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Show HIGH WATER AT mm citv Brigham City, Feb. 1. Tho Box Elder El-der creek was on the rampago yesterday, yester-day, and much damage Is being dono by the largo stream of water which Is tearing Its way through the mountains, moun-tains, washing away roads and bridges along its route. - " The most damage caused by the flood was the washing out of part of the dam and pipe line of the city oloc-trlc oloc-trlc plant, which will placo th city in darkness for at least ono week, or perhaps for a month, for as yet it Is hard to estimate the amount of damage dam-age done to the system. Not alono will the city bo without light and power, but the pipe line furnishing water to tho -city is also washed out, and It Is reported that scernl thousand feet of pipe Is out, and many weeks will" be required for repair work. During this time wator will le pumped Into tho mains for the city's supply during repairs. The power house was in greatest danger, and at ono time the water came to within six feet of the building, build-ing, but constant fighting and filling In with trees, rocks and other material mater-ial by more than 150 men gradually cbangod the current and now the building and machinery is practically out of danger. Thousands of feet of county road Is washed out all along tho canyon between this city and Mantua. The road was one of tho best canyon roads In tho state and was constructed by the aid of tho state and county at great expense but a few years ago. West of tho city the railroad company com-pany has suffered considerable The Malad Valley branch of the Oregon Short Line, for several hundred feet, was under a foot of water. The road Is being repaired by several hundred Japs, why were rushed from Ogdcn. The passenger trains were able to pass overatho damaged part of tho mnln line, but a nmnbor of freight trains are stalled at the depot waiting for repairs. Tho most damage will undoubtedly result from tho fact that tho city Is without light and power and the uncertainty un-certainty ns to when repairs can be made. The city may be ablo to dbtaln power from Ogden or Salt Laite City, as tho tran8mIsblon line of tho Bear River Canyon plant passos within a mile of tho city. Another transmission transmis-sion line extends the city plant to the Utah Hot Springs, which could soon be connected up with Ogden. 9 |