Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-02

wife grabbing their children sought | the open less than three minutes be- fore the building toppled over. Ii was splintered into kindling wood, and carried below for distance oi over l50 feet.
 The storehouse of Mrs. Guy Bailey, situated on the Hogback at Jerome, also was totally demolished by being toppled over by the high wind. It was lifted and thrown down ravine for over 70 feet, ard considerable property therein was badly damaged. Moving Mountain.
 Three rows of cottages owned by the United Verde Company, situated at Jerome on the steep hillside, and all occupied, were in danger Friday morning, as the formation on which they are built, commenced to give way. Land slides started, and many left in fear of collapse from the foundations being undermined. For tunately, no trouble occurred up to late hour yesterday afternoon. Telephones Shattered.
 The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Go. again bore the brunt of the severe storm on Thursday, all ! their lines going out with the excep- ton of those between Prescott and Jerome and to Humboldt The Crown King line, which was placed in good condition only last week, held out to he last, as did that to Copper Basin. From Crown King the last message was received at S:30 o'clock Friday morning which stated heavy snow was falling and at intervals terrific blizzard was passing over the country. Jerome also sent in report that every ravine on the Verde valley side of the Black Hills range was pouring l water into the Verde river, valley lands were under various depths of water, and it was believed heavy dam age to farms would follow.
 Mayer sent in report at 8 o'clock a. m, of the worst storm ever known. Jerome reported It 2:3O o'clock p. m. that the storm had apparently end ed, after 40 hours of continuous bombardment.
 Dam Gives Way.
 The storage dam at the Coronado mine, in Martinez gulch, near Con gross. built to irrigate 300 acres of farm lands. was demolished on Friday morning at an early hour, and in the sweep of its waters, carried away two large bridges of the s. F., P. & P. railway. situated below. This stor- lge had water surface that covered Is acres, and an average depth of Is ;eet. The dam was built of concrete, )f only two feet in thickness. For some years it had not been utilized for farming purposes.
 Fuel Famine.
 Humboldt reported at late hour yesterday afternoon that wood and ,oal famine existed there, and that the shelter management was considering me advisaDility of closing down the plant from lack of ores, due to the
 -ailroad tie-up. Old furniture, unused It one nome, was fed to the flames. Verde Getting High.
 Telephone advices over the local line of the Arizona Power Co.,, stated that the Verde river at Fossil creek reached a height at o'clock of 20 feet and was still rising. The new power house was inundated.
 Local Conditions.
 Granite creek at midnight, Thurs day. reached two feet higher than dur ing the previous storm of last week, or to a depth of about seven feet. This measurement was derived from inc high water taking away the west approach to the foot-bridge on Good win street early Friday morning. The ;oot-bridge on Willis streets also went out during Thursday night. Board projections to property along Granite creek as we'll as fences, were llso washed from their moorings.
 During the blizzard of Thursday night, one large glass window of the I. O. O. F. building on the south side was battered into splinters, and later he casing was lifted cut of its socket.
 Lake Watson early Friday morning showed that water had passed over he entire structure to depth of over six feet, but without any damage talk ing place so far as known to the can al system below.