The Nevada Democrat., 1862-01-14
THE GREAT FLOOD.

food in the valleys, the waters rising to
height never before known since the settle
ment of the country. At Marysville, accor-
ding to the local papers, the water rose
from six to twelve inches higher than at
the former overflow, and few places 10
the city were above high water. The wa
ters began to recede on Saturday afternoon,
and the damage in the town is reported as
inconsiderabIe. The farmers living in the
vicinity of Marysville took their families to
the city before the food had reached high
point and others left for the foothills.
We have not been able to get full partic-
ulars Of the inundation at Sacramento; but
by letters in the Marysville papers, and an
"extrap from the Office of the Auburn Ad-
vocate, il seems that the water was over all
the levees, and no land was to be seen.
The waters from the American river broke
through the levee at RabePs Tannery,
on Friday, and by eight o'clock in the
evening It was two feet higher than at the
flood of December 9th-being upwards of
three feet deep on the first floor of the Or
leans Hotel. On Saturday morning the
water had fallen a bout six inches, but must
have rose several feet higher by the flood
from the Yuba and Feather rivers. All
the frame buildings above 18th street were
swept away, and thousands Of persons took
shelter in the upper stories of the Orleans
and ST. George Hotels.
Governor Stanford was inaugurated on
Friday, and on Saturday the Legislature
adjourged to San Francisco.
The Auburn Advocate, which has infOr-
nation TO Sunday evening, says:
The water is five feet above the first floor Of
the st. George Hotel, in which there are two
thousand people quartered, with scarcely any
of the neoessaries OF life.
Starvation is staring these unfortunates in
the face, and there is no signs Of immediate
relief visible.
The water in the Orleans Hotel is within five
feet Of the ceiling overhead, and people navigate
the bar-room in boats, propelling them by shoy-
ing against the ceiling with their hands.
In the Orleans there are a large number of
persons-men, women and children-packed
together, and all are in the most deplorable
condition many of them being destitute of
wearing apparel and bedding to screen them
from the inclemency OF the weather.
The water at the corner of Sixth and sts.,
where Booth x Co. and Lindley Weaver and
other stores are situated, is within two feet of
the tops Of the doors, and the entire stocks of
goods are supposed to be ruined. No one dares
enter the buildings.
At the Capitol the water is running over the
floors Of the Senate Chamber and Assembly
Hall.
There is scarcely any possibility of obtaining
ingress to the city or egress when there.
II is supposed that many lives have been lost,
but II is impossible to ascertain anything def
nitely in regard to the number or who are the
unfortunate ones until the water recedes.
The current passing through the city is so
strong that it is difficult to manage boats in the
streets, and many have been capsized.
On Friday, the Howard Society reopeped
the Pavilion, where some eight hundred or
thousand persons found shelter. But
later accounts say nothing of the Pavilion
leaving US to infer that the structure has
been destroyed.
OF the damage at Folsom, and along the
American river, tie Advocate says:
Every bridge between Auburn and Folsom
except the Condemned Bar Bridge has been
washed away. Also every bridge between Fol-
som and Plaeerville is gone, and there is no
communication between those places.
Stockton's Mills Tat Folsom have been swept
away, and not vestige remains of them to
mark the spot where they stood.
The water at these Mills had reached to the
second story of the building, and il is believed
that it might have been saved, had it not been
for the large amount of drftwood floating down
which came in contact with the building with
irresistible force, sweeping everything off.
Since the fall Of the American river, the heavy
machinery can be seen lodged upon the rocks a
long distance below where the mill stood.
In the mills were $50 tons of grain, which is
total loss. There was also in the mill 100
tons of -four, small portion only of which was
saved.
The railroad bridge, at Folsom, is still stand
ing, but is in damaged condition-a large hole
having been broken in the north abutment by
the action Of the water
The American river, at Folsom, had fallen
about twenty feet, and il is thought that had it
continued up to its highest mark but a few
hours longer the bridge could not have with
stood the pressure.
The cars can run as far as Patterson's Sta
ton, ten miles below Folsom, but the Spperin-
tcpdeRt intends having the track repaired as far
as Brighton Station to-day.
A short distance below Pattefs6RS, a small
dwelling house IN &hioA Wkb q man, woman,
and chllA aAA aAAA. x.ah eAa ahaA IL Ais.
arms. escaped from the building anAnAA sAse&l