Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-09
DEBRIS.
THrRTY-sIxTa DAY OF TEE sLIcKsNs
CASE III COURT.
Testimony of Surveyors and Engineers on
Rehaif of the Defense-The Drain
age Of Sacramento City.

amount OF rainfall winch Tell at OnlbSIe
Springs between 1919 and 1867?
Answer-I have here the record as re-
ported by DR.. Edwards, who kept rain
gauge at Single Springs from 1919 to the
time of his death in 1868: 1880, 80 % !;
1901, II. 26; 1872, $3.50; 1852 3. 47.57 /;
1851. So.15; 1876. 10 50; 1855 6. Is so !;
1867. 26.11; 1857 s. 1891; 1859. 81 Il !;
1890, IS 90; 1860 /, 26 %; 1852 " SO; ;
1923 10 q; 1868 4, PAY; 1S64-5, 81 4S j;
1860, sc. Sc; 1866 Z, so 80. Single Springs
is situated ten miles west Of Plaeeryille, and
about thirty-eix miles east Of Sacramento, a.
the end of the Placsryiile and Sacramento
Valley Railroad. During the melting of the
SNOW in May, June and July, the natural
wash above where there is any mining is
very great The water during the high water
caused by the melting CT snow during very
warm lys, above the mouth Of Alder creek,
is very muddy. When heavy snow is fol-
lowed by warm, continued rain, the surface
natural wash is very considerable. the river
il much swollen, and its waters very muddy.
The lower forests, extending to Sportsmsn's
Hall, have been cut off to a great extent.
The timber on the Georgetown divide, tive
miles above that place. AZ been cut out but
very lite. Shake-makers are the only ones
WAC cut into those forests.
Cross-examination Thy George Cadwalader)
i studied engineering at university III
Jauishere, Penn. | came to California IL
1873, end have been in Placerville for the last
seven years. The rain gauge at Placerville
is kept by the Il d. G. w. and III. Com
pany. l have studied railroad engineering,
aud verything connected with that branch
Of surveying. Nine inches of snow is reck-
sped as one inch Of water. l have never in.
vestisAted the subject of absorption and
evaporation in the watershed OF 81 Dorado
e1un'y. A portion OF Lake Tahoe Is In that
eouetV. The grades through the mountains
Of Ell Dorado have not been much used for
great many years. Placerville is the
fha county. Georgetown is the next
in population and importance. Coloma is
also quite considerable place. Witness de-
scribsd the canal systems in various portions
OF the couuty.l do not know the snow line
in II Dorado county. Snow very often falls
a5 Placervile. There was a small force work
ing 10 the north portion Of the FL Dorado
Deep Gravel mine a short time since. / don't
know Of any hydraulic mining having been
dane gu the Souih Fork for the last two or
three years. There was no deposit on Web
er creek at the point where the Folsom and
C1lurna road crosses, two months ago. The
water is not tarned cut Of the canals IN
winter unless The stoTias are unusually heavy.
l. s. winter was very good winter for the
miners. The bitches were full OF water all
winter About two-thirds Of the Ell Dorado
Gold Mining and Water Company's canals
are constructed in the hiil-sides. The
ancient river channel il the vicinity
OF Placervills Is about twelve miles in
length. At Coon Hollow, about one quarter
OF 3 mile in length of this channel has been
worked out Ths sides of the annsl have
been worked in many places. Is has been
driited il a grsst many places. There is no
port Of this ancient channel within twelve
miles of the river. Haugtown creek has been
mined over, thick, every year. This cresk
spreads out at Middletown. and forms quite a
wide fat. The Gopher and Chapa-rel quartz
mines a-e quite near the South Fork, and
their tailings reach the river. Have heard
howlders grinding along il the South Fork
during hi n water, when the grade Of the
river was about ninety feet to the mile.
Witness described the Gold Run mine as it
appeared to him On recent visit
John A Cunningham sworn. Direct ex-
animation tby A. T. Catlinl-I have charge
Of the pumping So the City Water Works.
Fr0w II o'clock noon, on the 2lst Of Deem
Der. TO noon the next dsy. there was pumped
l, sos, 600 gallons of water. Five per cent.
shonld he deducted for slippage. The annual
amount OF water pump ID during the last four
years will average ebous 1900. COO gallons.
DurirG the irrigating season from $4,000 600
TO %, 600 600 gallons are puRped. During
the winter fro:n 0,000,000 TO 10000, 600 is the
weekly average. Sometimes durias; the night
we pin D Into the large tank. l have been
B"cia nr-in-eha.gs Tor inc las SIX yeaIs.
q fN..-ts y
have bssn City Surveyor for the last three
years TIE laain outlet sewer Is on Sixth
g1esa. FWiiuess decribed the different sewers
Of sse city and the portions drained By each.
lie al described the drainage canal below
,he cry, giving its lergih and grade
Afternoon session.
Cross-exRminaticn of Mr.. Bsssett (by At
torrey General Hart)-I lave been acquaint-
cd With The drainage of this oity for the last
.hrse Or four years. After the high water Ct
1878 tie old drainage canal below the city
was cor pletely filled with saud, coming from
the owe fl w of The Sacramento river. The
Loyedal break occarred during the month of
February. The drainage Of the city is &C.
stroy I'd when he country south II the city is
o7ei flowed. Tee damage that was csused tG
tine drainage canal during the last three or
four years is estimated at $50, 600. l cane to
this city about seven years ago. There has
been two times since | came to the city that
pumping of s;pags and drainage water has
hssn lesorted TO. The principal cause of the
bad drainage Of the city is owing to the
lack Of sufficient fall. l have seen sipage
water percol Lifting frol1 tie river for dis
tssce IF four or five rules along the river
lsvee south of z street. / have seen sipage
77ster running out of the top OF well south
Of the R-street levee The well is very near
sha river levse. The time that this well was
discha giDg the river was very high. When
tLe water in the river fell the water receded
in the we'll The sipage through the levees
along the banks of the Sacramento river is
very considerable. and assists IL filing the
TUE basin and retarding the flow OF the drair-
age c5usl at its lower end. The sewers IN
der the high grade are twelve feet In depth ;
nu3er the low grade they vary from three to
ak feet. The waskingS from the streets dur
ing heavy raia is considerable.
R.sdi.e.t tby A. p. Cstlin)-After The water
sG5,ided, caused by the overflow from the
Isovedal break, the drainage canal was i'm
cleaned cut. Tee water backed
M sgsiust the street leyee in the winter OF
1880 aud 1881. The well that spoke of is
between S and I streets, close to the bIse Of
tie levee.
Recross- examination 10y Attorney General
II T l-0n Fifth street the water backed up
tn 81 and \ streets from the Ystreet levee.
Tois water Is produced by rain. sipage and
the water pumped into the city. After the
river has been up few days the lsyees be-
C me saturated, and the ground inside the
city becomes full of water, and adds greatly
to the amount TO be drained from the city.
There are a great many excavations below
the Rrssreet levee that fill, when the river
rises, with sipage. The one nearest the river
fila with water first and the others I'LL
slower. and in proportion to their distance
from the RIVER The water in the first ex-
ovation. 10 color is something like the
waters { the Sacramento river.
Redirect TO A. 2. Cstliu IL don't know
the depth at the present time of the water in
those excavations. l am positive that there
IL 70 drainage from the gas works into the
excavation that speak Of. TIE gas works
are abons block distant. The river has been
rising n tl.elast FIVE or six weeks. l have
no iced no sipage at any other point. know
this Is sipase from the river from the fact that
it ii es sn1 falls with the rise and fall in the
river. A, considerable portion Of the water
pumped over the lesee by earle 4 Croly
came through Burns slough. During the
time they were pumping there was also
very heavy rainfall within the city.
Court adj turned at 3;15 P. N. to Monday,
the 9.h, at 10 o'clock NJ.
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