Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-01-30

The Most Severe Storm since
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1SOI-Z.
Last Saturday night witnessed live.
ly time in Dayton and along the river.
There was water everywhere, and all
the men in town were out trying to pre-
vent damage to their own and other peo-
pies property. AT six o'clock in the
evening the stream of water coming
down Eldorado canyon was SO great
that it filled the culvert on the c. & e.,
road just across the big bridge. 1t was
thought by some tina, the trestle would
stand, but the large boulders that were
hurled against the bents soon loosenel
them and the water washed them away.
At eleven o'clock the entire structure
was gone and the embankment OF the
railroad washed away within 400 feet
OF the large railroad bridge. Had the
storm continued with the same force un-
Ill Sunday morning the county bridge
would no doubt have been taken out al
so. As it was about 500 feet of track
was washed out in this one place. In
Daney canyon the amount Of road
washed out was not so!1ong but the cut
was very deep. The train from the
South was stopped in Churchill canyon
bya long and deep washout and in at
tempting to return to Wabuska found
that another portion Of the track had
been carried away since it had come
over it; therefore it was stalled between
two breaks in the road. 1t is not known
exactly what the damage to the road
will amount to, but it will certainly be
many thousands of dollars.
The volume Of water coming down
Gold canyon was larger than ever seen
before, and nearly every bridge in the
course Of the flood was taken away,
noae but two remaining. The Pike
street bridge in town stood the pressure
but the bridge at the mouth Of the can
yon and the Douglass railroad bridge
were both carried out. The water after
running through the Pike street bridge
spread out over the fiat instead Of cut
ting a channel and it was only by strong
efforts that it was prevented from doing
considerable damage to the yards OF J.
X. Shaw and ]. S. Dallas. As it was
some damage was done, and the back
yard of w. K. DAVIS was considerably
washed out At one Time The water
took a short turn towards Main street,
and running through Ed Cooper's black.
smith shop and house, came into the
street on It's way To the river. For an
hour or two then tn. water in the river
was running this side Of the county
bridge, and the current formed by the
water coming down the stree, washed
under the bridge approach considerably.
Cooper'S house was filled with sand and
the damage was in the neighborhood of
$40 or $50. The Rock Point mill flume
was almost entirely filled up with debris,
and one OF the supports in the dam was
carried out. The loss TO this property
was considerable but has not yet been
estimated. There were several wash
outs on the Douglass road between here
and Sutro; the large ditch was broken
in several places and filled up in others
SO that the could not be obtained in
town for two OF three days. The dam.
age will amount to something like
81, 900.
The storm while doing considerable
damage has been benefit to the coun.
try, as it will give many men employ.
ment, and as there is considerable snow
yet in the mountains there will be no
scarcity Of water, for the mill men and
ranchers to complain Of this year.