The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-06
Confiscated Opium Sold.
DANGEROUS WATERS.
The Sacramento River at High Mark and
Rising Slowly.

SACRAMENTO, March 5.-The Sacramento
River is now at the 26 feet 114 inch mark
and within just half an inch of the high
water mark and is slowly rising. The peo-
pie of this city feel no apprehension, how
ever, as all the levees on the Yolo side of
the river would 60 out and afford relief be-
fore any on this side would give way.
ARIZONA FLOODS.
CLIFTON (ATiz.). March 5.-It is estimated
that $100,0 damage was done by the flood.
The principal destruction of property was
confined to the homes of laborels, the
dam and flume of the Arizona Copper Com
pany the pumps of the Copper King Com
pany the dam of the Detroit Copper COM
pany. the approaches of Arizona and New
Mexico Railway, the bridge across the river
and the iron bridge at Guthrie across the
ella, the Clifton depot with its contents, the
Wells Fargo safe, containing books, papers
and other matter The business portion Of
the town was damaged but little, though
many structures used as abDdes are gone or
damaged beyond repair. There was no in
surance. The loss Is severe on poor people,
rs they lost their all: The Arizona Copper
Company and The Arizona and New Mexico
Railroad Company are the heaviest losers.
From 800 to 400 men are working ON the road
and repairing bridges. 1t will be two weeks
before a train goes through. The transfer
of mail, express and supplies viii be made
Ill u lew Jays. utIt was llO SkuTID mere,
but light warm rains and south winds
caused thaw of snow in the mountains on
the north. A telegraph line, buried for
three miles in Yorks Canyon, has just been
put up at Guthrie Three suspension
bridges on the San Francisco River at Cliff
ton were swept away. Under where the
North Clifton bridge stood is now terra
6rma, the channel having been shifted to
the base of tue mountain on the east side.
The population Of Clifton were up all
night on the 23d inst, all experimenting the
worst, yet 4 feeling OF grim good nature
prevailed, and as property became endan-
gered all joined to save it. Only one case
of pllage was reported-the residence of j.
G. Hopkins, Auditor Of the Ariz ma Copper
Company, being ransackei after he had
abandoned it. His loss is heaey, as about
forty acres of arabic land he owned was
washed away. Agent Thomas Smith lost
about $500 worth Of personal effects.
No one is suffering, as food is plentiful
and everybody is at work. Thousands of
tons of rock are being quarrled from the
west side of the cliffs for grading. A con-
tinuous roar OF blasts like an artillery duel
is being kept up. To the credit of the white
population no speculative spirit asserted it
self through the misfortune of others. The
Chinese bakers sprung the price of bread
from three loaves Tor twenty-five cents to
twenty-five cents per loaf. Great indlgna-
tiou was manifested at their aYarlciOuSnesS.
The merchants declare they Will not raise
the price of supplies unless forced TO do SO
through increased freight charges.
Unless another freshet occurs soon things
will move in the even tenor of their way.
The river was higher than ever known, and
ii it had even remained at a standstill for
two hours the town would have been wiped
out As it is, Clifton, though considerably
disGgured, is still in the ring.
A colured man brought in the report that
two ranchers on the Eagle River were
washed away. As yet no word has reached
here frem the Blue River settlement on the
north. Extravagant. but uncontrmed. re-
ports, reached here of the loss OF lives and
property in the GIla Valley. A child was
drowned while crossing river by a boat
being upset. There were one man. q wo-
man and three children in the boat. The
woman was rescued by J. 4. Haggin and
two of the children by Mexlcans. The body
Of tie one drowned has not yet been found.
THE RIO GRANDE RISING.
ALBUQUERQUE, March 3. - The Rio
Grande River is beginning to swell, and
there are fears of an overflow, as the
weather is becoming warm, and the large
body OF snow which has fallen all over the
Territory is commencing to melt,