| Notes | Published Feb.6, 1890. "SAN FRANCISCO Feb.5 -- A dispatch from Jacksonville, Or, says A phenomenal rainstorm has prevailed in Southern Oregon since last Friday, which, in connection with the melting of snow in the mountains, has caused the greatest flood known since the country was settled. ... The railroad bridge at Myrtle Creek is washed out. The Canyonville and Riddles wagon road bridges are both gone. The Umpqua river is higher than known since 1861. " The bridge across Deer Creek was washed out, and the woolen mills at Roseburg were "a total wreck." Miles of railroad track were washed away. This was the most serious flooding since 1861, with 15-20 inches of rainfall on the south coast. |
