Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-23
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IL san osssinues -TfisR Rivers Rising
RapIdly-Mach Damage Sastatned
By the RAILROADS. Hard Times,
Csme Again Ne More."

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During yesterday the rain continued
to fall, but there was very little wind:
The rain gauge shows q total OF 64-iW
inches during the present storm, up
to yesterday morning, and IL 6O-lOV
inches for the season. Tho average
for an entire year since 1849 ISIS 6-10O
inches. One-half the usual quantity
has already been vouchsafed US, anu
ali croaking Is ut an end. The next
Complaint, II amy, will probably be Of
too much rain. 1t Is already feared
that the Sacramento Valley may be
flooded. The smaller streams. In
many places, have leaped over their
banks and excited a little local con-
alienation. These thugs happen,
however, every Fall, when heavy rains
come upon us, and need give rise to
no alarm. Especially in the vicinity
| Of the places whence come the sensa-
tional items Of flooded farms and
houses washed away, this event is II
of no uncommon occurrence and Is not
productive Of any lasting or serious
damage.
The greatest sufferers thus far are
the railroads and telegraph lines. The
latter will speedily be repaired, while
It may take some time and much
money to place the tracks In good run
ming condition again.
The news from the San Joaquin VAL
ley Is especially cheering. The hearts
of the farmers are now buoyant with
hope. In wet seasons crops raised IN
that section are extraordinarily great,
and this year we may now hope will
abundantly repay the sufferings and
privations endured during the past
two seasons.
We have had no late communion
tions by telegraph with the southern
counties, but have learned that the
storm commenced in Los Angeles as
soon as 1t did here. Hence we may
infer that the new s~sttlersin San Diego
and Its vicinity are watching with
establishment the torrents rushing over
the long dry beds Of their sand rivers.
An old Mexican tradition tells Of the
people forming a largo procession,
headed by the priests, and marching
to the banks Of the San Diego river to
witness the coming Of the waters and
give thanks to God for the blessing.
This wasafter a long period Of drought,
during which the cattle and horses had
starved and the people been rendered
almost destitute.
On the Cajon Ranch, near San Diego,
about ten thousand acres will be sowed
In wheat and the crops assured. Our
southern friends may now consider
| themselves safely out Of the woods.
We can almost hear them growing.
| Stock ralsers will be able In tho Spring
to sell fat stock, Or drive their cattle
to places where the Trespass law Is not
a bugaboo to disturb the serenity OF
| their Arcadian life. Merchants can
| sell out their seed and trust the farmer
to shell out In the Fall. Let Us all
smile-with our faces. sax ~a. sd
DAMAGES IN VALLEJO.
On Monday night the track Of the
California Pacific Railroad, between
Batavia and Dixon, was washed away,
together with the abutments ola bridge
neal Dixon. Trains from Sacramento
were compelled to return, owing to
the break.
Over four inches Of snow fell In CAL
lstoga during tho storm, and the track
near Suscol was submerged two feet
deep.
The Christian Church. erected at a
cost OF 1900, last summer, on tho cor
nero, Napa aiiG Onio stfeets' "As
pienly uem9iisneo;
viva nasnes Oh lignsnlig were seen
anu tho roIi Oh thuhuee neafu VI uos
Jay molnng. ~ .,,u-
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cup.e9 ny paptlst ",uis.e., mSs III
rooleu; anu sne loouns' III
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Tg SANTA CLARA ALLEY
Three miles this side Of tho town OF
Santa Clara, on the San Jose railroad,
tnere Is low piecS OF grouhu, anu =
cuiyert IIas oeeu uulis fi'e ~ TTu. w.. !,
20 tne WAFER IN tlLne o! TAN. on aues,
Jay morninH, WIFI tne ~ uU ".at
SOUTHWARK 5eaCneu tnls piaoe, tne 'tuos
was covereo WIN waver ~ sp1ss, ai,I
tne euiSers was etoSen su ' 40 ~ ~ t.oia
nos oe paSs ~ Mom,ta;o Wv nd 80
cathe oacH " oon ai,
na,neu tuS.o i've. ntsnr "nu ..o1nn
0aoH w .nl oisy ysorS. Erano3
On tussuay sle mas1 III hntaan Sa,
SHatso md santa Clara counties. Gov.
cred the track on the railroad bridge,
but fell Yesterday morning, Both yes-
terday and the day before the water
was a foot deep or nor in the malu
streets at Mountain View station.
Many men were at work yesterday
this side Of Santa Clara, to which
point the cars will probably run to-day,
but the water Is so high between San
Jose and Santa Clara that several days
moro will be required for repairs there.
At the Gilroy railway station the
water was two feet deep on the main
noor'
OAKLAND. December 2O.-There has
been scarcely any rain to-day. Ac-
cording to Mr. 1toss, the only observer,
the amount OF the rainfall since sun
day evening, up to o'clock last night
was sos inches, n from . o'clock
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