Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-30

it continued to rise slowly, n NJ seven
o'clock in the evening stood twenty-five
feet five inches above low water mark.
About noon, the levee on the Yolo side
broke, and heavy body of water poured
in on the low lands Of that county.
From the roofs of high buildings in the
city, the whole country round Sacra-
mento appears to be one vast body OF
water. If our city levees withstand the
shock this time, Sacramento may be
considered safe from floods (of course
with proper additions and attention to
the embankment) for such q storm as
the one We have just felt is us unprec-
edented as the present high water. The
Sacramento will probably raise yet
higher, but the American. which we
have most to dread, may be expected
to fall rapidly Union, 25M.
BRIDGE CARRIED AwAY.-During the
storm last night the west end OF tue
Alder Creek bridge, near Folsom,
dropped into the creek. The accident
was caused by the breaking away OF "
dam which was about one hundred yards
above. 1t was the opinion Of the super
intendent of the road, that the bridge
without sustaining any serious damage
can be again raised, and that by wedneS,
day next, direct communication VIII
be had with Folsom.
RANCH DEsoLATED.-The OF
Cant. Haynic, situated u short distance
from the north end Of Lisle's bridge,
has been cleared of everything living OIL
movable. All tho stock, except ono
pair of horses, were drowned; even the
poultry was swept away.
THEIR NAMEs.-The persons who were
killed and injured yesterday by the nc.
cident on the Sacramento Valley and
Placerville Railroad were j.. Mcdonald,
engineer, and j. II. Parrish, fireman,
killed Asa Bcrow, road master, q bro
ken leg and other injuries.
DELAYED.-The train Of the Central
Pacific Railroad will probably not reach
the city before dark this evening. A
heavy slide in the neighborhood of Alta
has caused the delay. The obstruction
has been removed and the train is now
on its way down.
FRoMTHE NoRTn.-The telegraph lines
northward are all " dead, " and we could
not therefore learn through them any
thing about the weather. Tho overland
route on the Pacific is open to Cisco,
and at noon, the railroad line was not
open beyond Auburn.
COMING Up.-The Sacramento, ac-
cording to the water guage, stood at
noon to-day at 90 feet I inches, and is
rising steadily. 1t may reach "a feet,
and then it goes out over the country in
all directions.
DELAYED.-Owing to injury, by the
current Of the American, to the railroad
bridge, the noon train of the Central
| Pacific Railroad did not get into the
| city till about six o'clock last evening.
The train not attempting to cross the
bridge, its passengers traversed the
bridge on foot, and then being conduct
ed TO q relieftrain were in safety brought
to the city. We are told that the track
beyond the American river bridge is in
good order.
The LEvEEs.-Our embankments are
| equal to the occasion and the emcr-
gency. They stood the force Of wind
and current bravely, and the city is in
safety. Last evening Levee Commits
sioners Ross, Harris and Goss went out
to the extreme end Of the north levce, q
distance Of five miles, and they report
that leyee in most excellent condition.
At Rabel's tanuery no damage is to be
apprehended, rs the current is in the
middle Of the river and does not act
against the lcvee.
THE GAS WoRKs.-Thesc works ap-
pear now to be entirely safe from the
flood. The American river is pouring
very freely out of its old mouth, and
the current created thereby acts rs n
breakwater TO the gas works. In the
vicinity of the building the current is
quite still, and it is probable that a sand
bank is being formed there which will
| protect the works hereafter.
DAMAGE ALONG THE AMERIcAS.-We
hear of considerable damage to the
ranches along both sides of the Ameri-
| can river by freshets from the late rains.
| Large quantities of stock have been
| drowned, and oil the lumber and other
loose property have been swept away,
the water in many places. reaching
higher than it did in the food Of '6l
and '62.
LATER!
From the Sacramento Bee Of Thursday evening