Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-02

FLOODS IL AMADoR.-The jackson Dis
patch, in noticing the late floods in Amador
county, says:
On the middle fork Of Jackson creek the
greatest amount Of injury was done. The
inrge llume of Linn, Morgan & Co, which
had intely been completed at an expense OF
$4,000 was partly buried and partly torn
oul also one helongfng to an Italian Com
pauy, Just below Mogglns mill. The
French Ranch was considerably injured by
loss OF fence and fruit trees Below that
the garden of Mr. Pitos was almost wholly
ruined, and he loses II large number of
choice vines Still further down, is the ranch
of j. X Kelly which also roceiy ed consider
able dam ge A portion of the fence en-
closing the Hospital ground, was torn away
and small amount of the grounds flooded,
though no very serious damge was done
MIR T. Trowblidgcs place, opposite the
Hospital, was considerably damaged; the
string of fence next the creek vas entirely
washed away, and large numbers of grape
vines. many of them bearing. ID G. Whites
place was injured to some extent by loss of
fence and settling of mud on the premises.
The gardens of Barton, of Bradley, aud
Nchlacter were more or less flooded, the lat
ter losing some very fine fruit trees. Oppo-
site 10 these is the beautiful garden of Il. NJ.
! Briggs, which was very seriously injured
/ the fence was entirely swept away together
With IA large number Of very valuable fruit
and ornamental trees jeff Davis, ad joining
/ Briggs. also lost some beautiful fruit trees.
c ii. ingalls, beautiful garden sustained
very great damage, the fence next the creek
being completely torn away along with a
number of feet of the bank. The entire gar
den was covered with water and lett several
| feet in thickness Of sand and mud, covering
up shrublcry and vines most cifectuaIly -
| Several lurge fruit trees were also carried
away from this place. But the oung Amer
lea saloon had TO stand the seVercst shock.
1t is built over the creek, and although there
is plenty space for the water to pass freely
beneath it, the large amount of drift wood
could not he kept entirely clear despite the
| eXeltions of large crowd At one time 1t
was so much blocked up that the water was
several feet higher above than below the
building. and had to seek egress on either
side, but through the eXcrtious of Craudall,
Burke, W els Davis and Others, tt e drift was
cleared, ard the imminent danger of gen
eral smash up aveued Tue nursery back
of the Louisiana Hotel. belonging to Evans
a. Askev was very badly damaged, and the
| Laundry attached TO the hotel vas knocked
down. carrying of large amount Of linen
in wash aud oher articles Fencing next the
creek along the premises OF l. Martcl aud J.
! /. sloan was mostly carried away. Perrin :
/ livery stable Pelton's blacksmith shop, Will
liams' and Parish's carpenter shops were all
iuuudated Jones stone fcuce, some three
hundred yards long, on the main creek, was
almost wholly demolished. The lower part
| of upper Chinatown was we'll dreuched, mot
too well,) the water running through the
houses like a mill tail
/ Altogether the food has been unprcce-
| dented, and many have learned that it will
not do to conhue mountain torrents