has haa ark for flood missouri point mo J W appleton la Is floating down the mississippi river with hla his family 12 pigs three cows two horata borscs and poultry on a large raft which he be launched just juat before the river biake over its banks bank and covered his farm with several feet of water the rafts raft which Is an enormous at falar was built by appleton two week ago in preparation tor for the flood it Is surrounded by a railing to keep the cattle from falling failing into the river food for man and beast to last several days was taken along