Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-25
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nave ali moved 10 places OF safety On high
ground. By o'clock this evening the
town will be inundated
At Colusa.
| CoLUsA, January 24th-The river at this
point rose eight feet last night, and is still
going up very fast.
1t rained hard all night and this morn
ing, and is still raining this afternoon, with
no prospect of stopping.
kilograms were received here to-day
from Red Bluff, warning John Boggs and
| other river ranchers to look out for the
| highest water ever seen there and stating
that the river there raised eighteen feet last
night and is still raising faster than ever
before known.
The Entire County Flooded.
GERMANTOWN, January 24;h.-since last
night we have had nearly an inch and
| half of rain. The entire countryis flooded.
The soUthbound passenger train, No. 90 is
blocked at this place, owing to Walker
creek oveidowing the track for over mile,
about three miles south of this place. No
1 trains can pass until the water recedes and
| the track is repaired.
Train No 90 will return to Red Bluff,
| leaving this place at P. NJ. 1t IS still rain
ing.
Condition in Sonoma Valley.
SoNoMA, January 24th-The storm still
continues. The rainfall has been tre-
mendous for the past forty. eight hours in
Sonoma valley, but no fears Of a food are
anticipated in this part of the valley, un-
less Sonoms creek oveffows its banks, in
which event the country in and around
Eiverano would be submerged
The precipitation for the season has been
over four feet. People in this section have
quit measuring by inches. All outdoor
Ooar1 nations bava baor, er1cpar1ad for rao
months except four days of clear weather.
Vineyards remain unpruned and little or
no land has been plowed since the storm
commenced ON the 18th of last October.
Blowing a Perfect Gale.
SAN RAFAEL January 24th-The rain
has continued throughout to-day, with
no sign of abatement. The wind is blow
ing perfect gale, doing much damage to
buildings signs and shrubbery. The
through tram on the narrow gauge is de-
layed several hours by washouts. Streams
in this vicinity are much swollen. In
many places the traffic on the country
roaos is impossible, owing to the floods.
The rainfall to date in town is AZ inches.
At the water company's reservoir, Lagun-
itas, Il ~ inches Indications are in favor
of q severe storm tonight.
Condition at lone.
lone CITY, January 24th.-After two days
and nights of heavy wind it commenced
raining again this morning, and has con-
tinued lightly all day. While our roads
are bad and the weather disagreeable, the
trains and stages come in on time. Croak-
ers over muddy roads are sileLced when
reminded OF the SHOWS in the mountains.
We congratulate ourselves that we have
nothing more than mud to deal with. All
kinds Of business is dull, but the health of
the town is good.
A Serious Flood.
CORNING. January 24.h.-A heavy rain,
accompanied By a high wind, has been
prevailing for forty hours.
The rainfall last night has caused seri-
Gus food. The water is running in the
street and flooding easements for the third
| time this season.
This is caused in part by baekwater in
streams, resulting from small railroad cul-
verts, which act as dams. All creeks are
| booming. The weather is warmer.
The San Lorenzo Booming.
raining ell day. The San Lorenzo river is
booming. it having reached high-water
mark, and there is much driftwood and logs
| floating down strsam. The rise IS caused
| by raging mountain streams. The bridges
above Boulder are shaky. There is big
| jam of logs at the junction of Bear Creek
and San Lorerzoriver If it should break,
it will carry away every bridge on the
river.
,Cacke Greek Overlooking.
WOODLAND, January 24th.-It is still
| storming. with no indications of stopping.
| Nearly all the wheat that has been put in
has been drowned out. This years acre
age will be very small. Telephone reports
! from Cacheville state that Cache creek has
broken out on the side opposite town, and
| it is feared that it will soon break on the
other side and enter the town.
Dayisville and Vicinity.
DAvIsvILLE, January 24th.-The rainfall
| to date is 1882 inches. The storm contin-
ues without prospect of abatement. The
wind IS southeast and blowing strong
Heavy and disastrous floods are expected
on the low lands from TIE present storm.
| Crops, even on the higher lands, are dying
under the continued deluge and stock in
many locations are suffering for lack of
! food.
A General Downpour.
SAN Francisco, January 24th.- The
| heavy rains and the melting of snow in
the foothills, caused by warmer tempera-
ture in the Sacramento and Sonoma val
| leys, have given rise to serious apprehen-
sions of another food, of even greater
severity than the previous one. All the
| water.courses are rising rapidly, and in
! several localities considerable damage has
already been caused by high water.
River Rising at Oroville.
| ORovILLE, January 24th.-At P. NJ. it is
! still raining. The Thermometer is 52o,
which indicates rain from twenty to thirty
miles in the mountains The river is not
high yet, but rising rapidly. Tyenty-four
| hours more rain will make very high
water here. over three inches fell during
the last sixty hours. Over thirty.three
inches for the season.
Grain Rotting in the Ground.
SAN LUIS oBIsPo, January 24h.-The
rainfall for the season is q . inches. 1t is
| threatening heavily ts-night. The roads
are difficult, but not impossible. Some
stock died because of the long wet weather,
although the grass is good. Early sown
grain has rotted in The ground. The tenn
pera;ure is 500; wind south.
No Snow. but Lots of Rain.
AUBURN. January 24tb.-It is still aim
ing. LAST night .32 of an inch fell We
have no snow. The thermometer stands
at 54e. Ii is rGmored the railroad has
| given up the fight for the present, and will
bring the mail and passengers back and
forward them over the Southern Pacific.
VIII Not seed This Season.
GLRoY, January 24th-It has rained
here all day moderately but it contin ues
and there ere 10 signs tonight for an
abatement. Il will now take long spell
| of dry weather to get the land in condition
fer blowing. Many farmers have given up
the idea of seeding this season.
Raining at Modesto.
MoDEsTo, January 24th.-A heavy south
! wind and an overcast sky terminated this
evening by rain beginning TO fall, with
prospects of its continuing throughout the
night. The rainfall to date is IA 50 inches
1t Has Let Up at Redding.
REDDIse, January 24th.-At 7;30 tonight
there is no rain, no snow, no wind. 1t is
cloudy and warm No mails from any di
reotion to-day. It is reported 10 be raining
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