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PREVIOUS k'LOODS, 37 present steel works were wasnecl away. No loss of life was re- portedo No records of precipitation covering the period of the flood are available. A flood during May, 1867, caused the removal of Fort Lyon to a point 17 miles farther west. The rainfall for May was 4.84 inches, as compared with a normal of 2 inches. During a flood in, June, 18119, the riveI', it is said, contained an im- mense amount of water. The files of the Pueblo Chieftain contfLin notes concerning several floods during 1875, of which the largest was on September 16 and was caused by heavy ruins. The following statement concerning this flood is taken from the Las Animas Leadler of September 18 and 25, 1875:13 Ori September 16 a rush of water came down from Purgatory River at Las Animas, Colo, The water was 5 feet higher than at any previous time' that year. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Coo's tracks were under water for one- half mile on each side of the Purgator~o, the bridge being 3 to 4 feet under water, At Fort Lyon the water was 4 feet higher than ever known before. The bottom land betwet'n the bridge and the post trader's (a distance of three-fourths of a mile) was a swift, raging flood. Up the Purgatory considerable damage was donp, the greatest losses being of conlwood, ~;tacked hayo pattie, fences. an,1 adobe houses, The Arlmnsas above the mouth of the Purgatory was also ill flood at this time, there being relX>rts of damage as far up as Pueolo, Th" Aplshapa brought In a large amount of this water, Rn,l the f!oo,1 height was thp higheRt in 15 J~ears. This flood could not have been unusually high in the upper river, as the Pueblo papers did not give any gll'eat space to it. Some minor floods occur'red during July a.nd August, 1880, and August, 1881. For 1880 the few available rainfall records show nearly twice the normal amount during the flood months, and for 1881 the Pi!,es Peak record showed nearly three times the normal rainfall during August, A flood of considerable magnitude in the Arkansas and Purgatoire near Las Animas occurred July 20-25, 1886. The rainfall at Las Animas was 3.36 inches during July 24 and 25 and 4.66 incheso for the month, or more than twice tho normal. This flood was not severe at Pueblo,. a.s the newly established gaging station showed a maximum of only 3,080 second-feet on July 21. Tho rainfall at Pueblo for July was only 0.39 incho The next flood recorded was that of August 10, 1889. The Denver Republican of that date sta.ted that rain began falling about 5,30 p. m, August 9 (I,nd flooded the region around Pueblo. The issue of August 11 stated that" a terrible and disastrous rainstorm visited Florence August 9 in the evening, lasting two hours. The Denver & Rio 13 Mcckm-. R. 1.. Purgatory River flood: U. S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Papf'f 147. p. 165, ]HQ5.