Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-22
DAILY HECORD-UNTON SERIES
ydAasE. iI-NUHksEst 53.

Sonoma went out this morning on horseback.
The Calistoga stage driver had to swim three
creeks to get here Monday night. No stage
to Sebastepol since Monday. Russian river
at Guerneville, it is reported, raised 20 feet
in "a hours. The train did not venture there
yesterday, but stopped at Korbel's. No
damage to bridges is reported, but numerous
culverts on wagon-roads are destroyed. The
damage to grain will be considerable.
PETALUMA.-The storm is apparently over
for the present. The sun rose in an almost
clear sky this morning, and though the
weather has clouded at times during the day
no rain has fallen. Tonight there is no
wind and the sky is clear overhead. 1t is
hoped the storm is over. No serious damage
has been done in this section by freshets. 1t
is feared that the grain on the low lands will
suffer unless the recent storm is followed by
long spell Of dry weather. Total rainfall
for the season, 25 67 inches.
Sierra County.
DowNIEvnLE.-Raina and snow are steadily
falling, accompanied with thunder and light
ming, with good prospect of continuing all
night. Snow slides are reported all over the
mountains. The stage roads are still blocked,
and some bridges swept away. Yuba river
has risen but little. Thermometer 40'. The
mail and express from the lower country
failed in getting through to-day.
Shasta County.
SHAsTA.-It raiLed heavily last night, but
has not rained to-day. It has been very
cloudy, with the wind from the south. It
showed last night and this morning in the
mountains north of town. The river and all
the streams flowing to it are very high. No
damage has occurred to bridges or railroad ss
far as heard from. Rainfall thus far for
April, IS inches; rain last night, Z of an
inch total rainfall 64.2 inches 1t will
probably rain tonight, as the indications are
all that way. The farmers all cry Enough"
Tel,ama County.
RED BLUFF.-We had fearful storm of
thunder, hail and rain at 1l:30 a. NJ. to-day,
since which time the wind has shifted to the
west the sun has come out beautifully, and
all indications of a further storm have
vanished. The Sacramento is 20 feet above
low-water mark, and 81 feet below the high
est ever known. The river appears to be re-
ceding, though very slowly. From the
amount of food trash coming down, the
smaller streams above must have been well
up yesterday and last night. Grain on the
bottom lands of Cottonwood, Elder, Thomes
ood Ctopav craalrs will he mora or Iesa IN
jured if the weather turns warm enough to
melt the snow in the mountains, which will
keep those streams full for several days.
There are no complaints from our Sacra-
mento valley farmers as yet Our upland
farmers are in fine spirits. There is no pos
sibility of food or damaging overflow in
Tehama county this spring.
Tulare County.
VIsALIA.-Thirty-s seven hundredths of an
inch of rain have fallen since P NJ yester-
day. The streams are rising, but with the
exception of a few small bridges being washed
away no damage has been DONE Rainfall
for April to date, 8 "a inches. Total for the
season, II. .O5 inches.
HANFoRD.-The entire rain for the season
here, according to the State Engineers gauge,
has been 12.14 inches. of which As of an
inch has fallen in to-day's storm. 1t is still
cloudy.
Yuba County.
MARYsvILLE E-Considerable apprehension
exists this morning. A flood seems immi-
nent Merchants and Others are placing
their goods on trestles or moving to second
stories. The rain still descends. Reports
reach US from the mountains that it is rain
ing there. The rivers are rising rapidly. The
Yuba is now Is feet, and rising about one
inch an hour. The O'Brien levee, on the
east side of the Yuba river, broke this mora
ing, flooding many ranches in Linda and
West Bear River townships. The Browns
Valley grade is still intact, though washing
badly. Men are at work upon and watching
it. At 4 o'clock this morning, for about tif-
teen minutes, the heaviest rainfall ever known
here was precipitated. Since yesterday at 8
P NJ 221 inches fell, increasing the seasons
total to II 40 inches. Thermometer 81.
LATER.-It ceased raining here at $3.50
A. NJ, since which hour the sun has been
shining. The Yuba river is at the 14-foot
mark and rising rapidly. 1t still lacks twenty
inches of the high water of last year. The
levees are in good condition, and can stand
further rise of three feet without danger Of
overflow. A portion of Bear river bridge
gave way this morning. The south-bound
express train is still at Wheatland. The
4 -
rived, on account of the break at Oroville.
The track is submerged near Honcut Station.
No train to-day. The latest reports from the
mountains say that rain is falling. The SUIT
ter county levee is all right.
STILL LATER.-This mornings express, ,
which has been lying at Wheatland all day,
attempted to return here this afternoon, but
was prevented by washouts near Yuba and
Reeds Station. The break at Bear river is
now said to be more serious than first report
ed Over a mile of track is gone. The
swollen streams north of us prevent the ar
rival of the mountain stages. Neither the
Camptonville nor Laporte stage, due here
yesterday, have arrived. The Colusa stage,
for some cause, did not leave. Yuba river is
still rising slowly here, but at Smartsville it is
reported to be falling. The weather is clear.
WHEATLAND-The river is now at the
highest point that it has reached for years.
The railroad track on the south side Of Bear
river for distance of half mile has been
washed out. The railroad bridge is also
shifted, SO that no trains will be able to cross
for twenty-four hours. The railroad COM
pany has large force of men at work.
The storm seems to be over for the present.
Bear river still keeps rising. The levee on
the south side of the river, owned by Keys &
Brewer, broke in two places flooding large
area of grain and doing considerable damage
to the lowlands by leaving large bodies of
sand. On the north side of the river the
levee fronting the Arinstead ranch is cut
badly, but through the exertion of large
force of men they have managed to save it
so far. The railroad track is badly damaged.
About a mile OF the embankment on the
south side of the river has been washed
away. 1t is reported that about 2c0 yards of
the track this side Of Yuba station is washed
ont. The trains are all abandoned. 1t will