The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-03-05
WAsHOUTs ON THE {. 8 P.
All Railway Traffic Between Eu-
reka and PalisadeS Suspended
Wires Down Since Monday

miles north Of Eureka, reached here.
Since Monday night. when the only
wire went down. we have had no COM
m~unication with the outside world.
Asset. Supt. Randolph, Foreman Dan
Downey. his carpenter crew and the
section men gathered along the road.
arrived from Palisade at the Alpha
washout about 8 O'Clock Saturday morn.
ing, and with the assistance Of the men
Agent 8. G. Dye had taken down from
here the night before, o had the
washout temporarily repaired 90 that
the train could pass over. and 1t reached
Eureka about loon Saturday.
Supt. Randolph returned to Palisade,
leaving Foreman Downey and about 80
men to make permanent repairs ct the
wsshout.
Saturday afternoon two more wash.
outs occurred between Alpha and Min.
eral Station, and Saturday night the
temporary repairs to the break at Alpha
were washed mi again, and a fill q
short distance this side also went out.
Agent Dye informed the SENTINEL
Thursday noon that the water between
Alpha and Mineral had gone down JON
siderably. and that the force there had
repaired that portion of the road so that
trains could pass over, and he thought
the road from Mineral Station to the
Summit was again in condition for
traffic.
Between Mineral Station and Union,
. distance Of about six miles, several
washouts are reported, aud on account
Of the high water it was thought little
could be done toward repairing them
until 1t went down. Reports from there
Thursday forenoon stated that the water
was falling and it was hoped repair
work on that section could soon be com.
menced.
From Union on north through Pine
Valley no definite report Of conditions
is obtsinable, but last Monday afternoon
while the telegraph and telephone line
was still in commission. Supt. Randolph
informed Agent Dye that his iuforma.
ton regarding conditions in Pine Valley
was that nearly the whole valley was
flooded. 10 most parts Of 1t the water
was nearly up to the rails on both sides
of the track. At the Hay Ranch Sta
ton q. P. Raine's ranch) the body Of
water was three miles wide, non OF the
ranch fences were visible. and the rail.
way tracks were entirely covered by
water. Mr.. Randolph stated that as
the water through the valley rum near
ly parallel with the railway tracks. aud
there was little current, he had hopes
that the roadbed was not being badly
washed, and that that portion Of the
road could soon be put ia condition
after the food waters had subsidized.
The only wire on the line rent down
north of Mineral Station on Monday
night, and since that time Eureka has
had no communication with Palisade.
and has been unable to learn Of present
conditions north Of Mineral Station.
As IL 10 known that the resumption
OF service over this wire is needed by
the railway compsny above all else at
this time. there is little doubt but that
every effort Is being made to get the
line in working condition again. Min
eral informed Eureka on Thursday
morning that the point where the line
was down north of there had been To-
Gated and was being repaired. Later,
when il was found this repair work
had not given communication with Pal.
isade, ii was stated the search for the
causs of the interruption had been re-
sumed.
The Water In Diamond Valley
Last Sunday the food waters COM
menced flowing through DEVILS Gate,
eight miles northwest OF Eureka, into
Diamond Valley. Monday the body OF
water had increased to such volume that
the 60 foot trestle on the f. & p, about
eight miles north of Eureka and four
miles this side OF Diamond Station. could
not carry the water, and it commenced
to back up alongside of the ~seven-fooi
embankment at that place.
1t commenced cutting out the grade
on the north side Of the trestle early
Tuesday morning. and Agent Dye went
| down ard had the section men increase
this break In an effort to save o portion
Of the grade against which there wal
then an immense body Of water.
The water continued to increase. We'd
nesday morning the water in the slough
at this point was over one mile wide. II
had broken through the grade ct q mum
Der Of places and was flowing over the
track for half a mile in width. The trscl
has been pushed considerably out oil line
and on the east eide has dropped in many
places. The current at this place is very
strong, and until there is considerable,
less water running through the slough J
In thouOht IL will be useless to attemp