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Show FLOODS PLAY HAY0C IN AND NEAR SAUNA Special to The Tribune. EPHRAIM Aug. 23. The heavy rains of the past week near Sallna rosultcd in tho swelling of the streams all out of proportion and causing a large flood which did great damage to tho crops in that vicinity. Tho water In the Lost Creek Is said to have been higher than over before by two or three feet. The Sallna creek was a raging torrent and came down with a great deal of dcbiis. Great damage was done to the water system and there has been no water to supply the town since. The water tore Into the place where the spring Is which supplies the town, and went Into the tunnel tun-nel which was completely filled up. At the big irrigation cement dam more damage was done. The tlood cut away at the rip rap from behind the dam anil cut a hole eight or ten feet deep, and the current ate In under tho cut-oft wall and cut a hole Into the floor and cut about two rods of the south side bank. It will require over a thousand loads of rock to fill tire large opening and the work Is being done as rapidly as possible In order or-der to have the work completed beforo another storm as It would moan that tho entire dam would go. |