Arizona republican., 1919-07-13
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 IF RAN PUTS |. GREEKS SINFLOOD
Cave Creek Goes on Ramp age and Threatens Much Damage But Waters Sub side-Hassayampa Out of Bounds

Phoenix and all the Salt River valley got the best wetting in months early yesterday morning when Jupiter Plu vius, after temptingly keeping the ialn clouds just away from the valley, re- tented so far as to permit one good fast rain to fall. The precipitation totalled 55 of an inch according to the weather report, practically all of it be- tween ? o'clock and o'clock a. m. While the rain was enjoyed thor oughly while it lasted, its aftermath was coming to the fore last night ir the shape of threatening floods in Cave Creek, the Hassayampa and other streams. At least one of them, Cave Creek, was out of bounds last night and had interrupted interurban ser vice to Glendale, the flood waters hay | ing reached the valley.
 | The Cave Creek flood passed it's apex yesterday morning about 9:SO o'clock according to w. R. Elliott, superin- tendent of the Water Users. and is now rapidly subsiding. At the peak of the | flood the water was eight inches deep on the floor of the grocery store at | lateral 13, north of the Arizona canal, near the entrance to Black Canyon. Small Breaks in Canal
 1 Black Canyon was impossible as was the Thomas road, all day yesterday but will probably be open to traffic today. Three small breaks in the Arizona canal were made by the flood. but nothing of any serious consequence and nothing that will interfere with ir- rigation, which is now being done with flood water, and the regular water will be turned in again as soon as the flood has entirely subsided.
 Property damage this year is much less than last, according to MT. Elliott, | for the reason that the flood water came from Cave Creek only while it came from both Cave Creek and down Paradise wash last year.
 | Queen creek on the south side, is also reported on a rampage having caused some damage to the Eastern canal, but not enough to interfere with irri- gation- This stream rises in the Su- perior district and drains a large area. | Electrical Display
 l Yesterdays rain was accompanied by a. severe electrical storm with magnifi- cent lightning displays and reverber- ating thunder claps that seemed to make the city tremble. The electrical storm did little or no damage, how ever, although the rain left the valley roads and fields seas of mud while un- paved streets in town also became mud puddles. The sun had consider ably dried up the mud last night.
 According to reports at the local office of the weather bureau, the rain yesterday morning and the night be- fore was fairly general throughout the state, stretching from Tucson to Pres colt and beyond. Tucson reported an inch; Jerome had more than an inch and the entire headwaters country of the Verde river reported II inches. The heavy precipitation seemed to continue through the north central part of the state where there has been much rair in the last two weeks to contribute tc the headwaters of a number of streams
 Hassayampa is High
 According to the latest reports last night, the Hassayampa river was very high at both Wickenburg and beyond Buckeye the two crossing points or the two motor routes to the coast
 Wickenburg yesterday morning re- ported the river had risen three and a half feet during the night, but noth-