Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-08 | Page 7 | Cooler Days Will Stay Oregon Flood

COOLER DAYS WILL STAY ST AY OREGON FLOOD PORTLAND Ore June 8 3 WI- WI Hope that cool weather in the Interior In tenor temporarily halting the meltIng melting melt melt- ing of winter snows would stay the therise therise rise o of the Columbia river was expressed ex cx- pressed b by residents along the Oreg Oregon Ore Ore- g gon and Washington shores today but butan butan butan an an unceasing watch was being maintained main main- l ined along dikes protecting lowland farms and industrial districts 0 Ifie stream was wu already above the highest level reached last lut year but r bureau forecast that the cool weather together with the fall I of the Snake river would slacken the rate and in a few days bring I abo aboUt t a a receding Although thousands of ot lowland acres on the Washington side ide near Vancouver were flooded those farmers farmers farm farm- er ers and dairymen who had not already retreated to higher ground planned to 10 remain at their farms They were They were ready to transport their products to market by boat if necessary The rise of th the Willamette river was also checked by the cool weather The weather bureau predicted the streams dreams level would not reach a adan dangerous dangerous dan dan- stage