The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-03
RAGING TORRENTS.
The CalaYeras River Overflow
ing Its Banks,
Ranches Inundated, Stock Lost and Grow
Ing Crops Ruined.
Water From the Sacramento Rushing
Through Break in the LeYGe
Near NiGOlauS.
Special to THE MORNING GAIL

MILTON, March 2.-During the past three
days it has rained three inches for the
storm and 6.60 inches for the season,
making the streams raging torrents. The
Calaveras River is out of its banks, over
flowing the river ranches. 1t is higher than
it was last year, in some cases flooding
dwellings. Families and stock were re-
moved to higher lands for safety. Large
amounts of damages are reported throughout
the county, with some loss Of stock. The
stages were all late, caused by the swollen
condition of the streams and badly washed
out roads. The lowlands for miles west and
south are completely inundated, washing
out a large area of sown grain.
NICoLAUs, March 1.-The old levee across
the river at Nelson Point has broken, and
the river is rushing through the gap. This
levee was repaired by the Government last
summer. The river is high and is run ming
over the top on both sides.
7 MARYsvILLE, March 2.-The condition
of the levees ON the Sacramento River in
district 20, Suffer County, is very alarming.
Reports from there state that the river has
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the CoIusa stage says that when he left
West Butte at noon to-day many of the peo-
pie were patrolling the levee, and that the
water was al q standStill. Later advices,
however, state that the river is rising The
tules are filling rapidly, and all the sloughs
In that section ara running full. The levee
broke there last year, flooding the whole
country, but was repaired last summer.
| There is much seepage through the leyee
now.
STOCKTON, March 2.-The recent heavy
! rains which prevailed in the valley and IN
| the foothills, Lad the effect of swelling all
| the streams emptying in the San Joaquin
| River, and early this forenoon the CalayeraS
| and MOkelumne rivers were bank 1ull ana
the Caaveras overlooked. Early this
morning there was rapid rise In the
| eastern part Of the city, AMI fears
are entertained that the high
| water of last year will be duplicated. when
| Linden, Peters, Darlington and other
| towns lying eastward were inundated, and
| the water spread over a large portion Of the
country. The overflow will do little dam
age, as the water runs off in few hours.
| There is no. ground for experimenting that
| the water will reach point high enough to
do any damage In this CITY. Rain tell at In
| tervals- during the day. The total fall this
season is Gle inches, as against 20.19 last
| season..
MoDEsTo. March 2.-The weather has
! been showery for the past week, and 1.34
| inches OF rain has fallen, making the total
for the season $40 inches. The farmers are
| jubilant and now consider all probability of
! dry year passed. The Stanislaus, Tuol-
Umne and San Joaquin rivers are very high
| and all the low lands are flooded. The levee
at Paradise Garden. near the city, broke
| last night and the whole garden OF 200 acres
WAS submerged. The loss Will be heavy.
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rains melting the snow, which was low on
| the mountains.
Tucson (Ariz), March q A snecial to
| the Tucson Citizen from the flooded districts
| throughout the Territory indicate that the
water is rapidly subsiding. ella River, at
the Florence crossing of the Phoenix and
| MaricOpa Railway, has shifted its course
nearly mile, leaving the bridges high and
| dry. The management of the PhGnlx ana
| Maricopa and Arizona and New Mexico rail-
ways state that it will be fully two months
before the roads VIII be in operation
The estimated damage to the Southern
| Pacific in the Territory is over S250,0O0
| Phoenix is still cnt off. from telegraphc
| communication, and 800 families are home
| less, though not starving. At Yuma, where
| the flood wiped the town completely out OF
| existence, the water has receded to Its
natural level. The irrigation bitches in the
/ Salt ana CHA valleys are badly damaged.
| No Communication is expected between here
and California for week yet
YUMA (Ariz.), March O. = An Indian
| courier Just returned from Mohawk Valley
says the water was six feet higher than the
| 1884 flood. No lives we're. lost, but much
property was destroyed. The Mohawk
canal was not badly damaged. Five hun
bred men are at work on the track seven
teen miles west from Yuma headed this way.
! Three hundred laborers are repairing the
railroad five miles west Of the town. Rail-
road communication will be opened up
again this week. News from the Lower
Colorado reports great loss of cattle by rea-,
| son of the overflow. The COcOpah and
horses in the river bottoms. The Colorado
River has fallen ten feet since Friday night.
There is no danger of further overflow at
| present.
| TRACY, March within the past twen-
| ty-four hours GO of an inch of rain has
fallen The weather is warm and crops are
| almost assured.
SIERRA CITY, March 2,-The rain-storm
still continues. With the exception of n
| few days il has been showing OF raining
since the 18th of February. An early spring
is looked for. Mining interests look healthy
| all around.
GILRoY, March 2.-There. were slight
| showers to-day and changeabe weather,
with strong appearance Of clearing.
| SANTA MARIA, March 1.-The rain
cleared off this morning. The sunshine is
welcome. Every kind of vegetation seems
to jump up. Fruit-tree planting is going on
| extensively and every thing denotes plenty
| and prosperity.
| ALBANY Oregon, March 1.-The William
] cite River at this point is seventeen feet
| above luw-water mark. During the day the
| river rose two feet. High water is fear ed.