The new North-west., 1870-06-17

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On ]ase Monday this visiuity W. visitsd
With one of the ssveress ana noes remark
abls storns on record. Aboat p. n. afsea
smIsning II intense heat, sliGht showsa
fell IN Dser Ledge. the clouds thereafter
drifting In the direction OF "Freese Out,
Avs miles northeast, where counter cur
sssts Of wisds caught and held them ssFg.
Ing 70 and fro, n aocumulat1ng massss end
intsnsi1sd depth Of color, until they illus.
trassd The Fifteenth Amendmsnt IN ample
form. An hour later, surcharged with
lightnings, hail and rain, The storm-cl0ud
burst, and the tosrests, lie iu thsir pe thway
with white hot ropes Of lightnfng, wers
dashed upon the earth - though % ocean
was being sifted through . mosquito bar.
From here, where not . drop Was falling,
the view was extremely beautiful: the sheet
of falling rain, showing centre Of . mile
or more 90 white and clear that the sun
seemed shining upon It, but which proved
10 be hail storm unparalleled. Slowly II
swayed 70 and fro, apparently over Frsezs
Out and 1eade's, until an hours incsssaat
fury exhausted Il. Meantime there was
another cloud assembling over the head Of
Cottonwood creek, and again It swept over
the same region, only > little les furious
Iodre And the nnner vailev receivcd 1 cail
from the eiements. the wind chan neins al.
roctlv fmn north To aouth three ancoeoaiv ~
times in "A hour. and with each alteraafion
deiu einr the town and vallev. until streets
and country wss .>under Tho bubblinx
waters"
The results Of the storm here. save IN
svollcn streams. slonpv streets. and demon.
strsting the psrcolstine propertiee Of dirt
roofs. were unimportant Where Il RACED
severely they fared lese happily. Waeeon-
ers caught In the lower valley found thslr
teams unmauaeeable, and, unhitching on
the level ground, were obliged to betake
themselves to thsir:wagona for ref1ge from
from the foot or two OF water that had con.
verted the valley into lake. Heath's,
O'Neil's and Freeze Out ranches were GOV.
cred with watsr, and large amount Of
the fences Of the former, we'll out In the
valley and remote from any stream, wsrO
Absolutely swept away by the current FORM
cd BY the falling rain.
But The hill country about 1ead'e bad the
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foot. and two or three Others, reached
1ead's during the storm-some later, others
earlier. Those among tho first took refuge
in the house. A. the torrent Of falling
water increased, the ordinarily dry gulches
poured down their volumes-sone Of them
carrying six and eight fest Of water-uutil
the Hat about Heade's, from 100 to 200 hun
dred yards wide, and In which there ID usu.
ally ! stream that would run through :
common Stovepipc, was covered with water
from one 70 three feet deep. and % swift
that horse could scarce keep his feet The
roof was leaking like q collcndef. and the
water encroached with each succeeding
minute until Il lifted the board eide.walk
and swept It away. and. bursting through
the door, made clean sweep through he
house with the velocity Of . tail race and q
murky O. thricc.used sluice head. The
only dry spot in the house was on the din.
Ing table in the center Of the room. and on
this NrA Meade was placed. Still with un-
relentiug fury fell tho rain. Then came
new horror. The root Was Of dirt ma
ehorouehly satursted: its weight BEGAN 10
nm upon ihe rafterr q c.,ckins Va kesrd
overhead-another m0ment. and the roof
might be prccipitsted upon them. and 10
party perish IN the ruin Of rubbish. One Of
the i,umbcr started out through the strcam
for the stable. brought . horse into the
house, and placing Mn. Meade upon Il, The
little hand Of soaked exilss from hearth and
home struck out foe the stables through -
drift-coversd waters, and, amid the pelting
hail. Just ~ the chicken coops were washed
from their fastenings, and the entire poultry
Of the hostslsie was swept towards tho Col
umbla. r#....E a-.s
They reached the stables In safety; tho