Show INES ARE DOWN AND CITI CIT IN IH mim heavy snowfall at butte causes al most total suspension of Bu business flood situation alarming t butte mont eight inches of snow on oil the level washed into slush glush by a driving rain that set in at daylight cut off butte from the outside world on an friday telegraphic communication was not rest restored bred until noon overhead power wires were so bad ad y tangled with light wires that mayor corby would not altow allow either street car ar or light power to be turned on hence the city was in darkness and pi no cars were running on friday night the mines are arc also closed down the railway situation east of mis ali loula Is serious us the northern pacific has not moved a train between mis 0 oula eoula and H helena elena or butte since monday and it probably will be weeks before the damage to the track can be fully repaired mileson miles of the now roadbed of the st paul road east of here hem have been swept away and it la Is estl esti in mated abed that it will require more than ft a month to repair the damage from this source the northern pacific has assembled 0 on a this division all of the pile drivers from tho the west that it can get it has taken irom from its own western divisions and has borrowed from other roads the fight against the waters is being carried onby on by ten thousand men but the water Is gaining steadily an and the rain continues to fall in torrents |