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page 21 Sterling No. 1 ditch, south of the city, to prevent threatening flooding of a portion of the city. A third runoff down Pawnee creek, which developed from heavy rains of Wednesday night, sent that stream on a rampage again early this morning and the creast of the flood, reaching highway No. 6 between Sterling and Atwood at 11:30 o'clock this morning, rolled water over the pavement and sent a yellow tide surging down the pavement toward Sterling. At 1 o'clock this afternoon, it was stated by railroad offices that the flood situation at the Pawnee crossing was about the same as Monday, before the big rise of Monday night when portions of the railroad fill ;rere carried away. The new flow of water, however, was on t.op of a valley thoroughly saturated and against embankments which had been soaked and washed for several days. The railroad tracks, damaged for a distance of about 1400 feet, were rest.ored late ~~esdaJ, and train service was almost normal at 1 0' clock this afternoon. It was impossible, however, to anticipa.te the effect of the new assault upon the railroad bridge and fill. Repair Work Halts In addition t.o t.he downpour on the Pawnee watershed, there waS further heavy precipitation in the Spring dale district. The broken intake ditch of the North Sterling was again filled and some 300 second feet of water pOIITed out of the breaches in the ditch. Repair work, which had been started with tractor equipment, was halted again. The principal break of Sunday afternoon was at a point where there was a shale bottom. Persons who knew the situa.tion expressed the opinion today that the new run in the ditch will not likely increase the break. Equipment is being assembled rapidly at the point of the breaks in the intake ditch. The county ]1as two la.rge cater- pillar tractors at the scene and will bring in another soon. The North Sterling district has one. These and heavy "bull- dozers" and blades will be used in moving the earth for the new embankment. The district on Wednesday night engaged sixty horses and equipment of Bert Steel, a contractor living at Sidney, for use in repairing the smaller cuts in the intake ditch. It is estimated that with good weather the ditch can be restored in ten days. Experience of Vlednesday night, however, does not help. The Springdale creek, north of Sterling, was flowing at flood stage again today as result of the hea.vy rains, with some 400 feet of water. River Will Rise At noon today it was estimated that there was a.pproximately 4,000 second feet of water in the South Platte River at Sterling. Reports of further high water in the Wiggins district, south of Fort Morgan, and also of couldburst conditions around Colorado Springs, where Bijou, Kiowa, and other creeks originate, indicated additional heavy flow into the river. The crest of high water in Bijou creek on Wednesday had not reached Sterling today.