The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-01-24
ECHOES OF THE STORM.
The Town of Prescott Sufors Heavily
 From an Overflow.

The Town of Prescott sulrcrs Heavily | From an Overflow. | Granite creek became roaring cat aract at Pretcott and almost inundated tle town. Great damage was done, many people being obliged to abandon their houses, which were bu;feted about in the torrent like bits of wood in an ocean storm. The streets in the vicinity of the river were strcwn with wrecked houses and debris, and many poor families have oesn reduced to destitution. The total loss ut Prescott is estimated at $200, 1000.
 | DROWNED NEAR STANTON. The Yarnell stage upset in small
 lton, wrll-known citizen of Pres colt, was drowned in ten feet of water. TREES SAVED THEM. The Salt river about reached the
 flood mark of 1890. Four men were caught on small island and were res cued from the tops of some friendly trees. The new north and south road suffered considerably from the storm. WELL BEHAVED STREAM. While nearly every stream in Pima county has been on rampage, the Santa Cruz has kept its backbone in place and for once during s:'aa' storm was not entitled to be called "the raging Santa Cruz" It is said that, while the rainfall has been quite copi0us in many parts of the county, the fertile stretch through which the Santa Cruz winds its way, has received far less than it's share. and this ac- counts for the unwonted good behavior of the big stream on an occasion SD wet as this. The Rillito was the high. est yesterday morning it has been for long time. It was out of the question for the Mammoth stage coach to cross it, but the mail was taken on by a Mexican boy who forded the river on his horse. It was said in the after noon that the water was out of the banks of the stream to the distance of mile, and in some places more than two miles.
 THE CHA BEND DAM.
 The injury to the dam of the Gila Bend canal consisted in the washing away of 560 feet of the west end of the 2,200-foot structure. The part washed out is the weakest portion of the dam, being in the nature of tenn porary work, till the main dam could be extended. The damage cannot be- estimated, though it is believed to be within a few thousands of dollars Gazette.
 A STRAY BUGGY.
 During the height of the flood on the Agua Pria buggy was seen from McGinnis' station. floating on the cur rent. Whether it had been caught in an attempt to cross or whether it had heen washed out of a camp along the river, conld not be learned. No re- port came down the river of any cas- ualtics above.-Repubican.
 DRIFrwooD.
 These drift notes are clipped from the Journal Miner;
 Thomas Roach. who arrived last night from Turkey Creek, says there are twenty inches of snow on the Has, sayampa divide. while beyond to the Peck and this side of the Senator. the bottom has simply fallen out of the country, the roads being impossible while trails offer the only security to horseback travellers,
 Iu;II:a.x. D.nh,. ,,k, on,.t., ,l, mail from Sa:h Miller's to Walnut Creek. gives q thrilling account of doings on his route. He arrived late last night and says that Williamson valley was solid sheet of water and two and half miles wide in many places, damaging everything in that section immensely. Along the road everywhere, the same state of affairs exists, He abandoned the mail wagon | and had to swim his horse across many | streams.
 William Stephens of the Verde gives the universal verdict along his route and says in addition that Lonesome valley was big lake. while the Agna Fria was running like the Mississippi. only It covered more ground. No news has been received from the can yon below where this stream is con- fined to narrow limit. Ranches there must he entirely wiped out as they are so situ1ted that they cannot escape such big body of water as has passed through the Agua Fria.