Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-05-24 | Page 4 | 4 Reported Drowned in Western Floods

II i 4 Reported Reported Drow Drowned Ii In Western Floods I I By United Press Pre s st t l Four persons were reported I drowned Monday in a series of i spring floods in Washington Montana Montana Montans Mon Mon- tana tans and Oregon j A burst dam on a tributary of I I the Kootenai river liver near Wardner B B. C. C helped swell the flooding Kootenai to an time all-time high of 32 feet at Bonners Ferry Idaho this morning The river was still rising ising Some 2500 acres of or growing winter wheat were lost when one dike was washed out near Bonners Ferry Sunday Army troops and civilians fought throughout the night to save another dike protecting protecting protecting pro pro- some 2500 acres of ot fertile ferUle bottomlands Rising Clark Fork river waters Isolated several families near Mis- Mis Missoula eoula soula Mont while Rattlesnake creek flooded an auto court and the Montana Power Company park Missoula residents were urged to bon boll all their water All An Allbut Allbut but one highway route through the city were cut Four persons were believed drowned in the C Columbia river as asit asit asit it rose above flood level because of melting mountain snows and heavy rains in western Idaho The tug Robbert Gray disappeared disappeared disappeared five miles west of the I Dalles DaIles Oregon Orr-gon Saturday night with three men aboard The year old son of ot Mr and Mrs Cecil Dyke was believed drowned in the Columbia near Portland Oregon Saturday while playing near the bank The Willamette river rose two inches to feet while the Clearwater Clearwater Clearwater Clear- Clear water river at Lewiston Idaho reached feet the highest since 1899 but was receding today The Columbia at Vancouver reached 47 feet above flood stage