Show I JORDAN IS ISY OVERfLOWING lIS BANKS Rain or Continuance of Warm Weather u r May Cause Da Damage age H i H i 4 H- H 1 H-H-H H l 1 The Tho weather bureau burrau can prom prom- 4 ise ice nothing material iu in in the way way t 1 of relief from fIli the present of I. along tho the Jordan river I district Section Director A. A II 11 1 Thiessen announced this mornin morning I. that tonight re will ill Lo bo rain min I and that while the tho temperatures v will fall somewhat this will not o 1 j be- be enough h to hinder ve very y greatly I t 1 the rise in streams The Tho mercury 0 I. should drop to 23 3 degrees de rees j I 0 1 above zero zelO The rain will help Ito I to raise the streams it is is feared t I. 0 I H Forty eight t. t h hours urs rs of continued warm weather will mean tho the most disastrous flood Bood in the history of SalU Lake City according to the statements made this mornin morning by men who are familiar with the va various ious streams l 3 of the county In the last eighteen hours the Jordan Jordan Jor Tor dan river has risen four to six feix inches Reports from tho the streams of Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood Cotton Cotton- wood Mill Creek Parleys Parley's canyon and Emi Emigration ration are that these rose three thre to six inches last night and andare andale still rising rising- The Jordan went out of its banks at several places north o of Fourth North street this morning mornin and other breaks are hourly expected Supervisor of Streets Raleigh Js is is in personal charge of tho work of trying to keep the river in iu its banks and has a large e force of men under him Mm He Hc still expresses the belief that tho the water will not rise so fast but that it will be possible possible pos pos- sible to prevent it from doing any great dama damage p. p Residents alon along the Jordan river declare de do- clare dare that the tho waters are arc higher at the pr present sent time than they have ever eer been before the flood season and anci with tb the considerable amount of snow known tobe tobe to tobo be bo in t the he mountains they fear the worst At t o'clock this morning the tho waters of the river were within a foot of the cross pieces of the wa wagon on bridge an and the street car brid bridge e cross cross- in jag ing tho the river rier at Seventh South street May Cut Off Suburb 1 General Manager Manag-er Wells of the Utah Light and Railway company stated this mornin morning that the company would take every possible precaution to prevent the bridge Xe going out but that with a rise riso of three feet it would be impossible to operate ate cars across the tho bridge This would mean the cuttin cutting off of the tho street streetcar car s service to a large larg-e population across oss j the tho river in Poplar Giove Grove Persons who see feo the streams of the Cottonwood ot od Mill Creek Parleys Parley's and Emigration can canyons ons every ever day in the year say ay that the waters of these streams have ri risen rn from froni three to six inches since midnight last night and that that- this is is but ut an in indication of what may be bo expected should the present warm snap map continue for a day or two The canyons are covered with snow from the tho mouth to the head said one man mau today and and there proba probably ly is ismore ismore more moro sno snow in the hills at the present time Hmo than thero has been at an any time for at least llast ten years The first firt heavy floods may may be expected ex cx from EmIgration and Parleys Parley's quickly followed by bv those from the Cottonwood and Mill Creek Creole The floods from front Cit City creek crock usually do not occur until two or three weeks after the other canyon streams have been at their hei height ht By Dy time tho the flood season conies comes in City creek the Iho city expects ex cx to bo be in a shape to handlo handle the tho waters Among Utah Canyons Reports from the can canyons ons of Provo Weber Ogden den Logan and Blacksmiths Blacksmith's a Fork state that there is more mom snow inthe inthe in inthe the mountains than thero there has been for years and mId that serious damage damare will likely result as soon as IS a few days lays of war warm n weather comes A year ago the Denver RiO Grande Grando suffered seriously serious serious- serIOUS serIOUS' serIOUSly ly on its branch line through Provo Prove canyon anyon to Heber on account of af snow and la land lid slides lides Extra precaution has already been taken by tho the company to prevent a recurrence re Je currence of the damage dono a year yeara a ago o. o It H t is understood that the company has a lar large e number of men ready to leave at a moment moments moment's 5 notice should any slides occur in tho the canyon Considerable a appl is is felt about snow slides anon slides in the Alta AHa and Park City districts on account of of the amount of snow in il the mountains The con eon tinned cold weather has kept the tho snow intact but Lut it is is feared that a afew few fw da days s 's of warm ann weather many slides will come down the steep sides of tho the mountains Ac According to a report received to today ay from Ogden a number Dumber of small snow snow- slides have o occurred in the tho Ogden lean ca can n yon which bieh have partly choked the r river er up It is feared that much damage 6 willbe will willbe be he done to the tho fino fine road which runs luns through h the canyon Little damage danag is expected in Cache ache county from the Logan Lozan and Blac smiths smith's Fork streams except to the lowlands lowland's on the west side of tho the val yal Ie Icy ley Utah lake is higher at the present time than it has been for years Tears before the flood season commence commenced anc and thousands thousands thou thou- thousands sands of acres s of land on the east side of the lake lako will uI likely be bo under water nater thirty days dars Much of this land landis is valuable valuable- valuable farming farming land |