The Nevada journal., 1852-03-13
The Flood.

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From SACRAMENTO. A good deal Of
apprehension was created yesterday,
(luesday) afternoon, by the encroach.
ments of the current upon the Levee
in front of the city. At several points
on X street. the bank exhibited symp-
toms Of caving and further down the
river, several cracks could be seen ex.
tending the whole width Of the embank-
ment Measures were taken at once to
check the progress of the evil, by dri-
wing timbers and filing up where the
earth had commenced to wash away
The cracks are observed principally in
the proximity of some trees, which were
left when the Levee was constructed,
and the error of not removing these is
now only apparent when its result may
perhaps prove disastrous.
At the time Of going to press, 3 o'clock,
A.. NJ, it continues to rain-the water
has slightly risen in the streets. The
Sacramento river is fuller than it has
been during The food.
The SAcRAMENro.-Th river at 6
o'clock last evening, (Tuesday,) was ssu-
en- inches above the highest point reach
ed during tn. food of 1850, yet it still
lacks eighteen inches of being over the
Leyee. The beneficial effects of this
/ embankment are now apparent for it it
had not been constructed, the entire city
would at this moment be at least a foot
under water.-Union.
New LEvEE.-We hear that efforts
will be made for the immediate con-
struction of branch Levee, commence
ing at the foot of | street, extending
thence along to Sixth street, thence
running diagonally to C street, thence
to the high grounds near the adobe
building opposite Norris ranch, on the
American river.
1t is also proposed that the city issue
bonds payable in 1860 or 65, and that
the work oe not paid for until fully COM
pleted. The object of making the bonds
payable at such remote period Of time,
is to relieve our present Overburdened
tax payers from further payment Of
onerous assessments, arising from the
immediate liquidation of the expenses
attendant upon the construction of the
work.
We heard of no arrivals from any part
of the mines yesterday. The high wa
ter has apparently prevented all desire
on the part Of miners to visit the city
Transcript.
We also take the following from the
regular correspondent of the Alta, of
the 10th:
Yesterday the citizens had thrown up
a temporary Levee Of earth, hay and
bags Of coal and sand along | street out
nearly to Fifth. This sufioed during
the day to keep Suffers Lake from over
flowing and pouring into the city. thro
Second, Third and Fourth streets, and
underneath tho intervening houses -
Of course, much damage was avoided
by this course, Nevertheless, the water
poured ovei the temporary Levee in one
sheet from Fourth street as far Us the
State House on Seventh, and flowed
down Fifth, Sixth and Seventh streets
! across J. towards X, and 80 on down tc
The low country at the south of the city
proper, emptying itself from there thro
the artificial opening which had beer
made in the main levee at Sutterville
Such is the lay of The country there
and such had been the direction giver
to the incoming waters by the tempora
: ry levee alongJ street. that the city
from Fifth street to the main leyee OF
the Sacramento, and from X street up e
| had been kept comparatively dry.
Should the temporary levee running
{ along street at the end of Second, OF
, should the main levee running along the
Sacramento break in, the portion of the
city which has thus been kept dry
f would be thoroughly swamped
1t was feared that the temporary leves
at the end Of Second street, being very
t tender and narrow, would break away
last night, but ! am happy to say it die
not.
We have not, however, entirely es
e capped, for the rain of night before las
reached us by the American last night
and the water in the lake, into whiel
there is a passage from the American
rose several inches. The consequence
~, the temporary levee, although l
e stood at Second street, broke away a
Fourth and Third streets, and this NOR
. ming is leaping down these thorough
e fares on to and across J, gradually fllin
G up the city again. The bridge crossing
at these streets along ], are washe
e away and ferries are established there
i The price to cross any street is twenty
tive cents. The price to be transport
ed from down town to the State House
varies from two TO four dollars.
; r. Such 10 the fary of the current o.
2 Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth street,
s where they cross J, that the ferry boat
would be swept down, and would and i
: impossible to get across, were it not tha
n ropes are stretched from corner TO cor
n ner.