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Show TIIK AltlZO.NM lUHIIIS. The Oitrnonleg of Ihe halt llltcr llctcrlbrd by a Corrtipomlrnt. A letter Juit received by Mr, B. V. Kimball, from Me City, Arlwno, djt.il February aili. states that on Thurtday morning, l'.by. Mill, Ih. Halt Itlver was higher than It wat ever knowu to ba before. It luunlaled n inrtlou of I'h'Pidx, Teraiie aud Lehl. Harvey I larpir's and Hwarli'a places were badly Hooded, bill whin II corV nieticul to snow in the mountain, lho river soon Toll, and the tetllets from Lehl who had nearly all moved upon the Mesa returned to tbolr homes. They found an Immenaa amount of damage doue. 'The railroad bridge was completely demolished. Thlrty-flve houses were washed down the river at I'li.i'iili; Kmllh't mill and leu factory came near going; ales three hoiiecaat Uhl, Hteelo's anl Louis and Jlruest Crl.mun's. (In Friday It cleared up with every protpect of j loaannt wrathcr, aud all moved back to thilr homes. On Haturday It commenced raluliif again an 1 rained Ineatiaiitly for forty, eight hntira. The conietiienco was Ibat Ibo Uhl people began t swarni uto Mett city again, occupjlug all liwitra that could Ik. ha.1. Mra. Mary Jones was conllned Jutt nbout six hours liefore Ihuflo alcauu, Lit they ipit her up ou th. mesa nil right amr .ho Is doing well. Alto the wife of 111. hop T, L. Joni-s wat very low nt the time, latt they managed to get her Into a safe place, Ttmiwaud l'lurnlx had not been heard from by the wtlter since the pre-viout pre-viout Hood. The last llood .wai three feetilgber than tbo first. Tho tchool House and Tithing building arorull or l'lma Indians, who had lived lu civ. Illllual ttylo n the Tapago Ward, to thu number of teveral hundred, and who lo.t everything. Five of Ihe lu. dlaus wire also drowned. At the time of writing th. river had gouedownaud (lie families were all moving lock to their homes. Jlolh tho Blttirt Jones wiru doing well. The dami and corrals cor-rals w. re all badly Injuria!, but the ex. lent of lho damage could not at thai tlmo be catlniatid, nt Ibe water covered ainrtoftbim. It would, however, require re-quire a gnat amount of hanl lubor to put them In running order agalu. Henry U. Itogers and llrolbir Hlmii. kins, who lived tin clote to tho beuili, or mesa, suikim! they wero on safe ground wheu the flood occurred, but to thslraurprlto tho water drove them rrom thulr homea at ml lulgtit. I |
