Show Carbon Flood Damages Homes Railroad Line SPRING CANYON Carbon County County County-A A cloudburst which lasted lasted lasted last last- ed approximately 35 minutes hit I the the Spring Canyon section Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day afternoon causing considerable damage to to homes railroads and orchards Railroad officials of the Spring Canyon branch reported that large boulders and mud had been washed onto the bed bed and that traffic on the route would be held up two two or three days until the s C tracks could be cleared Two or three bridges on the railroad were completely washed out and others were damaged I All telephone lines up Spring Canyon were out of order and the amount of damages to property property prop prop- erty could not be ascertained Autos Destroyed In Spring Canyon 12 cars were destroyed when the Water water water wa wa- ter wrecked a series of 12 garages garages garages ga ga- ga- ga rages in which Spring Canyon Canyo coal min miners miners' Jou d their rs while the L I It e that about 12 feet feet of or water ater ater was rushing down downa I a channel which could acc accommodate accommodate date six six feet of water The overflow overflow overflow over over- flow s sept ept high into the canyon property destroying hay fields orchards and carrying mud a I. I foot deep into many of the homes in intJe inthe the tle Spring pring Canyon jun junction sec sec- I tion Jack chief clerk of the Spring Canyon mine said that wa- wa Continued on n Column Two t Carbon County i Damaged as ast t Cloudburst Hits Hils h Continued from P Pap Pac On OM Oae y ter in his home was at waist I deep level and the overstuffed furniture floated about the rooms k b One resident said he located part of ot his furniture In Spring i Glen which is II located about four miles south of Spring Canyon fon von on the same river Other residents residents resi- resi dents were busy moving precious belongings higher on the moun- moun as the water came nearer their doors Many hay stacks were partly destroyed by the tI floodAs flood As a result of the Spring Canyon Canon Can- Can 3 yon on railroad being out of use ItIs it itIs Is believed that the Spring Canyon Coal company Standard Coal and others In that section will not be able to work the mines during durling dur dur- sing ling the two or three days required to clear the tracks as most of the coal in that section is sent out r by rail All available man power has been summoned to the scene railroad railroad rail- rail road officials said and unless Amore more rain falls the tracks willbe willbe will willbe be repaired in about two days' days time e The waters roared out of the canyon swept into the Price river 4 and and caused extensive damage in Helper Approximately 30 homes were damaged by water In Helper and the municipal bridge between Helper and the canyon mouth was carried away The home of Jack Sullivan head 1 of the state highway patrol in Carbon county stood directly Inthe in inthe inthe the path of ot the torrent which swept away the rear porch and destroyed a garage and chicken coop Other reports indicated that heavy rains had fallen in Castlegate Castlegate Castlegate Castle- Castle gate Wednesday and in Helper section Thursday No damage had been reported in these vicinities Light showers fell in Price during during dur dur- ing the afternoon and arid evening i a 0 f 1 r P p r S 22 S Cloudburst Leaves lean Damage The Jack Jock Sullivan home horn In Helper top fop showing where wh rt water wafer swept away the rear porch Debris filled the fhe entrances to many mines and an amount of damage damage damage dam dam- age was done to automobiles by rocks and garages which collapsed col eel lapsed under the weight of water r k ill ralY g a n Ya II e et t f a af f Ra WP i ip p a e a. a a |