The weekly union record., 1865-11-25

! TIE FLooD.-The storm which commenced
on the night Of Monday, Nov 18th, continued
with more or less violence, and little intermis-
sion, until Wednesday last Nov. 22d. twas
certainly one of the severest storms that ever
visited this part of the State, although, We
trust, it has not been so disastrous az those of
previous years This is owing in great
measure to the fact that very little snow had
previously fallen in the mountains, and the rise
/ in the rivers was mainly due TO the unusual
severity Of the storm, the rain falling in torrents
not unlike the rains in the tropics. The
weather was very warm during the entire storm,
and bad there been an equal amount of snow
/ 10 the mountains, We should have doubtless had
repetition of the disastrous floods of the
/ Winter Of l661-'62. As it was, We are in
| formed that Feather river, at the highest
wa,ermark, 90 last Wednesday morning, did
not lack six inches of the high.water mark Of
December, 81, and but about four or five feet
of the highest point reached 10 January, 90.
During Tuesday night, parties were watching
the rise 10 the river, 10 anticipation of food,
and about midnight the whistle OF the Touring
mills Of Perkins & Brooks gave warning that
the aqueous fluid was about to take possession
of its lower works, but we believe no serious
damages were sustained. At about the same
time, Lathrop's ferryboat very narrowly es-
capped a trip down the river, and it was found
necessary to cut the cable to save the boat
During the night, the ferry-house was swept
away, the occupants having barely time to save
few of the most valuable effects. An old
building below the Stage stable, at the foot Of
Huntoon street. also hoated off, the water
reaching the sheds on the lower side OF the
stable; stable belonging to NJ. Sehwein also
went down stream. At Vests ferry, We be
lieve, no damages nor loss were sustained ex,
cept the floating off of couple of skiffs. The
cars on the California Northern Railroad made
their regular trips up to Tuesday evening, since
which we have been shut off from all communi-
cation with the rest of the world except by
telegraph. On Wednesday morning, it was
found impracticabe for the train to leave Ma
rysvile. We are informed that the railroad
bridge over the Honcut was swept away, and
that the track was under water for some dis
tance near Roses station. The bridge and
about one hundred feet of the railroad embank-
ment at Dry creek, about mile from here,
were washed out by the accumulated waters.
We learn that many farms on the river below
Hamilton lost considerable fencing, and that
the country in Hamilton township between
Dry and Butte creeks was much overlooked
From Chico we learn that the water of the
stream of that name ran through the streets,
and that "long legged gum-boots' were in
demand also, that Butte creek had spread"
considerably in the vicinity of Z. W. Durhams
ranch. The Sacramento river, we learn, over.
flowed much of the adjacent bottom land in
Chico township. We have not heard of any
losses of live stock, but many on the lower
lands must have been drowned From the
mountains We have as yet learned but little,
owing to the swollen and impossible condition
of the streams. We learn from Russ ohnson
that the flood in Berry creek at his place was
higher than any previous period, and that his
loss in the sweeping away of his mill dam. logs,
lumber etc, is about 50 1000. The bridge
over the creek on the Quincy road was swept
away. The stage from Laporte arrived on
Thursdaymotwthstauding the awful condition
of the mountain roads From the lower coun-
try we have heard nothing, except that man
was drowned at or near Marysville, on We'd
nesday. A. J. Simpson left 10 hand car for
Marysvile, yesterday morning, and q rockaway
from the Ohio stable started at the same time
but nothing had been heard from either up to
the hour of going to press.