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Show POCATELLO Cltt ylS II JMRKIESS Tho breaking of the Portneuf dam near Pocatello, as a result of tho high water of the pas! few dnyB, dcatrood an electric plnnt and the Gate City will bo in darkness for at least two weeks. When tho dnm gave way the rush of water destroyed tho transformed house of the American Fallb Power company and left Pocatello In total darkness. It w require a vast amount of money and considerable time to repair'tho"damage, and in the meantime Standard Oil products will ,bc in great demand, The trouble which has interfered with the Ore Short Lino schedule, waa duo to the overflow of tho Portneuf Port-neuf river, near Inkom, Idaho. The water loosened the grade of tho tracks and necessitated the driving of plios and putting In of ballast before trains could bo taken over the line. About three hundred foot of track was damaged. |