Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-19
TEE z STORM.

The heavy storm which set In night
before last still continues, but 1t has
been raining since yesterday noon very
steadily, melting and carrying OF tho
eight inches Of snow which had previ-
ously fallen, at a rapid rate, creating
floods in all the canyons, and doing
more or less damage, the most serious,
however. being the washing away Of
the railroad between Steamboat and
Reno, thus i~utsrrupting both malls, ex-
press, freight transportation and pas
sengers-cutting of nearly all commu-
~nication.
AAsa. Geld Hill.
The most damage was from steep
banks or excavations for houses on the
hillsides caying down, and leaky roofs.
The town sewer carried off all surplus
water, keeping any flood from rushing
down Main street. The heavy bulk
head embankment IN front Of tho row
of houses on High street, back Of the
News office, gave way for the distance
of about 100 feet, and the banks at the
rear Of Hank Smiths house and Others
at the lower end Of town caved, but did
no serious damage. Some Of the high
banks along the Crown Point switch
Of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad
also caved down, and a strong force
are now at work to clear the track.
On the main track, In tho deep cut at
the south end Of the Crown Point
bridge, a huge body Of rocks and earth
slid down. requiring much work and
some blasting to get 1t out Of the way.
The bridge Itself Is all right and no
damage done by flood In Crown Point
Ravine.
Down Geld Oanysn
The flood rushes in pretty good vol
ume, yet not sufficient to do any seri-
Gus damage so far to either tailingS
reservoirs, bridges, mills or anything
else as far down as McCone's foundry,
below Silver City. Below that point
there Is less chance for damage, except
about Dayton, which place we hear Is
all right yet, although Carson river Is
pretty well up, and still rising.
Al Virginia
No particular damage has been done
by floods down the streets, but many
Of the roofs, including some Of tie
new ones, leaked badly. This was,
however, owing partly to not shovel
Ing OF the snow, allowing 1t to back
up the water In the cutters between
the roofs, or to block up the outlets
provided for drainage. The root Of
Jackson's millinery store leaked so
badly as to damsge his stock consider
ably, obliging him to remove from the
premises this morning. Tho re:r Of
O'Connell's grocery, on South G street
IA big two-sto:y TicSety brick build
ing. coadcmned by the Board OF Alder
men ~ un;air-stGrted caNins down,
and O'Coaneii was Obliged to remove
his stock 20 another building. The
rear Of another store uea: O'Coaneli's
was also cayed Ia by Il falling bank OF
earth. Other banks aGou: the c::y also
sid down, Gu. with no serious damage
resulting. The roof Of Wells, Fargo
SCo.'s baiidin. IL found to leak bad'.',
considerably damaging the up2sf
ROOMS.
The Railroad.
The Virginia aui rruckee Railroad.
between here aid Carson, Is essentially
demorallzed by slides and caves, and
no through tSaiGs are liable to run
over 1t for the next TWO days, judging
from present prospects. The cave Ill
the Crown Point cut already mem
toned was cleaned away, allowing
the locomotive Nevada to pass down
at 2:l5 T.. NJ. to work between here and
the railroad scales below American
Flat, where at the Lawson tunnel q
bad slide impedes the road. There IL
another heavy slide just south Of the
big railroad tunnel below American
Flat, and another huge one complete
ly blockades the Vivian Cut, near Car
son river.
Other Localities.
VIC hear of no particular damage In
Six or Seven-mile Canyons or else
where In this vicinity. The telegraph
saws it was raining all last night at
Truckee, where the snow was four or
five feet deep. II the rain continues
much longer, great damage Will surely
be done BY floods along Carson river
and similar localities.
ArrHE NEW SroRE.-As will be seen
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