Show PORTLAND ND LINE OF U. U I P. P IS IN BAD SHAPE SHArE I I SEATTLE Wash March 3 The fb The weather continues warm in in the state of Washington with Ii light ht rain rain in in the 1 western west west- est em ern portion and snow continues to melt rapidly in the mountains causing tho the ri rivers ers ers' to overflow The hi high h water is from Irom melted snow and the rain n is not Dot nota Dota a factor A fall of temperature in the tho mountains 1 would soon Oon end the delu deluge e. e The Tho financial damage in ill western Washington ton has been small The Northern Northera North North- ern era Pacific's mountain section is in betten better hettel bet het ten tel condition than for ten days The slides of rock and earth have been disposed disposed dis dis- dis posed of and the Northern Pacific is not only movin moving its own passenger Jass n er trains rains but also assisting the tho Great Northern and handling an occasional frEi freight ht train The rhe Northern Pacific line to Portland is in in a precarious condition The Great Northern has baa a tremendous task before it in in reopening its line on the west vest slope of the Ca Cascades cadEs cadE's where miles of track must be rebuilt The Milwaukee has one train crew at work clearing its track in pass |