Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-28
THE pELUGED DISTRICTS.
Town and Country lnun d dated-Cit
of Fresno Flooded.

FRESNO. January 27.-The northern
part of the city along Belmont avenue is
flooded to depth of from one to three
feet. The main portion of the city is all
right. The food was caused by bridges
washing out and flooding the bitches,
causing the banks to break.
| LATER-The break in the canal north
of Fresno City was closed this morning,
and the food waters turned from the
city. The dam in the San Joaquin nea,
Hamptonville was washed out. The San
Joaquin was two feet higher than in the
great food of 1868.
FLOOD GATES SWEPT AWAY.
All the hesdgates of the canals taking
water from Kings river, except two
have been swept away by the food
There are quite number of settlers
along Kings river, who, 1t is feared
have been flooded out and perhaps
drowned.
SWOLLEN STREAMS AT JACKSON.
JACKSON, CAL, January 27.-On Sat
urday the streams here were higher than
for years. Three and quarter inches OF
rain fell from Thursday to Saturday
night. The Volcano mail stage, in try.
ing to cross email gulch, was swept
away, and driver and horses carried fifty
yards. narrowly escaping with their
lives. The mail bags were not recovered
till the following day. The main pipe oi
the jackson Gas Works was swept away
No gas has been had the last two nights
No mails have been received since Fri
day night, but some are expected today
No serious damage has been done on the
mining belt. The bridge below Drytowr
| was swept awsy. 1t was worn cut, anc
had not been used all winter. The sky
is clear and the snow over.
| GREAT LOSS AT vIsALIA.
| VIsAIIA, January 27.-The water in tht
city is fast receding. Outside streamt
are still running bank full. The snow il
low down on the foothills. Anothel
sreshet is feared. The city streets ar,
impossible. The damage to streets il
$4,000. Many citizens suffer great loss
Men and teams were hard at work al
day clearing out the debris from tn,
streets. No mail has tesn received her,
since Saturday morning. The Visali.
railroad track is under water for thre,
miles. Two hundred yards of track il
washed out. The water is slowly reced
ing.
1
MODESTO, CAL, January 27.-Th'
Iuolumne river began rising Saturday
Sunday morning it reached twenty thre,
feet above low water, flooding the entirt
river bottom. AT noon the water begal
receding, and to-day is confined within
banks. No damage is reported, tn,
overflow being benefit in drowning ou
gophers. The weather since YESTERDAY
| l. hno al -
frost last night. San Francisco mail
delayed two days by 8 landslide nea
Martinez, arrived at s o'clock last night
THE CALAvERAs RIVER FLOOD.
MILTON, CAL, January 27.-The storm
has ended but the roads are in BAT
condition. No stage has arrived from
Sonora since Friday. The Calavera
river overflow has washed out crops ant
drowned some stock. 1t is now reced
ing.
| IN THE soNoMA VALLEY.
| eoNoMA, CAL, January 27.-No rail-
has fallen for forty. eight hours. With
the exception of the drowning Of L. J
Sullivan and the washing away of
bridge at Glen Ellen, no great damag,
has resulted from the high water in thii
valley.
THE SACRAMENTO FALLING.
CoLUsA, CAL, January 27.-The rivel
has bsen falling all day, but the water
on the flooded district is about the same
No estimate of the losses can yet bt
made, but no further damage is expected
Mail from northern points arrived today
and that from the south is expected
early in the morning. The narrow gauge
is moving trains on time to this city. !,
STOCKTON GOT OFF EASY.
STOCKTON, January 27.-The damage
by water in Stockton yesterday is very
small, consisting only of the displace
ment of few sidewalks along the lines
of the two channels which run through
the city. The water ran off fast. This
morning the city was dry. The only
breaks in the levees are On Rough and
Ready island, which will food about
1000 acres, and on tract of low main
land near French Camp of about 6OC
acres. A large break occurred yesterday
in the Roberts' Island levee, but D.
Peters, with tug, gave the alarm
among the farmers. who went to work
and stopped the break, which was ten
feet wide and about twelve feet deep.
For the present there is no further
danger.