Show COSTA RICAN MINES HINES DAMAGED BY FLOODS SAN FRANC FRAN FRANCISCO ISCO Nov Ac According cording to C C. C. C Smith a I minin mining cn engineer engi engi- i. i neer who returned from South America flood of a terrific nature have bac done great reat damage in the interior of costa osta osta Rica compelling many mines to ut f suspend pend operations Smith tells tells of a storm J torm during durin which the rain poured down continuously for thirty davs days washing out railroads and completely altering the appearance of the countr country Thousands of native houses o destroyed destroyed de de- de- de and ond many mauV nat natives cs k killed The Tho house in which Smith was living with several f other men wn was washed into tho the river river before they could and they were ere close to drowning Finally the they landed ander on an nn island where here the they were held b by the stream for many mano days dl's in Ii living on in corn Smith is IS a graduate of the tho Nevada ada un uner university er it a giant in stature and nd was 35 a n noted football player while in in college c. c |