Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-04
Heavy Rains in Oregon.

Heavy Rains in Oregon.
GRANTS PASS (Or.), February 3d.-Rain
| has been constantly falling for tifty-six
hours Rogue river at Grants Pass has
raised on an average of eleven inches per
hour all day. The Rogue river wagon
| bridge washed out. This bridge was con-
structed in 1887, by an appropriation from
| the State, at a cost of $4,000. Several
small bridges of this county and of Sierra
| county are washed out.
| Great damage has been done throughout
| the country to the railroad compsny's
track. Should it continue raining, it is
| impossible 10 state when through trains
will be running The railroad company is
working a heavy force, and making efforts
| to get the track in condition for through
| trains.
Mining in Mexico.
| SAN DIEGO, February 3d-President l.
Masac of the Lower California Mining
| Company, operating the Masac concession
on the peninsula is here from Los An
geles, en- route to the mines. He says the
water of the San Rafael river will be turned
| into the new $4,000 fume, to wash the
placers of Rich Gnlch as soon as he gets
| there. One hundred sluice- boxes crescent
from here, and are being placed. This is
the first time hydraulic mining has been
introduced on large scale in Mexico.
Death of Richard I. Pray.
AUBURN, February 3d-Richard 1. Pray,
of this place, died yesterday of pneumonia,
| brought on by Ia grippe. This is the first
fatal case in Auburn. Mr.. Pray was a
promising civil engineer, SO years of age
and universally respected. He was related
to the family of Towle Bros, the lumber
men of this county. Deceased was ma
| tive of Brooklyn, n. Y, where his parents
now reside. He was prominent candi-
date for Register of the Sacramento Land
Ofiice. The funeral took place to. day
under the auspices of the Odd Fellows.
Death of G. Fl. Able.
SIERRA Cry, February 3d.-George II.
Able, an old pioneer OF this county, and a
| member of the Board of Supervisors,
quietly passed away to-day. Deceased was
| long and favorably known in this county.
He was proprietor of the stage line between
| here and Truckee, and was in the livery
| business for many years. He came origin
ally from Illinois, and at an early period
he identified himself with mining. He
leaves one son and three daughters. He
was also Knight Templar and a member
of the A. o. U. w.
Work Resumed on the Comstock.
V1RGIN1A New, February 3d.-The
| blockade on the Virginia and Truckee
Railroad was raised to-day, and the ex-
press train with 200 tons Of delayed mail
| from Reno arrived this afternoon. The e1-
press train left for Reno on schedule time
| tonight. Ore extraction and explorations
| in the mines were resumed to-day with a
full force The weather is warm, and the
snow is settling at the rate of six inches IN
twenty four hours.
Murdered His Wife.
ALBUQUERQUE On. NJ, February 3D.
Manuel Montoya, a section laborer on the
Santa Fe road at San Marcial, on returning
| home Saturday evening found his wife in
bed with another man. Montoya picked
up hatchet and split her head open. scat
tering her brains in all directions. The
murderer Immediately started south, but
on reaching Eagle, small station below.
was captured and brought back to San
| Marcial and jailed. Her paramour escaped.
BIowed His Own Head OF.
SAN LOUIS 0RIsPo, February 3d.--Franz
Mohrbach, q barkeeper in the Wieland
saloon, his afternoon blowed the whole
top of his head off with a shot gun. He
was German, late CT San Francisco, and
formerly of Colorado. He was 80 years OF
age aud was in good spirits during the day.
No ca use is assigned for the suicide.
An Old Offender.
NAPA, February 3d.-Green Dyer smashed
Maud Robinson on the head this afternoon
with a plate, injuring her badly, iu q
Spanishtown row. Dyer was arrested and
charged with an assault with intent to kill
He is an old offender.