Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-08
THE STORM DAMAGE.

that all the fruit-lands down the river vii
fail of a crop this year in all probability, l
the water remains on the land over twenty
days, and certainly If warm sun comes ou
while the water is on the land. All the
. islands are inundated, and their fruit-landi
past consideration this year. 1t is estimated
that the damage to orchard-lands along the
river will amount to $3.50, OO0 at the lowest
What the damage TO lands In District
No l. Immediately below the city, vii
be, cannot be even estimated until
the waters recede. Gwynn's reclaimed sec
ton is all under water, and Of all the Grand
Island section, the high land about r.
Kerchevaps residence. at the head of the
island, alone lifts above water. Fewer refu-
gees are in this city than is generally sup.
posed. Most of the people in the flooded
districts still hold on to their houses Com
paratively little stock has been lost. w. A.
Flanders and family, from twelve miles up
the Sacramento, are in the city. MIR.
Flanders had to abandon his house. He
saved part of his stock, losing twenty head.
From Clarksburg there are In the city of
flooded out agriculturists and lowland resi-
dents, MIR. Krull, II. Conner, Thomas Ham
ilton, John Rainbon, i. G.. Rhodes, S. S.
Hinsdell, Andrew Anderson and Ii. f.
Isham. d. r. Hunt, of Freeport, was in the
city last night. He reports Freeport as show
ing more land than any place below the city.
The people there have not been driven out
MIR. Hunt has place below Freeport. 1t
is flooded, but he saved his stock and farm
goods James Moore, three miles below Free
port, had to desert his place. He saved all
his stock, but feared his house would go. S.
Bales, near Freeport, has been flooded out
John Crofton has two places, one near Wal
nut Grove and one on Andrus Island. Both
I are flooded. At Emmaton most of the people
have left, but few remain in houses on
mounds. VIM. Holtum writes from Walnut
Grove in lively spirits, says the food has
driven of the Chinese, the rats and skunks,
but lett enough for all that. The butcher, he
says, has rugged a stove on a table, and
standing knee deep in water, protected by
gum boots, makes griddle-cakes and flap
jacks, and passes them up stairs to his family
on a pitchfork. They are out of whisky
down there, and find they get along
very well without it. The people have
not lost heart, and propose to pick
the flint and try again. The ieyees on
| Tyler Island did not give way, but were over
topped and the island is flooded. John Mil
| Ter and family remain in their house on that
island. Up river the only news not already
| given is the abandonment of the Hoag and
| Bryte ranches, and the removal of the stock
to this city. The former owner took his
cows to Agricultural Park by con-
sent of Superintendent Flint, and is
While awaiting the removal of Dr. Snyder's
stock from the east side of the park,
the Hoag cattle were put under shelter be-
meath the grand stand, and the dirt resulting
caused complaint to be made of it. The
stock has been removed to one of the she Is
in the stock grounds, and the spot they occu-
pied cleaned UP, as examination develops
Over in Washington the damage cannot as
yet be estimated. In Sacramento the dam
age il solely from accumulated sewage and
natural drainage, checked within the levees
| by the back water from below, and is found
chiefly in the bill of cost to the city for
pumping it out. From farther up river
than the Bryte place the news not
! before reported is that the Vernon
warehouse has fallen. A steamer and barge
went up yesterday to save as much of the
grain stored there as possible. The ware
house contained 5000 sacks of wheat L.
! U Shippee was in the city yesterday and re-
! ported all the islands below the Sacramento
system as flooded, except Union and Roberts
islands. Farmers ia yesterday say the early
sown grain will be considerably drowned out.
and that in the swales, or "hog-wallows,"
where the water will rest, no product is to be
| had this year, unless a light crop of oats can
! be realized. In other respects the rainfall
has not been of damage. Gerber Brothers
! have four hundred head of cattle on Theodore
! Winters ranch. The cattle are on high
| ridge, but the stored hay is on flooded land
/ and boats have to be employed to transport
the feed to the stock. Mr.. Winters considers
his place seriously damaged by the storm.
LIST OF TRIAL JUBoBs.-The following
named persons were drawn yesterday in the
Superior Court, to serve as trial jurors in
said Court. commencing Tuesday, March Sth:
From Sacramento p. J. Kilgarif, Peter
Brydins, George Briar, Henry Anderson,
Bradford Griffith, Simon Sisenvine, Wendell
Kerth, J. 2. Harkins, Chas c.. Barnes, w.
B. Gallup, Frank Anthony, r. II. Petit.
Amos Norris, John Fox, ?. A. Byrne, Seth
H. Garfield, Andrew Hardesty, Chas. Bell
Peter Kuntz, George Sermonet NJ. Barber,
L. S. Wilkinson, Thomas Sayles, A. Meister,
Harris Marks, G. Bagnal, Geo. L. Lang,
Timothy Maxwell, George Schroth, John r.
Brown, Frank Avery, Auvariah johnson,
Koening, B. KozminslIy, Rob-. Mellon, Norton
Bush, g. w. Martin, Martin Kesler, Isaiah
Dunlap, Geo. S. Kellogg, J. NJ. Henderson,
Andrew Aitken, John B. Deseve. n. Slater
?. J. Spacher, Ienas W. Payne, Philip Phil
lips and John Campbell. Lee township
J. 3. Mitchell, George D.. Conner, w. K
Lindsay and A. Null Brighton township
Gabriel BecSley, Morris Toomey and a. NJ.
! Plummer. Nat0ma township-William Mil
gate, ST., and Frederick Kneiderwise. Gran
tie township-Peter Hanan. Florin town
ship-Caleb Arnold. Walnut Grove town
ship-John Crofton. Cosumnes township
Charles A. Ruman and Frank Hasness
Center township-Joel Gardner and John
Chatterton. Gait township. B. Gates.
Franklin township. B. Bradford. AIissis-
sippi township-Valentine Waehtel Elk
Grove township-L. NJ. Aldrich and Norman
Stewart. Suffer township-L. S. Stewart
and Samuel Merwin. Folsom township
Francis B. Tappan.
a PLAN SUGGEsTED.-A gentleman sug-
gests a plan for lifting drainage water over
q cross levee which appears to be worthy of
consideration because of its simplicity. 1t is
applicable only to places where there is a
short lift. He suggests that broad fat
troughs in pairs be arranged to be lifted alter
nGtely by walking beams. These troushs
may be thirty feet or more in length, and
swing upon high bearings upon the inside of
the leYee, at the top Of the discharge chute.
Tie sides should increase in hight as they
approach the heel, and be fitted in the bottom
v
The idea is that the lowering Of the trough
into the water on the inside of the levee viii
open the trap-dOor, fill the trough, and as
soon as the Lift begins the trap viii close,
and that the lift of the few feet required will
discharge the body of the water contained in
the trough into the discharging chute. This
he estimates should be as much as a thousand
gallons per trough, and that each trough
ought TO make from seven to ten dips per
minute At the lowest figure this would
make II, 600 gallons per minute for each pair.
Compared to the Chinese pumps, he suggests
that his plan is more economical, does not re-
quire any greater power, involves less fric
ton, and viii discharge a greater amount of
water The gentleman who makes this
suggestion has had much practical expert
ence in mechanics, and the suggestion may be
of value in the present situation.
HoNoRs AwARDED.-The result of the
competition drill, recently held atSan Fran
cisco, between the various companies of the
National Guard of California, is announced
by General Orders No. 2, from the Adju-
tant-General's office. Company A, Fifth In
fantry Battalion, Second Brigade, Captain
Henry Levy commanding, is awarded the
first honors, and the company granted per-
mission to leave the State for the purpose of
participating in the inaugural ceremonies in
Washington, ID. c., March 4th. 1t is pro-
posed to raise funds by contribution to pay
the expenses OF the company in making the
trip, and the hope is expressed in the order
that the officers and members of the National
Guard of the State will literally aid in this