The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-11
SETBACK IS GIVEN
TO king FLOOD
Cool Weather Of the Past Two
DAYS Holds Waters in
Check.
CITY CREEK DROPS
AT LEAST ONE FOOT
Many Homes in the Southwest
Part of the City Are Under
Water.

King Flood got setback on Thurs
dav.
Thanks TO the cool weather, the Wa
ters which have been pouring down
from the hills in torrents were checked
apprccably. As consequence. the
creeks which run through Salt Lake
City began creeping, slowly, 10 he sure,
back i'm the direction of their normal
channels
City creek dropped at least foot.
As result parts Of West North lem
pic street. which had been under water
for days, began 10 emerge. Here ana
there an island of street lutted ITS head
above the waters.
If was q boon TO j. r. Raleigh and
his men who have been fighting so val
iantly 10 protect property along City
creek 1t gave them Il chance 10 re,
move the debris from the creek bed and
TO get some of the bouldors out OF the
conduit which runs underneath the Ore
gon Short Line yards In this way: Ut
is expected that when the creek rises
again, which it is almost sure TO DO
n better manner.
Responsible for Overflow.
II has been this debris which has
been responsible for much Of the over,
fov. II has chokcd rreek bed and
conduit to such an extent that the Wa
ter has been forced ont OF It's natnra'
channel.
But while West North Temple street
was beginning 10 breathe easier south
west Salt Lake City began sending IN
complaints The Tenth south street
canal, swollen as ii seldom has been IN
wears, began cutting new channe'
-
away part OF lis banks near that point
and started IN = diagonal course across
back yards.
As a result. acres of land Ill That
noiphhorhood are under water. ards
arc floodcd, streets arc running streams,
and foothrilgcs are being thrown up
ON all sides Still, the damage NIL
not he great, except TO lawns. inc
water is not running Swiftly, ana so ~
not cutting out the SOIL TO any E'pa'
extent The only annoyance rs inc ne
cessiry of tceteripg across planks to gct
from wards 10 sidewalks and listening
nightly 10 booming chorus OF bull
Several Of the residents have betaken
themselves 20 the higher ground o1
nciphhors' homes. or have gone 10
downtown hotels until the water sub
sides.
Carl Q. Cannon 5 beautiful place al
Ninth South and Eighth West stre''s
K under a foot Of water, At the nome
of Henry GIvsscmer, Tenth South and
Tiohth West streets. the water reacncn
almost 10 the windows on inc mrs,
door Other places IN the nelghborhoou
which arc suffering from the high water
belong to II. s. Tanner. Ninth Soutn
aud Eighth West; Joseph SILVER; same noI
location; Preston j. Cannon, tlgnth
West. between Tenth ana EleNehth
South; Joseph j. Cannon. same L lorn,
tion. Arnold G. Giauque, Ninth South
and eighth West.
Tho residents nf that section began
ia cheer up Thursday evening when
measurements showed that the water
had dropped about Ave inches IN me
dav. If the Tenth South street canai
can be gotten under control, httle more
damage is anticipated,
Residents around Eighth South ana
Eighth West also arc snher,hg ''"d't
yards fuIl of water. but they are not
fhc victims of the break IN the lenth
South street canal. Much OF Their
trouble is due to sccpage from the
Eighth South street canal They have
becn bothered in this way ever since
the winter was over. ,
The cool weather also has gwen the
wa lighters hopes of getting the JOY
dan under control before another vol
ume OF water comes pouring down from
the the hills at the next hot spell, The
river is higher than it has been for
many years. Thus far it has heen con 70,
tined fairly we'll within It's banks. The
drop in the river due TO the cool
weather is being seized upon 10
strengthen embaulsments and make
other preparations against another sud