The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-29
ALL ICE CORGES OUT
ASSUN AND CURRENT
ATTACK GREAT JAMS
Engineers Concern Turns e
Lower River as Floods
Sweep Down Big Muddy
AIR BOMBS STILL MISSING
Dynamite Proves ineffective n
Blasting Operations but
Aids Breakup

l eN.o As0~AAVSA Ato QVWSI III one
mad moment. the Missouri river to.
day returned to its peaceful way.
Down In the great bends below
Bismarck. the waters having whettecl
their appetite for North Dakota soil
tapped steadily away at the great ice
gorge. finding and creating channels
through which they poured into the
lower stretches.
| SO rapid has been the descent OF
the river. due primarily to the warm
sun rays and secondarily to its own
ability to cut openings. the govern.
ment river gauge showed q reading
clght feet below flood stage. 4 dro,s
OF 81 feet since z q. m. Thursday.
Although all the ice gorges In tn.
river had been broken there were stiI,
large quantities Of ice In the bends.
army engineers said 1t was improha-
ole that any further Jams would re.
suit and their main concern sthis
morning was the condition IN 49,
lower river. Now that they hsve
their minds on 1t they are desiros,s
ut preventing any further gorgtng Of
me ace winch has been released from
the jam below here during the NJ
two days.
Engineers Survey River
Major q. r. Young. armv env,r..r
~ cnarge Of the work here, and John
". Hegan, his civilian assistant, TODAY
mace survey Of the river for 1Oo
miles IN each direction. They ex-
pected to obtain an Idea, not only 81
tne present conditions IN the river but
20 form some estimate Of its future
action IN riddtng itself Of ice.
army awators. who are at Fort Lin.
com. having been ordered here to heIn
light the ice, today were exnect;rr
orders to return home. Their rriv
work has been to take enrineers =,
uignts over the river to insnecf 49, go
ditions In the stream.
Inere was some talk OF dronnino
nomos on the ice which remains ~
the bends In the river In order Ia starr
u moving downstream. In additinr
-.r Vic engineers were curious to see
wnst ERECT the bombs would have on
the heavy ice. "a
Bombs Stiu Missinr
These plans were made vh.r a..
ss Were received last night that
ene nomns would arrive this morninr.
shortly before noon. however. ths
Domns still were missing and indica.
lions were that the project would be
One shot Of 1000 pounds Of dyn..
nite was exploded in the ice Below
bismarck late yesterday. This hlev
Up part OF . small jam which had
losmed there and was intended to
Keep the Ice moving downstream.
considerable difficulty was exper.
enced by the army engineers IA ~.
Ing It placed.
DynAmiters Have Argumenf
yesterday morning. It was learnad.
,ney We're barred from crossing tha
Liberty Memorial bridge to Mendsn
~ employees Of the state highway -
'artment who felt that their nasse~a
Win caravan Of trucks ana ai,to.
mobiles would damage the ROAD. Thts
l!!llcuity was finally Strengthened out
'!ter tne engineers had been held up
or Two hours. Later they got lost Is
n attempt to reach the ice soree 81
circuitous route. the road Through
ne river bottoms being impossible. ~
vas late In the afternoon before they
'ot into action and the river ther
1as falling rapidly.
Outside Of the DAMAGE Of farm
roperty In the river bottoms and the
Ind washed away by the stream "a
s EFFORT to clear itself Of Ice. the
|rincipal damage consisted AZ 49,
wo-room house washed away ana
ew cattle drowned. A farmer vho
wned the latter failed to reiease
m from = pen before he fled from
he rising water.
The amount Of land washed avay
nd the amount Of damage "a fieldt
the river bottoms could not s. n.
.rmined. It viii be impossible q as
,, according to o. w. Roberta. fed-
ri weather observer, unt6 IL
purse Of the river is recharto6 and
lspection Of the land can be 1nedo.