The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-20
Water Rushing 8 feet 10 inches
Over Dam at Power House;
Tops May Record by Sew
eral Inches Is Report
POWER PLANT OUT OF
COMMISSION ALL WEEK
thousands Of Acres OF Crops Under
Water Along Valley is Report;
<eridnes Nearly Cut OF
Near chickaeha.

The Washta river Is higher today
than 1t has been at any time this
summer and Is steadily but slowly
rising. according TO +. ID. Shaffer.
manager OF the Chickasha Gas and
Electric. company who states that
the guage at the dam of the com
pany southeast of Chickasha regis
tered feet. 10 inches over the dam.
This is higher than was recorded
during the rise In May. which held
the record for the year up TO that
time. The water power plant of the
electric company has been put out
of commission on account of the
high waters for more than week
and there Is little prospect today
for getting II running In the near
future as the river shows no symp-
toms of receding. The entire cleo
trio load of the city is being pull
ed by the steam plant of the COM
pany.
Higher Water Expected.
Higher water than is now In evil
dence Is expected by Mr.. Shaffar.
He ST" I'd this morning that reports
from e.bove Indicate that another
rise on ON the way and he estimates
that It should reach here some time
tonight.
The water is higher in the vicin-
ity of Verden and Anardaco than 1t
was yesterday, according to reports
received this morning. but is re-
ceding in the Carnegie and Noun
tain View districts. The heavy rains
which are causing the trouble here,
fell between Anadarko and Carnegie,
Mr.. Shaffer believes.
No Rush of Waters.
There has been no rush of waters
in the rise of the river, but it has
been steadily rising for nearly a
week here. It reached the bank
full mark over a week ago where 1t
stood for day or two and then
broke over into the fields.
Hundreds and possibly thousands
of acres OF corn are under water
along the Washita valley in the
Chckasha district, it is estimated
and the crSp damage will run into
the thousands of dollars in the en-
tire valley, it. is1 said if the river
recedes from this time on. In the
event the rise continues, the inun-
dated area will be materially en-
larged with corresponding increase
in the amount of damage, tits point
ed out.
Travel over three bridges span
ming the stream has been hampered
for several days and there is no re-
lief today. The bridge north OF
Chickasha Is partially cut off by
the high waters, the bridge on the
Chickasha-Amber road is made dit
ficult to reach from the Chickasha
side, owing to the flooded bottoms,
and the old to! bridge on the
Chickasha-Tabler. road is partially
cut off.
Teams and cars are forced to
negotiate considerable water before
reaching the bridge approaches
proper. Several cars were stuck
near the toll bridge, Saturday even
ing and Sunday showed na improve
ment. Teams were making the trips
without material trouble, however.
Browns lake, east of the city as
well as the chain of lakes near the
river there, shows double its normal
size and the water is running
through it as II it were the current
of the river proper.
AS far as can be learned there
seems no danger of any of the
bridges going out, at this time and
it is believed that they will with
stand the flood unless an exception
ally large rise hits this section in
the next day or two,