Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-18
Afternoon Session.

Witness Randall resumed on cross-examin-
ation-To questions as to the discharge of
water with given head through given sized
nozzles, witness responded with mathematical
calculations. Counsel read problems and
statements from LIE Conte's Elements Of
Geology involving the movement of mate
rials by certain currents, and witness took
issue with LIE Conte's theory as to the sixth
power, as the latter had not included the ele-
ments of friction and other matters necessary
TO be considered in practice. According to
De Buat 26 mile current will move peb
BILE the size Of hens egg. A current 20
miles an hour viii move a rock % inches in
diameter, Of about 81 specific gravity,
weighing I,062 pounds, not !, 600 pounds.
Witness was shown the profile of water dis
charged in the tuie survey between Sacra.
mento and Davisville, along the railroad en-
bankment. He had verified the profile last
Friday. He found the discharge capacity OF
the openings to be six or seven times greater
than that Of the river at Sacramento. The
wind, tules, ETC., would retard the current in
the tules. Don't know that in the tules
there is greater fall for the water than ia
the river. The bar at the mouth of the
American does not change the course of the
1t was not explained why the soundings re-
ferred to were taken on the further side of
the bay. Didn't find sand off oakland
wharf but did find it off Stockton street,
Saa Francisco. On the Golden Gate bar
it is5rough now in summer, but don's think
the water breaks there in summer, except in
heavy gales. Don't believe there is any diff
ference on that bar as to breaking now and in
1919 Think there is more coloring matter
r. J. 1.
former years. 1t is caused by earthly matter.
Mr.. Bslcher offered tables By the State
Board of Health reports, 1901, as tozymotic
diseases In several places, including Sacra-
mento; also, tables from the ike report for
1S71-7S for the same places also, tables of
mortality resulting from such diseases, and
similar tables from subsequent reports Tin
cludiDg extracts as to Sacrsmento's sewer.
azeh down TO and Including the report OF
1880. Also, report by DR.. j +. Montgomery
to the Trustees of Sacramento as to zymosic
diseases in Sacramento. Prosecution OBJ
jected, except SO far as the reports are those
of DR.. Hatch.
The Court thought it better to agree that
either side may read from any part of the
reports submitted. Agreed to.
+. B. Granger sworn for the defense. He
lives in Alameda county. and has for 2S years,
near Alameda town. Knows Alameda creek.
Ia 1858 large steamer regularly went up to
AIvarado, and up higher schooners went.
Now the stream is smaller, is is filled up, and
skiffs can scarcely come up now. The creek
heads in Santa Clara county. It runs
through an agricultural region. 1t began to
fill II or Is years ago. In places the sedi-
ment has covered land as high as fences, in
others but little has deposited. Several
thousand acres near Alvarado has more or
less sediment. Probably 1000 acres has
been covered two feet deep. Boats can't
coma up within two miles as far as they used
to. A small steamer manages to work up to
Union City. The swamp land at the mouth
of the creek has largely been made TT for
cultivation by the filling in from the creek
deposits. The best of this made land is worth
from $3.50 &c $500 an acre. San Laandro
and San Lorenzo creeks have filled, washed
down much dirt and flied in lands.
amination-Alvaradois is on an estu.
ary and Alvarado creek empties into it; it
is the mouth of the creek. Most of the
freight business there is done by rail now.
The wash comes mostly from the hills.
The deposits there make good soil
The country has there been extensively
cultivated sinee 1919, and the soil has been
thoroughly pulyerizsd. Potatoes, sugar
bsess, onions, ETC., are largely raised about
there. The deposits of these creeks are
benefit. Cultivation of the hills to the tops
has aided the wash and deposit. The rainfall
there averages twenty-five inches o year.
When there is no freshet the waters of Ala
media creek are clear. Alameda creek is
abou. seyenty-ivs miles long. It easily car
ries the sediment, some of which Is 30 fns
that it is used as molding saad.