Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-11
THE GREET STORM.
IT STILL RACES OVER MOST OF THE
PACIFIC COAST.
Rivers Rising in All Directions, But No
Towns Invaded-The Sacramento
and American.

Up TO midnight last night the storm
continued, and even the oldest inhab!t-
ant" declares he has never known The like
of il. The barometer had been very cratic
during the last few days, at times indicat-
ing fair weather, and within few hours
falling again to the storm point. Rain
commenced falling again yesterday after
noon, after a cessation since the preceding
night, accompanied by high wind, and
continued throughout the day.
Persons who came down from Folsom
on yesterday afternoons train reported
that the American river was making no
fuss at all, !" and indeed had not been high
enough at any time this season to cause
The least anxiety. 1t is, however, pouring
over the big dam at the prison with depth
of six or seven feet and presenting grand
sight It receded about foot yesterday,
but for fear that the storm high up in the
mountains may cause a rise of few feet,
the materials etc that had been left about
the dam were removed yesterday.
THE SACRAMENTO
Has continued to rise slowly, and last night
reached hight of twenty four feet four
inches. This, of course, bring its surface
pretty nearly on level with the banks, but
there is still quite g margin between the
present figures and those of 1881 when the
river rose to twenty feet six inches. No
trouble would have been experienced then
had 1t not been for the levee breaking some
distance below the city and allowing the
water to back up 10 the city's levee on the
south. Since then the Y-street levee has
been built, and even if the levee south of
the city should give way the latter could
not be injured.
The only trouble at this point in 1S61-62
resulted from the American river, which
has this season remained quite low. The
highest point reached in 1878 by the Sacra-
mento river, opposite the city, was twenty
iqe feet eleven and one.half inches.
SIMPLY PRECAUTIONARY.
Our City Trustees, with a sense of the
duty resting upon them, have very wisely
taken certain precautionary measures look
ing to the protection of the levees above
and below the city. A force Of men has
been sent out to inspect the entertainments
and see that they are kept in proper condi-
ton, and arrangements have been made
for The use of trainloeds of rock and other
material if deemed necessary.
The Trustees have also employed resi-
dents for miles below the city to keep a
strict watch on the levees, and have also
provided for material for closing any
breaks that might occur on short notice.
These precautions should not be regarded
as indicating any fear On the part of the
authorities, for there is not the slightest
cause therefor. The idea is simply 10 pro-
vide against any possible emergency that
cannot now be foreseen.
THE UPPER COUNTRY.
Adgices from along the upper Sacra.
mento are to the effect that the river is very
high-nearly up to high-water mark al
| Colusa.
| At Marysville yesterday the Yuba was
only little over thirteen feet, or nearly
ten feet below the food mark. The
Feather was also several feet below its
| highest stage, but was rising more rapidly
| than the Yuba.
Numerous breaks in the Colusa levee;
are reported, and as these enlarge the vol
ume of water in the river will decrease, IN.
less the storm should continue so severely
as to swell the tributaries Of the river be
yond their present volume.
At Knights Landing last evening thu
river had reached 16 feet inches, and i
was still raining hard at that point.
LATEST FROM MAgYsvILLE.
MARYsyILLE December 10th.-Thirty
hundredths or an inch of rain fell to-day
max ng IA "a for the season. A strong south
east wind prevails No material change
have occurred in the Yuba or Feathe
rivers at this point, though rise is apt t.
be expected, as rain has fallen as high VI
as Downieville, where three feet of snow
fell yesterday. 1t is raining here thi
evening.
| AT ANDERSON.
ANDERSON, December 10th.-The rail-
has been pouring down necessarily for tn
past three DAYS. the creeks are all over
i1owing their banks. The rainfall to dat
is % so inches. The Sacramento river i
rising rapidly.
THE SITUATION AT RED BLUFF.
RED BLUFF, December 10.h-It is yer,
probable, judging from the weather an;
river, that a large portion of the valley will
be flooded before tomorrow night. Tn
river has raised eight feet since ten O'Clock
and is rising at the rate of over two fee
per hour now. It's hight at eight o'cloc
was twenty three feet. The rain continue
to fall very hard and the creeks runnin