Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-07
GREAT SCARCITY OF WATER.
Inn, are Blasted, Vegetation Parched, and
Much Country Burned Over.
FLAMES PILE UP RUIN AND DEATH,
polcful Tale Of Cnlamitics In All the Coun-
try Between Manitoba and the
Ohio River.

uascoutah Ills, Oct. I'm the ex-
nsrience Of the oldest settlers in st.
clair and adjoining counties the pres
ont drouth Is without parallel For
two months there has been practically
M rainfall in this section and the tenn
perature has ranged above 80 degrees
IN the shnde almost daily during all
that time. The damage done by the
drouth in southern Illinois cannot be
accurately estimated. but 1t has been
great. The heaviest loss to the far
ners IS on the corn crop which has
been cut down 50 to 65 per cent by
the dry weather. 1t has also done
great damage to all late vegetation
and to the fruit crop generally.
FAILURE OF WATER SUPPLY
Hundreds OF wells, cisterns and
| creeks have entirely failed and
| water famine is threatened over
large area Of country Many farmers
residing east of Mascoutah are haul
ing water distance of six miles. The
water In the KaskaslNa river has
reached the lowest stage I'm years. In
addition to the severe loss on crops of
various kinds the farmers will have
to provide an unusually large guam
uiy Of feed for their stock. owing to
the parched condition of all the pas
lures The stock feeding season be-
gins fully two months earlier than
usual as a result OF the continued
drouth
Rerosha, Wis, Oct 7.-Old settlers
Of KeH5sha say this has been the dri-
est season FOR years in this part of the
country Vegetation Is parched and
doEs blasted, Wells and springs
tNs dried up and as a result of scar
ely Of water stock has suffered great
h.
PRAIRIE AND MARSH FIRES.
Prairie fires in Sommers and Bristol
caused by sparks from passing en-
raes, destroyed considerable property
Elnglng 10 the farmers. All kinds OF
means have been adopted to stay the
ADVANCE Of the flames. In some cases
Where the fire was apparently extin-
gushed It continued to burn below the
surface.
l.
q this city the terrible mPrsh h'c2
NV "" c vun1ln ,l Farmers nave iotsht
fri ars r,t,rI', ~ - ~, ,.N
,,s,s5 IN t, ,' eI'l9ISteu Ivy my,
Y safety and have sacrificed then
kcnts
Game which inhabited tho marshes
Ls been driven to the civ. Near
LIHen Springs, on what is known as
0sr H. ig'toN' me hre ms sw'pt
q acres M ,,i,ta,,, i,tG uia hu i,
"a Tho biIls nave "ee" 'o"''''
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J y,ir an tnis vicinity since !S5i
bee marsh d ii,us' Oet, ,, nine nan
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0s have riy,.n M, . al .me ."rn
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nnes swept over acres OF land, d..
The residents of H Ei rr;r PAN n,, or,
M,man are badly frightened az il Is
Nel The fire may swnro across rho
AMY bitches which have b4sn an,
Frptor,' 100, -
Winnipeg ,r,r No, nv,
'rts that have b"o, CG., '.-ihe forest
igla close 4. iaSuls IN MANI
hs past t, Lle boundary line for
non mrolI,,,, nave prokeh OUT
iVtRe persons fl r ,'" r ever ien or
ppdIy 1' sDra, L2 death and the IRE is
'a. boundary I nto T Sau er0sslns over