Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-02-24 | Page 9 | Jordan River Rising

JORDAN RIVER RISING Unoccupied Territory Is More or less Inundated and Resident Prop Property Property Property erty Is Now in Danger The Jordan river continues to keep the residents along its banks in more or less fear owing to the expected flood While there have hae been repeated occasions during the past two weeks when the water has practically reached flood tide no ap appreciable appreciable damage has so far resulted As a result of Tuesday nights snowfall and yesterdays thaw the water in the river was again considerably higher but inquiries all along the danger zone showed no appreciable change chango over oer conditions which have existed in the past In a few of the unusually low places the water has risen rison over the river banks and portions of uninhabited territory are more or less I inundated In the meantime work on the surplus 1 canal ranal continues It is generally conceded that no matter what is done to the canal this spring it will not keep the Jordan from overflowing this year ear At the office of the supervisor of streets yesterday afternoon it was stated that there had been no appreciable change chan e eIn in the Jordan river situation reported The river up to a late hour had not over overflowed overflowed overflowed flowed Its banks and In view of ot o the freezing weather which set in late in the day was not expected to do so at this time