Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-01-31
No. 46

ma during the Hood. The Grass Valley Ma.
tional says: During the late storm Bear
river became SO filled up with gravel that Il
was forced out Of its old channel, at point
mile or so above Johnson's crossing. and
formed an entire new bed for distance of
some miles, coming into the old channel again
at Kempton's crossing. The river now pass.
es Johnsons fully half mile south of the old
bridge, which,. were it standing, would span
a bed Of gravel fifteen or twenty feet deep
The new channel has been cut directly through
a range of five ranches, and the destruction
of property is very heavy. Immense tracts
of the finest agricultural lands, along the riv-
er, have been completely destroyed by tho
immense beds Of sand and gravel deposited
on them by the overflow" Az though the
destroying waters was not enough to f3ll their
cup of woe, the citineps Of California are being
scourgcd by that disgusting disease, the small
poX. Several deaths have occurred in Sacra-
mento City, and we hear of IT being in some
Of the mountain towns but 1t prevails to the
greatest extent in the valleys and southern
countries. The San Jose Mercury has letter
from one Pelham, OF San Luis Obispo, in
which he states that there have been thirty.
eight deaths Of small pox in that place within
a short time. The deaths, however, are prin.
cipally among the native population.
THE GREAT FLOOD IN OREGON.
Steamer Pacific, just in from Victoria and
the North, brings Victoria dates 10 Decc 7th.
and Portland dates to the 18th Dec She was
detained on her downward trip by heavy
weather. She brought down from Oregon
l2O U. 5. troops, of companies q. Il. and H.
under command of captains Magynder, Lynn
and Ainsmorth and Lledtehaht Keno. HlsD
news Of a terrible food in Willamette Valley,
comes by the Pacific. The most important
mills in Oregon have been destroyed, together
with vast amount OF grain. In consequences
Of this destruction -four has advanced mate
rally, is now held at $704s. The food COM
menced on the lst Dec.a and .reaehed itHgpsAt,
est height on the 9th. 1t then subsidized
gradually till the 10th, when it arose three
feet in a few hours. Two new wharves at
Portland were carried away. The lower por-
ton Of the city was under water. The saw
mills at Portland lost 2, ZOO, 900 feet of logs.
All the houses at Linn City were carried
away; also, the break water at this place,
which is loss of $4,000. At Albany tho
warehouses; containing ovct one hunAred
thousand bushels Of wheat were swept away.
Damages at Oregon City and Linn City win
exceed 100000. For two or three nights
houses were seen going over the falls With
lights still burning in them. All the houses.
at Champoeg were washed away; some Of
the inhabitants took refuge in the tops of trees.
On the 9th Of Dec the steamer Onward rcs-
cued forty persons. The break water at Or.
egon City is destroyed, making necessary 1
land portage of one mile. The roads in every
direction throughout the country are torn to
pieces and are impossible for vehicles. Every
town on the Willamette has suffered terribly,
and there is great loss oflfe Many families
were rescued from the roofs of houses and
barns that had foatcd off, A small side.
wheel steamer, under steam, went over the
Falls OH Dec. 9th. Eugene City and Corvat:
'als, reported to have disappeared. The bus;
siness portion of Dayton, Yamhill, is swept
away. An immense amount Of apples stored
in the Day ton warehouses are lost-swept out
to sea. The Hood was higher than ever known
since the settlement OF Oregon, though it is
said something similar was once Witnessed
by Canadian trappers. The rain had been
continuous and warm melting the snow on
the Cascades, and these, pouring boiling and
rushing torrents into the lower valleys, all on
or neal the great water courses was swept as
with broom. At last accounts the food
was still up, All the bridges in Yamhilf
eou,'y sie s"tp. h"ay: iIunareas % OF !arm.
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The late heavy rains, il seems, extended
as far north as Washington Territory. The
Nislqually bridge, between Steilacoom and
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