Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-02
IMMENSE DAMAGE TO STOCK.
Horses, Cattle and Other Animals
Swept OF Their Feet and Car.
ried Away by the Flood.
District Covered Embraces Several
Miles OF Best Farming land in
That Locality.
lsneclal 10 the rNnN."

Preston, Idaho. June AT an early
hour this morning the Blackhurst res
ervoir situated on tho old william
Head farm. four miles northeast OF
this place, burst owing TO the heavy
rains Of the last 10 days As the dam
broke a vast food Of water rushed over
hundreds ~ acres Of the best farms
I'm this locality, completely summary
Ing them and utterly running the crops
and otherwise doing immense damage.
LOSS WAS CONSIDERABLE.
So deep aud swift flowed the rushing
water that horses. cattle and other
animals were swept of their feet and
carried away. The amount Of damage
TO live stock is as yet unknown. but
the loss is thought 10 be considerable.
The district covered embraces several
miles In extent
ROADS WASHED OUT.
The track u the o. 5. l.. railroad
was inundated and the morning train
was delayed for several hours. willis
repairs were being made, Wagon
roads iu the flooded region we're COM
pletely washed out and the people Of
Frauklini Whitney and other settle
meuis were Inable TO attend stake
conference in session here today.
CAN NOT ESTIMATE DAMAGE.
As this message Is sent. the water has
not yet subsidized. owing 60 the excite
ment prevailing &c Is impossible TO es.
innate the amount az damage wrought
by the food. but % win doubtless reach
an enormous figure.
FIELDS AND FARMS RUINED.
The lands affected by the liberated
water are IN the heart OF The best cul-
tiraied portion OF this section. The
great amount Of moisture preclpitated
this sIfing gave splendid prospects of
an unusually abundant harvest ana
10 have the fields and farm premlses
devastated so completely and irrenari-
bly, Is a calamity that is far reaching
IN its effects
The reservoir Is owned By johnson
B'others. and formerly belonged 10
Blackhurst Brothers of Salt Lake ana
Eureka. who IN turn had purchased ihe
farm upon which the reservoir was TO-
rated, from "Bill' Head.
CONFERENCE ~ SESSION.
stake conference is in session hove
today ana VIII Doe continued tomorrow
Elders g. ". peurose and Orsou p
whitney NJ the council Of Apostles. are
90 attendance, and both have given *.
cellent counsel and advice 90 The Saints
assembled
NEW TOWN WHITNEY"
Yesterday the ue, Tabernacle a.
whitney, Three miles southeast OF Pres
ton' was dedicated the dedicatory
prayer being offered by Elder Whitney.
VINO has been specially invited 20 -
present ior that purpose The Town
was named Tor the guest % the occa-
Sion Many years ago, when tho CITY
was laid ont. the matter of choosing
name was much discussed. A promI.
uent man ~ the community remarked
There is n young man down I'M Sail
Lake whose pre-fm.ncut abilities are
fast bringing aim Goo the front. In mn
opinion Il would be- a good thing 10
name this place in his honor. ] refer
Co Hshop ofs0n = Whitney. The suR-
eestion met with a hearty response In
ne hearts NJ The people NJ the new
town, and the place 08s FAMED Whit
uey For 90 years the man IN whose
honor II was named. owing 10 his ar
duous lab0rs lu one directlon and an.
other. found j, impossible 10 visit thu
little town.
RENDERED 4 BANQUET.
When the fine new tabernacle vss
ready % be- dedicated TIE people unitei
as With ore voice ln n request that the
man who vas young ana rising RiFh-
op when their beloved city was named.
but who in ine meantime had grown 70
be one % The best known and beloved
men in the intermountan region.
should visit them tud take the leading
pant Coz the dedication exercises AZ.
ter the meeting az which the dedlra.
tory prayer was offered by Elder Whit
rcy and on which DO was one % the
speakers. on elaborate banquet was
rariaken of scarcely n man. woman ~
child of ihe t0'Su being absent from The
tspssf It was day long 70 be re-
momhersi by the people - whitney.
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