Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-30

three days of clear weather another rain
set iu tonight and is coming down hard.
The water has all gone off the flooded
districts except in the tule lands. The
damage will amount to practically
nothing. The river here is falling fast.
LONG CONTINUED DowNPoUR.
DELTA, CAL, January 30 Rain still
continues very hard here. 1t has been
raining for thirty-six hours. The snow
is melting fast, and the river is rising
rapidly. Large slides are reported north
of here on the railroad. From the pres
ent outlook it will be some time before
trains can run through.
THE RUSSIAN RIVERS RAvAGEs.
SANTA Rosa, January 30 29-Reportsy
from Guerneville, ,Cloverdale, Healdsburg,
Sonoma, Knights Valley, Bodega, Dun
cans Mills, Petaluma and other county
towns show that the losses from the re-
cent storms are unprecedented in the
history of the county. The farmers
along the Russian river sustained con-
siderable loss by the river cutting into
their land. The road leading from
Skagg's Springs to the coast, just COM
pie ed at an expense of 1000, is badly
damaged.
RAIN MELTING THE SNOW.
REDDING, CAL, January ga stiff
breeze from the south eliminated in q
severe rainstorm at noon today, which
will melt the snow fast. The railroad ia
still blocked The stage road from Hell
combs Station, forty miles from Red
ding, to Bieber, Lassen county, ia
blocked. No mail has gotten through
for seven days. In local cities where for
ten years there has been trif1ing snow
| fall this season the snow is six feet
deep. The waters are not high, but will
| rise fast if the storm continues.
SNOW TURNS TO RAIN.
s1ssoN, January 29.-It was showing
all of yesterday, which last night
turned into warm rain; temperature
"a degrees. Should it continue twenty
four hours it will greatly reduce the
amount of snow and raise the Sacramento
river. The railroad is now open from
Redding to above Dunsmuir. where
snow plow and 3 force of men, with
| Superintendent Pratt, are working in the
mud and snowslides below Mott. They
will probably reach here in few days,
unless more slides occur. The snow-
plow working from Edgewood has not
arrived, as several engines are disabled.
There is but little news from the Siski-
you mountains. Everything has been
abandoned there until this portion of the
| line gets open.
NO FEAR OF HIGH WATER.
| ORovILLE, CAL, January 29.-The
past three days have been clear; today
is cloudy and light rain is falling. It
it warmer but not warm enough to send
the rain far into the mountains, and it is
feared that another heavy fall of snow
will be the result. No fears are enter
tanned here of high water al present, as
it will require weeks of warm rain and
heavy winds to start much snow, but
the snow ls there and unless it goes off
slower than is usually the case, extreme
high water must occur before the season
is past. Several parties have been
formed in different portions of the noun
tains to visit persons living in out.of-the-
way places who have not been heard
from since the commencement of the
storm. In two or three cases persons
searched for have been found dead, and
several were found who needed relief.
It is feared many more old miners, who
lived alone in the mountains for years,
have fallen victims to the terrible winter.
RAINING IN OREGON.
| ASHLAND, Or, January 29.-It has
been raining steadily here since yester-
day. The thermometer is at As, and the
snow is rapidly melting in the mountains.
The streams are rising and damages are
reported from the track washing out mir Q
miles north of Grants pase. All the
first-class passengers for the south de-
tanned here left yesterday morning for
Portland. Only one train has come
straight through from Portland in
week. There is prospect of another
! food in the Rogue river and its trib-
utaries.
CLOUD-BURsT AT REDDING.
| SAN FRANCISCO, January ga Red
ding special to the Chronicle says: The
mountain roads and gulches are block
AIDED by drifts from fifteen feet to un-
known depth, and at some points no
relief can be sent for month to come.
Yesterday the storm continued, and to-
day the upper Sacramento is raging
torrent, but no fears of danger
are entertained. Copley reports getting
short in provisions, and supply
train was sent today. Nearly all the
mines in this section have closed down.
At the Iron Mountain and Confidence
mines several slides have occurred, and
buildings are broken down. A cloud
burst struck Redding this afternoon,
lasting three quarters of an hour. The
streets we're turned to streams Of water,
and it is probable the railroad south Of
here will be closed again by Waehouts