The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-31
THE CREVASSE ENLARGING.
A Heavy Volume of Water Pouring
Through Into YoIo.
Temporary Rise in the River Followed
by Decline-Iniury to I'M
proved Farms.

To the surprise of many persons the
morning to an inch above the 27-foot
mark, despite the break in the Yolo levee.
The river fell again, however, and at 6
O'Clock last evening it stood at 26 feet 10
inches, fall of three inches from the
highest point reached.
Those, however, who are familiar with
the freaks Of the river in flood seasons,
understood the cause OF the temporary
swell at this point-the blowing in" OF
large volume Of water from the over
flowed section north of the city, caused
by the strong northwest wind
This wind also drove the water in waves
against the levee on this side of the river,
and down in the vicinity of Sutterville
the landowners were very anxious lest
the embankment should give way.
a message received from Oak Hall in
the afternoon, calling for force of work
men, gave rise to a report that break
| had occurred there, but as usual it turned
out to be false. There was considerable
hard work done, however, at that and
| other points, TO keep back the eDcroach-
ing waters.
man, said on Sunday night that the YolO
Ievee could not, in his opinion, have
broken at any point where it would do as
little harm as at the old West place, where
the break occurred on Sunday. He was
then confident that their cross levee would
keep any back-water off their land, but it
appears he was mistaken
Mr. Carragher came up from the ranch
last evening and reported that their levee
had given way and that the water was
running over their land; also that Dr. CT.
NJ. DIxon'S new cross levees were threat
| ened, and that the latter had force OF
men there working hard to save them.
Where the break occurred the natural
| bank is quite high, there having been
only few feet of levee built on it. From
the bank the land slopes out quite
sharply and falls away to the northward,
detecting considerable portion Of the
out-rushing water in that direction. This
Is what caused The Buchanan IL Carragher
levee to give way.
Most or the water is pouring out into
the tuleS, as was expected, and the basin
is fast filling up. Old residents of Wash
lugton, however, who have had expert
ence with levee breaks at various points
on the olo side, say they do not antici-
pate any trouble in that village from
| back-water resulting from the present
| break, as it has large stretch of country
! W Lle SOuLn ana west 10 cover III It's
| natural course before it can affect them.
| The crevasse was considerably widened
yesterday, and tremendous volume OF
water is now pouring through the cut.
! The loss and inconvenience to Messrs.
| Buchanan Il Carragher viii be consider
able, and if DR.. Dixon's levee should
! break it will entail great hardship on
him. All of these gentlemen had their
land in condition to derive some profit
| from it, after years Of vicissitude, and
had expended considerable sums OF
money in constructing their levees.
! At II o'clock last night the river had
fallen to 26 feet 9 inches, and it will doubt
| less decline steadily from this time on.