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Show ENTERPRISE WATER PROSPECTS GOOD Lower Reservoir Running Over; Upper Pond Half Filled by Four-Pay Thaw. The lower reservoir above Enterprise, En-terprise, which supplies part of the irrigation water for that district, dis-trict, was full, and a flood six inches in depth, was running over the full length of the 93-foot dam Wednesday afternoon. The old reservoir above was estimated to be more than half full, with a big stream running into it and ample snow in the mountains to nil il. mem now more water stored there than has been at any time in the past ten years. The thaw started in that district dis-trict with a warm, gentle rain falling Saturday night and continuing con-tinuing steadily until Wednesday afternoon. Although most of the snow in the foothills surrounding En- terprise was melted, no damage j was done by floods. Drifts below be-low were soft enough that wa-1 wa-1 ter filtered through without j banking up and then breaking j i loose. j I A caterpillar tractor went on', j Wednesday to attempt to , ar j the highway through Cottonwood canyon. However, it U c xp"f,tr d j that it will be some time Wore automobiles can go over the road i for it is r-portf-d flood have i damaged the road to a consdc!-r-! able e-:ent in the vicinity of Car.o t p r i r. g . |