Show i rio ri U 0 grande tracks washed out durango colo oct 11 A vey of the th damage caused by the floods in la plata rio grande san miguel montezuma mineral costilla and san juan counties coun liei and the south stern portion of archuleta county and san juan county new mexico show shows that the denver rio grande and rio grande southern railroads were the worst sufferers the actual number of miles of track destroyed is not known and can only be estimated at this lime but more than mile miles of lines have been temporarily put out of commission cutting off of a score of cities and towns from railroad communication ni the damage dono done to farms and arid fruit ranches in the upper and lower animas valleys which are tray ased by the animas river will be heavy the damage to the railroads it is estimated will be from to and may eyen exceed the latter figure among tho the cities and towns cut oil off from rail railroad rodd connection by the flood are durango silverton creede do lores rico telluride Tel lunde mancos and pa goba springs in colorado and farmington and aztec N 31 only one life so far an as known knowli wi wu zi lost |