Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-25

out this section for the past week turned to
rain at noon yesterday, continued through
out the day and last night. 1t has been
calm and cold all day. Washouts are re-
ported on all the railroads The Virginia
and Truckee express. which left at $50 last
night, failed to connect at Reno with the
Central Pacific, on account of running into
landslide near Washoe. The train then.
in an attempt to return to Carson, encoun-
tered another slide near Franktown, where
1t remained all day, arriving at Reno at
p. NJ. Another landslide occurred in the
Vivian cut. on the same road, between the
Mound House and Carson. No trains will
be able to pass before sometime tomorrow.
On the Carson and Colorado numerous
washouts are reported, the principal one
being at Dayton, where bridge was washed
away and the main ditch breaking, washed
away great deal of track About forty
men went from here to repair The damage
Several feet of water is reported throughout
Dayton. No. ., leaving Reno last evening,
ran into a slide near Camp %. and was de-
layed six hours. The east-bound Central
Pacific train arrived at Reno to-day about
seven hours late.
PLAcERyILLE, January 24th.-Wednes.
days gale and the heavy rain storms since
have caused considerable damage. The
wind blew down large shade trees, leyeled
fences, overturned barns, and put the tele-
graph wires III such a condition as render
ed them useless for three DAYS. but no
serious damage to dwellings or persons is
reported. Yesterday the rain fell in tor
rents, raising Hangtown creek to its fullest
capacity, knocking out the sides of the big
hume, and IN many places sweeping away
toot-bridges and outhouses. Last night
Morrills bridge. on Weaver creek, had
one end swept away, and the approach to
Reegs bridge over the American river. on
the GEORGETOWN side, was carried away.
The river is the highest for wears. The
Auburn stage will be unable to cross
Greenwood creek for several DAYS. The
ram fall last night amounted to 1S7; for
the week, 9.45 inches. To-day was cloudy,
but no rain. 1t is clear tonight.
VALLEJO, January 23d-Island No. >,
situated few miles northwest Of this city,
was flooded by the present storm. The is
land, which was formerlya swamp. was re-
claimed and made tillable by DIR. S NJ.
Cross of Stockton who built costly and
substantial levee around it. This levee
burst in dozen places, letting the water in
TO cover the entire surface, with the eXcep-
ton of small patch about fifty feet square.
About fifty head of cattle were rescued, but
! three of the number of seventy-five hogs
were drowned. A band of forty sheep was
saved by being driven on top of a haystack
| and corraled there. The doctors loss IS
estimated at about $1,000.
STOCKTON, January 23d.-Sincc o'clock
yesterday morning the rainfall here to .
O'Clock tonight has been POI inches, max
ing for the season II .43 against S! inches
TO this time last year. East of the city the
water is running over the Stockton and
Copperopolis Railroad track, and to-mor-
row high water is expected. The streams
| are rising tonight, and there are fears Of
the levee breaking on the islands. On the
Moss tract of levee lands large force of
men is working tonight to watch the
levees.
! NAPA, January 23d.-Three inches of
rain have fallen since a. NJ. to-day, and is
still raining. Railroad communication is
entirely cut off in both directions. About
| POO feet of the railroad track washed out
near Suscol and the bridge is gone above
! st. Helena. The river has overhown its
banks in many places and is still rising.