Deseret Evening News | 1906-08-24 | Page 3 | Willard

F VILLA WILLARD RD DAMAGE DY BY FLOODS l Out Orchards nl anti Torn forn Out Special Correspondence Willard City It Co o 0 Aug The recent rain was ras the heaviest ex u experienced hero during the summer lummer sea season ca caon son eon on For three days and nights It rained almost almot continuously and nt at attunes tunes times It II fell tell In III torrent The water Ilter collected in some of th the ravines north and south of town 1011 find and did consider considerable able Ilbe damage The wagon on road t 11 unites mitt II south Is III Impassable Im Two deep gullies U 16 feet tNt dep and from 10 30 0 to 0 feet wide were tut ut by b the rapine raging ra ln torrent continuing Its course Cl Ut westward A deep wash warn was wall out cut down 10 the south side aide of ot Edwin r P Pt I onions Cordons t farm for sonic some distance wash washing ing it g up fruit trees tomatoes and beets heels The 71 damage done to Mr Cordon ordon i Ie fa con cony Two miles north of It town ton the th road was Mas covered with sand gravel and boulders to n L considerable depth A loaded team leam belonging to Corny Corn Bros BrosIn In attempting to cross th the torrent got ot and nd with great the were werf unhitched from the angon Here Hut considerable 1111 mil 10 was u done to Josiah And Wm Wood Wand Melon to and fruit trees tree were Ie washed away A 1 gulches fUlche were wert cut through the theland theland land Und and huge hUlie boulders castled here her herM M and d there Home Fome grain is IA yet yel t uncut The storm has hu beat It down M toO badly hAdl and the round mound U is 1 so 0 wet t that U It t will alit 11 be bf dim difficult cult cull to cut nit it without thou t great lot lov Owing Awing to 10 rust nat the v wh wheat he t crop I It is poor r OThe The outlook for bleb beets and ft It very err good L T if 4 44 4 l P J I 11 I