Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-11
FLOOD LOSSES.
A Record-Union " Reporter on
a Tour Of Observation.
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CHICO, February 10th Ton board Governor
Danal-F. NJ. Dekney, one and a half miles
south of Butte City. has lost 5000 in fenc-
ing. NJ. Davis, opposite of Princeton, has
lost 81, 500 in hay, grain, fencing and hogs.
The loss in fencing in Chico, east of the river,
above the town, is estimated at SIS, 00G. The
damage done in the same section to about
100, Geo acres of sown crop is estimated at not
less than $4,000. The consequential damage
is three times that sum. Joseph McConnelrs
loss in grain wet in bins and hay in stacks is
above s., 0O0 All of the above damage has
been from water running across from Feather
river north of the Buttes.
The water has receded very materially,
and the land strip on the east side widens
gradually. Going up opposite the old Tenn
pie ranch the land IS two miles vide.
The new levee in front of the Temple
place, ROW jos EHamilt0n's, made by the
Debris Commission, has stood the food we'll
and is fine piece Of work At the lower
end of Hanilton's the water IS running over
where no levee was built; also over Colonel
Hager's, below.
There are five breaks in the levee between
Colusa and Princeton. on the west side.
Teams are blowing on the Compton place.
John Biggs has had 2, 100 acres of summer
fallowed wheat flooded. The water has
fallen, and it will only suffer by running TO
cheat and foul.
McDaniePs warehouse is all safe.
Three breaks are seen between Colusa and
Princeton, on the east side, and evidence Of
others is not visible by reason of the brush.
The water at Butte City is one foot within
the banks, and falling. The back water has
fallen four feet.
There are eleven sloughs between the river
bank and the high land east that viii swim
horse, and the back water is twenty miles
wide in places.
Former reports Of damage to sown grain
and fences are confirmed, but your reporter
cannot get any estimate Of the damage done
in Butte county. west of Butte creek, up to
the larger slough: but taking the acreage of
land covered it is not extrayagant to put it
at 5000 600.
Jos. Mcconnell informs your reporter that
the water was two rand half feet higher at
his place than in 1862
NJ. Davis had the water at his house two
feet deep. Water was never seen there before.
The damage is not so great on the west side
of the river as upon the east. The track of
back water is much the widest on the east
side.
The wires ara down between Princeton and
Jacinto.
One family below Colusa had to leave their
house, which went to pieces. They with five
children remained in haystack all night.
The good ladies' of Colusa are making cloth
ing for them.
The river run out above Jacinto and back
to the middle and back of Glenn's ranch, and
spread out over 3, 600 or 4, 600 acres, and has
not got off yet, SO that it cannot be known
what damage has been done to the sown
grain but it will make the putting in of the
rest of the crop late, which will make the
chance for light wheat crop more certain.
The bank shows at Jacinto % feet above
the water of the river, and at the cid Jen-
nings landing the banks show 81 feet.