The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, December 11, 1919, Image 2
ENGINEERS CHECK 1
MOVING MOUNTAINS '
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Columbia River Threatened By Peak <
Which Slips on Moisten- 1
ed Bedrock i
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When an entire mountain becomes ,
dissatisfied with its location and j
starts to slide, it means trouble for ,
whatever happens to be in the way. ,
Anyone who has noticed how even a
small slide sweeps everything before
it, appreciates the force in a moving ,
mass of earth. When the slide in- .
eludes a mountain, instead of simply (
a loose portion of its surface, the ,
movement may be said to be irresis- j
tible. If stopped at all. it must be attacked
by engineering strategy, for ,
no force will prevail against it. ]
In a commanding position on the ,
Oregon side of the Columbia river,
between Cascade locks and Eagle ,
Creek, about 45 miles from Portland, ,
stands the "Moving Mountains." Al- 1
though for the past year there has 1
been no movement, and engineers (
are hoping that they have succeeded, .
in a fight they have made through t
several decades, in staying its prog- .
ress, they are not ready to say that j
the mountain is conquered. To the
layman, however it looks very much
as though the mountain had come out ,
second best in its struggle to glide (
into the waters of the Columbia, and \
that, from now on, it will remain j
steadfast in its present location, as r
a well-behaved mountain should. 1
There has at no time been anything {
very precipitate about the movement |
of this Columbia river peak. It might ]
have gone on indefinitely without attracting
attention, if it had not been
for the construction of a railroad at
its base back in 1880. The engineers
who surveyed the line were greatly I
surprised to notice, after several
months, that some action had affected
their location stakes. The change was
slight, but sufficient to arouse their
curiosity and apprehension. Definite
observations were made from month
to month, and from these it was determined
that the land at this place
was sliding toward the Columbia at
the rate of 10 to 15 feet a year. At
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ance might be confined to a very small
and localized area. Experiments quickly
proved this premise wrong, however.
The moving mountain itself borders j
the river for three-quarters of a'
mile. Its face is a series of serrations,
and there are several areas that have j
no surface outlet. Water gathered in ;
these undrained basins seeps through |
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LMain Street,
the soil, reaching bedrock at a level i
somewhat below the surface of the i
river. To this drainage water is add- c
?d seepage from the river, which r
Rows in over the bedrock where it is c
exposed along the bank. As a result,
the mountain rests on a thin film of ^
water that covers the bedrock under t
its entire base. The tremendous 1
weight on his thoroughly lubricated 1
surface causes ti?e movement. i
Until recently, surface drainage 1
was depended on to stop this. Efforts 1
were made to drain the low areas, \
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for it was reasoned that if the water i
nnt nprmpatp the mountain, the I j
slide would stop. Surface drainage, 1
however, proved a failure. I
The new plan of attack, which has
stopped the slide, at least temporarily,
consists of a series of drainage
tunnels. They were built in 1918. The 1
portals of the tunnels are at about 1
normal high-water level of the river, 1
and have a depth of gO feet. When i
the tunnels had penetrated the moun- 1
tain for some distance drifts were 1
dug at right angles to reach the most j
advantageous locations. t
The tunnels have offered drainage <
for the film of water that covered 1
[he bedrock surface, and a large vol- i
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SUITABLE FOB ALL C
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UTIFUL LINE OF DEC
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HANDKERCHIEFS
and Children's Handkei
and Cotton Good's, all pi;
>xes ready for presentatioi
inly save money by comin
Holiday Good's over befoi
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on whether you buy or no
WORTH OF JEWELR
ide sold at dry good's price
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it tons. Link Buttons, Scai
lamps. Just anything yc
aranteed Jewelry at Di
)me and look, come and s(
low you whether you buy <
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folk and look what old Sa
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ime of water has been concentrated |
n them. As soon as the tunnels were i
.ompleted last year, the slide movenent
ended and has not, so far, re urred.
The famous Columbia River Highvay
now pai llels the railroad at
he base of the Moving Mountain. It
lad been built only a short time be'ore
the slide "was stopped and was
lot affected. If the movement should
>egin again, frequent changes of the
lighway, as well as the railroad,
vould be necessary. However, this is
i contingency that is not anticipated,
for it is generally believed that the
;unnels have solved the the difficulty
jermanently.
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Fortune From American Supplies
A rag and bone dealer in Paris who
formerly gained a.meager livelihood
ay picking over garbage boxes, has
>ecome wealthy by trading in Amercan
army supplies bought by France
He purchased a large number of waterproof
coats for 2,000 francs at a
government sale and made a profit on
the resale of 260,000 francs. With this
>um he bought boots, shoes and blanjets.
Now he has a bank account of
)ver 1,000,000 francs.
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AND A WONDERFUL SHOWING OF ?
ALL; OLD SANTA CLAUSE IS HERE ?
SPLENDID LINE OF TOTS AND |
PES, . CUPS, AND * SAUCERS, ALL ?
COMFORTS AND BLANKETS |i
Remember that the winter with all its ?
cold is still ahead of us. Better get J
for it by coming to our store and buy ? '
Comforts and Blankets. You know we J
lem cheap. J
BIG LINE OF SHOES |
Vt want you to put this down in your X
randum book and when you need shoes jfc
and look our line over. \Ye have on our ?
3s a line of shoes that we are not afraid E
ommend. We stand behind any pair. ?
lock Terry's famous Bell Brand Shoes t
en Ladies and Children is a line that no
eed fear to recommend. We have the ?1
lete line in stock and we are not afraid jt
ommend Bell Brand Shoes and guaran- jfe
ery pair. jg
>ur store, with presents and gifts for all. Efc
irhat you want him to bring you. &
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