The Placer herald., 1862-02-01
A GREAT DEPOSIT OE SAND.

This Rabel Tannery break has deposited an i'm
mensc quantity of sand and clayish debris thro'
the contiguous territory. At Agricultural Park,
(2lst street) the deposits measure two feet and
upwards. Houses in that section, as far South as
street. are embarked with sand to the base of
| their windows. and unless street doors have been
constantly opened and shut, they are completely
blocked up-reminding one of the blockading
snow storms in the New England States. What
we can do with this surplus sand cannot cOnjec-
ture unless we use it for constructing the new
levees. 1t affords plenty Of material, in case it
| is good for such purpose. KtFt
FRUIT TREES AND VINES DESTROYED.
The northeast section Of the city being best
| adapted to cultivation many extensive peach and
vine orchards have been planted, which, are very
badly damage ed or ruined their precise condition
cannot be asccrtained until the waters entirely
cease to flow from the American. Besides, its
full effects cannot be known until time shall prac-
ticaly demonstrate them. 1t is generally be-
lievcd that the fruit trees will be killed. and the
vines only retarded in their production of grapes
THE SUBJECT PROLIFIC.
The effects Of the floods afford q never ending
material for letter writing. especially if one
wishes to enter into full particulars But the
destruction of property in the city is great and
general. that it almost overwhcms all efforts at
particularization in full detail But it can be set
down in general and brief words that Sacramen-
tans could loose but little more and possess any
thing thereafter. But so long there is no other
alternative, but to submit most citizens apparent
ly acquiesce in the dspensations of Divine Prov
idence without murmur.
CREDIT STAGGERING.
The late failure of Mlllken Bros, for about
| $4,000 arouscs the suspicion of the solvency of
many houses. and confidence has been shaken ma
| terially. Mlliken Bros, have been doing a
''snmshing" business in groceries and liquors for
the last five or six years, and are very plain I'M
ostentatious mel chants. They propose com
promise of fifty cents on dollar, payable in II
and Is months. They will probably succeed in
their proposals and go ahead again. Their losses
by the flood have not been the means of their sus-
penson-but bad debts upon bad debts.
AMUSEMENT FOR THE BOYS.
The snow storm has afforded material by which
| the boys have made themselves merry during the
day. AT an early hour this morning the '.snow
ball sports opened. and many of those accus-
toned to such ia their youth took hand. A
good deal of merrimcnt was made by peting J Ohm
Chnaman as he passed up or down j street. An
amateur sleigh, with bells jingling, was also driv
en- up and down the main streets The Likes
we've never seen belore,r except in 1855. when
about the same quantity Of snow fell, and the
people enjoyed fine snow baling. | saw balls
OF snow to-day rolled up to-day as large rs
bushel basket. Sew eral were on exhibition at diff
terent points.
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The animal meeting of this Society was held
| to day, for the purpose of electing officers. AS
only about twenty members were present an ad-
Journmcnt was carred-to meet on the 23d Of
April next. MORE ANON.
SEVERAL ERRoRs Sac. Union, in
speaking of the necessary repairs to he
made on the Sacramento Valley Railroad,
says about three hundred tons of iron were
swept away from the road but "ihe company
will he able to furnish new rails from the
! shipment originally sent out for the Lincoln
and Cold Hill road, which fell into the hands
OF the Sacramento Valley Company, and
We're to have been used on the new branch
lNnniny from Fol, to Auburn. The use
of iron for repairs will snspend operations
for the present on The branch referred to-"
We 10 not attach much Importance to he
sentences within quotation marks, but AS the
Union has seen fit heretofore TO ignore the
existence of the Sacramento, Placer & Ne.
vada Railroad Company, and does so in the
above, We are inclined to the belief that
there is method in its manner of reference
to anything connected with the enterprise
and we therefore call attention to several
mis- statements in the extract.
In the first place the "branrh running
from Folsom to Auburn" is no more a branch
Of the Sacramento Valley Railroad than is
the Central Railroad from Folsom to Lin
coin, bu: is distinct Company, organized
under the Railroad laws of the State, and
is chartered under the name of the "Sac
ramento, Placer & Nevada Railroad Com
pany." Its connection with the Valley Rail
road is, so far as the interests of the two
Companies are mutual-and that they have
mutual interests is ascertained in the fact
that Stockholders in the Valley Road have
stock in the other, and good understand
ing and business connection exists between
the companies.
Secondly "the iron for the Lincoln and
Gold Hill road" never fell into the hands of
the Valley Company, nor is it owned by
that Company; but was purchased for and
has been delivered at Folsom for the S. p.
& N. r. R. Co., and if any portion of it is
used in the repairs Of the Valley Road it
will be a courtesy extended to and duly ap,
t preciated by the officers of that Road
Thirdly the use of the iron on the Val.
ley Road will not suspend work on the Au-
burn road: but portion will be opened as
soon as the Valley Road is repaired, and the
, ties are brought up the river and shipped
over to the Auburn road. And to hasten
, this desirable consummaion, the Direc.
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