Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-05-22 | Page 10 | Big Drop in the Flood Waters

BIG DROP IN THE FLOOD WATERS Tho cold Bnap of last night and yesterday afternoon had much to do with checking tho rlso of tho waters of tho two great rivers converging at Ogden, nnd today thoro Is not much danger of property destruction along their banks. Both tho Weher and tho Ogden aro a foot lower today than they wcro yesterday morning. A force of men was at work all day vesterday trying to repair tho levee at tho Marriott ditch and considerable progress was made. With the fall of water ln the stream, there will not be much difficulty In getting control of tho flood waters and confining thorn to the rivor channel. County Commissioner Oscar Mad-son Mad-son wns at tho seat of trouble ves-terday ves-terday afternoon and he states that heroic work was dono to hold ln check the flood. Lands In tho vicinity vicin-ity of Marriott and Slatervllle woro submerged and it seemed Impossible to stop tho flow in that direction. Supt. J, W. Bailey of the Rapid Transit company says that tho water In tho canyon is not now giving any troublo, but that a Httlo work Is being dono to protect tho track. Tho river has fallen considerably since noon yesterday.