The Nevada Democrat., 1861-12-10
THE STORM.

THE STOltMs
The late storm has perhaps been the most
severe of any that has occurred in this sec
ton for many years. From Friday eve
ming until Monday morning 1t rained with
out intermssion; and from u rough measure
ment which we kept we Judge that about a
foot and half Of water fell during that
time. The weather being quite warm, the
rain extended far up 10 the mountains,
melting Off immense quantities Of snow,
and raising the streams higher than ever
before known. Yesterday morning the
South Yuba was twenty-six feet above low
water mark, and twelve feet above the
highest rise Of last year. The Illinois,
Webber's, and both of Freeman's bridges.
were carried away on Sunday night, also
the suspension foot-bridge at Washington.
The bridge at Cooper's lower crossing, aud
Hoit's bridge were standing yesterday af-
ternoon, when the waters began to subside,
but the abutments Of the latter we're con-
sderably shaken, and there was some fear
that IL would also be carried off.
Considerable damage was occasloned by
the tearing away of dams and in Deer
creek. The fume Of Jeffery Il Co., coming
into Deer creek at the Main street bridge
was washed away. damaging the company
TO the amount Of about $4,000. The bridge
at the foot Of Nevada street, Worrell's
bridge at the Eagle saw-mill, aud the dams
of Bovyer's bitches, the one above aud the
other below town. were also swept off. The
fume running under the buildings on Com
merclal street became choked with mud and
gravel on Sunday night, flooding the lower
floors on the south side of Commercial aud
Main Streets from Davenport's store to the
bridge. In many of the stores the goods
we're piled on the floors, or stored in cellars,
and Notwithstanding the exertions of the
owners the damage must have been heavy.
In Crawford * Co.'S hardware store The mud
settled during the night to the depth of nine
inches.
A gentleman from Jones Bar informs us
that great damage was occasioned by the
food at that place. AT the upper end of the
Bar, where the channel is narrow, the water
raised forty feet above the low water mark,
being twelve or fifteen feet higher than
ever known before. The foot-bridge which
crosses at the Bar, together with fumes,
dams, slulces, derricks, and mining utensils
generally, were carried away. One of the
fumes destroyed was over mile 10 length.
and cannot be replaced for less than four
thousand dollars.
We have not heard any particulars as to
the extent Of the damage on the Middle
Tuba but are Informed that not bridge
is left on that stream. The quartz mill be-
longing to Mr.. Fellows, at German Bar,
was also swept off,
The Sacramento aud Feather river valleys
are all overhowed, aud in all probability
the water will rise above the top of the
levee at Sacramento. Several hundred Chi
nese are said to have lost their lives at
Long Bar, and Chinaman came into town
to-day aud stated that ten of his people who
lived in cabin on the South Yuba were
drowned, A white man and woman, who
took refuge in q tree near Smartville, night
before last, were rescued yesterday.
The Sacramento stages of Saturday aud
Sunday were detained at Wolf creek until
yesterday morning, when they managed to
cross and arrived in town in the afternoon.
Mondays stage had not arrived at three
o'clock this afternoon, aud its detention is
supposed to be occasioned by the destrue-
tion Of the Bear river bridge.