Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-28
Heavy Rains and Melting Snow
Bring Danger from Flood
ing Waters.
LoWLANDs ARE SUBMERGED.
City Greek on a Rampage Driving
Contractor from ACuueduct
Construction.
For the First Time I'm Years. Dry Can.
yon Has a Rushing Creek
Flowing Through IL.

with the soft melting rain which has
amounted 20 80 OF an inch in the last
- hours. the streams have swollen
until they are about 60 overflow their
banks. For the first time in years.
water Is gushing down Dry canyon
racing unconhncd through popperton
place and being carried bv overflow
ing cutters into the canal at Second
South and Sixth East streets. This
stream IS rapidly Increasing and is
washing out deep gullies Th, street
department has sent out men t1 cone
nne il in channel and reduce The
damage.
The water iu Red Butte canyon and
Emigration canyon ANA Ptrera creek
have become raging torrents. the
canal al Tenth South and Stato street
this morning shows rise OF seven
inches since last night The water
is becoming muddy carrying the sedi-
mcut into the lower canals which are
rapidly being filled up. Davis q Heu-
ser. contractors OF the North Temple
aQucduct are unable TO control tho
1 water from City creek. 10 SIS possible
that they will have 90 give up work
tonight ON the Improvement and turn
tho water into the old channel where
/ tho conduit was 20 Poe laid
lu the mountains. 1T is stated, 90 has
r1ined more than ON tla l0Wllnds. The
snow is soft and mushy with water
/ ana melting FAST Unless the weather
( Turns cold and checks the 11tcr it IA
/ feared that tthousoub at dollars or
/ damage viii be done no canals iu the
/ southtru part OF Che city are extremely
| high The water ia being turned into
/ every available ditch 10 hold the
| streams within choir banks. The FARM
/ crs n tho southern end OF the county
are making preparations 90 fight OF
any damage 90 their crops which haVo
/ just been planted.
CANAL OvERFEoWiNG.
The surplus canal near tn Jordan
| river is overlooking its banks j. r.
| CaUistcr a sheep man, who has SOW
| eral herds west OF the Jordan river Is
attempting TO get his sheep across the
/ river this morning before II Is too late.
/ The residents along Camps lane have
banked up around their houses and arc
/ now making preparations to move out.
The water ia city creek, which was
I being carried in two ditches-one on
Z each sido OF the street-so that The
contractors on the North Temple aquc
duct could continue their work, becami
/ uncomfortable about u O'Clock last
night The south ditch gave away and
the water was turned into the north
ditch The stream tore out the dam
al sixth West street ana flooded tue
relehborhood. Jake T. Raleigh, street
supervisor. was called out Of bed and
remained up an night attempting "a
control the water. He made bad job
Of IL and now the only thing len e. do
Is q turn the water hack into the Old
channel end watch g.
Tho North Temple aqueduct was Q,
De completed by june ]. The contIac-
tors allowed I'VE weeks Of their t'm.
10 slip by without doing anything. only
"a half "a block Of the work Is now com
plcted ana az the present rate that tn
contractors are working 70 VIII not b,
finished this year. When the Amer
can" party asked for the bond issue Of
5000 900. ID was declared that the work
would boz completed before the mig.
water So that there would not be tht
usual damage The property oWne
voted Tor Che bonds on this considcra
l ton and were left in the lurch hy ta'
| city on lts part OF the contract