Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-22
Danger Of Flood |! |.
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sable because of washed out or
weakened bridges and culverts
which will have to be replaced.

SABLE because Ol WdSuSu Oub -
weakened bridges and culverts
which will have to be replaced.
Stages Run Again 10
All of the stage routes out OF
Salem were operating again to-
day nearly on schedule with the
exception of the Albany line.
The Pacific highway is closed
just south Of the Santiam bridge
at jefferson by two badly dam
aged small bridges and the un-
dermining of section OF the
pavement. The highway depart
ment estimates the damage at
from $4,000 to 100000. The
damage will be completely re-
paired before the highway Isl
opened again, and it will be sew
eral days before the road is again
open.
So far as yehicular traffic Isl
concerned, Salem is completely
cut off from the southern valley
cities today Yesterday traffic
was being detoured south by way
of Independence to Corvallis. but
the rapid rise of the Luckimute
river last night carried the water
out of the banks and over the
lowlands thru which the high
way runs south of independence.
Lowlands Under Water
The high water and damage of
lconfined to the lowlands along
confined to the lowlands along
the Willmaette river and all OF
the bottoms are flooded. Many
families were forced to flee from
their homes last night when the
water began tapping at the door
steps and running into the first
floors. Several instances of peo-
pie being removed from farm
houses in boats were reported this
morning. 1t is thought, however,
that the damage to property and
the loss of stock along the river
bottoms is small because of the
ample warning of the rising
water. 4
Between Salem and Livesley
the river has spread out over the
lowlands to depth of 10 to Is
feet, and in places is nearly two
miles wide. The low regions
around Livesley are apparently
the hardest hit and many fam.
lilies are marooned. Four families
are reported marooned on Browns
island, cut off from communities
tion by any means except boats,
but are not in danger.
Most of the Livesley and Bell
hon yards are under water and
the Japanese crew employed in
the former yard was forced to-
move out last night. Water com-
ling up under the floors of their
homes in this section made the
Papenpoose and S. Hoover fam
lilies vacate last night and the
Hayden, Lee and other homes are
completely surrounded by water
today.
The water did not get high
enough in the hop yards around
I1ivesley to damage the trelising,
hut it is feared that the families
ION Browns island will be COM
pletely cut off from the main
Iland when the flood subsidies.
The rush of water is cutting thru
the old channel between the
mainland and the island
Some damage to the hop yards
around independence is reported
today, but the extent of the loss
will not be known until the water
has receded. Ferry slips all along
the river are awash to the depth
of several feet and all ferry serv-
ice has been discontinued. County
roads on both sides of the river
are under water and impossible in
places. Between three and four
feet of water covers the river road
at Halls Ferry and the back-water
lon in the bottoms near Hazelau is
within 18 inches of the pavement
laid by the county last summer.
Bridge Approach Covered
The approach to the inter-coun-
ty bridge on the Polk county side
was from to inches under
water this morning and the Wal
lace road was awash in several
places. On the Silverton road
where it crosses Pudding river the
water had subsided to a marked
extent and all of the other main
roads in the northern~parts of the
county the roads were open. Sill
verton reported a drop of about
five feet from the crest of the high
water there.
That the Jefferson section was
high water was further substanti-
ated today by the report that it
would be several days before the
damage to the fill approach to the
Oregon Electric bridge over the
santiam could be repaired and that
the telephone lines are still out.
The telephone company has had a
Icrew of men at work in this region
since Sunday and succeeded in
opening local line from Salem to
jefferson this morning, only to
have it go out again after few
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