Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-03-30 | Page 5 | Big Government Dam Destroyed by Flood

I BIG GOVERNMENT DAM DESTROYED BY FLOOD Ot 0 O ci of or Platte Plane Ia He Wrecks len len- 1 Work oiLs and ilI Ucla lelI Delay Project ct Fur For u ii Year Republican Special Ca Casper r pc-r Wyo 0 March 29 The 9 The Not North Platte river here is on a t rampage and amid immense damage amage ha has been done clomie one clueing during dur clue ing the past IS 18 hours Tho The great dIr l- l version dam clam at Pathfinder built by b time thu thu government S to tu divert crt tho lie waters water of ot cit ui ti-ui river iier th she diversion erlon Uin- Uin tunnel nelt nel through I h th i ni mountain so o o that a 1 permanent bridge can be be built W wa isa entirely earned carried UW built at a co cost t of ott anti and will deIn delay de do- In lay Jay the time completion ol of the great sr at irrigation 1111 gallon gation project u a yet year The rime bl big steel te 1 bridge over ut-er the PI r below belois' the tIme dam hanm built IJ by the go rO has also niso goon gon out The Hood flood reported at Ft Steele In southern Wyoming has reached here her anti and the time Platte is Its banks and amid is working wJ widespread e the de- Small cabins ham barns und and even cen the tIme bo bodies les o of live Jive stock are seen floating on the stream which ia is spreading spi over OVI the time lowlands lowland an and Is causing great loss to stockmen antI and ranchmen