Arizona republican., 1905-02-28

it's banks in one continuous sheet for distance of threc-fourths of a mile. and in several places wide gaps were washed out down to the grade of the canal.
 All of the water which passed over and through the canal between the headgates of laterals numbers 13 and IA, ran over most of the east half of section 35, and nearly all of section 36; then through all of Section 1, and part of section ?, then in a southerly course through sections G.. ', 12, 1s, IS, 19, 2A, 90, 31, and l, and thence through the capitol addition and in southwesterly direction to Salt river. The sections above named lie in tier north of the capitol addition The area covered by the flood is shown on the map we have prepared and here with submit with this report for your inspection and consideration.
 Along the western outlets and spreads of Cave Creek, there Is an ir- regualr deposit of sediment. varying from few inches to a few feet in depth, and upon this deposit there has for years been growing weeds and
 other vegetation, until there are thickets of this growth, covering scores of acres. This growth ranges
 from three to eight feet in height and | is in many places very thick and thri1- ty and almost impenetrable, but along
 the eastern outlets and spreads Of l Cave Creek there are now no such de-
 posit or growth. The soil there has but little vegetation on 1t and in many places the soil has been swept away
 by the water, showing well denhed
 though not deep channels.
 The existing conditions are now such
 as to cause us to believe that the fu- | ture flow of the flood waters of Cave | Creek will be down and along these eastern outlets and spreads until the
 proper diversion works are con
 structed.
 In our opinion the construction of
 substantial dyke and channel for the
 purpose of diverting the flood or cave ! Creek into New river and thence into | Agua Fria river is an absolute neces- i sity. and the only practicable and com
 nlete remedy for the future. Your i committee has given this matter con i sideration and are able to report that
 there are two desirable locations for such dykes and diversion channels, but
 we cannot without a thorough survey | of both of these proposed sites anu channels make a close estimate Of the cost of either. or select the most faV- orable site and route. It is our opnion
 however. that the cost of the most expensive one will not exceed $25,OOO
 Should either of these routes be chosen and the diversion work be
 done, substantial gates could be put
 in the ievee at proper places so that the Cave Creek water. if it IS desired. can be turned into the Arizona canal near the head of lateral number 14l@, or into # at any other suitable point further west
 The indications are that Cave Creek was considerably higher during the re- cent flood than it has been for many years -,ast. It was out of it's banks and fully one-half mile wide at point rour miles above the Arizona canal, and along a parallel line one-half mile above the canal it was over two miles
 wide. This evidence is plainly visible and shows that the flood was too big and too busy to pay much attention to q few wagon ruts or 'So-deVii dltch' if any sucl, ditch ever existed.
 The track of the flood water which
 oaszad over the Arizona canal on the west side of lateral II. and down l through the Glendale country, is not shown on the map we submit with this
 report. but judging from the effect it | had or tla canal and the lands lying | immediately below the canal, the volume must have been considerable though evidently much less than the
 volume which flowed south on the east
 side of lateral number IA, and through
 the western part of the city
 ] In conclusion we desire to state that
 we have tried to make our report con- servative in every respect, and believe l that 1t contains nothing but the cold unvarnished truth.
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 of such magnitude again occurs, or 1t
 may occur again within a year, but if another such flood should some at an
 early date, it's effect will be, in our opinion, far more disastrous than the | one you are now considering
 Without resorting to argument, we l earnestly ask those whose property
 may soon be affected by these floods and those in authority. who may be and should be called upon to assist | in providing a remedy, to consider the
 water of the recent flood as being combined in one collected body ana ]. then view tie territory which was flooded and taken into consideration
 the damage created by it. though sep arated and spread out, as it was, over
 vast areas of surface. and wandering
 to it's level in no confined channels or boundaries We then ask you to es- innate the disastrous effect that would
 result in concentrating the fury of such
 a vast body of water at any given
 point or along any defined course within the confines of the valley This condition now practically ex-
 ists. the recent flood has outlined It's course for tke future, and at any time
 a river of water may rush in destruc- | tive waves, unchecked and unhindered' over the farms and homes Of our ciu- zens and the public property or the