Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-26

Qeep at tne Steamer warehouse. ne pop
ulation has been compelled TO flee from
Spanishtown.
Heavy Land Slides.
MARTINEZ, January 25th.-The heavy
rains last night caused several heavy slides
between here and Vallejo Junction. The
Stockton local is laid up here also freights
Nos. % and go. Central Pacific No. and
the Southern overland are side tracked at
Avon, two miles north, owing TO the track
being washed at Pacheco creek. The
steamer Amador has landed at the ferry
wharf to transfer to Vallejo Junction.
Bridges are washed out on the county
roads.
Situation at Colusa.
CoLUsA, January 25th-The river lacks
six feet of high water. Since o'clock
this morning the water has been running
out in several cuts and breaks on the east
side of the river about Colusa, which KEEPS
ii from rising here. A telegram reached
here that all the trains on the northern
road are cancelled, consequently no mail
will arrive nor depart from Colusa to-day.
No apprehensionss are felt on this side of
the river.
The Coast Range of mountains are COW
cred with snow.
The American Rising.
FOLSOM, January 25th.-The American
river is booming. 1t has raised 10 feet
since five o'clock last night, and continues
to rise at the rate of half foot per hour
The gauge now marks 80 feet More than
% feet of water is going over the big dam
at the Prison. There is no loss of property
reported yet.
Folsom, January 25th.-The American
river has fallen two feet since o'clock P.
II, - - -,
to clear up.
Yuba and Feather Falling.
MARYsvILLE, January 25th.-At L P. NJ
the Yuba is near the IA foot mark and still
rising. The Feather is also rising The
Yrba and Feather are both reported to be
falling at points above Marysville The
rivers here will probably soon subside.
ORovILLE, January 25th.-The weather
is clear and the thermometer 470. The
river is falling at P. NJ.
Bowers and Freeze, who were supposed
to be lost in the snow on the Quincy road,
are all right.
RED BLUFF, January 25th.-The river
has risen one foot since last night. 1t is
now twenty-five feet and at a standstill
since daylight. Rains have ceased since
o'clock. Sixty-four hundredths OF an inch
have fallen during the night. The barom-
eter is rising and the temperature is higher
tan yesterday morning. The sky is
cloudy and rains are liable at any hour.
Abandoned Their Homes.
PLEAsANToN, January 25th.- For the
twenty-four hours ending at o'clock this
morning we had rainfall of 213 inches.
This was the heaviest rainfall since 1880
All the level country for one and half
miles east, north and west of the town is
completely covered with water. Eight or
ten families were compelled to abandon
their residences. No serious damage is re-
ported as yet. 1t is now clear and calm.
Losses at MERGED.
MERGED, January 25th.-All the creeks
are overlooking and the floods are threaten
ing. The new iron bridge in course Of
construction over Bear creek has been
swept away.
Water is coming into the northern por-
ton of the city, but there is no danger of
water coming into the main part of the
town.
Livermore Flooded.
LIvERMoRE, January 25th.-It has rained
steadily since o'clock last night. Ne irly
two inches of rain fell up to noon. The
water is two feet deep running through
portions of town, and doing considerable
damage. There are several land slides in
the canyon between here and Midway, and
trains are badly delayed. The loss will be
heavy on the low lands. There is no indi-
cation of the storm ceasing.
The Storm is Broken.
CORNING, January 25th.-The storm is
broken. Indications are for fine weather.
Four inches of rain has fallen for the last
storm. The snow is melting in the noun
tains. Creeks are overlooked. The Sacra-
mento is very high. There has been no
mail from the south since Thursday. The
roads are impossible between Maxwell and
Orland.
Raining at Sims.
REDDINe, January 25th.-At 10 A. NJ the
storm is at rest. 1t is clear in the north.
There is no wind, rain or snow. No dam
age is reported in the county by the food.
The river here did not rise very high AID
is falling All the surrounding streams are
falling. There were no mails last night or
this morning. 1t Is raining at Sims.
The Bear River Levees.
MARYsvILLE, January 25th.-The Bear
river levees ON the Placer county side, OPP
posite Wheatlsnd, broke this morning
The gap is about 100 yards wide. Wheat
land citizens are here engaging a large
gang of men to work on the levee at that
place, which is in danger. Fifty men will
be taken down on special train immedi-
ately.
Drowned in Sonoma Creek.
soNoMA, January 25th.-Sonoma creek
was running bank full last night. The
county bridge at Glenn Ellen was carried
away. Two men, T. J. Sullivan, a black
smith of this town, and Fred JUST, were
on the structure at the time and were car
ried away with the bridge. Sullivan was
drowned. JUST succeeded in saving him
self.
The Severest Yet.
INDEPENDENCE, January 25th.-A terrific
rain storm, accompanied by high winds,
thunder and lightning, has been raging
throughout Owens valley for twenty-four
hours, and it is showing heavily in the
mountains. The Oldest settlers declare it
is the most fearful storm ever occurring
in the valley. All communication has
been cut OFF for the last ten days.
High and Dry.
MARYsvILLE, January 25th.-The unpro-
tected bottom lands are being overfowed,
but the water has not risen above the base
of the Marysville levee, whose crown is
from ten 10 twelve feet above the present