Arizona republican., 1891-03-01

| Mark Richardson returned from Buck, eye last evening, where they went on 2 tour of inspection, They report ths damage substantially the same as pub lished in TIE REpuBLIcAN.
 Joe Mayer, who keeps the Big Bug station and has quite a large stock oi goods, had his house, corrals and stable washed away, during the recent storm He saved his goods. however, and has { force of fifteen men rebuilding.
 County School Superintendent Frank Baxter has notified the Board of County School Examiners that there would be an examination of teachers tomorrow 1 but if the mail does not get through today there will be no examination qnes. tions here.
 c. B. Genung received letter from his wife yesterday in Kirkland valley Kirkland creek at points was fifty feet deep. Water stood over the valley to a depth of eight feet. Sand is washed upon the meadows three feet deep and much other damage done.
 A Mexican boy came to town last evening and reported to Justice Goodin that he had seen dead man in pile of driftwood near the river. Judge Goodin and Tom Bryant returned with the boy, but failed to find any body. Further search will be made today.
 The telegraph line was repaired to Tempe Friday evening, but refused to work yesterday morning. Investigation disclosed that pole had fallen near the river. The line is now working freely to Tempe. Efforts are being made to throw the line across the Gila, but so far unsuccessfully.
 Surveyor McGinnis and Dr. Chandler returned from Mesa City last night, where they went to examine the extent of damages done the canal, and found it to be higher than they anticipated. Mir. McGinnis says they cannot begin work on the canal until the river goes down two feet more.
 The relief committee find that much clothing, blankets, quilts, shoes, etc., are needed by those made destitute by the flood. Purchases oJ these necessary articles have already made large inroads upon the funds at hand. All having such articles, willing to contribute them to good uses, should not fail to leave them at either THE REpUBncAN office or at the Methodist parsonage.
 Fred Wentworth, of the firm of Moi fatt X Wentworth, arrived from Hauua Hala last night. The roads are drying out, but still too soft for heavy teams to make much headway. Up to the time he left no news had been received from the machinery that was supposed to have been washed away. Several big teams had gone to the river after it and there IS possible chance of their having ar rived and loaded it before the water came down.
 Eight teams were loaded with lumber yesterday, for the Arizona and consoli- dated beadgates. It is not known just how many men and teams were sent out, but all who reported at the office were told to go up and take all the teams they could get. The road to the headgate waa lined with men and teams going out, all day. Work on the headgates will be prosecuted night and day until com pleted, each shift working half the day and half the night.
 William Edwards, of Maricopa, crossed the Gila in a skiif, Friday evening, bringing 8 bundle of about fifty tele. grams, the first news from the south for over week. He went immediately back. The teleerams were brought to Tempe by Road master Porter and to Phoenix bv Colonel Masten yesterday, Little of in- terest came in the telegrams, nearly all being of date prior to February 24, and consisted of Inquiries relative to the food