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<br />"The pr.ces of merchandiae, andrnote especially of pro_
<br />visions have advanced to ruinous prices since the stop-
<br />pAge of CO<m1unic8tton with Denver. The bddge. along the
<br />cntircroad..<iththccxccptionofthatatGoidcnCity,
<br />have he en washed "..ay. The coaches I,ave not arrived from
<br />the valley for the past threedaya, and at the present
<br />itisdifficlllttoc"nJectllrothepr"bahletimc",hon"'e
<br />.hali again have business tntercouse with our Denver
<br />friends."
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<br />along North Clcar Creek and, while it ",recked roads, trees, a house, and
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<br />mining activl.Ues, l.t waallot a" bad as tho disa.ster of two year" earlier.
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<br />Apparcntly the worat record~d [1oods occurr~d I" ['llO j".t one w,,~k
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<br />apart. ]'010 "uccesalve flood. of all the srea glllche. .~nd creek. created
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<br />.uch havoc that d ty officials decldeu tu '.e~"i, ""Iy ~h" ",,",,t place.
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<br />Atapproxlmately3:30P.:1.onMonday,Augu8t8,1881acioudh"rst
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<br />until the "seflaonhflspa9Sed for such visitations" at which time th,,-y" p\lt
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<br />occurred at Eureka Gulch, "'est of C"-ntr"l City. The Rocky Mountain Ne~"
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<br />everythIng in shap~ again for the floods that w.1i co"'" n~xt year or later".
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<br />reported on AUl:l""t 9 that "within a very fe<<min\ltes thereafter avo IUlne
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<br />The Central Clty Weekly ReRister Call headed Its articlea on July 2 9,1910
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<br />of water about four feel high came cr\lshing down Eureka Streel ...
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<br />"a 1!isastro\ls nood", and on A\lgu.t 5,1910 "Flood Number TWo" _ "The Most
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<br />''''eeplngeverythlng in Ltsco\lrse." Intheacco\lntofthedarna8es, eS-
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<br />DastructtveOneSo!'arTh.sSeason"and"Blackliawk)1o.deToSuffcrtoa
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<br />tlm8ted at $50,000 in the area, it "''IS .tate~ that "the railroad track
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<br />Greater Extent TIlan For l-1any YeaT'-" It stated on the front pa~e of the
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<br />at BlackH""'k depot i. ten feet under murl and sand". On AUiI\lst 10, 1881
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<br />Friday, Au~u.t 5, 1910 .ssue that'
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<br />the Roekv Mountain New. carrle~ fur the,. reports of thu flo"rl du~rru~_tion:
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<br />"The sight that met the "ye~ "f the citizens of Central
<br />and Bl"ck Hawk yeot"r~~y morning after the Hnorl of
<br />Y~nday afternoon ... waa .ndeed nO pleasant picture to
<br />lo"k upnn. On thc other hand, it "'''~ on" of ruin from
<br />0>"-" end ",f the (l,:utcko and Cre;;ory c:uld'J to the o~hcr, :lnd
<br />"ah the thoughts of the l"ss "f on" lib" th" i"Jury of
<br />"thers, the total destruction of several home., the de_
<br />moli.hingof houaehold effect., thcalmo.t total ruin of
<br />.everal bu.ine.s enteql<hes, and the rul" to the city
<br />visible upon every ~lde, "'''" enough to turn One" head
<br />and wt.h he ",,,,.,, out of this fearful ~e,>ne of ,.aln alld
<br />disaster. ;",uyet,>llththelrr<t,c>nsuam,)untof"';'ter
<br />that cain" do",,, th~ golch, teadng "lmo.t "v~ryLhing
<br />before it, it mtght hav" been worse. The sCene of "
<br />t~"o~Jcnt "C~y of water rucoin~ :hrc~~h " ci:" do.n
<br />thcsceep Inelineof E\JrekaalldCregory "Ucets, Car_
<br />rying h\ll\e boulders, lumber, lop-s, I'"i:/Jna, mules, horse"
<br />and in two in~l"nce" humun bodi"s bey<md the aid of mun,
<br />'~as one ~hal len",."_,,d the "toute~t men ."ho stood In
<br />p\"c~" of saf"ty ~nd l<>"k"rl "n."
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<br />"Just a """k ago v".terdav thi.o "ect.o" ."ffered from the
<br />h~avlest rain .torm of the "e~"on. a"~ ye"teT~ay WP hn~
<br />arepe'-ltion. butonamuchlarg"rscale,"
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<br />"At lhe fhroe b~twee" th~ Quillnc and Gaj,ar<l1 p,.opHtLe8,
<br />tllc water ca<r.c do'~n "forty mHc" ":ninut.," and ~ith force
<br />('IlO"I\h ,,' l>aller do",,, d .tone w~ll. 1'1,.. ~'''~am wn.'n it
<br />"""'" out ot tn"flume lool<ed t;0 be tenfee[hll;h,..r.d
<br />'"a~h~~ out Lh~ ~U.f!et to a ~epth of .everal fect."
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<br />"l'o.tmaster H,,\br<><>k "'''" ~omp~l \e~ to h..nd lett.H~ ~nd
<br />p"pero to hb l>atron~ b}' us!n!>, " Hoh \In~ and pole,"
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<br />"Chase Gulch ...a.hed ill 3nd nul its ~hole len~t.h and rocks
<br />.1lmOH"slarf,easahou"earc"catle"edevcrY\olhere."
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<br />"J"hn Stroehlo w". putting d~~'" a pL~"k in fcont of the
<br />L~tr<>ehi.e ll\llidln~J to l\lrn the water wlten a w","e 8"'""
<br />le" f~~t h!~h c"",e ~own th~ street. lIe "a", it just In
<br />time ~nd escAp~d by bre.,king out a win~o~' ~a.h uncl clt,"bin~
<br />Int,o th~ build lng, escapin~ by " b"ck door. Th~ entlt.~
<br />fl",'c of t.h.. hullding is covcred wHn ".nd ""d ,""d t~ _.
<br />d"Fehot severai foc<:, his office wrecked and man,. im-
<br />~,,'t't~n: 1','~H' lost .,nd du.t,."ycd."
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<br />Tho ~loadburst 0\\ Auw~"t 14, 1883 fhooded an &rea ar"',ln~ Black Hawk
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