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Show BIO GRANDE RAPIDLY RISING AT EL PASO. EL PASO, Tex.. June 13. The Rio Grande is unprecedentedly high here. Rain haa been falling continuously for 36 hour. Reports received here by the International Water Boundary commission commis-sion from San Marclal, say the river at 10 o'clock thla morning was over it banks. It is over one of the Santa Fe's tracks. The main line Is only able to stand very little more rise, which will bring water over to the business part of town. La Mesa, a Mexican village across the river, was washed out. the flood taking away house and ruining the wheat, alfalfa and vegetable crops for thl year. The inhabitants escaped. |