Show ONO ONE DAY Of HOT HOT- WEA TH R WOULD CAUSE CUS T AT DAMA E Jordan River and andt nd t i Other streams Are Still Rising and the Hooded flooded Area Are High i line of Intake ke in D Danger nger HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF FARM FARMLANDS FARMLANDS FARMLANDS LANDS IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE CITY NEAR THE SHE THEOLD OLD COPPER COPPEE PLANT ARE AEE NOW UNDER WATER FROM THE FLOOD FLOODWATERS FLOODWATERS FLOODWATERS WATERS THAT ARE AEE NOW COURSING COURSING COURS- COURS ING DOWN THE JORDAN RIVER THE WATERS OF THE STREAM ARE STILL RISING EISING AND IT LOOKS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR FOE THE FLOODING OF THE WESTERN WESTEEN PART OF THE CITY TO BE PRE PRE- VENTED SUPERVISOR OF STREETS J JET v T. T RALEIGH HAS MORE THAN MEN PATROLLING THE BANKS OF THE JORDAN RIVER THE NINTH AND TENTH SOUTH CANALS CITY CREEK AND THE SURPLUS CANAL EACH MAN IS ARMED WITH A SHOVEL TO PREVENT ANY BREAK IN THE BANKS Supervisor Raleigh went to sleep in his office this morning for the first time since the flood started He had been on duty for two forty hours and was comp com- com p to rest from sheer exhaustion An improvised cot was ranged for him in his office offic in the tho city rind and county building where he slept for a fe fe hog this morning tb iu hh he a aa a ally moment to answer to to any any- em emer emer- r. r gency The Jordan river river rose an inch and aud auda anda ana anaa a half last night and is is still stin going up In many places the water is is now running running running run run- ning level with the banks and a It slight rise will send it out over the surrounding surrounding surround surround- ing country For the last two nights men have been kept at work walking the along along the banks Danks to prevent the water from flooding the property City Creek Also High City creek continues to rise and has almost reached the high mark There have recently been at least ten snow snow- slides in City Creek canyon Should the sun come out out hot hot for a day tho volume of water that would eorA out of f the cany canyon canyon- n would be terrific The rain is also melting these slides and the tile amount of water is increasing hourly The emr employees of the waterworks department department department de de- de- de f fear ar that the high line intake in City Creek canyon will be taken out by the by the floods A message from there this morning says that the ground about the intake is be becoming omin very soft from the water that is soaking into it Should this get any worse the intake will be carried out Superintendent Frank L. L Hines had hada a gang ang of men working on the intake this morning to ward Off ff the chances of 01 it being carried ou cut by the flood Men On Guard Superintendent Raleigh has has has stationed a number of men along City creek above State street to prevent the stream from washing out the banks The creek at that place has been lined with stones but the immense volume volum of w wa water water wa- wa ter has reached above the rocks and is tearing the banks out Several hun hung hundred hundred dred sacks of sand have been thrown into the places where the banks are being washed out The places are also being packed with willows and rocks Th The bridge over the stream from Fourt i avenue was nearly washed away before stone and sand bags in sufficient quantities to prevent the piers from being being being be be- ing washed out had been placed All AU along the west end of City creek the bridges are covered with water to to- day It was announced today that there is no danger from the Ninth and T Tenth nth South canals and that the water there thero is under control Big Cottonwood creek continues torise to rise nd the heavy rains of the last last few few days days' are augmenting that str stream am in an alarming manner More water is now c coming min out ut of the canyon than phan than at any this year Tear This with the immense immense immense im im- mense overflow from Utah lake lak makes the Jordan river river look more dangerous every hour Mill Creek Booming Mill creek is booming this morn morning ng i as well as Little Cottonwood At pres present pres pres- present I ent the mountains are aro discharging more water than has been seen in the S Salt Lake valle valley in in thirty years It is expected that the height of the Jordan river will be reached lato night The r rains ins in in the tho mountains have hav b been en heavier than usual Persons comIn comi coming tg from Parleys Parley's canyon say that the rain has has come come down in great sheets of water The great volume of this water will not reach the tire until late tonight at which time the greatest greatest great great- est danger is threatened a I i- i J JI i. I J F a sr 1 4 S I 4 If I 1 TEW l ADl 13 t REGARDED BY 5 m STATE AS P j IMPORTANT TANT I WITNESS A W dAIL ATE l r |