Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-02
FLOODS STILL HOLD
 SWAY IN ARIZONA
Yuma Bridge is Threatened Communication With
 Clifton is Opened
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this building the frame office room occupied by Dr. Bonner and the house occupied by Harry Wright adjoining were undermined and fell into the stream. Neither the railroad bridge nor the wagon bridge built across the river following the last previous flood were seriously damaged, both now be ing open to traffic. The fact that the bridge stood up greatly reduced the inconvenience suffered by the public as a result of the excessive water, communication with the several parts of the town not being cut off during the flood.
 The damage done to the Nacozari railroad by the heavy rains which fell on Sunday and Monday has not been repaired and the last train from Naco- zari arrived in Douglas last Saturday. Several bridges and much of the track were wahsed away between Fronteras and Yzabel. Below Yzabel there is also much serious damage. According to the statements made at the Agua Prieta depot this morning the train will not be able to come up from Nacozari today.
 The Phoenix Country.
 The Phoenix and Salt river valley has suffered great damage and there have been no trains over the Maricopa and Phoenix road since last Monday. It is reported that the capital city experienced the great flood damage during the year. The Arizona canal dam is completely destroyed, and this loss alone will cost a large sum of money to replace. The last paper received from Phoenix did not con tain details of the entire loss, but sufficient was known to warrant the prediction that great damage had been sustained The Enterprise of Monday evening contained the follow ing:
 Not since 1891 when the southwest ern part of Phoenix was inundated, has there been as high water in the Salt river and as much prospect of extensive damage as there is today.
 Apprehension is felt for the out come on every hand, and people who have property interests at stake are hoping that the result will not be as bad as it is now feared it may. should the rain continue for the next few days as it has in the past
 The first news that damage was re- sulting came early this morning. when it became known that the Western Union wires over the GiIa river had gone down, the poles being swept away.
 Following this came the reports of damage to the bridges at Tempe, two of which have fallen victims of the high raise in the Salt river which is now almost bank full and is steadily rising.
 The north end of the old Maricopa and Phoenix bridge has been taken out, the flood water tearing away the piling that had replaced the span that went out during the high water of last winter
 High water attacked the north end of the new Santa Fe bridge, sweeping away the piling that had been put there temporarily until repairs could be made to the part of the bridge that was taken out last winter. when the bridges were as matches before the torrent in the river.
 Near the old Santa Fe bridge the water has washed away the bank of the canal, and part of it is now flow l ing into the waterway It is being handled by diverting back into the river at another point All that is not turned back is going into the Grand canal
 Without doubt between 800 and 500 feet of the Arizona dam has been washed out. Until the water sub | sides it will be impossible to deter. mine exactly the extent of the dam. age that has been done to the dam. It is probable that after the pres ent flood the dam will be found in even worse condition than it was last year after the flood that demolished part Of 1t and brought great distress to the farmers of the valley.
 At o'clock this morning eight feet Of water was pouring over the ton of the Arizona dam. At noon the vol ume was eleven feet high and steadily rising It may go to fifteen or. ever twenty feet.
 From Roosevelt comes a report that the water there is eight feet highe, now than it was at any time last spring. and is steadily rising. Nc damage will be done there as far as can be learned.
 All the reports from that section today are that all high water records since 1891 are broken, and in some in stances they are being eclipsed by several feet.