Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-09
CASA GRANDE.
THE WEEKLY NEWS BUDGET FROM
 THE RAILROAD.
Floods and Angry Whereabouts Almost Impassabie--BTidge Gone--Thc Railroad Washouts--Eoca1
 Croakers---Minine
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CAsA GRANnr. Annnet ,ll

CASA GRANDE August ith
 According to the oldest residents of this portion of the country, the rainfall Ill this vicinity Is unusual. Generally 1t follows the course of the mountains winch encircle us at distance, and thls ls us
 uaily dry spot Although in winter We have had our share of rain, the summers have been dry, but this year everything Is different. In all directions the country has been under water. Sunday nght, from the bursting of the canal banks, tine water came down in torrents into the town, portion turning to the south threatening to wash away several build ings. But for heroic measures on the part of a number of our people, who worked until nearly midnight to divert and levee the stream, Woods Hotel would have been washed down. Megson's house was surrounded by water and was also saved by the same good neighbOrs Judge Marshalfs house was ID danger for a while but the waters were finally lowered and carried off through the canal of Casa | Grandes irrigation company" A ditch has now been constructed along the street south of the depot, which will carry of | the surplus water i'll the Florence canal | The roads have been almost impossible to the Central Silver mine, Browns stage l having six miles of water to cross and ln | one place an arroyo which was swimming deep. Toward Sacaton the valley Of the Santa Cruz was flooded, and Haupt' teams loaded with wheat delayed for q couple of days. With great difficulty the wheat and wagons were finally brought to town, but freighting will not be resum- ed in that direction for several days
 To Florence the road is generally good
 although with every rain the water cOmes down from the higher ground and covers the country in the vicinity of Dry Lake and Mayhew's station. The roads are now pronounced in a bad condition es
 pecially on the upper road, a bridge be
 ing gone between Mayhew's and Florence a team from Drew's hvery having falleI through it on the way from Florence
 horses and driver narrowly escaping be
 ing drowned, recently. However as tho water soon sinks away If no mOr' rain comes the roads will soon be in thei
 usual good condition. On the railroad
 have been constant and heavy wa3hout and travel greatly impeded. This side 0 Picacho Is a break of over a mile II Wldtl and exceeds the one of few days since which was repaired and soon washe, away This morning wOrl1-train iron the west heavily loaded with several car l of immense timbers and material for con struction passed east with numbers 0 labOrers and no doubt trains and mail will soon be able to get through. Unit
 very recently the road has been In fin
 condition, and even now, considering tn
 damage to roads farther east and soutl
 we have been fortunate here. Som ! commercial travellers are stranded her' high and dry, unable to proceed furthe 1 | also others are detained who are anXlou ! to get away but who consider themselvt fortunate to have escaped a worse fat : and who think Casa Grande rather plea Il ant place to camp in for time. The tow Il is naturally dull, and there are croakel e whose croaks do exceed the croaks of thos ; immense toads or frogs whose noise seel T to fill the air just now. If people have nC d the sense to'make the best of what can
 be helped, in heavens name we pray the
 to get themselves back to where they can
 from No boom has ever been claimed 1 4V exist here, but your correspondent elain IS nothing untrue has been said in regard
 our prospects of good times ahead Su
 rounded by country which Is fast b
 coming through the medium of canals, { agricultural one, our prospects for u
 suture are assured. The mines near l