New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-12
California sacramento City-The DeiuSe'

Correspondence % The Inolnc.
sacE.HsNro CIV. Thursday Jan. ST. l''"
Ib,,e before mentioned that the rainy season
commenced here about the LIST OF November. Aiier
-.i,ne about three weeks more or less, there fol-
Owed a. long period OF clear and beautiful westh
.r Nth wind rom the north. Ga Dec. Il, there
came severe gale with rain from the southeast
which lasted three day and ended In showers OF
.ee,. Again on the evening Of the 18Th another
and ,t.l moro severe gale occurred with much
-ai5. Many tents and even large buildings were
blow. down during the night The Sacramento. on
the I'D rose over the ow parts OF the city ana many
antilles. near the mouth Of the American Fork were
r,rced 10 cave their habtations. Again, on Iaes-
5syIs, : another still more violent storm came
IN sc ususl from the 5 IA which there fell, as
,..,-iv as | -ould measured about two inches 81!
-s,,r ON level in the space Of p hours Ihis To-
.,stber with the melting Of snow 10 the mountains,
soon reused the American river into ioamlns tor-
EN-, raising II from 20 % 81 feet IN one aight On
Wednesday evening Dec. O. It's iail TIDE broke over
,s banks snd swept It's iesrtllcurrent past cotteF
Fort into the southern part OF Sacramento O"y'
hare during tie night. the " ster rose IRON I'VE Il
,;,bt feet On Thursday morning mules were
,eso swimming In one OF the principal streets, and
,t, whole town was navigable for boats 81 SUD
IAN WAS the occurrence that many were Obliged -
rs ape IN the light fer their lives Fortunately, IN
he outskirts mound Of about an acre and nan
T-d an ssVlurn .or al. TIA. could collect on u 1;
was soon known as the " Island % Distress Two
r,..,,Ss much larger a. the distance 81 o. =
,l,s Afforded reiei Tor others and Their cattle and
many hetook themselves 10 the vessels Ia The Sac
-an,en,o The wood choppers o. the river " ere s.
.u39eulv surrounded ths- they were iorced 70 as
end into the tree.t % 4 few hives Only have been
ost but the destruction Of property has been Ners
-rear For ten days :he aood continued Win Aitl-
variation. During tins time the sreat oacra niel.o
Valley was or. vast expanded axe, nowils non
n 1uniaiu to mountain 90 or 30 miles IN breadth
ON tb, 2a3 the y alter lei and let most Of the
t,.v bar. 4 strong WIND and ram have SINCE &C
CURED and IS bringing u up 70 q level WIKI me
banks srain Ii IS now the .ith q Jan. On the
plans eastward ior s few rl.es, where the ground
has not been inundated the sUrisce presents the
green and spring-like appearance. Inc iSsG, -
srass is getting pretty good Tor cattle W ld pants
have crown SIX OF eight inches and potatoes are
already growing OUT Of the ground. The willow
sal alder are beginning 20 Blossom
MANY persons without reflection, presume that
= s.-aneuto Civ VIII now be abandoned But
.uch i. not the belief q the writer The very isc'
Mi, q the head OF ship navigation o. the Sacra
,neuto and the common center OF the mines, W.
BE- sufcieu; - sustain Il, even Il hood SEOUL &C
cur every year
The civ can be secured by entertainments, Or BY
-,-,ir- "A road track on the high bank o.. the
American Fork te three miles eastward, where
beautiful hieh ground IS ob'sined never subject &c
;n1ndat;on. Here the families car with coaaicf'
reside. while the ST ar cars VII II ie" minutes
convey men OF business 10 tne1r % ~
Sscrsn,en.o From this las; named sIts there VII
slwsvs be easv egress 10 al the mines BY lard
One or two small new towns have recently sprune
~, At u near the junction Of the iuba and sA'nei
rivers They Will serve for the Winter and spring
business bat VIII probably never rva Sacramento
City.
During the last month fair basines has beer
done in gold digging most parties having average
from Is 70 sls and $40 per day. Many hills and