Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-02-12
FLOOD ITEMS.
Further Notes by the Record
Unions Special Reporter.
[By Telegraph.I

RED BLUFF, February 10th.-The Mackin-
tosh warehouse, near Colby's Landing, on the
west side, has been flooded. The damage to
wheat and warehouse is about $4,000
Colonel Wilson's place shows by drift and
food-wood that the water has been four or
five feet deep. The river now shows bank
of five or six feet.
The water at Squaw Hill was 30 inches
higher than in 1878. The water of 1862 was
at about the same point as in 1873
The warehouse of Hoag & Briggs, on
Squaw Hill, just escaped food The water
was dashed in on the floor by the waves, but
there was no damage to mention.
Nat. Merrill has had the water in his house
and barn, and it washed away his plowed
land as deep as plowed. taking the seed with
it. His damage is estimated at 81, 900.
Andrew Simpson of Tehama lost Sc, 900 in
fencing, 800 head of hogs, some cattle and
three wagons.
The water at Tehama had its own way. Tt
was in all the houses and places of business
in the town but three. Chinatown was all
washed out but two houses The lepers
house, with its inmates, was washed away.
The water was Is inches high in the e'ocsi1.
office.
Herewith is statement of losses in the
town and immediate vicinity: S. A Gyle &
Co, $3.50; j. Simpson, 81, 900; c. Heider,
81 900; C. TAFT, $3.50; J. K. Kelley, 500 :
J. Kalmelenski $50; J. S. Aitken, 81 900 /;
r. B. Aitken, $3.50; J, Harrington, $50; R
L. Williams, $3.50; j. W. McAlpine $50 I;
Ira j. Briggs, Sl20; David Small, $50 (;
Hugh Mooney, 1000; Samuel Hall, $3.50 /;
William Clark, $500; J. Clark, $500; j. c.
Hunt, $3.50, DR.. a. Sprague. $50; H. Baum
garten, $500; Mrs. Emily Sarter $3.50 !;
Frank Peterson. S400; Loomis Ward. $500 :;
Alexander McLane. $500; Max Muller,
S1OO; E. +. Wade $50; c. F. Hazlett, $3.50 !;
j: Gimmel, 500; Fred. Ahrens, 500; Jesse
Hobson, $3.50; Mrs. l.. H. Marley, $3.50; J.
Z. Rit0r, $500; j. Schutz. 81 900 !: Lon Hop
There are many smaller losses, ranging from
SO to $50, that would swell the aggregate
several hundred dollars.
The loss TO the valley above Sacramento,
l think, will exceed 81, 900, 900.
Inc only thing of note on the trip up oc-
CURED when we met the Sawmill Rapids
which seemed to be too strong for the Dana
to stem. 1t became necessary to put out a
line and bring to our assistance the steam
capstan. We made the rapids in two hours
and five minutes. In putting cut the line the
current was so rapid that the skl1 was hard
to manage, and a deck-hand came near being
tripped overheard by the coil of rope going
out so rapidly.
The Dana arrived at Red Bluff at $780,
and was greeted with an anvil salute and
three cheers. The people were as anxious fo-
our arrival as though every inhabitant had a
dear friend aboard. They came up on the
boat like swarm of persons who had never
before seen a steamboat. The welcome was
as hearty as the times OF 1S49.
The Sierra Flume and Lumber Company
lose about SIS, 200. There are many other
small losses of few hundred to few thou
sand dollars.
The loss of stock on the river has been
very light, but the loss to fences is extreme.
The loss to sown grain is large, and TO ground
plowed, by washing off down to the depth of
the plowing.
[SECOND DISPATCH.1
COLUsA February 1lth.-The warehouse