Show darney lake dam breaks on oil june the dam of the barney lake reservoir under pressure of high water gave way letting down an immense stream of water and caused complete destruction ot of the dam the reservoir was located about eight miles southeast of 0 monroe at the head of 0 manning creek canyon the pond became lull to overflowing and a leak was avas sprung in the dam which soon became large enough to let out the entire body ot of water A gulch over 30 feet deep was cut down manning creek canyon which is tile the old channel lor the high water in that section logs boulders and much debris was taken down and large trees two and three feet in diameter were stripped or of their limbs and bark in the mad rush to tile the river just east of marys yale vale the damage to property was not great owing to the large wish wash or gulch which carried the main stream to the river the old nelson ranch was the only ranch in the wake ake of the flood and the damage there is not great the dam was built many years ago and the overflow that used to run in what is known as the manning creek canyon was changed and brought by a ditch around the mountainside to 0 monkey town where it was used for irrigation purposes the hunts lakes further up the mountain will furnish enough water for the monkey town farms for this season it is thought but unless the barney reservoir dam is rebuilt by next net year they may suffer for the want wa tit of water it is not expected any effort will be made for the present to rebuild |