Arizona republican., 1906-08-02
ARIZONA CANAL
 MUST BE REP PAIRED
DiveFstOn Dam Cannot Be Completed
 In Less Than a Year.

The delightful rainstorm of yesterday morning, that brought joy and com fort to urban dwellers, was rather a disastrous blow to the farmers under the Arizona canal. The Verde river rose six feet during the night, though there was no rise in the upper Salt river. By 10 o'clock yesterday morn ing the river at Ritchins station had fallen again to 6O,O00 inches, which warrants the belief that the storm did not extend 4o Roosevelt to interfere with operations there.
 But at the rock dam across the river at the head Of the Extension of the Arizona canal, quite serious damage was done. It was reported by tele- phone that about fifty feet of the dam | had sunk about two feet, and a later report was that a short section of the dam had washed out entirely This. | however, was not confirmed. There
 was also some Injury tO the Extension
 near the point known as the rock cut.
 where 1t was expected the canal would
 first give way when it gave at all. and
 where it was designed the real head of
 the canal would be in the event of a l flood that would change the course of the river. This effect Is therefore not unexpected, but the flood was not large enough to change the course of the lriver, hence the result will be that the canal border at this place will have to be repaired as well as the rock dam
 Early in the forenoon a meeting was lheld of the executive committee of the
 Arizona Canal Water Users associa-
 ton. to see what could and should be
 done in the premises. The first thing was to immediately start Superinten- dent Dan MoDermott and Contractor , R. H. Collins to the head to look over the situation. Tn the meantime ar
 engagements were started for hiring men and teams, for it was a certainty they . would be needed. Arriving at Ever green, MT. McDermott telephoned back that a big flood from the north had 7 struck the canal at Indian Bend, but the waste gates on the south side had
 been opened and the ditch was pro l teeted thereby. At Evergreen there
 had been a break of sixty feet in the
 canal which will have to be repaired,
 and the overland flow above there had
 been so great that he and MP. Collins
 were fearful they would bog down be-
 fore they reached the head of the canal. Cave Creek was also on a rampage.
 and the flood waters rushed over the I canal. breaking the borders in four
 places.
 III It was roughly estimated yesterday
 that at least S500O would be needed to
 repair the damage done to the canal
 and head, and it's repair at the very
 earliest moment is highly important | It must be done some way, though the raising of the money necessary for the
 work is an embarrassing enterprise. Ii could be easily done with the hearty | cooperation of the farmers and water E users and their full appreciation of what it means to them. It is well known that a comparatively small | acreage Of the land under the Arizona has participated in the project of the E Arizona Canal Water Users associa-
 tion thus far. If those who for one
 reason or another have held alOof will ! now come in and help those who have
 been manfully struggling to help them- , selves t will bring success to all.