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<br />E~CERPT FROM TilE OURANGO OEMOCRAT, JUliE 29, 1927.
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<br />HEAVY DAMAGE BY FLOOD
<br />Mighty Waves of Destruction Come Down
<br />Mountain Valleys Bringing losses to the People
<br />FarmlO'rs. Railroad CompanilO's. La Plaia Counly And SmlO'lter
<br />Lose Heavily _ Communicatiorl lir,<,s Damaged - Crest 01
<br />Flo.:Jd Believed 10 Have P;1ued - Rains Slackening
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<br />The.i\'efSof(hcS,nJuon
<br />""'in on: ona ",mpageon.e.
<br /><ounlorexc.:"":.emi""ror
<br />lllleedays.
<br />Aftctr<.ding.boUlnood,
<br />inlhetiyef.olleys;nlhe..n.
<br />ltol't.le',lhc!,<opleholohave
<br />I t""re of !lood d""g.'"tho
<br />.wollen ,tream, ,weep down
<br />Ihe mount.in .alleya wilh in_
<br />cn:..i..I'O....tl.l<ingbridgo..
<br />ruiningorop<,andw.,hin<:oul
<br />nigh....y'.ndr.ilro>d..
<br />He<lY)"Lo_.
<br />Ptot>obly lhe Ve.lelf( ""'_
<br />rore.. rrom Ute flood in lb.
<br />Ani,""" V'lIey "e the f.,",.,~,
<br />Ih. C<>lUlty of La Plata. lhe",il.
<br />'o:Jd.ornp:tn!e,and the Am...
<br />icon Sm.lling and R.fining
<br />Company, II would be hord to
<br /><0,,""',. (h. 10," \0 f."".".
<br />The w.t." h,.esp,e.dOYC,
<br />Il""..ll'y.ndthen: is. no
<br />doublof.hcavylo<<lolh.
<br />f.rm." who. fow d.Y' "ll0
<br />f...d , mo,t promi..ng crop
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<br />yidd. Tho ,.;Iro.d. ho.. 10"
<br />bridge', ,he tlOcksar. w.>lIed
<br />eutinplo....ndlllconcoming
<br />r",.het,ore\>oundlodoaddi.
<br />lion.lh.,rn 10 Iherailro,d
<br />line.....
<br />Ibm'ge~tSmelter
<br />Tlf.'f".ller,u.taincd'
<br />heavy 10.. f....m lwo e",1l
<br />..tid"Ib.IC.m.do...nSn,.ller
<br />Mounl>lndarnagingllleSloroge
<br />hou,o.ndooveringupth.
<br />tnc~' thaI'" u,cd in h.uling
<br />on:.ndludlathc.molt.r....
<br />Sc.:G,o.ILako
<br />Var",u.n:ro,t.worep'e.'
<br />.knly.'tc'd.y.ndl"tnighl
<br />,.g.rdi~lh.noodinlheA"i.
<br />m.. VoIl.y. T~ who wenl
<br />outasfartotllescen."fthc
<br />r...h.ts:lwog...tlak.of
<br />w;"er cov"ing Ihe ".lIb and
<br />mud ow, of Illi, be.ut,ful
<br />..Iley....
<br />!'rot.eltheFish
<br />Al th.fisllh.IC],try.;tb<_
<br />.'fn. n.r:e"""Y 10 ..ino Ih.
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<br />fi,hf,ornlheb;8I'Ond,and
<br />tll,yweroplo.edinlhehigh<<
<br />pond' whe,. they would b.
<br />..f.....
<br />AI rnidni8t\t th. flood wa.
<br />up 10 lhe pa..m,,,t 0" I'if.
<br />t..nlh Strec:l noar Belmont
<br />1I.ll.lndicatioru....'.tl'.tth.
<br />flood stage in Du..ngo w..
<br />aoonlotOliQrIOfY,
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<br />The foot b,i"~e no.. lh.
<br />.lectri.liglttplantonFOl'"
<br />te.nIIlSt...,.....'Oulthis.
<br />momjr~ aiI2:20.The bridge
<br />w,,"priv.lclyowncd,lhoughil
<br />i,soidthecilYhelped.on.
<br />sttuolil.Allo'.lo<'<lhi,
<br />n,o,ning Ih. ......, w.. n.arly
<br />'0<015 Main A.on". or Fif.
<br />tccnthSlrect.
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<br />FiglANl12
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<br />AbouI ]:30 thi, marn;ng
<br />Ih.Anin,..Ri..rbl'Okco..,
<br />lh.t>anb.ndiorunnlngl.ro..
<br />Main A..n". at the 8.lmont
<br />f1.n....
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<br />FUJW'6 1~
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<br />NoodJato1l'lIin the Anintall
<br />al'ea, Septembel' 8, 1970.
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<br />Vane!! neal' the lAppeI' timits ofthrllltl<dy
<br />(DL<ro:ngo Heratd photo"j1'aph8,)
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<br />Figt.a'e 11 - An1.ma1l RiveI' at Main Avenue Bridge, June 29, 192?
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