Arizona silver belt., 1891-02-21

man's was undermined. Here the stream was defected from its course and cut a new channel to the left, with in thirty feet of the new boarding house, and making a straight shoot for the Old Dominion dump, where fl was diverted to the opposite side and plowed its way through the dyard of the Old Dominion Copper Company. Despite the efforts of a large force of employees to prevent 1t, about 300 cords of wood were washed away. It is expected, however, that two-thirds of this which lies scattered along the creek for several miles. will be recoy cred. Below the woodward George w. Wilson's house and, in fact, his en- tire lot was washed away.
 In the vicinity of the Buffalo smelter comparatively little damage was done. A house belonging to Charles Balbridge was demolished and the flood of water came dangerously near to the house occupied by James Devo1e, causihg them to move out The Buffalo Com pany escaped without loss 4 force of men under the direction of Messrs. Cook and Eugene Trippel moved a large quantity of wood to safe ground. Below the Buffalo works, A, Maurel suffered the loss of house, and dam age to his field
 At the southeastern end of town, Supervisor Shanley's residence was completely surrounded by water, and the family had barely time to escape, leaving all their effects in the house, which was slightly damaged, but fortu nately remained intact Both ap breaches to the footbridge opposite Adolph Haag's property were washed away; also the houses belonging to Manuel Borzoui. The bank is washed out to Hangs fence ana the rear end of tho old Brewery lot is gone The channel approached to Bremen's back fence and to the road at the west end of Alonzo Bailey's lot, from which A small house is gone. The water under mined the rear end of the Haverly house, and washed away fences and outtufldings behind the houses adjoin ing on the west, owned by Grimes Zschoegner and Allison. All these houses were vacated by the occupants, who suffered much inconvenience. Their property ia practically worthless and the houses upon it vii have to be moved
 On the opposite side oi Pinal creek the property known as the Jordan place, above Aliddleton's was almost entirely destroyed Vim. hiddleton's lot was washed out fer loo feet, ard to within p feet of the house. George Newton lost about fifteen, cords of wood, aud the flood left the property in such q dangerous situation that the family have vacated the house, which will be torn down ana rebuiB on safer ground.
 We have enumerated about all the serious damage done by the food in and around Globe, but language is in adequate to convey sn accurate idea of the desolation wrought. Tie actual losses will probably foot up $l5 900 or more, but when the depreciation of other property situated near the creek and now deefced unsafe, is taken into account, the damage Is al least double that amount
 The rainfall was 2.55 inches, not very great considering the duration of the storm, and the destruction of prop erty is due chiefly to the rapid melting of the snow on Pinal mountain, and to the fact that the banks of the creek had been saturated and rendered very soft by continuous rain before the stream had reached the proportions of a flood.
 
 The mail service was badly demoral- ized by the storm, and the carriers have had tough time. Service over the route to Thomas has been re-estab-