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Show H WHEN THE FLOODS H Five feet of snow near Tho Hennl- H tago in Ogdon canyon means great H shot.- drifts in tho deep gorges and a H supply of water which, if suddenly H released, will bring floods to tho low- H lands around Ogden. H Our city authorities should prepare H J for .the warmer days when torrents H will come down from the mountains H and tho channel of Ogden river will H be too small to carry the rushing H waters. Hj A large sandbar has formed to the H east of the Washington avenue bridge H of Ogden river, which, tf not removed, may cause tho flood to sweop tho H brldgo from its abutments. Further H west the banks of tho stream need H strengthening. If these safeguards H arc long delayed, much damage may |