The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-07-13
TORRENTSTEAR
DOWN CANYON
ClOudburSt Creates Havoc
in Clear Creek -. Mails
and Supplies Transport.
ed Overland by Stages.

A cloudburst on the north fork of
Clear creek last Tuesday evening caused
the most disasterous flood. which has
occurred in Clear Greek canon for many
years, entailing a loss Of thousands of
dollars to the track and road bed of the
olorado & Southern railway, and great
ly iuconveniencing the many tourists
and travellers.
The Argentine special train which left
here at 5:o2 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
got as far as Forks creek, but vas unable
to proceed because of the torrent of wa
ter rushing down at that point from the
north branch of Clear creek. The train,
with It's sixty passengers, who spent the
night IN the cars making themselves as
comfortable as possible, was backed up
to this city Wednesday morning where
the passengers were provided for by the
railway company.
number of the passengers walked
from Forks creek to Golden, distance
OF 13 miles, but those who returned to
this city were taken to Golden in carri-
ages engaged by the railway company.
At an early hour Wednesday morning,
Superintendent S. S Morris left Golden
on foot to ascertain the extent of the
damage, and reported that over a mile
and a half of the main line between
Forks creek and Golden will have to be
repaired, including much of the roadbed
which will have to be rebuilt.
The track between Forks creek and
the switchback at Black Hawk is practi-
cally destroyed for the entire distance,
and it is stated by Superintendent Morris
that it will be at least two weeks before
traffic can be resumed. The train leav-
ing Black Hawk Tuesday afternoon was
caught by the cloud burst four and a
half miles below Black Hawk and left
stranded on stretch of track barely
long enough to accommodate the engine
and coaches.
The railway company has a number of
gangs reconstructing the roadbed, aud
Wednesday afternoon ordered FIVE tons
of dynamite from local dealer to be
used in the work.
The county bridge at the foot of Floyd
hill went out with the first flood of water
Tuesday evening, and the county COM
m1ssioners sent a force of men early
Wednesday morning to construct new
road around the break to enable teams
to get to Golden.
Local Agent French, of the c. s, S.
railway, stated yesterday that A. E..
Straub had been awarded a contract for
carrying the mails between this city and
Golden for the next ten days. The stage
carrying the U. S. mails will leave the
e postofice daily at 8 O'Clock a. M, and
the returning stage from Golden will
leave that town daily at O'Clock every
morning and is expected to arrive here
daily at 4 O'Clock every afternoon. The
latter stage will bring all mail for Silver
Plume, and stations west of this city,
and Central City and Black Hawk. The
postofice in this city will be the main
distributing point until regular train ser
vice is again established. Stage Driver
k.raub will carry passengers coming and
Yoing between here and Golden, and will
also deliver the mails to Central City and
Black Hawk. The railway company will
maintain schedule from Forks Greek to
Silver Plume daily, one train in each
direction, which will carry mails to and
from our sister towns on the west.
Joint Public Installation.
The Woodmen of the World and the
Women of Woodcraft held Joint public
installation of officers in EIks hall last
Wednesday evening. The Woodmen in.
stalled the following officers for the en-.
suing term: Counsel Commander, A. ].
Anderson; advisor lieutenant, E. R.
Booth; escort, A. B. Wall; manager, W..
E. Behr; watchman, Geo. Burns and
sentinel, Hugh Abernathy.
Crystal circle installed officers as the
following: Guardian Neighbor, Mrs. A.
H. Page; advisor, Mrs. 1rma Edwards;
magician, Miss Myrtle Huddleston; clerk
Mrs. Nello Boyd; banker, Mrs. Harriet
White; captain Of the guard, Mrs. Ella
Hallberg; inner seutinal, chas. Ihero;
outer sentinel, Fred Thero.
After the ceremonies were completed
the following program was rendered:
Piano duet, Misses KILN and Craze;
vocal solo, John Osborn; vocal duet, Mrs.
L, A. Hafer and Ed. Evans. Refresh
ments we're served and good social time