Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-27
THE WATER IS VERY HIGH.
Northern California Running
Bank Full.
The Sacramento and American
Booming.
Marysville Surrounded by Water on
All Sides.
The Flood Situation at Many Points
Quite Serious-snowbOund Trains
In the Northwest-Coast
News in General,

By the Associated Press1
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 26.-All the reports
from the surrounding country are to the
effect that the water is very high. The
Sacramento river has been rising quite
rapidly here, and tonight it reached the
26-foot mark. Owing to the high stage
of the upper river it is expected to be
higher here than ever before. The levee
on the Yolo eide, opposite the city, is
high and strong, but above and below
Washington are several weak places
that cannot stand much greater rise.
a The American river reached its high
est point early yesterday morning, when
it rose to 40 feet in the narrow gorge op-
posite the state prison at Folsom. 1t
carried out all the logs in the boom OF
the American River Lumber company,
also a big scow moored there. The
water ran 25 feet over the big dam at
the prison. Since then the American
has fallen IL feet there, but telephone
message this evening from the warden
states that another slight rise is notice.
able.
The country north of Marysville for
miles is flooded, and the railroad tracks
are under water. Three trains are off
on the Oregon line; one at Biggs, one
at Yuba City, and one at Gridley.
Trains are run from here to Marysville,
and Oregan traffic goes via Davisvilles.
Woodland and Willows to Tehama. To.,
day locomotive plunged into a wash-,
out near Villa, and the engineer and
fireman were both slightly hurt. The
roads are open in all directions from
here, but trains cannot all run on sched
ule time.
MARYsvILLR, CAL, Dec. 26.-The city
is surrounded by water on all sides ;
thousands of acres of grain are flooded.
The water is very high in the Yuba
river; it is feared that come weak point
may be struck in the levees, or that the
levees being so thoroughly soaked, may
give way. Many removed their house,
hold effects upstairs this afternoon. A
levee in the Sutter county district broke
last night; also the Rideout levee. Cattle
and hogs arereported drowned on the old
Brannan ranch. Boats were sent out bv
Mayor Rideout ON u train Go hssfcu5o
station to rescue 200 head of beef cattle,
which were, however, rescued before
their arrival. The country for miles
around Marysville is under water. The
city levees are considered to be able to
stand seven more feet of water. Men
patrol the levee for seven miles day and
night. The river is rising slowly again
tonight.
HRALDsBURG, CAL, Dec. 26. - The
storm was disastrous in this locality.
Many bridges are gone or damaged; /;
trees innumerable have gone down
hundreds of redwoods in the adjoining
forests have fallen. Eucalyptus trees
were failure before such storm.
In As hours 622 inches of
rain fell, making 111a inches for the
storm, and 25 inches for the season.
AT Cloverdale and all through the Rus
sian river valley about the same has
fallen. The storm is now subsiding.
LODI, CAL, Dec. 26.-The storm of the
past three days has been very severe.
All the streams are very high, especially
the Mokelumne river, which was higher
yesterday than at any time last season.
SANTA MARIA, CAL, Dec. 26.-Nearly
two inches of rain fell during this storm.
The temperature changed yesterday and
mild, warm weather prevails. Vegeta-
| tion is springing up rapidly. Noserious
damage is reported from the foods in
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