The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-22
HIGHWAY NO.
SIX FLOODED
AT WASHBURN
Jam Starts Moving Shortly
After Noon Today. CO.
ing Out Slowly
RIVER is OPEN HERE
Flood Not Anticipated Here
Unless Gorge Forms at
Sibley Island

Inc MlHSOuFl river lt bismarck
began rising rapidly shortly after
noon today and at $3.50 o'clock the
stage showed l2.S feet-an eight
loot rise since 4 o'clock this
morning. The water is still ris-
ing rapidly. according to o. w.
Roberts, local observer, and will
probably go up another couple Of
feet before o'clock. The low
lands south Of the city will un-
dOubtedly be flooded but it il not
believed that the low lands right
in Bismarck will be affected, Mr..
Roberts states. The water. which
has been held back near Sanger
by the ice gorge since yesterday.
~ now coming down the river sO
rapidly that it cannot get around
the bend below Bismarck AZ fast
as Il is coming down. which ac-
counts for the rapid rise.
An ice jam which formed in the
Missouri river near Sanger caused Il
sudden rise in the river from nor
NAL stage Of about five feet to one
OF IL feet late yesterday and flooded
the entire river bottom from Sanger
northward to Washburn. The river
north Of Sanger was between six and
seven miles wide this morning, ac-
cording to O. W. Roberts of Bis
marck, who went to Sanger early to-
day to keep Bismarck posted on river
conditions.
The river overflowed state high
way No. 6, in several places today
as the result Of the flood, and the
water over the road was more than
two feet deep near Washburn. Peo-
pie travelling the highway today are
forced to take detour to reach
Washburn. The water is within foot
Of the 500 line tracks between Sanger
and Washburn, reports state, but it
is not believed that the tracks are in
danger Of being flooded.
The ice went out at Washburn at
l:3O n m. ycgtee.lav, and the gorge
began forming hear Sanger during
the early afternoon. At O'clock thi.
afternoon Mr.. Roberts telephoned the
information to this city that the
gorge had started to move. and was
going out slowly. The crest OF the
flood will reach Bismarck about 6
o'clock this evening, Mr.. Roberts in
dicated, but unless another gorge
forms at Siblcy island, five miles be-
low Bismarck, it is not anticipated
that the river will overflow it's banks
here. Should jam form south Of
the city, however, it is likely that the
river bottoms on the south side will
be covered with water.
The ice moved out Of the river at
Bismarck at 2:3O o'clock yesterday
afternoon. with hundreds of people
lining the bridge and the river banks
to wa,ch the sight. There was no
rise in the river, how
over. The reading at 8 a. m. yester-
day was 6.7 feet, and at $3.50 p. n,.,
was the same. At 2:4O p. m., the
reading was 72 feet, and at 4 p. M.
had dropped to Cd feet.
No property has been damaged in
the flood north Of Sanger, according
to reports. with the exception of
hundreds of tons Of hay which were
stacked on the river bottom and
which have been washed away. IT. is
reported that two families are ma
rooncd in their homes i'm that vicin-
ity. although n warning was sent out
early yesterday that a flood was
possible. These are said to be the
Clyde Grantham family and the fam
lily Of Mrs. Tom Jones, who owns the
Painted Wood pavilion.
Many deer are to be seen on the
prairies today, according to Mr..
Roberts. they having been driven
out of the woods along the river bank
by the water. He tells Of seeing l3
in one group, and six in another.
Farmers in the vicinity will endeavor
to see that the animals are not kill