The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-08
FLOOD WATERS
WILL RESULT IN
HEAVY LOSSES
Every Stream Is Raising Havoc
With Communities in Va
riOuS Parts of City.
RAILROAD IN PROVO
CANYON WASHED OUT
BRIDGES WASHED AWAY, POW
Err HOUSE ENDANGERED-
PROPERTY DAMAGED.

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= Every creek, river and stream Of y
= water passing through Salt Lake Is =
= on a rampage and is carrying about =
= twice the amount OF water flowing =
: last year during the high water pc =
y Rod
: city creek. Parley's. Cottonwood
= and Jordan river are flooding the =
y districts through which they pass, =
= and before the high water is over :
= the loss to property will reach =
y many thousand dollars.
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City creek has ruined the roadway
on North Temple street and has caused
considerable damage I'm washing away
the banks Of the stream in Canyon road.
The Jordan river IS backing up and
overlooking its banks In many places
from Fourteenth South to North Salt
Lake and flooding a large area Of land.
The Tenth South canal and Farley
creek are way over their banks in sew
eral places, but little damage has resulted
so far from these two streams.
Big Cottonwood creek is now carrying
1.000.36 secOnd-feet of Water-just twice
the amount Of last year
Every bridge in the canyon mas Deen
washed out and power house No 1 OF
the Progress Power company IS out of
commission. The power house in Big
Cottonwood was threatened last night,
but was saved by many hours Of hard
work.
Mil creek has overlooked its banks at
the Church farm on Fourteenth South
street and has flooded two square miles
Of farming land. The creek IN Provo
canyon has washed away the rOadbed
Of the Heber branch Of the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad and traffic on this
line has been tied up for forty-eight
hours.
Big Cottonwood is flooding the entire
district through which It runs and causing
great amount OF damage Many homes
in Murray are flooded with several inches
of water. and all the bridges between the
town and the mouth Of the canyon are
out. Ninth East street, between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth South streets, distance
Of half a mile, Is covered with water, and
many of the principal roads in the county
are in an impossible condition Willard
Snow, county road commissioner, said the
water was being held in check as Tar as
possible but was doing great deal Of
damage. and the loss would amount to
several thousand dollars
Mil Creek left its banks on Fourteenth
South street, west OF Second West street.
and flooded the entire district lying be-
tween that street and the river Many
acres Of farm land and gardens are under
water and the crops will be ruined.
Road Out Of Commission.
The Heber City branch Of the Rio
Grande Western railroad, which runs up
Provo canyon. has been out Of commits
sion for fOrty-eight hours. and according
to reports # will not be possible to get
train over it for two days at least The
rOadbed for the entire distance between
mile posts seven and fourteen has been
washed away, and the tracks are now
suspended in the air or lying beneath the
level Of the stream The most serious
washOut I'm the canyon is near Olmstead,
and at this point great amount OF loss
will result.
The water is still high and coming down
with such force and violence that II has
/ been impossible TO make much Roadway
/ in rebuilding the rOadbed. The cooler
weather last night caused the water to
| drop several inches and the reconstruction
work viii be pushed today and tomorrow.
Pariey's Canyon creek and the Tenth
South street canal are both carrying much
more water than last year. but neither OF
| these streams has caused any great
amount Of trouble. Several bridges over
/ the streams have been washed away and
breaks have occurred at several points.
( but the damage is only slight
Jordan River Lake.
The country in the vicinity or the Jor-
dan river from Fourteenth South street to
I North Salt Lake is one big lake The
river is being taxed beyond its capacity
and cannot carry the water which IS
| pouring in.
On North Temple street. from West
/ Temple to Eleventh West. with the eX-
ception Of the two blocks between Third
L
under six inches of sand and gravel and
/ the rOadways are covered with water and
debris. The manure used TN building EN-
banknients along the street 10 keep the
water out Of homes is giving off a most
/ foul odor and unless steps are taken 70
[ remove this menace and the banks built
/ Of some other material the residents Of
the west side are doomed to sickness Of
/ serious nature
Menace to Health.
| The stencil arising from the piles Of ma
nure on North Temple street was almost
! unbesrable yesterday and viii become
much worse when the sun comes out and
hot weather begins again. The water
near the vicinity Of Fifth South and
/ Eighth West streets is backing up from
/ the river where the gravity sewer emptieg.
/ and the stencil at this point IS as bad as,
/ II not worse than. that on North Temple
street The sidewalks on North Temple
street and Fifth South street are in worse
| condition than any barnyaTd and there
! seems to be no remedy for the awful con-
ditiOu.
/ The terrific force with which the water
I is raging down the canyon still continues
] to break and tear away the banks Of the
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