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Show CLOUDBURST DRENCHES STREETSJFLARASSE Reservoir Pollnted and Some Damage Done to Buildings in the City. Special to The Tribune. LARAMIE. Wyo., July c! . d -burst occurred this afternoon In the h lis enat of the city, sending a flood o water down Sliding creek. The reserve Ir supplying sup-plying the city was overflowed with i c muddy torrents from iho hills and the water was entirely, unfit for uso for several sev-eral hours. Somo of the rosidences In the southern pnrt of the city wore entirely en-tirely surrounded with water and r-flm wen running down the streets blocking ,hI,,Blho0,northern part of the city Itj i n low place there were several. fet of n-tcr n-tcr and roads were rendered impassable. impassa-ble. Collars were flooded In the lower sections of the city, but not a great deal of damage was done. The polluting at tho cltv wnter supply was the most serious seri-ous re'sull of tho flood, as the heavy charge of mud will Interfere with some of tlic smaller pipes. Small culverts on some of the country roads leading to the city have been washed out. |