Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-10
The Republican sweep-Largest Majority
Ever Given q Candidate In the State.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Adyices fron, Yictoria.

VICTORIA, June 9th.--No portion of the
land lately taken up under the local act was
appropriated by the Indian Commissioners,
but it is said that at the head of the Albeni
Canal a settler has encroached on the Indian
reserve, and will be dispossessed. The Infli-
ans have set up preposterous claim to MIR.
Clark farm, but that of course cannot be-
entertained, it having been Leld as private
property for more than twenty years.
A schooner of 90 or 100 tons burthen was
found floating bottom up by Captain Spring
and others, some thirty miles seuth of Cape
Flattery. Captain Spring made fast to her,
but was forced by the heavy weather to cast
her off. By sweeping under the wreck with
line, it was found that the masts were gone.
The name of the vessel was under water, but
the words "San Francisco" could be made
out.
On Friday Captain Teaters, who sailed
schooner amongst the islands of the Gulf of
Georgia, was bringing oyer to Barnard Inlet
q settler with some sheep from small island
in the vicinity of Cowhican Gap, and when
off Point Gray Captain Teaters called the
settler to take the helm, as he felt sick. He
was no sooner relieved than he dropped dead.
Reports from the mainland state that tho
food was receding to-day. At Sumas the
water is nearly up to the foot of the rock on
which Miller's house stands. The orchards
and farms are all under water. AS far as the
eye can reach there is nothing to be seen but
water. Several houses are submerged to
their second stories, and the small cabins
have entirely disappeared. Household fur
niture passed New Westminster, bound fog
the Gulf, yesterday morning. It was ac-
cepted as evidence that some house with its
contents had been carried of by the food.
Rush OF Waters.
MATsQuI, June 6th.-At 9 O'Clock this
morning the planking Of the gate of No. 9
slough succumbed to the heavy pressure of
water and caved in, allowing the water access
to the prairie. Shortly after the water burst
through between the foodgate and the bank
on No. slough. The water is now rushing
through at terrific rate. At the time Of the
collapse the water was within twenty inches Of
the high. water mark Of 1876 The damage by
the breaking of this costly dyke will reach
$780, a great fertile plain. which had
been reclaimed, is now entirely under water
CHILLIwHAcK, June 6.h.-The water has
now reached within eighteen inches Of the
mark Of 1876, and is still rising. The trunk
road is submerged for miles, and culverts
foated off. AL the low land is covered. It
is difficult at present to estimate the amount
of damage to crops, but it will be very heavy.
No loss of stock or damage to buildings 10
reported. Traffic is entirely suspended. The
Chilliwhack river ia about at stand. owing
to the cloudy weather which set in yesterday
evening, and which still continues.
YALE, June 8th.-The new railroad works
have been damaged at this point by high
water, which covers the wagon road to .
depth Of thirteen feet. Direct telegraphic
communication with California has been in
tsrrupted since Sunday.