Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-13

ever before known.
The railroad extension to Knights
Landing is covered with water from Mar
cuse's ranch, which is near the edge OF the
tule basin, and gravel trains were to-day
unable to proceed farther than that point.
1t is not known whether any damage to
the road-bed under water has occurred or
not.
Along the inner edge of the basin breaks
have occurred in the levees at numerous
points, and much low land is Hooded by
water from the tules.
Breaks are reported at the ranches OF
Bossen, Rldeout, Suffer Land Company
and Parks, respectively. The extent OF the
damage is not yet ascertsined, but probably
q considerable acreage OF grain Is over
flowed.
A break in the levee at or near knights
Landing on the west side OF the Sacra-
mento is also reported.
The delayed Oregon express trains went
north from this place this afternoon.
The weather is clear and cool.
The Yuba and Feather rivers have fallen
several feet since yesterday.
LEyEE BREAKS IN SUFFER- COUNTY.
NIcoLAUs, December 12th.-Every avail.
able man was working on the levee last
night. The water reached the highest
point ever known - eighteen feet nine
inches. Many leaks and holes were stopped
by great exertion.
The news comes from across the river
that Humphreys levee has broken, and
Mrs. Bossen's has gone out for half mile.
The Rideout levee Is now expected to go
any moment above Zinn's house.
District No. is now intact its entire
length.
Water is running over the top of the
levee at Claus Peters place, in District No. ..
CHICO AND VICINITY.
CHICO. December 12tb.-The chief in
iury done in this section has been the de-
struction of the free bridge across the Sac
ramento which cost $50 600. Railroad
connection with this city has been sus-
pended since Monday. All the streams are
falling to-day, however.
Breaks have occurred in the Stanford
leyee on Butte creek, and much land is
flooded. On the Bidwell ranch upward of
fifty head of stock has been drowned and
many at other points along the river.
SEVEN FEET FALL AT RED BLUFF.
RED BLUFF, December 12th-P. M.-The
river is falling here very fast, and all dan
ger is passed, so far as Tehama county is
concerned. There is but little to report
beyond what was sent last night.
The river here is now fourteen feet, a
drop of seven feet since yesterday noon.
RIVER FALLING AT BEDDING.
REDDING. December 12th.-The water has
fallen very much since yesterday. Very
little damage has resulted to property in
this county, and that mostly to railroad.
Very little rain fell last night, and this
morning the sun came out for short time,
but at noon there were appearances of a
continuance of the storm. The weather
has been warm, and the snow has not
| fallen very low down on the hills.
Train Is, that lay at Dunsmuir yesterday,
came in at IL this forenoon, transferred its
passengers to the train lying here, and will
return to Oregon after dinner, with fair
prospect of getting through.
We have had no mails here for two days
and none are expected before tomorrow,
and not then If the storm renews its vio-
lence. The heavy part OF the storm was
confined to the west side Of the river in this
county.
GREAT DAMAGE IN CoLUsA.
CoLUsA, December 12th.-There are some
dozen breaks in the levee on the east side
of the river above Butte slough, about ten
being above Colusa. The highest-up break
heard of is on the Davis farm, above
Princeton. The Parrot grant, opposite
Jacinto, has never been leyeed, and there
are several large slougbs putting out of thu
river. Some of these rise in Butte creek or
the Pratt grant, northeast of Butte City.
The Angel sloughs are two very larg'
sloughs that put out from the lower end o
the Parrot grant, and run southeast, max
ing Butte creek about east of Princeton.
A reporter examining the flood with {
field glass from the top of the Moulton res
dence saw an expanse of water that seemed
to cover all the land from the river tt
Biggs. Much of the land now covered
above the point of the back water will no
drown out if we have a fall in the river in {
reasonable time.
From Princeton down, on the east side
there is only here and there high spot o
land out of water.
If the river remains high for any length
of time two-thirds of the grain in Colusi
county east of the river will be drowned
out, and this is about the best wheat dis
trict in Coluss county. The people of tina
district will lose enough the present season
to have paid their part of the tax to max
an outlet TO the river so big as to render al
overflow impossible.
The hill water is still filling the basil
above Knights Landing, and must do a
, immense damage, enough also to have pre-
vided permanently against the recurrenc
, of such catastrophe.
The danger to the west side is now froI
, the filling of the basin above Butte slougl
so that the water, instead of running out (
: the river there, will run into it, as it did
4 1862.
q Our extreme high water in Colusa is ov
/ ing in a large measure to the filling Of tn
/. basin.
> The steamer Jacinto is laying here, an
Captain Lowrey informed o reporter tn
A coming down from Butte City he notice
: that the levees on the east side seemed
i be completely riddled and the whole coul
] try to be under water.
The draw of the Chico bridge lodged c
n the tow head of the Jacinto.
Q Below Colusa few miles the farmers a
: bringing their families and stock to tow
# although no breaks on this side of II
i river have at this hour (6 P. M occurred.
e AT KNIGHTS LANDING.
J. WOODLAND, December 12;h.-There is
It break in the storm for the first time sin
itcommenced, and a clear sky is to be see
h Further reports from Knights Ian
S, ing state that the river is no higher b
Ar that quantity of dIift-wood has caug
n against the piles of the new railroad bridE
y endangering its safety.
lie The water is flowing over one end of [
Madison bridge, and is within foot of
highest part of the road planking.
l.
nt FLOODED FARMS.
a c.,,,., ,,d Suttsr Settlers Whose RancI