Show washington COUNTY JOTTINGS HIGH WATER casualties PRICE reice washington co utah june ath 18 1881 04 editor deseret news floods and high waters are among the topics of conversation just now we have a superabundance of water uhe the tio eio elo virgin river has been ON OH THE RAMPAGE for over two months tearing out dams and gouging into our farming lands taking wheat nieam lucern lucero and in fact everything in its way we have had nearly 50 acres of our best land with crops on most of it swept down stream brothers henry eyring av W ehrig F butler martin larson david I 1 moss loss samuel allies miles and myself are the heaviest losers the land in some places being of a sandy formation and the river running in a zig zag course it caves eaves the banks very fast we have not been able to build up the BREAKS IN OUR buil DAM dahi as yet as what we vve could have put in would not be likely to stay long in the n L torrent but we vve have strengthened the portion of dam that was left and have saved it from going goin apostle erastus snow at our two tiso aay day days s ing held at st george while president eil vly taylor taylon I 1 1 and party were there told the people to get their land ready and PLANT WHAT THEY COULD and leave their dams till the high waters went down and they have been blessed in so doing for we vve have had aad several very nice showers of rain which have kept our crops growing browin and I 1 think most of our wheat wilf win mature without anymore any more water although we would feel a little more satisfied on that score if we could have one in more ore shower and by the indications of the sky just now we will have that soon there is a fine prospect for a good CROP OF fruit here this summer besides most of our other crops look promising thus far and the barren hills that were ivere so last season are not so now for they are covered over with flowers of nearly every color this no doubt will be a fruitful season in these parts if we vve can only get our dains dams repaired in the right time ilme to save our crops from now on is as there is likely to be plenty of water in the santa clara and other streams where water has been scarce for years brother isaac hunt of st george had one of his team HORSES DROWNED while crossing the santa clara stream few days since he had a narrow e escape with his wife and a small child who were in the wagon at the time brother W F butler also had the misfortune to lose one horse out of his team while crossing the rio luo virg virgin i 1 n h 0 me little time agnand brother W 8 carpenter ar penter our broom manufacturer came near losing some of his bis goods a odi odd ili iid chattels while crossing n the clara ciara clara ciara oa his way to st george a short time as his wagon bed was ivas washed off the running gears h afforded him a short boat ride but being a man that Is wide awake at such times as these he be started for the shore where he anchored la IR safety miscellaneous the health of the people here is very ery cry good at present compared with previous seasons as we are subject to chills and fever or rather we ve have been in ill times past we get zet our mail f from rom st george a as S theres there is no post office nearer but we e are frequently bothered on account of portions of our mall mali matter going to erice price emery co instead of coming to price washington gil on co sometimes paper papers of importance calling for answers immediately are delayed on that account please take notice everybody b that send any mail to us ils and address ss to the st george georce post office nef nee N it F |