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<br />ke~ve$ is s~ia to h~ve last 2CO 1ro~~ chickens 'ron th~ same
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<br />the regior. 0' the HY,1f:S ice p]"mt cmd dO~'}j in 1.0 aJe S<wta
<br />Fe depot yards.
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<br />cause,
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<br />Tile 1,rkiJIlSaS ri'.c'r "a:; :;-..OnEI< to I'l<"'!; time" ie:; USUi:ll
<br />'rolum!! b" eh~' rdir. in el,,, moun~~lns to the ",e"tw,.ud dlJJ ""s
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<br />At one liIr/" ,,~ter "toaJ six inch"" Jeep on Un' .,orth
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<br />b~nk~ of the rIver in tilde ,ioinlt~.
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<br />1'ie.. dnd otil~'r w;x;Jer.
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<br />at f]ool stdgn shortly after midnight,
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<br />It nowhC'u ow'rf]owed
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<br />Mdterials ~ere flodted d"dY.
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<br />it~ banks in the vicinity ot Canon City, 'mt tile,,! ~'eH' unatle
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<br />0" E,,;;t Mdin ;;treet in front of the AbJ;ey, w",tor swod
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<br />tc confine its r;:urnmt Earther dO~'n the '.,dley,
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<br />U im;hesdeep after the ditch overflowed. l;.,rns, garage
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<br />All telephone and t~leyr",ph communication bet~~en Canon
<br />City ".~d ~h" Cripple Cre,'k cistrict was cut off b<,' the ..tori",
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<br />and Chemistry building had ~ater on the first Eloor.
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<br />rho same conditions in that respece apply to Colorado Springs,
<br />Denver and Pucblo.
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<br />basemen~s or the sister' resid~n:c dnd the residence build-
<br />ing at th~ south edge of the grounds ~'rc flooded.
<br />The "tlash" flood down the Arkan3"''' lasted enly 40
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<br />rher",inbegan
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<br />genU" sho-..vr f'ridaY "'ft~'rnoor., belt
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<br />..,inute,s.
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<br />It rose ,'apidly dbout S,JO, r~ce~ed almost
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<br />,.3
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<br />de",::loped i.1tO ~o=thing rese,'i.bli,;.g a doud burst atout d~rk
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<br />qu.ickly Qft~r the initial rush of w",ter had pa~~e~, but J~S
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<br />~i,..] dC i.lJ~"""..i~ du,i,,~ c,'"" ni~iJ',
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<br />i' will ,0 lntD cn~
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<br />~(;i;';' ~^' ;.;",,,Ja~, <ilUJ"~'1!J ;."';.,,'" rIvud CiC"'1'-'~.
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<br />chronicles or ~!le co",,,,mity a~ One of th" ,"est IJotdble c~orms
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<br />COllllty roarh "-"ew~ ''''''-''''' ~t ;.ork Nc)!lddY r"p~irinq th~
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<br />of it~ kind within th", ",,,,rr.ot:y of "the old"st inhabicant."
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<br />""mes nood,->d,
<br />Gardens Rd'nEd
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<br />Copp~r G~lch ~nd Currant cr",,,,k rOd~5. Cars "".-e st:11ck in
<br />both r(),,,,,,, lmt ""TIc ,~reeJ .'lona'ay_
<br />,he Su",iay ~Lt"'ruXm c1"....dburst s"'~pt much '" ttlf' ""lit
<br />"fld of' ~he "",,"(;y. iiyhtened ~G.'"ewh,]t aro\i:ld th", Cunon Cil;y
<br />~n,,,,, ..'It./I{}u'Jll this section lie-", " he"v~ dO"",p"ur. -n,,,, terce
<br />of the r;Wr", w~~ s~"nt "s I~ movpd e<l5t M.~t f"ln~m,c" ')",1
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<br />THE CANO~ CITY DAllY RECORD
<br />CANON CITY, FREMO~T (oU~TY. CGlOKADO
<br />~UNOAY, JULY 14, 1941
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<br />P"rtl~_~d,
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<br />CJc",dl)u~~t~ in ,,"'stern F"''''IYl<>"t c<,"':o:y Sunday ",[ternoc};
<br />sw~p~ cut hi~hwdy~, ",,,,i,,cd the ~rk~",~s river to flood 5taq~
<br />re!N1U,~~ ~n t.c~ck d~m",'i" to ~.~e Rio r.;r",nd<J r~i1"'o~d, flc<Jd_
<br />i:J10fhcmes ;tJ.'touth Cdnon ""d 10$5 to 'ldd"n "redS.
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<br />TIlE U,NON ClTY DAILY RECORD
<br />CANGN CITY, FRE~ONT COUNTY, COLORADO
<br />THUHSDAY,JULY29,1965
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<br />IIJ ;;'"G:'C ':;"I""', _AfJ i,d'/d~i.oil <lltCn ~ro",e ~ts D~"''''S,
<br />!;""P~ ail 18-inch "'''II of wat"r rhrou']h rh~ i!oiy Cro!:$ Atbc'!
<br />qro~nds, tillin:; t_ll" &...s""~ent,, of oh"", b~i.ldinq" dnd C'~us-
<br />''''.l (j'''""ge to the '7ro'."~ ,md fields.
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<br />H<Jav', Storm
<br />",wndGNOrOn
<br />Side of City
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<br />Sccor;dm"jor thumle,:storm al,d third riJin o'.er" L,n;r_
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<br />"lJcd in l-ci;",;n" the ";rkcm~'Js.
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<br />'i'1l,. dv,'r, in dd,j,"i".~ :j
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<br />,Ide' (""rio', swept u,p em,,"n City "''"0" wcd""sd..y .1i']:,'..
<br />,'l~i]; Lure<' of tile storm, ',;Idch broke .,roumi y r-,~. 01']3
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<br />In Cd,.,"'.., Ci~'.' '" horc! :jo""p"~r cCd.~"d ~hi" UJ}iGn c',,,,?
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