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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />correspondent, or if the interviewee was specifically named. <br />Out-of-County newspapers have been used to substantiate local news <br />stories. Other reports have been considered to be "hearsay," and were <br />not given credence for this report unless they could be confirmed by <br />other sou rces. <br /> <br />Diaries have been used to substantiate the newspaper accounts as well <br />as the scientific data. For example, consistent reports of heavy, <br />steady rains prior to the 1894 flood have been corroborated in <br />newspapers, by diaries and from records of rain gauges in the area. <br />The mention of a wind blowing from the east across the plains and up <br />the mountain valleys prior to the flood has also been confirmed.10 <br /> <br />Photographs have also been used to substantiate damage to hours and <br />property mentioned in newspapers. For example, Boulder was fortunate <br />to have a number of studio photographers who began taking pictures a <br />day after the floodwaters rushed through the City in 1894. Most of the <br />photographs were taken between June 1 and June 6, and they create a <br />graphic record of the extent of the water and the details of <br />destruction. A Longmont studio photographer recorded some scenes of <br />that area'inundation .11 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The oral history interviews have been used in much the same manner. <br />I f the account was of a first-hand experience, it has been given <br />credence. If the interview described the damage in general, an atteMpt <br />has been made to match the information with data of accounts in other <br />sources. <br /> <br />Scientific records have been exaMined carefully as well. In attempting <br />to deterr:1ine the flood of record for a specific creek the historic <br />records have been interfaced with the scientific data. The recorded or <br />instrumental flood of record has not necessarily been considered to be <br />the actual flood of record for a specific basin (see Chapter III). As an <br />example, the September 3, 1938 flood on South Boulder Creek was the <br />historic flood of record for that area. It remains uncertain if that flood <br />was the historic flood of record for that creek. Although historic <br />information is scarce for the 1894 flood at Eldorado Springs, the <br />supporting data from surrounding areas such as Marshall suggests it <br />may have been a similar, or perhaps, larger event than the 1938 flood. <br /> <br />The other floods which have occurred in Boulder County have not been <br />investigated' in this report to the extent that the 1894 event was, <br />therefore, the examination of sources is not as extensive for any of <br />those events. Nevertheless, every attempt has been made to use <br />substantiated primary source material. Floods of record for the creeks <br />and towns affected are discussed in Chapter II'. <br /> <br />USE OF SECONDARY SOURCES <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Generally, secondary sources, which include previously published <br />works, have been used in this report in the following way. Previously <br />published histories and scientific studies have been surveyed to heip <br />define the dates of previous floods. The local histories have not been <br />cited generally unless thei r material was original and referenced. For <br />