The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-25


We take from the Sacramento Union
the following account Of the flood on the
upper Sacramento:
The river had fallen at Tehama about
three feet. The water, at the height OF
the flood, was three inches deep on the
first floor of Hall's Hotel, and the country
about I'ehama submerged to the depth OF
at least three feet. This is six inches
higher than the flood of last month, when
the water rose to greater height than
ever before known.
O'Neils Ranch, twenty miles below
Tehama, was wholly inundated. Mr..
O'Neil, wife and three children were
compelled to remain on beam, under
the roof of their house, for two days,
without food Mr.. Sedora, wife and
family, floated in wagon box, from their
DIV yelling, to "A neighboring island, where
they were soon after 'streed' by grizzly
bear, and obliged to stay in its branches
the remainder Of the day and the succeed
ing night, without morsel of sustenance.
Mr.. Hay lost at his ranch 200 hogs
during the freshet. At Lawson s ranch
the loss in stock, Sc, is not less than
$2O,nOO
All the ferries on the Sacramento down
to Tehama, broke away previous to the
last food and there is now no direct COM
munication between the two banks OF the
river. The losses by the present freshet
are even greater than those during the
first flood.
No less than 700 miners on Churn Creek
were compelled to subsist SIX days on
acorns, being entirety destitute of provl-
sions, and unable to procure them III con-
sequence Of high water.
At Downe's Ranch on the north side OF
Cow Greek, twelve persons were cooped
up in room 7x9 for eight days, during
which time they were obliged to subslst
on one scanty meal of beans per day.
One of the number was Mrs. D., who
was very i'll and far advanced in preg-
nancy. Her husband succeeded in ford
ing Cow Creek and reaching Fort Red
ding, where he endeavored to buy such
necessaries as his wife needed, but the
officers = fused TO sell him any. He, how
ever, managed to obtain from some Of the
soldiers their extra rations, and returned
with them to the creek, but was unable
to cross, owing to high water. Forlu-
nately, ga good Samaritan happened along
that ways soon after on horseback, who
swan the river, and supplied his wife
with the necessaries provided by her hus-
band.
A portion of Fitzgerald's cavalry, and
a detachment of infantry are quartered at
Fort Reddng, and "lving in clover"
Communication with Yreka and Wea-
verville is entirely cut off. The last &c
counts from the latter place state that
they are utterly destitute of provisions,
and all who can leave are OH their way
to Shasta The snow on the mountains
above Shasta is deeper than in '49.
Four men. one of whom was a negro,
were drowned on Monday week, between
Monroeville and Tehama, while endea
voring to save their stock.
The road from Coiusa to Red Bluffs is
now utterly impossible.
Owing to the stormy weather there has
been very little progress made in rebuild
ing Shasta.
Provisions at that place arc exorbitant'y
high. Flour readily commands Soc, and
not seven days supply in the market
Potatoes Coca 7Oc-market almost bare of
pork, meal, beans, &c. There are not
more than 90 days supply of provisions
on the road to Shasta, and one-half of
this is detained at Tehama.
Sheriff David Corsant, of Shasta,
brought down in the Fashion the Ger
man convicted of stealing $500 from Il
miner in that county. He is sentenced
to two years, four months, and ten days
incarceration in the State Prison.
Hon. William B. Ide, County Judge of
Colnsa, died of small pox at .uonroeville,
on Saturday last. He was so years of
age, and formerly a resident of the State
of Ohio.
SURVIVING YET. - The fate predicted
for Sacramento, which has proven more
ndestructible than Sodom or Gomorrah
has not yet been realized, nor is it likely
to be by second calamitous visitation ia
the shape ofwater. Although like Ararat,
for time covered, it still looms up and
offers an ark of safety. Even its business
has hna, ont;rolxr