Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-03-03

Ol many strangers the past three !
days, owing to the inability of the
Short Line to move trains in either
direction from this point.
On Monday morning, about
O'Clock, the bridge over Indian creek,
Just west of Kuna, was washed our
by the high water caused by the
rapidly melting SHOWS, heavy rains
during the night previous and
small break in the banks of the New
York canal. Through this accident
trains Nos s, 10 and IA were held
at Nampa until some time after noon,
when they proceeded eastward, only
to find that a washout at Medbury
made it impossible for them to pro-
coed further than Mountain Home,
and here they have been forced to
eat, drink and be merry, and, at this
writing. are living in hopes of con-
tinuing on to their journeys end
by noon of today
In our immediate vicinity, to the
west. the Kuna bridge over Indian
creek was the first piece of track
to suffer. As stated this occurred
very early Monday morning. Be
tween that time and Tuesday night
the food waters continually cut
through the 10 and 1 2 foot fills east
and west of Sunnyside, until there
were breaks in. some 20 different
places, averaging in length from
few feet to 60 and so feet The cul-
vert p miles west of Orchard also
Went out The work train and pile
driver from Nampa. with every man
available, was pressed into service
and repairs have been going on night
and day, with the result that the
track in that direction is sufficiently
sustained to allow of the passage Of
traffic to the west.
To the east of us, 100 feet of the
roadbed at Chalk siding has been
washed away; the Alf Simpkins dam
on the Medbury tract broke and took
with it a small section of track, and
there are numerous lesser ruptures,
including the carrying away of
5O-foot section of the Cold Springs
creek bridge.
A. B. Stevenson of the Idaho di-
vision was on the ground as soon as
possible and has been rushing re-
pairs night and day since Monday.
This city has suffered none what
ever from the floods although there
has been an abundance of water,
water everywhere around us The
hurrying torrents rushed south to
the river, flooding the lands to a
depth of some 4 to feet in places.
and making of it a yeritable swamp.
Despite these conditions, the mail
stage has made its trips to the Love
ridge ferry landing, where the mail
was transferred to the south side of
the river by means of row boats. the
ferry having gone out early Tuesday
morning. carrying with it four men
and team and landing them safely
at a point miles down the river.
1t is understood here that the only
fatal accidents to result in this sec
tion occurred at Kill Hill. where the
carrying away of a section of the
pipe line bridge resulted in the death
by drowning of two men.
Some of the more timid of our
townsfolk were exercised with the
fear Of the breaking of the Rattle
snake reservoir, northwest of the
city, but a constant watch was kept
and the spilway and gates were able
to handle the water with ease.
CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE.
While only meager reports of con-
ditions in the outside world have
been obtainable. it is known that
Caldwell has been the heaviest suf-
ferer from the high waters. Passeng-
ers who were fortunate enough to
get here on Mondays trains state
that the waters were fully feet
deep in the streets near the depot
at that time and later reports from
Boise state that the city was nearly
flooded out.
Monday morning the north side of
Nampa was we'll under water and
presented the appearance of an enor-
nous and rapid river. Much damage
has resulted in each of these towns.
The smaller towns that are sit
uated on the low ground have suf-
fered in proportion, while Mountain
Home seems to have not only escaped