Show FLOOD VISITS PANGUITCH VALLEY As aa a result of a terrible rain storm or cloud burst in casto canyon last monday about noon gnp of tho the worst floods that has visited this section of 0 the country since the reservoir went nent out may 25 1914 came down the sevier river taking out all bridges except one from D L ley hoy woods lann faria six miles south of pan duitch to spry ten miles nor north th the water carried away sh water tor out the diversion dam at the head ot of the three big canals that water all the eastern side of the valley breaking ditches and covering farm lands along its path it Is estimated the flood left damages to the extent ot of in its wake the storm originated in casto canyon a few miles north of red canyon on oil the bryce canyon highway floods from peterson wash and butler wash just below casto caste joined the flood waters from that canyon and made of the sevier river a raging torrent the wall of water as it came down casto wash was fifteen feet high carrying everything before it including the jack riggs bridge the roller mill bridge the old river ilver bridge and the new ne river lane bridge several families on farms on the east side of the valley were marooned until the flood waters went down the next day plans are underway to rebuild th the bridges dams and ditches garfield county news |