Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-17
TRREATEEED FLOODS.

The Stockton MaH of the 18th says:
Between Beecher's ranch and Peters, San
Joaquin county, the country on both sides
of the railroad is partly covered with water,
and hundreds of acres Of grain are inun.
dated. A great quantity OF rain has fallen
in the mountains. In the Salt Spring val
ley reservoir the water is now eighteen feet
high, having risen feet Il inches since
Sunday. Superintendent knight reports
that vast quantity of water is on its way
down from the mountains. This being the
case it is feared that there may be quite
an area of land in this county yet over
flowed. Mountain roads are reported to be
as yet unipj ured in the main, but the pros.
pect is considered good that some bridges
| will be washed away before the storm is
over. Men in from the Calaveras bottoms
report lands inundated there which were
high and dry three years ago, and which
remained unipiured through the big food
of 1861 and 1862 Among the ranches re-
ported covered with water in places are
those Of Potter, Cole, Rowland and II. s.
Hall. A break was this morning expected
at Mesick' ranch. Charles Mosher reports
the water coming in Oh his land this morn.
ing before he left home. There are reports
of oveIfows of the Mokelumne, also in the
vicinity of Woodbridge, but the particulars
have not come to hand.
The Stockton Independent of the 10th
says F. H. Kincaid, residing near Ripon,
was in the city yesterday, and gave the In.
formation that the S.anislaus river was so
high as to overflow its banks and flood the
bottom lands in places. An overflow at
this point necassitates rise of ten feet,
showing that very heavy rainfall has
taken place in that section during the last
storm. No particular damage is antici-
pated, however, and the large tracts of
land, of a sandy formation, are largely ben.
cited. In earlier days large portions OF the
San Joaquin valley were occasionally over
| flowed, and while damage to growing crops
was sometimes the result, yet the deposit
of rich sediment fully repaid the loss at
the next season. Mr.. Kincaid is very
! iubilant over the season thus far, and
deems that the prospects for the larger
portion Of this great grain growing division
of California were hardly ever more favor
able.
The Stockton Herald of the 18th says !:
There has been heavy fall of rain the last
few DAYS in the foothills, and from the
present outlook there seems to be no reason
why the country east of Stockton will not
be flooded before morning. The slonghs
and rivers are swollen, and Ill some places
are over their banks. For two or three
DAYS the Calaveras and San Joaquin rivers
have been rising, and to-day Mormon
slough is booming with the rush OF water.
The report from Milton is that such storm
has not been experienced there for years
before. At Findleys ranch, in the foot.
hills four miles east of Milton, the rainfall
for the past twepty-four hours was two
and a quarter inches. The mountain
streams are over their banks, and for two
DAYS the Sonora stage has not connected
with the train at Milton. Fsrmington this
morning a. o'clock was in danger Of a
flood. The water had reached the tops OF
the bridges across the sloughs, and was
rising so rapidly that below the village it
had broken over the banks and was spread
ing over the surrounding country. The
water in the SJanislaus river has risen nine
feet since Yesterday morning. AT Walt
hall station, ON the Copperopolis road,
eight miles from this city, the Mormon
slough had broken its banks at noon to-day
and several ranches were under water John
Wilson, of Holden station, reports the
country overlooked in that section, and j.
II. Dodge, who resides on the Calaveras,
has a like report, while j. H. Tone reports
the water surrounding his house. The
overflow from the Calaveras river reached
the Rural Cemetery this afternoon. A
great deal of the water which has in past
years found an outlet through Miner chan
mel will be carried by the East-street canal
into Mormon channel, and the North-street
canal will keep considerable of the water
OF the Calaveras from coming into this city.
Ii the storm continues Stockton will get
tie back water from the Sacramento San
Joaquin aud Mokeiumne rivers, and feed
may be expected.
Thomas Kennedy, farmer residing near
the Cslaveras river, arrived in Stock ton
Wednesday and reported that Tuesdays
rain in the foothills had caused the river
to overflow it's banks and to ipundate a
section of country five or six square miles
in extent The inundation began at the
upper end of Charles Perryman's place and
submerged the farms of George Kinger,
John Wilson, John Darrell, Bsecher and
others. If the water does not remain many
days on the ground but little damage will
be done.