Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-04
suit, and does it by the process of filing in

poslte the mouth OF the American river.
A.-The first effect OF closing the break
weuid be to Increase or raise the hood-line be-
J low. This would be the result until 1t had
secured out by the process described. You
would have to close it slowly or raise The
leyees. Ii you leave it open, it will con-
stantiy raise tbe flood Inc below and make
the raising OF the levees necessary. If The
bed Of the Sacramento has not reached It's
normal hight il is possible that a partial
closing of the break might not arrest the
building up below Il should be closed
enough so rs to get the additional force be-
low, and then you would at once begin 10 get
the benefit of the securing process. AS TO
the English break, the situation being more
fully explained 20 Captain Eads that water
runs out through the break at the stage OF
from Is to Is feet above low water, he gave
1t as his opinion that the break could with
safety be entirely closed at once His former
opinion was given without having personally
investigated the matter, and upon the suppo-
sition that the water would not escape through
the English break except at the highest food
level
Q.-Can this system be carried out-tbis
water carried by the Sacramento river vitl
the levees at their present hight?
Al don't think it's necessary to raise
these levees to carry out this system, bus il
yon raise the levees two feet higher you can
Q,-What will be the result if We continue
to follow the former method and allow the
river to keep filling up?
A.-Your river has raised 10 feet within
the last 10 years. 1t will Of course raise an
other 10 feet in the next 10 years if the min
ing is continued. There is no question about
the result and it has got to be stopped. You
have seen the effects of the mining debris
upon your rivers for the past 10 years, and
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during the next 10 years if not arrested 1t
viii continue to get worse and worse all the
time.
Of nothing is done to hold back the
mining debris, what length of time would
probably elapse before the Sacramento at the
mouth of the Feather river would be filed
to its banks?
Al don't remember exactly how rapidly
and much it has raised there-some thing like
% feet, | believe: and there's no reason to
suppose that the injury will be any less rapid
in the future than in the past. 1t would
naturally be more rapid. 1t is only CUES
ton of time when the Sacramento will be
raised so high that leveeing will be out of the
question. 1t will be too costly. [Captain
| Eads stated in reference to treatment of the
| upper Sacramento river that there were some
bends in that portion Of the river that should
be cut off
diyertine portion of the river above Colusa
by relief canal, which has beea proposed,
| to carry portion of the water off through
the tules on the other side and through the
| MonteZums hills?
A.-No; I would keep the water all in the
same channel.
Off the mining goes on and the debris
is not arrested, what win be the effect upon
the bay?
AT this mining goes on without
remedial steps taken it must injure the bay |
of San Francisco. They down there have |
more interest IN this matter than you here. |
Q.-WilL thu bay of San Francisco be in |
greater danger by rectifying these rivers than |
by letting them remain as they now are
At viii be in less danger.
Ia a conversation subsequent 20 the close |
Of the interview, Captain Eads further dis |
cu5ssd the question of the shoaing OF the haYs, /
and the probable future effect of the mining /
kdebris upon the barber of San francisco.
He stated that the proposed treatment Of the /
river. so far from increasing the danger to She I
bay and harb0rOf San Francisco, is, Ia fact, |
q line III safety to them, since it was sus-
ceptible of the clearest demonstration that |
the bays would FL more rapidly by the |
operation Of the present condition of things
That is to say. the treatment proposed by the
State Board OF Drainage Commissioners is
one which win operate to protect the harbor
OF San FRANCISCO; whileif nothing is done a
large amount of debris will be deposited in /
the bay. This conclusion is founded upon the /
evident fact that the treatment proposed will I
impound the coarser material in the foot
hills, while the material which now lies in
the bed OF the streams Will, by the system |
proposed, be retained along the banks for |
use i'll narrowing the river at wide places and |
filling up the deep places now existing IN the |
channels.
DRILL ATTENDANCE or N. q. C.-Gsneral |
Order No. "a, from the Adiutant. Generals |
Office, announces the percentage Of attend
ance of the National Guard of California for |
the month of July. The highest percentage
in the First Infantry Regiment was Company
f, being SOL per cent, and the lowest,
Company D, having 3S4. The percentage /
of the regiment was 60. 78 The highest per-
centage in the Second Infantry Regiment is I
given by Company c.. 81 IS; the lowest, Gem |
pany +, So a The percentage of the regi- |
ment was 6S08. The highest record in the |
Third Infantry Regiment is made by Com |
pany b, being, 1883, aud the lowest, Com !
pany G, which was Sc Is. The percentage of |
the regiment was 66 80 The highest per- |
centage in the First Cavalry Battalion was
by Company,A, being go %, and tbs lowest, |
Company B. 68.25 The percentage Of the |
battalion WAC q g. The highest percentage
of the First Artillery Regiment was given by /
Company @, II 50, and the lowest, Company
B. go 56. Percentage of regiment, 65.1 IS. |
The highest percentage in the Fifth Infantry |
Battalion was Company A, which shows |
9l.7l, and the lowest, Company b, which was
7461. Percentage Of battalion, 1904. The |
highest percentage of the unattached com /
panies Is shown by record of the San Ber- |
nardino Cavalry as 9I83, and the lowest, t
Company a, Light Battery, rs 5T.45. The I
highest regiment percentage is given by the |
Second Infantry Regiment aud the highest |
battalion percentage IS shown by the Fifth |
Infantry Battalion. The highest percentage |
attained by any company Tor the month was
by the San Bernardino Cavalry. The order
censures some of the officers Tor incomplete
and tardy returns, and calls the attention Of
company and regimental officers to the sub
ject
Pollok CoURT.--In the Police Court yes
terday the charge ct disturbing the peace
against Margaret McCana was dismissed, as
the liberation was not deemed fatal. Also
John Curry, disturbing IRE peace, was dis
charged, being cripple, and exasperated to
the deed complained OF By Interference from
boys. Fred Goods, for battery, pleaded
5NlASy w bI9 SAidtESf aAtd VIII iSEeiNt lIas-
nent today. Cy. McCiintock, charged i
with burglary aud grand larceny, was exam
med and held to answer before the Superior
Court, with bail fixed at $780, Jack McCaun
and Louis Iiilb0, for disturbing the peace,
pleaded guilty, and are TO appear for judg-
men5 to-day. The examination Of W B. |
Cook and Eliza Murray. for assault with in
tent to murder, was concluded, and defend
ants held to answer with bail fixed at 81 900
each
The AWNING DAMAGE CAsE.-YesterGlay
the case of W. W. Smith vs.. A. Coolot,
brought to recover damages sustained through
the fall of the awning st the corner of K and
Eighth streets. on the 9th day of July last,
was tried in Justice Haines' Court before a
jury, and resulted in verdict in favor Of de-
fendant, The verdict thus rendered was upon
the ground that the awning was sufficient for
the purposes for which it was intended, and
that the accident was the resals of an unusual |