Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-03
RUSHING RIVERS.
Central California Streams OH
the Rampage.
Alarming Condition of the Sac
ramentO Levees.
The High Water Mark of Last Year
Reached at Some Places.
The San Joaquin and It's Tributaries
Greatly Swollen-The Arizona
Floods Subsiding.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
MARYsvILLE, March 2.-The condition
of the levees on the Sacramento river is
very alarming. Reports state that the
river reached high water mark at West
Butte at noon today. Many people were
patrolling the levee an6 the water was
at stand still. Later advices, how
ever, state that the river is rising. The
levee broke there last year, flooding the
whole country, but was repaired last
summer. There is much seeping
through the levee now.
SWOLLEN STREAMS.
STOCKTON, CAL, March 2.--The recent
heavy rains prevailing in the valley and
in the foothills, are swelling all the
streams emptying into the San Joaquin
river, and early this forenoon the Gala
veras and Mokelumne rivers were bank
full, and the Calaveras overfiowed.
which flows through the eastern part of
are entertained that the high
repeated. Linden, Peters, Pennington,
and other towns lying easterly are in
undated, and the water has spread over
large portion OF the country. An over
flow will do little damage, as the water
will run off in few hours. There is no
good ground for apprehension that the
water will reach point high enough to
do any damage to this city.
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MILTON, CAL, March 2.-During the
past three days it has rained three
inches, making the streams raging tor
rents. The Calaveras river is out of its
banks, overfiOwing river ranches higher
than last year, in some cases flooding
dwellings. Families and stock were re-
moved to higher lands for safety. A
large amount of damage is reported
throughout the country with some loss
of stock. The lowlands for miles west
and south are completely inundated,
washing out large area of sown grain.
ja LowLANDs FLOODED.
MopEsro. Cal. March 2 The MG,s.4her.
mas peen showery Tor The past S'coK.
The farmers are jubilant. The Stanis-
laus, Tuolumne and San joaquin rivers
are very high, and all the lowlands are
flooded. The levee at Paradise Gardens,
near this city, bsoke last night, and two
hundred acres are submerged. The loss
will be heavy. The sudden rise was
caused by the warm rains melting the
snow ON the mountains.
LEvEEs BROKEN.
NIcoLAus, CAL, March 2.--The levee
across Feather river. at Nelson Point,
has broken, and the river is rushing
through the gap. This levee was repair
ed by the government last summer.
The river is high, and is running over
the top of the levee on both sides.
ARIZONA wAsHoUTs.
Tucson, Ariz, March 2.--Specials to
the Citizen from the flooded districts
throughout the territory indicate that
the water is rapidly subsiding. The
Gila river at the Florence crossing of
the Phoenix and Maricopa railroad has
shifted it's course nearly mile, leaving
the bridge high and dry. The manage
ment of the Phoenix and MaricOpa and
Arizona and New Mexico railways state
that it will be fully two months before
the roads will be in operation. 1t is
estimated that the damage to the
Southern Pacific in this territory is oyer
$250,O00 Phoenix is still cut off from
telegraphic communication, but an ar
rival says 800 families are homeless,
though not starving, at Yuma
where the flood wiped the town COM
pletely out Of existence. The water has
receded to the natural level. Irrigation
badly damaged. No communication is
avNaoto1 hotuoop hora ond Go1iforpso
for a week yet.
THE YUMA DELUGE.
YUMA, Ariz., March 2.-An Indian
courier just returned from the Mohawk
valley says that the water was six feet
higher than during the 1884 flood. No
lives were lost, but much property.
News from the lower Colorado reports
great loss of cattle by reason of
the overflow. The Cocopah and Yuma
Indians lost several thousand head of
horses in the river bottoms. The Colo
RADIO river has fallen ten feet since Fri
day night. There is no danger Of fur
-ther overflow at present.
RELIEF FOR THE INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Secretary
Noble today approved the recommends
ton of the Indian agent at Yuma, Ariz.,
that $1,000 be expended for the relief of
those Indians who sustained losses to
their property on account of the recent
flood.
THE BEAR VALLEY RAINFALL.
REDLANDs, CAL, March 2.-Thirty-
two inches of rain fell in Bear valley in
forty-eight hours, on the 22d and 23d
ult. The dam retained large guam
tity, preventing increased damage. The
valley waste weir proved able to care for
unprecedented water.