Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-31
rHR FLOOD IN cAI1FoRNIA.
from the sacramento Record, Dec. M

r. TOmt tue SaCIuulcutu ncSolus v Stsl .t
Sacramento is completely surroun-
ded by water of 8 highth more
than sufficient to flood the lower portion
of the city, were it not that u levee
stands firm, a bulwark Of safety to all
within. Tho violent current caused by
the mountain torrents seeking their final
resting place in the sea beyond, have at
several points threatened to wear away
the leyee and inuudate all our streets,
but the work of our citizens, who turned
out on masse for the accomplishment OF
tho good work, has beyond doubt re-
suited in q perfect success Here n
there along the many miles of enbank-
ment built for the safety OF the city, q
leak would be discovered, caused, per-
haps, by the burrow of squirrels or go
pliers, through which the water theat-
ened to break, but u citizens having
learned that in vigilance alone there
was safety, stopped them as soon as
| they were discovered. In consequence
we are able to send the report abroad
that Sacramento is so far safe from a
| food with the water at its present
highth, or even at at q much higher
stage. Outside of the levee, much
damage has been done. Spencer's
place on Twcnty-frst street, is q total
wreck, the dwelling house as we'll as all
| of his out-buildings, fences other
improvements, have ioated away. The
property of Mrs. Miller, at Fourteenth
and N shared o like fate. Tho fences
~inclosing Agricultural Park have gone.
Cogeshall's house, which we reported
yesterday as being cauted over, has
since left in company with his barn,
fences and other improvements, upon q
voyage towards salt water. Several
houses and out-buildings have been OBJ
served floating down the stream. One
we'll built cottage brought to, right side
up with care, upon tho Haggelstine
ranch, on 2lst and A streets. Upon
many of the buildings, chickens and
other fowls we're to be seen riding along
as unconcernedly as though they had
brought along their regular supply of
grain in anticipation of a holiday trip
below; but when they reached the Yolo
bridge the rifle formed by the deposits
of sand around the draw proved too
much for the slight crafts upon which
they were making their involuntary yoy-
age, and many Of them came to grief in
the surging waters that had before
borne Thorn along safely upon their frail
barks.
Our LEyEr DEFESsEs.-The storms Of
the past week have been unusually
severe over the entire middle portion OF
the State, and as q consequence the
streams throughout that section have
been greatly swollen-in many instances
beyond precedent since the advent OF
its white inhabitants. The American,
which is the great dread of Sacramen-
tans, rose Yesterday morning to q hight
estimated at from two to four feet above
its highest point in 1862, and put our
levees along its banks to the severest
test they have yet been called upon to
withstand. They have been found equal
to the emergency, however.-Sac. Rec
ord, 27h.
In DIsTREss.-In an observation from
the top of the Pioneer Mills yesterday,
signals of distress were seen waving
from most of tho houses within sight,
north Of the American river. We did
not learn of any boats being sent to the
relief of the people thus imprisoned.
Would it not be o good idea to send
some boats over in that section as early
as possible to-day2