Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-11-30


certain extent obstIuct the current of
the stream. When the railroad bridge
across the American river was first
built they had a long embankment on the
north end. In the food OF 1S67.6S 900 feet
CT this bank was carried away. The embark
rnent has all been replaced with freetlework.
If all the water in Sacramento river was coz
fined between It's levees it would have q much
greater securing effect and would move the
bars. The width of water between Dayisville
and Sacramento. last winter, was about nine
miles. In the openings through the rail-
road track through the tules there was
considerable current. There has been Put in
this year. on the California Pacific road,
LOCO feet of trestie near Washington and
2 600 feet near Swingles. The bottom Of the
tnles is
COMPARATIVELY LRyEL
The sand pit that spoke of lay between the
river and the north levee and about 100 feet
from the track There was considerable of
this material in the pit sample No. 1ol
Redirect examination Ito Mr.. Hartl-l
have been acquainted with the tule country
between Sacramento and Davisyiile since
1872. About two miles from Washington
there is large deposit of sand and sediment.
DON'T think that the deposits in the tules ob-
struct the How of water. This water comes
out of the Sacramento river through Whist ia
known as the English break. There is no
deposit Immediately along the railroad track
west of Dayisville. The American river rail-
road bridge is east of the limits Of the city of
Sacramento. In order to restore the original
carrying capacity Of the river it would be
necessary to carry all this sand and sediment
now deposited in its channel so far down that
it would offer no distractions. Cache creek
also flows into the tule, and during high wa
far n q larOa atraana If 10 ohny,f Inn faat
wide, and has at high stages very swift
current. The food waters Of Cache creek
last but few hours. The hoed water of
Cache creek is quite muddy during food
stages and at other times comparatively clear.
was at Cache creek and Putah creek during
the high waters Of 1877 and 1878.
W. W. SHELDON
Sworn Ito Mr.. Cadwalader)-I have resided
in the town of Folsom for the last year. I
came to California in January, 1850. Have
lived at Mormon Island and Beals' Bar. Nor
mon Island is about mile above the juno.
ton of the North and South Forks Of the
American. Beals' Bar is on the North Fork.
The North Fork is larger than the South
Fork. / was water agent for the North Fork
Ditch Company. I worked in the river at
Alabama claim, about half mile below
Besls' Bar. Up TO 1857 they worked the
river most by huming. The dirt was thrown
by shovels into sluice boxes. The first mining
was done with rockers and long toms. l
never hydraulicked but about two months.
That was about mile and G half above Rat.
tlesnake Bar Had an 11-inch iron pipe,
about 80-foot pressure, and used about 200
inches of water. I could move as much
ground with that apparatus in one day as |
could in the shoveling. into-sluice box mode
in three weeks. After the food of 1862 |
noticed that the river was rapidly filling up.
Since then I noticed the same thing every
year. l am well acquainted with the North
Fork for distance of about twenty-five
miles above the town CT Folsom. have no.
ticed floating III the water q sand called mica.
All of the roily water contains a great
deal of sand. During the high water OF 1862
the water raised mora than 60 feet and was
100 feet wide. Beals' bar is sixteen miles
from Auburn. As you go up the stream the
hills get higher aud higher. Near Auburn
These hills are about 1000 feet above the
river level. Have noticed sand ike this
sample. No. s, IN the rive opposite Auburn.
The north fork rose one night during the
winter of 1862 80 feet. During that food
the water carried on its surface trees 200 feet
in length, houses, bridges, brush, mining ma
chinery and other debris. The water was
quite roiley and heavily laden with sand and
sljckens. The Monitor or Little Giant. I
think, was introduced about 1870. The
first rise of water comes with the first
rain, and from that time until the
May following we have quite river of
water. In the winter of 1862 could hear the
rocks add powders moving and grinding in
the current. Slickens is q material held in
solution and deposited where the water
stands or is comparatively still. I have been
through various portions of the mines in Ell
Dorado county. Here the witness described
the mines at Greenwood Valley, Georgetown.
Spanish Dry Diggipgs and Michigan Bluffs.