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

day, Tuesday, and Wednesday, concern
ing the late food in California. They
are the latest and only newspapers re-
in Gold Hill up to this morning +:
The LEvEE.-While no danger is
really to be apprehended, yet the safety
Of our city protection is mooted rs in all
where important interests arc ut
about one in ten Of the popula-
ton interested become excited over the
subject matter in question, and " so OF
the handle" \ rather funny instance
of this kind occurred yesterday. Two
citizens of the city, the n OF German
and the other Of Irish descent, W ana
live upon property in the vicinity OF
Tenth and r streets. The Milesian
thought that no matter how much water
passed into the city, he would be 6ene-
fitted jus. in proportion as the huid lott
the outside Of the levec and found an
abiding place within the precincts Of the
embankment. The outside water which
has always forced its way through the
earthwork at this point, and has lent its
aid toward filling the "Lake Como
that in rainy weather borders upon the
r street leyee from Ninth to Third, yes
terday commenced to show itself within
the city limits. This the Teuton at
tempted TO stop, while his Milesian
neighbor was equally determined that
the work of nature should go on. Tho
result was that as fast rs Fritz piled
dirt upon the spot where he supposed
the danger existed, Mike dug it away.
This little game continued tor near an
hour, when both becoming ex~asperated,
a fight ensued, which resulted in a
neighborly roll into the ditch, when
was full of water. This cooled their
angry passions and made them ready to
listen to the suggestions Of an older
citizen, who explained that the seepage
was an affair Of ordinary occurrence,
w~hereupon the belligerents shook hands,
vowing eternal friendship until furnished
with a new cause for a
RAILROAD AccrDESr.-This mornings
train, leaving Single Springs at five
o'clock, when near Bartou's ranch, IN
FL Dorado county, ten miles above Fol
som, ran into q ~culvert, the crossing Of
which was washed of during last night.
The fireman was instantly killed, the
engineer (McDonald) had both legs bro
ken, and Asa Boron, track-mastcr, had
Il leg broken in two places. The acci-
dent occurred At half-past six o'clock,
while quite dark. The train was run
ming very slow. The engine is badly
broken up. No one else hurt but those
above mentioned. The wounded were
removed to Barton's house and n hand
car dispatched to Folsom, and Doctors
Donaldson and Powell taken out to the
scene immediately. The wounded were
removed to Folsom, where all possible
arrangements were made for their COM
fort. 1t is the opinion Of F. A. Bishop,
the Superintendent of the Placerville
and Sacramento Valley Railroad, who
was on the train at the time Of the acct
dent, that the wreck will be removed
and the road passablc by Tuesday even
ing.
PARTED HER CABLE. The steamer
Queen City, moored on the Yolo side,
parted her head line or cable yesterday
evening and swung around into the
stream. The Waterman on board, fear
ing that she was gound on an excursion
similar to the one taken by the Swallow,
Flora, Larke and Victor about this time
last year, concluded to step ashore, as
the craft is hardly s%eaworthy. He was
not quite successful in this, however,
and only succeeded in getting into q
tree, from which he called Justify for
assistance, and was finally relieved by
Newt Woodward, who is always ready
with his boat for such emergencies. Tho
steamer, however, did not get entirely
loose, and q gang Of men were sent over
to renew her fasteuings.
THE WArERs.-At noon to-day the
Sacramento stood at 81 feet IL inches
above low water mark, being a rise since
that hour yesterday, l6 inches, n is
still rising. The tule lands north OF the
American and east of the Sacramento,
are all covered with water; but, as yet,
Yolo county does not show much OF a
lake. The streams are running in there
fast, however, and by tomorrow the
expause of sea will be great. At Rat
tlesnake bar, the north fork Of the
American was higher yesterday by sew
eral inche, than in the flood Of 1872,
and the American, ut the railroad
bridge, was higher by IN inch than ut
any time since 1862.
CARRIED AwAY.-At about five o'clock
last evening when the storm was raging
furiously, part Of q house belonging to
Mrs. r. C. Hoagiand, situated on the
Yolo bank, above the bridge, was un-
dermined and carried of by the current.
This part was q wing. In II few hours
after the main part was swept away.
Mrs. Hoaglaud's loss is about one thous-
and dollars. The house was not occu-
pied. John Hoagland's house was re-
Gently moved inside the levee. His
property has been but slightly injured.
SroRNY.-We were visited yesterday
With as severe n storm us ever, in our
experience swept over Sacramento.
Heavy rains accompanied the gale. The
roofs of many houses were torn off or
loosened, trees were %uprooted, shrubs
were broken Off or thrown to the
ground, signs were dashed to and fro,
and balconies and scaifolding suffered
in fact it was q very stormy day, and
one long to be remembered. The wind
lulled last night, but this afternoon it
is again boisterous and the rain is fall
ling heavily.
The RIVERS AND mi LEvEEs.-The
American river fell three feet from three
o'clock Monday afternoon to two o'clock
yesterday morning; at which time it
commenced to rise, and at two p. NJ. had
risen about four feet-one foot more
than it had fallen. During the early
morning the Levee Commissioners pro-
cured the services OF o largo number Of
men, and proceeded to strengthen the
northern end Of the Twenty-third street
levee by the free use Of gunny sacks
filled with earth. Their efforts to that
end were crowned with success, mas
much rs the levee held its W during
the day and was well above the water
at dark, at which time the river had re-
coded four or five inches. The private