Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-25

and no one has been allowed 70
cross, as the span at the west end
has sunken. The bridge lis trussed
and anchored Ito sixty=foot stills,
however, so that even if the center
piling goes under the bridge will
still hold, according to reports
from the city engineer. Many sacks
OF provisions Were carried across
the bridge by the guards. and it is
said that some of the boys We're
trying to row a homemade boat
around the flooded area near Ba-
relas.
The ranches between Auisco and
Belen are many of them inundat-
ed especially around the Hubbell
ranch. j. r. Wenke whose place
is a half mile from the river and
below Hubbell's, lost a barn sun
day night Mr., Wenke stated that
rise of two or three inches more
and his place would have been a
total ruin. Barnyard fowl We're
roosting on floating chips and
pieces of board Monday morn
ing, Mr., Wenke stated, and the
cows, horses and pigs were pro-
testing violently at the uncomfort-
able surroundings.
The Crutcher, Banning and Shell
burn ranches are all under water,
and il is reported that Sunday
night the river raised seven inches
in an hour and half Opinion
| seems to differ among old timers
as to the present rise of the river,
/ Some believe that it is higher than
| il was in 1903, when the water
was drained off through bitches
north of the city, thus averting in
Iundation. Others state that it is
no higher than it has been be-
| fore,
Some Of the old residents of AL
buuueroue remember when the
river used to run by whore the
| 3 theater is now, and others re-
call seeing it run down the chan
mel of the Santa F'e tracks. They
remember the time when Old
Town was separated from what is
now Albuquerque by the river,
and mail was sent across every
day by man who forded on
horse, swimming when necessary.
This was fifty years ago
Events of the Flood.
1t is said that a farm house is
floating in the river, about a mile
and a half south of Barolas. No
one knew whose house it was.
There was also body OF morse
that had been drowned fioatlnS
above Alameda.
The three automobiles which
were left above the Hooded road
leading to Sandoval on Sunday by
the parties returning from Jemez,
are to be rescued this morning.
1t is planned to ford or swim the
breaks in the road up to the
bridge, which are caused by the
breaking of the culverts and wade
the flooded road, carrying gaso-
line. The return trip will be
made by detour to the McMillen
ranch northwest of Corales, ana
around south by way of lsleta.
The road beyond Belen has been
cut off between Belen and the
bridge. Until this road is re-
paired it will be impossible for
cars to go west by this route, or
for any traffic this way from
Belen.
lWO NOulib NbiliN'A ~ . -"
robes appeared at the door OF a
ranch home north of Albuquerque
early Monday morning and re-
uuested aid, saying that there was
two feet of water in their pig pen.
Upon investigation it was found
that this report was not eXag-
gerated, but as it did not affect
the ladies' they were prevailed
upon to return to their slumbers,
The bridge over the Rio Grande
at Buchanan is reported floating
down the river while that at
Espanola has been washed away,
according to n report to the state
highway commission. 1t Is said
that the rain which fell in the
valley Friday was of forty miles
extent and was a veritable cloud
burst all the way.
The Albuquerque Chamber OF
| Commerce furnished l75 lunches to
the workers on the bikes, and Man
ager Smithers of the Aivarado, fur
nished seven gallons of coffee.
Lunches were also furnished by
the Y. w. G. A., the Liberty, Pull
man, De Luxe and Sturges cafes
and by the Elks' club.
New South Wales produced 1000
ounces of platinum during the last
five years.