumber company's mill, known as
Haskins' mill, has been carried away
entirely and all of the loss in The
stream went with 1t.
"On the big Spokane we anticipate
no damage. All of the bridges thai
were damaged by the blood in 1897
have been raised four feet and WI
doubt If high water can iniure them
Most of the bridges that have beel
carried away are small ones, the larg
est one being the Buckeye bridge OF
the Woodland road. This bridge ha!
a span of about so feet The farm
ers in the upper country will be GU
off from the city for some time now
The only bridge across the river i!
the hartford bridge and this is out Of
the way for great many. The Dart
ford bridge is absolutely safe now anC
Is in no danger.
THE bad floods are all on the Littl'
Spokane, which drains Mount earle
ton, and on Dragon creek, which
drains the country around Lool
Lake"