Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-02

as the sounds became more audible,
they both OWNED its meaning. They
hal just completed a new dam, in
lieu Of the one destroy Ell by the
flood last year. and they rushed
from the mill, and started toward
the dam 10 see how il would stand
liz.
The first thought Of Mr.. Peacock.
however, was for his little son aged
II Y ars. whom lac had sent with
another boy to find q span Of horses
higher up in the canyon. and who
was in all probability ia the direct
/ track Of the storm that had evident
| IS been raging above, although
fhere had been uO rain where they
We're. IL j. not tD be wondered at,
Iif in tine face of TIM, appalling
thought the fathers checks paleu
/ land the value Of the property iu
Jeopardy sat lightly up0u MS heart.
As they reached tine proper elevu-
lion they saw the flood coming ami
ON the head 81 b. a mass OF timber
twenty feet On diameter rolling over
and over. The ir~t end OF the
Hood went down the proper channel,
and Peacock turned with some re-
lief ami said 30 his companion. Il
Relieve the mill Is safe. " ami his
friend replied that he hoped 30 was;
bat tire words were scarcely out Of
his mouth, when q second head Uf
timber came rushing down and
tuTEei a. the first did. toward the
proper channel. The mass Of timber
ard drift was wider than tine cham
mel just here, anu it caused q jam
for one moment while 10 relliu-tcd
Itself, and this threw the weight Of
water ON % the upper side 81 the
mill which creIkei and -Tuaued
like "a living thing in anguish; and
as the thinkers fitted tU their new
situation plunged on in their course /
Of destruction, tine mill also gave
way. aud IN one tremendous crash /
Went Gown carrying the thousands |
uftou- 90 bIuldyrS, piled up by las, |
year i'aHi into "a little prum1niOTy,
ami the ~IIugie, hath and picket /
mill chat lay iu it. course, went |
down hlHtrrd ont as completely as !
though they haG been last years /
biri nests.
\ stallion valued az 500, 10y a |
mere chance, had been brought out /
Df log stable perhaps an hour hr- /
fore the CJtIsrrul he, and. mounting /
this animal. MIR. Peacock went iu /
search 0f his boy. and the other two
gentlemen mentioned. catching two
horses that were strIyIUg down the
canyon. they all started % seek the
absent nuys. His companions spoke
SOME wUuis OF SYMPATHY 20 Mr.
Peacock with regard 10 the loss Of /
his mill, LOGS ami summers WORK.
'ur he answered. ''D-u the mill II
I ouiy had my boy
Having so much better n horse he
iistaurcI ali hfs companions, and
when about two miles ami half /
from tine place where the mill had |
uy-u he 10 BE- down 90 the creek and
met the little Hog that had 1cc0mpJ-
MED the boys, coming out Of the
water. Then he WIS nearly frantic.
.hu conviction forcing itself upon
him that the was drowned. Alder
and Snow had now nearly overta-
aNlA aFlla q "a. .Nsns anu t'FaNAF AIlfA ]
reached MIN they could hear the
loys on tine other side Of the creek.
NIr. PescUck tried several times 10
ross and finally made il, while the
ither men rode a mile up tU where
he Toys could cross.
Nh. Alder said there was much (
more water than last year, but not
iuitc so much timber. But monster
rre- We're uprU0tci aud broken like
TENS Of wheat, and the point OF a /
lill was cut oil I'm ten minutes. All ,
his timber from both floods il piled /.
long the course OF the stream. and s
flood that would bc a few feet
higher would Verripi,ate all this
crribIe weight Of timuer ON % the 7
own. But there j. hardly any POS
Utility Of such being tine ease, but t,
hese men had grave apprehension
lr the residents Of -lauti who ,
we're ia the water course, as It
vas.