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Show 1 FLOODS DAMAGE ; PARTS OF FOREST ; I Dm ing th past summer, while ' the rains have been unusually heavy . the west and north sides of the Manti Forest have suffered less irom floods than usual. In Twelve Mile canyon floods arising largeiy t on the bare hillsides did some dam-f dam-f age to the road. High water also came down from practically every canyon but not in sufficient quantities quanti-ties to do any great damage. On the east side of the Forest, however, how-ever, in Huntington, Cottonwood, and Ferron Canyons heavy floods did much damage to roads, bridges, brid-ges, irrigation works, etc. Seven 11 1 bridges went out on the Hunting-i Hunting-i ton road, also a section of the Fphraim to Orangeville road' in 3 , nt rip f !"-'"! irHmtion c.i r..; ana aiveitwig dams in all the canyjns during' the storm period. per-iod. In Huntington canyon mud slides' come down Flood Canyon, completely blocking the road at that point. On the Emery County Coun-ty side of the mountain, disastrous Hoods came from the east face of 'he high plateau lying west of the valley. Ranger Williams reports that the storms were unusual in that thry started in the steep, rough side hills along the east side of the Forest and followed up the streams in a north easterly direc-t'en. direc-t'en. Usually tba storms were in Uia r.&iure of a cloudburst, so that the vegetative cover was unable to hold the water back. A study is being made to determine whether or not improper grazing of some of the aieas was responsible for the unusually heavy run off. The Messenger. |