Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-07-29
HEAVIEST STORM
Of THE SEASON
Visits This Section on
Tuesday Evening.
Sierra Prieta Mountain Sides Gov
cred With Hail-COnsiderable
Damage Reported.

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along the Sierra Priesta mountains
ON Tuesday afternoon. In fact it was
the heaviest down pour Of rain that
has occurred here for a long time.
1t was accompanied by the most vivid
flashes of lightning and the heaviest
sort of thunder. 1t passed the head
waters of Miller creek and its tribu-
taries and the water came pouring
down that stream in raging torrent,
in volume large enough to float a
steamboat.
The water also came down Granite
creek in solid wave about four feet
high picking up everything in its
course, and after the first wave had
passed it continued to rise until it
had reached greater depth than it
has been for several years. On Willis
street the food water extended to
Montezuma street, and was a raging
river on Granite street and in the al
ley between Granite and Montezuma
from Willis down to Sheldon. While
number of residences in that local
ity were surrounded by water no spe-
cial damage was done.
The water in Miller creek rose to
such height that it swept through
the garden of Joe Bing &Co. and washed
everything away except two little
patches of corn. Their loss will be
very heavy as their whole summers
work went downward with the
flood"
A Mexican who was sleeping off an
afternoon drunk under the Granite
creek railroad bridge was Caught
mapping and when he awakened by the
roar of the rushing waters he was
surrounded on all sides and was ma
rooned there until the waters subsid-
ed.
A family named Poland consisting
of man and wife and two children
were camped In a tent near Potts
creek near Hartson's ranch when the
water came down with mighty rush
and Poland and his family had to flee
for their lives and narrowly escaped
being caught. Their tent and .all its
contents consisting of clothing, furn-
iture, trunks, jewlery, sewing machine
and provisions were washed away, los
ing everything they had except the
clothes on their back. They were
taken care of last night at the resi-
dence of b. H. Grove. The family
to move today from the loca
ton they were in but have nothing
left now to move.
Considerable damage was reported
all along Willow creek to the little
ranchers along the creek.
Near the summit of the Sierra
Priesta mountains it hailed, as the
whole mountain side for quite dis
lance down from its summit was per-
fcetly white with hail, giving it the
appearance of being covered with
three or four inches of snow.
T. g. Norris, who had driven to
Granite Dells for game of ten pins,
was compelled to leave his team there |
and return to Prescott by train, while |
Forest Supervisor F. r. Stewart, who |
has been camping there for a week |
with his wife and other parties, was |
in town and was compelled to remain |
here all night, being unable to drive
lut.
When the south bound train reach
id the Granite creek bridge north of |
Point of Rocks the food waters of
Granite, Miller and Willow creeks
mad reached there and the water was
still rising and it was at first thought |
hat it was unsafe to cross. After
stopping and examining it, however,
It was considered safe and the train
crossed in safety.
The reports received by the railroad
from various fpoints indi-
lated that there was about an hours
ain all along the line from Ash Fork
20 P. and E. Junction. From Iron
Springs summit to Wickenburg there
vas light rain fall.
At Tempe last night at II 80 O'Clock
he S. F. P. and P. depot was struck
oy lightning and burned to the
ground.
No rain had fallen in or around |
Phenix up to late hour last evening.