| Show flash flood hit sunday in richville damage to property was estimated at several thousand dollars following a hash flash hood flood sunday if at hernoon in the canyon leading from the mountains to the lewis waldron home and farm in richville cliville Ri As near as can be determined the flood was confined to an area a about b 0 ut a mile wide and running several era 1 miles east into the nearby hills A survey by horace andrews of the local soil conservation service revealed leve aled that recent plantings ot of grasses on oil the kippen kappen range land undoubtedly prevented further damage to property in the 10 lowlands flooding during sundays heavy rain storm started in the dieas above neove those planted by the soil conservation service mr air andrews stated in looking over the area monday morning coining mo ining it was determined that flood waters gathered in the sage brush areas bringing rocks soil and debris down the canyon to the valley below at the waldron home an implement shed was removed from its foundation and completely demolished and several pieces ot of heavy farm equipment were washed down the hillside it was estimated that between and four feet of 0 water ran through the waldron farm faither up tip the canyon on oil the tha luppen range three retaining water ponds were tilled filled with soil and rocks making them useless until cleaned only three posts remain of 0 the kippen docking pen located in the canyon in general sundays heavy rain was welcome as dry farm grains were badly in need of 0 water as were badly parched range lands lasting tor for about an hour the sunday downpour was accompanied by an electrical storm it is estimated m abed that about a half inch of precipitation fell here cooling oft off the atmosphere after degier weather of the past three weeks DAMAGE NOTED AFTER SUNDAYS FLOOD 4 IT 40 k L kl el 1 at 62 upper photo shows a portion of damage at the lewis waldron home in richville implement shed moved moved from its foundation can be seen in left of picture automobile in foreground was partially buried by soil and debris lower picture was taken at the site where the kippen docking pens were located on the range east of the waldron home and farm only a couple of posts remain of this pen and a retaining pond here was filled with dirt huge boulders and other debris I 1 A |
