Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1905 — Unprecedented Fall of Rain. [ARTICLE]

Unprecedented Fall of Rain.

Albuquerque, N. M., April 25.—New Mexico and Arizona have been fairly drenched by a rain and snow storm that has prevailed over the two territories for thirty-six hours, and which, for duration and heaviness of precipitation is unprecedented. Phoenix reports the heaviest rain fall of the west. Swollen streams of central Arizona are far out of their banks. The plains of west New Mexico form a sea and all traffic from the coast on the Santa Fe is interrupted.. From five to ten Jeet of snow lies in the mountains. It Is melting rapidly and streams are rising. Washouts are feared.