Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-07-26
MOUNTAIN CL0UQBURST
GENOA HAS A N4RR Y ES-
CAPE FROM THE r DD
The Torrents Pour Down Three
Canyons aud Destroy Con-
siderable PROPERTY.

. ANNA
| The thunder storm which gave
such delight to citizens of Carson
Friday afternoon came near wip-
ing out the mountain town OF
Genoa
! About , o'clock in the afternoon
a heavy cloud spread over the sky
to the Southwark, and presently
the rain poured in torrents. In
side an hour it was reported that
a cloudburst had taken place near
where the big snow slide had
occurred years ago, and in a few
moments a terrible flood of water
came down three separate can
yons, sweeping everything before
| it. The water came down in 4
solid wall crested with foam. and
carrying with it logs, boulders and
debris. It seemed about 90 feet
high, and as it came sweeping
down the CANYON nearest the town
it was indeed a formidable object.
The Courier extra issued yesterday
says:
When the first alarm OF the
flood was given, 7. n. Hansen, W.
L Gray, the people ut the Ray
craft Exchange and others in that
locality rushed the women and
children out to safer quarters.
Women hurried down the street
in the rain, carrying their babes in
their arms. but the main de-
struclive flood was soon over and
assurance Of safety given.
From Genoa Canyon the water
rushed down in single breast 20
feet high, carrying logs and bowl
ders in wild confusion. 1t struck
C. W. Dake's undertaking shop
and swept it like a toy 900 yards
down into Trays field The
building was turned completely
round and what was the south
wing is now the north. The door
and window in the back end OF
the house were mashed in and the
large stock Of collins somewhat
damaged The building is tilted
up on rocks and logs.
The water made n clean shot
from Snow Slide Canyon leaving
the rocks bare and dashing over
the base of the mountain.
c. W. Dake saw the water come
out and says that when the stream
from Snow-Slide Canyon struck
that from Genoa Canyon, carrying
powders and logs, the water shot
up into the air so or 60 feet. 4
thousand feet OF new lumber was
swept out of his barn lot. Logs
were washed down the road in
front Of his house as far as the
Fray garden above the road. A
stack of hay near the undertake
ing shop was partly swept away
and the remainder is weighted
down with tons OF rocks. That
part of Mr. Dake's ranch known
as the Audrain place. is almost
entirely CELEBRATED
The water from Genoa Canyon
rushing down with rocks and
logs, and covering Mrs. Raycrafts
fine young orchard, potatoes and
vegetables on the Nimrod, which
was devasted by the snowslide Of
1882.
T. n Hanson's pasture lot was
covered with immense powders
and totally ruined.
l.. Fray is the heaviest loser of
all His large fiume was entirely
swept away from the mouth of
Genoa Canyon to the mouth Of
his barn lot. Dozens Of logs
some 40 feet long and three
feet in diameter, were carried
across the road and from two to
three hundred yards down into
the field. Rocks ana debris cover
much Of the finest meadow and
grain land, and q great deal of
damage is entailed by loss OF
crops as we'll as real estate. Mr..
Trays fiume cost over $4,000. The
strip Of land laid waste is de-
nj hlea oirht Manu- Of tho loco