Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-03

cept by boats, aud the only way of getting
from house to house is by the same method.
The houses have been nearly all raised since
| the food of 1878, and all that have, the lowe,
| floors are still out of water. a new house be-
| ing erected by NJ. NJ. Rork is being under
mined by the current and settling over to one
side.
OUTSIDE THE CITY.
The situation below the city for distance
OF four or five miles remains unchanged, ex
cept that the breaks near Doles have some
what increased in extent of their openings
A force of men went there yesterday to place
canvas over the ends of the levees at each side
of the breaks to prevent further cutting
| A meeting is to be held to-day at Oak Hall
to consider the situation, and decide whether
an effort shall be made to close the breaks.
A quite general opinion is expressed among
property owners of the district, that it would
be lmpracticable to make an effort to close
them until the river is lower. The levee al
! Lovdall's ranch remains in good condition
but for about three hundred feet Immediately
| this side, the water was found to be pouring
| through several gopher holes, and these were
stopped. A large force of men are patroling
the leyee. The water along the drainage
canal raised about foot yesterday, and
backed up much more towards the city.
MATTERS IN WASHINGTON
Became very much more serious yesterday.
At about 6 o'clock in the morning the Hoag-
land levee gave away about 500 feet east Of
the Todhunter break, and soon an opening of
100 feet was made. At first the water simply
oYer-tOpped the levee, but soon it commenced
to break through, and all efforts to stop it
were abandoned. Before night the opening
had extended to about 400 feet, and was cut
ting at each side quite rapidly. 1t was also
feared that more of the levee would break
nearer Washington. Soon after the flooding
of Washington commenced Mr.. Hoagland
removed his family and furniture from his
house just south of the break, and soon
Washington became like a sea and could
only be visited in boats. The water last
evening was from four to six feet deep and
still rising. Thus far no current is felt in the
town, which prevents carrying away build
ings and doing other similar damage
The railroad track between Washington
and Davis is submerged distance of three or
four miles, and no further trains can be run
that way at present All railroads on that
side are in working order beyond Davis, ex-
cept at Napa. It is thought that boat may
be put into service between Washington aud
Davis, but this has not yet beer definitely
determined upon. The breaks below Wash
ington remain about the same as at last re-
port. Some small leakages through the
levees commenced, but were repaired.
DOWN THE RIVER
Dispatches from Courtlsnd last evening
stated that the levee on Elk slough broke
yesterday afternoon, and that water was
running in upon Merritt Island rapidly 1t
also stated that the levee on the east side of
the river FIVE miles below there cannot hold;
that men had been working on it all day, but
had given it up, and that the river continued
to rise rapidly. 1t also stated that Grand
Island was all right yet, but could not stand
it much longer If the water continued to raise
There was back-water up to the levees all
along the river on the east side, but it was not
rising.
A letter was received from C. R. Miller, at
Walnut Grove, as follows 1t commenced
raining here about O'Clock P NJ Thursday,
January 9th, and continued, almost without
intermission, until Sunday noon, when it
partially cleared. We have had few slight
showers since. Most of the ranches are en-
tirely submerged. The ranchers in the lower
portion of the county are about to adopt
new order of things they intend hereafter
to raise their vegetables, as well as various
other agricultural products, on trees. Cot
tonwood and willow will be mostly used, for
the reason that the water does not retard
their growth-they live and thrive in the
HdISI fIS Wei DIS Ou6 VI IL. Anu 10 prevent
their levees being washed away, they intend
hereafter to build their levees on trestle-work
SO high up that the water will not reach them.
THE NEWS FROM UP THE RIVER
Shows levees broken, the country to be
flooded, and great loss of stock and damage
to other property. The captain of the
steamer c. NJ. Small, who came down from
Marysville yesterday, says that the water
was falling at Marysville when he left there.
but dispatches received last night report
heavy rains above there again, and that the
river was rising. The captain of the Small
says that the levee from Mike Brytes to
Fremont is nearly all gone, and that the long
ridge of land above that point was covered
for the first time ever known. He reports
that cattle and stock were to be seen stand.
ing in groups wherever there were high plats
of ground, and that boats had been sent to
gather them up. The water covers all the
country in that direction, and the scene is
desolate one.
The train between here and San Francisco
will hereafter, for the present, go by way of
Stockton, Tracy and Antioch and new
timetable will go into effect to-day, as fol-
lows The East bound express will leave San
Francisco at s a. NJ. daily, instead of $50
A. NJ, as heretofore. II will arrive here at
2:40 P. NJ, instead of 1:45 P. NJ, as formerly,
and will leave at 8 P. ".
The weather yesterday at this point was
cloudy and warm, with slight rain at times,
which continued during the evening. At
l o'clock this morning it was raining here
very heavily, and also in the mountains, with
prospects of still higher water. The river at
o'clock remained steady at 70 feet.