Show FLOODS DA DAMAGE V A GIC DONE DON F BY disturbances DI 8 C 0 OF THE ELEMENTS KANAB sept 2nd and 1886 editor deseret news hews our oar usually quiet burg has been somewhat disturbed of flateby a series of floods from a side carlou at the of which our town is located the first of the series came thundering down clown upon us on the of august and amongst other capers burst in the cellar door of the tithing office and filled nil ed the cellar in a few seconds A number of the citizens turned out and dug a drain and drew off the water ontke foll following ow day sot not how ever before the aning building had settled j somewhat out of shape I 1 THE NEXT FLOOD came 5 upon us about noon on the alt and I 1 plied piled up considerable sid erable saud sand upon several town lots and caused considerable uneasiness to families most exposed the next in order was the flood of the alt which occurred soon after noon so 0 na and principally damaged J B ar t stewart w t J L bunting and J G brown also another nother LL rush of waters between 8 and 19 that evening n not quite as heavy on the lot dinst dar during IT ng the forenoon the HEAVIEST HAIL STORM known for some time passed this way was and the result was the largest and latt last flood of the series not so much damage was done this time as mient have been expected preparations were made and the flood turned where it did not do as great an amount of damage some hailstones were picked up that measured li inches in diameter considerable damage was done to the grapes and aid other fruits and the large a mount amount of leaves upon the side 1 walks I k remind one of the fall of the year the dams in the creek 1 belonging to the field ditch compari companies I 1 es went out some time ago but we are so used to thata that I 1 had almost forgotten to mention it THE QUESTION WITH US NOW is how we can control the large amount of water that now flows through the kanab wash we have a large quint quantity ity of excellent land and as good ac a climate as can be found anywhere but we need more help and some capital to develop our resources our town ditch has behaved very well this season and the fruit crop if is very good as also are the gardens the grain crop is nearly a failure owing to the lateness of getting water upon it stock men are doing well as the range has been better than usual for thelast lew years several of bf our citizens are investing in sheep as this country is well adapted to that branch of industry it also furnishes mach labor in herding shearing freighting wool e ec c some attention is being paid to he improvement of our horses and cattle winch which will soon tell its own story respectfully ALLEN FROST |