FLOODS AND ICEBERGS.
GLACIAL. RESERVOIR BURSTS. , i By Telegraph—Press Association-Oopyriglil - 1 Ottawa, November 25. ] Floods, due to the loosening of the 1 waters inside,a huge.glacier, swept the ■.; \ Behring River Valley. . ,i Miners' cabius wero overwhelmed, but ,j the fate of the miners is not.known. j The river rose ten feet in four hours. j Great icebergs were torn off the gla- ■'. i cier. Two prospectors named Smith and Wise aro missing. Search parties have ■■{ been organised. , . ■■•'j Icebergs swept down the river .and carried off cverythiiig in ; a wild race ' seawards. ' . ' . . . DEATHS BELIEVED TO BE FEW. -^ ■ (Rec. November 28, 0.40 a.m.) ./ j Ottawa, November 27. : ! The Behring River floods are subsid. j ing. .•■'/•.. i Searchers have not discovered anj . j bodies, and the deaths are believed to bg j few. ■ . .•' i
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 985, 28 November 1910, Page 7
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131FLOODS AND ICEBERGS. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 985, 28 November 1910, Page 7
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