Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-25
A NEW DANGER.
The Snow Blockade Gives
Way to Worse.
A GREAT FLOOD SUCCEEDING
Warm Rains Melting the Shows in
the MOuntains-The Northern
Valleys Inundated,
Associated Press Dispatches to the Hrp.n,

uhuo"oA oCP0h III tuo lOotnlll6 In tn6
northern part of the State, is now re-
ported to be giving way before warm
rains, and the Sacramento river and
tributary streams are rising rapidly.
Tehama and Davisville report serious
floods. At Corning the water is running
through the streets and flooding all the
Easements in town. At Colusa the Sacra-
mento river rose eight feet during last
night, and is still rapidly rising, while at
Red Bluff the river has reached the
twenty.foot mark, and is rising at the
rate of four inches an hour. Snow is
falling in the Siskiyou mountains, and
several large landslides have taken place
slong the Oregon and California road,
between Delta and Sims, which will
keep that road closed for several days.
GRAVE APPREHENsIoNs.
CHICO, January 24.-There are grave
apprehensions along the river bottoms
over the rise of the waters. Snow has
fallen very low down in the foothills,
and is Of unprecedented depth. The
warm rainstorm of the last two or three
days melted the snow very rapidly.
Both the Chico creeks are booming,
being higher than during the last food.
The Sacramento is within two feet of it's
banks and is rising rapidly.
THE FLOOD AT CORNING.
CORNING, Cal, January PA heavy
rain, accompanied by high wind, has
been prevailing for forty-eight hours.
The rainfall last night has caused seri-
GUS flood. Water is running in the streets
and flooding easements for the third time
this season. This is caused in part by
back water in the streams, resulting from
small railroad culverts, which act az
dams. All the creeks are booming. The
weather is warmer.
FARMERS DISCOURAGED.
ORLAND, CAL, January 24.-Rain still
continues to fall, accompanied by high
wind. The ground ia thoroughly satu
rated. Farmers are discouraged, as the
rain prevents seeding and is drowning
out the grain already sown. The snowt
on the Coast range are melting.
HIGH WATER AT NAPA.
NAPA, January PA heavy rain hat
fallen during the past twenty.four hours
and still continues. The river is higher
than at any time this season, ovelfowinl
, in places. If the rain continues much
J damage must result.
! Rain is falling heavily tonight, ani
the river has left it's banks in many
places. All the lower part of the valley
10 inundated. The streets of Spanish
, town and East Napa are under water
, Many houses are surrounded and som'
} families were taken out in boats. Th,
: water is still rising. The south. .bount
) train due here at p. m could not ee
through on account of the water. Th'
passengers, mail and baggage wer,
transferred and dispatched by anothe
train. The north-bound train has no
: arrived. 1t is thought it cannot ge
through on account of washouts.
IT STILL RAINS HARD.
CoLUsA, Cal, January "a 1t still rain
hard at pm, and the indications ar,
for hard rain during the night. Th,
river is rising rapidly, and a number o
D men are patroling the levee and watch
ing the weak spots
THE RUSSIAN RIVER OVER BANKS.
r HEALDsBURG, January 24.-The Rus
sian river is overfowing it's banks. AL
of the Russian River valley is flooded
Many families were brought down {,
town in boats this morning. The foot
> never has been equaled in the memory
of the Oldest inhabitant.
CLovERDALE, January 24.-The presen
: storm is unprecedented here. Th,
, Russian river is higher than ever before
, Ranches along the river are damaged
badly. Several houses in River Grove
near here, are held in place by heav,
ropes. The new bridge over the river il
| liable to 90 out The railroad between
here and Ukiah is washed out grea
distance, and it will be many days be
, fore trains will again run. The rainfall
for the season is $3.50 inches for the
past twenty -four hours: $50.
THE YUBA AND FEATHER RISING.
MARYsvILLE, January 24.-Rain hal
been falling here constantly for the las
twenty-four houre, and tonight measured
.S5 of an inch. Both the Yuba ant
Feather rivers have commenced to rise
but slowly, and no material change il
expected until some time tomorrow.
TRAINS STOPPED BY wAsHoUTs.
RED BLUFF, CAL, January "a The
trains on the Willows route which lef
Keddlng this morning returned there
being unable TO get through on &C
SouAs VI WaSHOutbs LIS Or6kOl
express. due here at $50 tonight
will probably not get here till tomorrow
The mail, express, passengers and bag.
gage, which went down on the Reddinp
local, are all here. The river has risen
to 21 q feet. At p. m. it is still raining
hard.
| WOODLAND, CAL, January PA fierce
storm has ragged for forty-eight hours. A
stormy south wind prevails. The
streams of the county are oyeIflowing.
Prospects for farmers are very unfavora-
BILE. The train from the North was three
hours late today, owing to a washout
near Maxwell.
THE STORM AT SANTA CRUZ.
SANTA Cruz, CAL, January 24.-An
unprecedented rain is falling in the
Santa Cruz mountains today. The rain
fall at Boulder Creek, by gauge measure,
was over eight inches. The mountain
streams are turned to torrents. The
bridge across Zyante creek, on the
Boulder Greek extension of the narrow
gauge road, was washed away. Two
other bridges are badly damaged. Traffic
or the narrow-gauge line is suspended
| on account of landslides. San Lorenzo
river is now the highest known since
1849. Fears are entertained for the
Southern Pacific railroad bridge, which
has moved several inches. The electric
- l.