Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-06
on a Rampage.

Y BENSON, August 6.-For more thar
two weeks Benson has been visited daily
with rain, some few days the rain has
been light, bat most of the time il hat
been regular down pour, and San
Pedro river has been too high to ford
nearly all OF this time. The water has
been higher than it has been known iol
years.
There have been several accidents in
attempting to cross the river but 80 fai
as known TO yonr correspondent no one
has been drowned. Two men OF the
names OF White and Jennings came down
from st. Davids last Friday morn ing,
crossing the river for the first time for
more than q week, and loaded uD with
supplies and started to return home in
the afternoon when they we're met by
one OF the most terrific rain storms we
have had this season. But they hurried
on thinking that they could cross the
river before 1t wonld be possible Tor the
aood TO get down. On reaching the ford
they nnhitched one of their horses and
rode across the stream, finding the Wa
ter very little over knee deep to their
horses, hitched up and started to cross
the river and succeeded in getting with
in about ten or twelve feet OF the oppo.
site bank when wall OF water came
down upon them and submerged their
wagon and they succeeded only in saw
ing themselves and their horses, losing
their wagon and q load of supplies which
they had for themselves and neighbors,
part OF it being for the st. Davida store.
Mrs. NJ. A. Goodman proprietress OF
the st. Davids store was thrown from a
high seat wagon ON her way from ST.
Davids TO Benson I'd was severely
though it ia to be hoped not seriously
hurt, disIocating one oil her wri sts and
severely bruising her from head to foot.
Being quite fleshy woman, she is badly
hurt and will be confined 10 her bed for
quite awhile at best.
The alfalfa hay that was in stack at
st. Davids will be nearly all lost.
The Bisbee railroad bridge that was
washed out near Fairbanks has been 90
far completed that light trains are now
crossing and railroad communication
has now been established between here
and Bisbee.
w. Ill. Culton who carries mail from
Benson TO Riverside got through from
Riveside last Friday for the first time
since the floods commenced. He reports
great destruction OF property on the
lower San Pedro between Mammouth
and Riverside. He says all the ranches
in the river bottoms has been injured
more or less and Youtseys ranch 10 en-.
tirely destroyed and about half OF Rob
les ranch is gone, and on Whellock
ranch the river has changed it's channel,
where it uae to run. Mr.. Whellocks
ranch now being on the opposite side Of
the river from where it use to be.
The cables across the Gila river that
were used for crossing the river during
high water are both swept off. He re
ports the Trsy mine eight miles from
Riversidefo be booming.
The climate here at Benson is delight
ful tie thermometer ranging from 80 to
8stthe hottest part of the day.
There are three artesian wells now be-
ing drilled at Benson all three have
reached depth to where water is ex-
peeted and we are hoping for three
gushers to spring forth to make the des-
ert to bloom as q rose. Still one woald
not think that this was desert now
covered as it lie with velvety green, the
grass being better than it has been
known for years.
Eight carloads OF machinery, lumber
&c are here for the construction of the
Benson fire pressed brick and tiling
mandatory, The directors of this in.
stitution are also here today, some OF
the gentlemen residents of Bisbee and
we expect to see host of workmen up
on the construction of this institution at
once.
Mr.. Allen G. Snowgraes, agent for the
Bognellas Land and Cattle Co. died here
at about O'Clock yesterday morning,
MIR Snowgrass was a son Of the golden
West, q years Of age He was reared
in California and came to this Territory
about five years ago. He occupied
the position Of paving and receiving tel.
Ter for the Valley Bank of Phoenix He
was also book keeper for the Farmers
Exchange at Mesa, but has been resid.