The record-union., 1892-12-29
TEE WATERS SUBSIDING.
A Fall Of One Foot in the Sacra-
mento River.
The Water Now Going Down More
Rapidly-Railroad Lines VIII All
be Operated To-Day.

The river fell to 27 feet by s o'clock last
night The slow decline, in view of
the many crevasses in the levee on the
Nolo side, was due to the fact that there
Is still high water in the streams north of
here, and although they are falling rap
idly it will be several days before the
bulk OF the water that ran out upon the
low lands will have passed this point.
This water will most of it run back into
the river north of here as the latter falls.
The breaks on the Yolo side, south Of
Washington, continued to widen yester-
day and immense streams poured
through into the tule basin. The water
IS now backing up toward the town of
Washington, and by another day many
of the yards there will be flooded.
Down near where the breaks occurred
the residents will suffer severely. One
man had nearly all his hay piled out in
field, and it will be a total loss. Others
have had their fences washed away, and
some have lost live stock.
Messrs. Buchanan Il Carragher have a
large mound, higher than the levee, on
which their barn stands and where all
their fine stock has been quartered. The
latter are safe from the flood, but as the
water will probably remain quite high all
winter, the stock will have to be re-
moved.
The cross-Ievee on DR.. G. NJ. Dixon's
place, which was broken last spring, was
reported last night to have again broken.
DR.. Dixon has expended large sum of
money in trying to protect his fertile
land from being overlooked.
A number OF persons drove up the
river road on the Yolo side yesterday for
several miles and brought back conflict
ing reports. Russell Flint said there WAS
no break on the Zachariah ranch, but
that the water simply ran over the levee
as it did elsewhere.
+. X. Dole and William Leeman re-
ported break at the B. K. Croker
ranch, about three-quarters of d mile
above Ezra Casselmans. They also re-
ported a break at the Zachariah ranch,
and from there, as far up as Hugh Caves,
a succession Of breaks through which
water is pouring. AT the Houser or
Butcher ranch the levee, they say, has
practically been wiped from the bank of
the river.
1t is expected that by tonight the Low
dal, Flint, Leeman, Mrs. Uhl, Berger,
Casselman, Bentley, Croker, Tittemore,
King and Merkeley ranches will be under
water.
William Flanders, who came down
from the Monument CCrocker) ranch, re-
ported two breaks there and a big one at
the Zacharlah ranch, which carried away
the farmhouse.
William Henley also went up as far as
the Monument ranch. He reported no
breaks at all, but said the water was top
ping the levee in places.
1t was reported that r. S. Carey and
others lost vast numbers of horses and
cattle in the submerged district between
Washington and Davisville, but this is
not true so far as Mir. Carey is concerned.
On Tuesday he got all his stock, some 200
head, out on high ground and drove them
over to Capay Valley.
Other persons who had as early warn
ing as Mr.. Carey Jared worse through
their own neglect. A Chinaman came
down from the overflow yesterday morn
ing and tried to secure a steamer to take
OIL eight horses on his ranch, but was I'M
able 10 get boat.
Cattle on the Burnham place, twenty
miles up the river, were reported in
danger, and persons are making arrange
ments TO remove them.
The bridge near the north levee, on the
road leading to the American River
bridge, went OF its base yesterday morn
ing, and several head Of cattle that were
being driven across went down with the
rushing water. The bridge was secured
by Deputy Street Commissioner Mccoy.
and will probably be saved.
At the Heiser ranch, eight miles south
of Washington, where the big break Oc-
tenant and family came near losing their
lives, but were finally rescued.
a telephone message to the RECORD
UNION from Walnut Grove, last evening,
stated that there has been no difficulty as
yet down that Way-that all the islands
are safe, and that the levees about Grand
and Andrus Islands can stand five feet
more water. Some of the other island
levees cannot stand so much and will
probably be flooded, as the bulk of high
est water has not reached there yet.
RAILROAD REPAIRS.
a RECoRD-UNIoN reporter was in
formed a Superintendent Wrights Office
last night that the first train from Chico
in several days VIII arrive here on time
this morning. The water has disap-
peared from the tracks north Of Marys-
vile, the breaks have all been repaired
and there will be no further interruption
unless another freshet should come.
1t is expected that to-day all the breaks
north OF Chico will be repaired, and that
the through Portland express will run
from here by way of Chico tonight.
A large force of workmen will be put
on the Oroville branch to-day and the
road will be opened by tomorrow.
The only line where the damage may
cause few days delay is that between
Knights Landing and Yuba City. 1t
may take a couple of days to rebuild the
damaged portion OF the bridge across the
Feather River.
GONE To RESCUE LIVESTOCK.
About II o'clock last night the steamer
Dover started up the river for the Jacobs
ranch to take off some cattle and horses
that are in danger of being drowned or
starved. Those who took passage on the
boat for the trip were j. H. Corbin, VIII
Jacobs, Senator Z. c. Hart and r. c.
May, Jr.
The party expect to return to the city
this forenoon if no unlooked-for delay
occurs.
Had Better Order His Coffin.
"Bobby" Jones, thirteen-year- old
boy, is under restraint at the police sta