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<br />Canti~uedfTompagel comniunity., Equipment and labor was' ""l've'livedlD'thisYl\lleyfo.30years
<br />.mazing how'il just unloaded on one ,provided by the nearby Deer Valley ,and this is by:far .the worst J've ever
<br />area... ,'.' Ranch. from Mt. PriDceloa Hot Springs, seen. ,. :Woo\miJigton said. ) , , , ,
<br />,He, said the inle.... slorm probably I and others. ' '" '''Some gard<maa,nd yards at homes in
<br />dumpea two inches of rain an the area Help and offers of help also came the area also We", damaged by.the mud
<br />in '25iiaiDUles "which is terrible when from Sky V.lley Ranch .ad Spring' ~~d graveh~~ed dawn by the storm,
<br />ya~~v,e., got thai kjad of s10pe behind . Canyon an~ from Andy ,DeI~ owner:: , ; ",'.: :,:.'-;i ;,j,~'i,(r,':\ "," . ;..' , "
<br />,yqu.W ' of Delaney s Depot Restauranl'DBuena " ',Deputy MO!gaD said that county road,
<br />Tltll":campers at Silver' CIiff-wha Vlsla. who offered to,l'rovide . free..,:=ws'quickly .dear8lt.the county roads
<br />cOme'from .11 over the U.S.-I1elped in, meal "to the people .t the camp., '/, -': of the, muck th&iCOYef!id them .fter the,
<br />Ihe massive cleanup effort Thursday. ' slann, and.... 'fi~ghterS, helped ,\0
<br />They later were moved to nearby , ' " :' direel 'l1'affic. ,,',~ ":;"',:,:"'.''','-: " '
<br />Frontier Ranch, . larger Young Life,' "There were 'hun- "Butiithisrepartontheflaqd.Morgan
<br />facUity. , dreds of lives put In had some ,less than" compliment.ry'
<br />The campers were scheduled to &0 ',. . " 'things '10 say' about 'the ' N.tional
<br />home Tuesday of this week, The .- dange,r during this Wealher Service for itsfaUure tG prediet
<br />warriedparenls aflWO of the leenagers ", storm and :tbe resl- .' ,the,stann.. '.... " '.', "" ~:' "
<br />had their youngslers sent home -early.. ' /," dents never recelv-' ' 'Margan said Chaffee County was nol
<br />Chism.n said, " , warned 'in advence -aboul the storm or
<br />He said the Silver Cliff camp is ready eel any warning." ,the danger of ' ,flash flooding. His
<br />far the nexl group of .ampers, who were '_Deputy Ernie Morgan investigation' showed that the National
<br />.cheduled to arrive loday, Weather Forecast Bureau in Denver
<br />Chisman said he is unable 10 eSlimale , said that it h.d provided the informalion
<br />Ihe dollar amaunl of damage done by Chismanalso'praisedChaffeeCaunty' ,to weatheroff'lCials in Colorado Springs.
<br />Ihe flash Oood, Since the camp has no Sheriff's deputies Ernie Margan .nd but that infannalion wasn . passed an 10
<br />Oood insurance. Chisman said they are Roger Thompson far their help, , , ,Chaffee eou!>Iy:" ' .' :' ,
<br />Irying 10 salvage everylhing lhey can, "People were really greallO us," he 'Chaffee,CountyClviI Defense Di.....
<br />The Molly B cabin may be unsalvage. said. "The rommunily really pilched'in lar Carl Hasselbrink tried several times
<br />able; sine< Ihe deep mutk is selling up and supparted us. ': ' , ThursdllY night, to call 'the weather
<br />like concrele inside. he said, Chisman A rain gauge el Deer Valley Ranch, "service office in Alamosa. but nobody
<br />said il would rosl aboul 512.000 10 jusl wesl of Silver Cliff. recorded 2'h .wes there. Marg.n said.
<br />replace the cabin. inchc~ or rain in the stQrm. Parker I "There were hundreds of.Jives put in
<br />Chisman said he and olher Yaung W oolminglDn of Deer Valley said the danger during this' stonn and the
<br />Life.officiaJs are grateful for the aid and damage there was minor-mainly con'" ." residents never received any warning...
<br />offe,,! of aid from people in t~e fincd 10 washed oul roads. Morgan ~id ,in his report.
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