Arizona republican., 1906-03-14

head was fruitless. apparently cw5ng to line trouble. The story received. however, was that the river had cut into the Arizona bank in two places at least, and that one of the gates in the Arizona head had been washed away. Also that the water vas run ming four feet deep over tsIe stu5 end of the old Arizona dam next 70 tne headgate and was probably eigh- CT ten feet deep in front of the canal gate.
 That is all that could be learned last night from the head, and just now re- liable it is every reader may judge for himself. though one thing sure is that 16,000 inches of water was rolling down the canal as far as Ingicside last night.
 And somewhere in that vicinity was another tribulation. The canal not being cleaned for a long time. the brush and driftwood in it was added to by the brush recently cut by the engineering party. which has beer ex- ploring it's bottom, until the debris clogged up in many places, threaten ing the canal banks. At one place above power house No. it was re- ported that considerable powder was used to break up the accumU ated driftwood, but the experiment was only a partial success, and it was re- ported late last evening that some where in the vicinity of Inglesi le CT Scotts1ale the canal bank had broken and about 5000 inches was spill.ng out over the side and rapidl enierging ! the break. All the mET ip the Nicin:- ty set to work to stop the break If possible, but with what success could { n he ga qf stated that thirten men were uhirs el- gagged.
 It was also reported last ercnir g | that Cave creek was on a rampage and all yesterday afternoon was pour | ing a flood into the ArizolI canal | somewhere north of Glenda's. At the ! latest information, howevhr. the canal banks were still holding anj no flood had swept over the south bank
 There is little to indicate. therefore, ! just what the conditions will be this morning, except it is quite certain the Arizona canal will get at least one | good wetting. If the break near In- l gleside can be stopped, there may be | run of water for at least day or | possibly a week, depending entirely on i whether the river washes the cana.
 banks near the head too badly fer | immediate repair. Dan McDermot. an-i | C. M. Etter are both at the head and
 may be depended upon to do all that ! can be done with the 150 men at their 1 disposal to check this damage or re- | pair 1t if the river goes down suddenly. If it recedes to only a few feet above l the ordinary flow this season. before l the holes in the bank become toC great | there may be a fairly continuous run
 Of water, but if the break is so bad t
 can not be repaired without draining | the canal, it may be a bothersome job 10 fix 1t again. It was believed the
 repairs made by the farmers would
 hold, and they would have withstocd
 an ordianry flood. but this was evil
 dently one of the unsual sort that fill
 ed the river from bank co bank. It IS not wise to borrow trouble by taking
 the worst view of the case until more | detlnlte information is received out
 that there has been a big flood and
 that 1t may still be of damaging pro-
 portions is beyond doubt.
 | since the above was written an
 other report was received by telephone
 rom between Phoenix and Ingleside
 thdt the latest news from the Arizona
 mead was phoned down about o'clock
 last night. All that was said was
 that the river opposite the place where II sklIIs the canal seemed in the twi-
 llsht to be one solid sheet of water
 rum the north side of the canal clear
 across or in other words, that the
 canal border on the river si'7" was
 submerged and no one could tell
 "He'her CT not the banks had been