New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-17
inquired Of resider Of one Of the more favored

the good standing of ZEAL estte in his neighborbood,
he added "But thea you know am very short
man.
Some ore was banering citizen Caulfeld about
the magnificent waisrscape which his ranch pre-.
sented 70 which he promptly responded VI
wouldn't give a copper for man that couldn't have
q lake of his own"
Several persons we're drowned IN sacramento
during the high water, but have no names o'a'e
Senator Heacock savedbis wife by carrying her oil
his back, he wading through Water waist deep.
The damage in Marysville Is estimated by lhe
appeal newspaper at $4,000. The food there came
from the Yuba River, and lasted but very short
time.
The following extracts rom newspapers contain
Information which will PROBABLY not have reached
YOUR city before the arriya of the steamer which
carries this:
On the opposite side Of the American River from
Rrigbton (which il five miles above Sacramentol.
the flood took its way acros; the county, toward
the Sacramento, taking with Il pretty near every
thing with which it came in contact. Norrss raen,
oi tens Of thousands of acres, was completely SUD
merged, al event which had not before happened
within tho memory OF tie Oldest Indian on the ranch
Thirty miles OF fence, made of redwood posts and
boards was lifted ont OF ;he grouud, and Win tne
lumber provided for building new house, tfoated,
the owner knows not where. Hundreds OF CORDS OF
wood, timber, and uprooted trees have been depos-
lied on the ranch Wen rs iucaculable 9nanilnes
OF sand The water filled the bOuses OH the place,
one of them 80 full that the inmates were driven
for shelter to hay stack, which fortunately with
stood the pressure.
The Grass Valley National siys
The damage to property ia and about Grass
Valley has not been very large although 1t has
thrown 500 laborer' in The qua ~ mines out o.
present employment. The Allison Ranch, Lafayette,
s adden's and Jeoningss mines have been comI d
10 SUSPEND operatiops FROM the unusual influx OF
water. The damage ia that way, to both employ efS
and employed il very great. Many other mines
OF smaller extelt have ao been filled with water
In Napa, all the houses east of the creek were
swept away Eel River swept all the farms on ita
banks.
The Ororille Record speaks thus Of the food IN
Feather River:
II is impossible for US to give any thing definite as to
the amount OF damage done to property, either here
or at other points along the river. Al the head Dam
of the Feather River and Opbir Water Company :
ditch, the bulkoead, apron, Ac.. were swept away,
together with about 200 feet OF Hume, damaging thc
c.pauy about 81 900 beside the loss OF water our
pg the time spent in repairing, which is expected TO
be about three weeks. All the ferry ropes along te
river are broken, and some OF the boats were
carried down stream, aud in some instances, we te-
ieve, were hoated out npOn tie plains Inc 1913 al
the saw-mill il the most serious OF any OF whlcn we
have MS We, learned The boom cohtalItd d iarSe
number Of log-, which would have yielded when
sawed about 5000 900 feet OF lumber. Iney were
all swept away, together with II quantity oil LUMBER
piled up 10 the yard.
The Uearerriiie Journal speaks thus OF Trinity
River:
The food in Trinity River was the greatest that
has occprred in the county since the settlement oy
r ~f.T 4. trrFF a "a
We doubt whether $780, go Will cove the damage
and loss Of prouerty IA far az can learn, but
TWO bridges are left the whole line OF the river
and not one out Of ten of the water-wheels wh'ch
were standing q week ago remain. fluines, uaLs'
mills, and races, to great extent snarea .ne sa'n
fate MANY Of the ranches along the river are Sc
riously damaged by The loss OF trul' trees fences
and DEPOSIT of saudand rock; While the soil OF olher-
has been partially or entirely washed away, ieh'log
barren sand.bars where before were rch aliuVla'
bottoms In fact, the Hood has made nearly clean
queen of the improvements slong that stream aud
nv Of its tribuaries We are gratiiied TO state,
40 far as has come 20 our knowledge, that but two
lives were lost doth were Chinamenl dunog ths
aooJ though news OF hair-breLdth escapes nave
reached us. 40
The following items are from Washoe;
All the mills in Gold Canon were injured.
Panl mill suffered but little damage. fl'ty men
cere employed ~ make n ditch aud protect the
place from damage.
I'm French's nill the boiler was turned up on end
all the stamps were carried away, ana ~ IDS %
ANAL am, worth SLOW 80 .
The next mill below was filled with sand.
All the adobe houses in the Canon were diseases
solved.
La Carson Canon two saw mills and one quartz
mill were tipped over into the river and swept
away. Two men, names unknown, We're drowned
In Carson Ci,y every street was flooded. Nearly
I all the cellars wore full. In Gov. Nyes house the
b4emcnt was full and the water stood on the first
iloor
Not dam was left in Carson River below Dayton.
IL is said that nearly all the grlstni.s in Oregon
were swept away, and 1900 bushels Of grain
were lost or spoiled Tue Portland correspondent Of
The Bulletin says:
"At this city the Willamette River Is between a
quarter and half mile wide, ana duiing the Hood
IA. current reached velocity OF awldl rapidity
ano notwithstanding the great width OF The r'er
and the ra,diiy with which the water moved, II
rose over twenty ieet. The commodIous wharf, re-
Gently erected by Hull n Masters and their a-so-
cia es WIS carried away. TINS wharf had just been
completed, and having commanding position Ia
commercial point, with an abundance oi roohrg,
Necessary for the safety of goods aud shipping pnr-
roses was deemed valuable properly aud "a great
,omr,er,iaI inprove ment. The new WHIT IN course
OF construction, belonging 70 the Oregon Steam Nav
igaion Company, was also destroyed.
" Other wharyes Landings were more or less
damaged. The heaviest losers in this Guy we7e
narGough & Siitze the proprietor OF a lartr saw
mill III the north part Of the clgy They lo.i IaIse
lo, al SAW logs amounting TO over one million lcet
O. lam. cr besides snicring gIlevons damage 10 tue
uassive works Of the furnaces ami other NATURES
Belonging To their NIL. Trey were 81" heav!
stock olders in The wharf .ieoled by Hull Ma
i,rs. which was carried away. during the ireva-
lence Of the flood Front street was thronStd Win
u,or le to witness the destruction cf property, and
view with wonGer the buildings haysiacks, aid the
innumeuble articles that We're being borne hloug rs
tho food
AT Oregon City the destruction of property VA
ir,nn.. md IN 4, Iii. Tim, mo- ,siimate rs 10 The