The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-27
NENANA RISING;
 WATER CAUSING
 DELAY IN WORK
Ice Moves Out of Lost Slough Followed by Run of Water
 Into That Channel.

indicate that the water in the Ne mana river began to raise on the morning of the 24th and so con- tinued until about noon on the 25th, when the extreme high water mark would appear to have been reached. With intermittent rising and falling between times, it began to drop again till yesterday morning, when a drop of about two feet from the level reached on the 18th was re- corded at Camp 9 (20-mile) in the neighborhood of the big wing dam
 Last night the water began to rise again and the ice in the bed of Lost Slough went out yesterday af- ternoon. A considerable volume Of water is reported to be flowing in the channel and efforts are now be- ing directed towards turning it so that it will not interfere with the continuance of active construction work. Foreman Frank Frazier, whose crew of men had been re- gently reinforced in anticipation of trouble in this direction, has this work in hand at present.
 The trail hitherto in use for freighting, from the end of steel to Camp (20-mile) being now no longer possible; temporary road is being cut through the woods con- meeting Camp 16, near the end of steel, with the old wagon road and supplies destined to Camp g and beyond will be freighted over this road. The big trestle across Lost Slough will probably be decked to allow the passage of freight teams over it until such time as steel is laid as far as the camp at 2O-Mile.
 The bulk of the water flowing in Lost Slough seems to be coming through the spaces between the piles driven at the head of the slough to form part of the dam. and over the top of the rip rap dam which commences at the point where the piling ends and continues across it's head to the north shore of Lost Slough. When the waters have sub sided sufficiently the work of plac- ing brush and making the dam tight will probably be taken in hand.
 A considerable flow of water along the grade for some distance below the trestle across Lost Slough and in the direction of Camp 16 is also reported, but this will probably be remedied when the dam is fin ished and the water turned into legitimate channels away from the right of way. The work of Camps Is, 16, and 22, located at points on the right of way below Lost Slough, have not been interfered with so far
 In the neighborhood of Residency 4 (43-mile), Camp IS and Residency 3 (3-mile) and all the way down to the Lost Slough country, the high water has casued no damage of any description, though it has made en- croachments on the wagon road in places, but not of such a nature as would interfere with the movement of freight. ....
 Moose creek is reported to be on a rampage and at the point where it crosses the wagon road it said to be almost impossible for teams. Should further rise in the water occur freight for points beyond may have to be held at Camp IS until the waters subside sufficiently to allow the passage of teams across this creek. A bridge will probably be erected there shortly.
 The piledriver which had been used to drive the piles for the bridge across the Nenana river at 43-Mile, and later to drive small trestle bridge on the right of way about mile north of this camp, has now been moved to where Moose creek crosses the right of way and will shortly commence driving the nec- essary piles for a bridge at this point. The crew of the piledriver are now located at Camp IS.