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Domestic News
November 18, 1897
Daily Capital Journal
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
What is this article about?
High water over the past week washed out the dam in North Mill creek on Tuesday night, suspending flax industry operations and delaying fibre preparation for shipment. Temporary repairs to resume work soon.
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WORK SUSPENDED
Dam Washes Out and Progress of Flax
Industry Delayed,
The flax industry work has been suspended for a few days by reason of the dam washing out, Tuesday night. The high water of the past week has done considerable damage along its course, the most unexpected of which was the washing away of the dam in North Mill creek, thus shutting off the flax mill from its water supply and making it necessary to suspend operations indefinitely.
Temporary repairs will be made at once that the work of preparing the flax fibre for shipment may not be delayed. It will not be possible to make substantial or permanent repairs until the water has subsided several feet.
The work of separating the fibre from the straw has been prosecuted for several weeks with satisfactory results. A force of ten men has been employed. Only one man has been engaged at the scutching mill and the result of a day's work average about 15 pounds of fibre,
None of the fibre has yet been shipped, but as soon as there is a sufficient quantity to constitute a shipment the same will be duly consigned to eastern parties.
Dam Washes Out and Progress of Flax
Industry Delayed,
The flax industry work has been suspended for a few days by reason of the dam washing out, Tuesday night. The high water of the past week has done considerable damage along its course, the most unexpected of which was the washing away of the dam in North Mill creek, thus shutting off the flax mill from its water supply and making it necessary to suspend operations indefinitely.
Temporary repairs will be made at once that the work of preparing the flax fibre for shipment may not be delayed. It will not be possible to make substantial or permanent repairs until the water has subsided several feet.
The work of separating the fibre from the straw has been prosecuted for several weeks with satisfactory results. A force of ten men has been employed. Only one man has been engaged at the scutching mill and the result of a day's work average about 15 pounds of fibre,
None of the fibre has yet been shipped, but as soon as there is a sufficient quantity to constitute a shipment the same will be duly consigned to eastern parties.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Agriculture
Infrastructure
What keywords are associated?
Flax Industry
Dam Washout
North Mill Creek
Flood Damage
Fibre Processing
Where did it happen?
North Mill Creek
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
North Mill Creek
Event Date
Tuesday Night
Outcome
work suspended indefinitely; temporary repairs planned; no fibre shipped yet
Event Details
The dam in North Mill creek washed out due to high water on Tuesday night, cutting off the flax mill's water supply and halting operations. The flax fibre separation work, employing ten men and producing about 15 pounds per day at the scutching mill, had been ongoing for several weeks with satisfactory results.