Show water brings 1 damel barrel in drouth AUSTIN TEXAS TEXA S fall rains have alleviated a drouth which turned up many eccentricities dur ging late summer months at As in the high plains area drinking water sold for or a dollar a barrel also near near As the salt fork ot of the brazos the states mightiest river be became carrie a dry channel one day then was running cubic feet a second the following day two large reservoirs of 0 the lower colorado river system had evaporation in excess of inflow wichita falls busy wheat and industrial du city prepared for a drouth by completing an additional reservoir capable of holding acre feet feel of water but the branch of the little wichita river which was expected to fill the reservoir failed ailed to le ie spond |