Show HIGH WATER DAMAGE the river fraser in british columbia is inundating towns vancouver B C july 5 reports from tho river districts eay that the river is steadily rising at chilliwack considerable damage has been done to crops on the outlying lands and the people have been busily engaged for the past few days in cattle and and settlers effects to higher ground kiromet island is also suffering from high water and all down the river on both sides wherever low levels are bot fully protected by high dikes much damage is being done mission city townsite will probably be under water in many hartsif the high water confines tho opinion la expressed that unite i tho water recedes very soon the loss will bo very great word has juat been received from westminster that the water at high tide was two feet eight inches below the mark reached during the floods of 1891 the steamer brings word that is flooded A large portion of is under water at langley the water is level with the landing and att several other places it is over the wharves |