The record-union., 1894-02-22
THE MOKELUMNE RIVER FRESHE4.
1t Causes the Flooding of the Village
of Walnut Grove.
The Snodgrass Slough Levee Gives
Way Some of the Islands
Are in Danger.

The flood situation along the lower
Sacramento River, in the island section,
is very grave.
A telephone message to the RECORD
UNION from Walnut Grove last night
stated that, while Grand Island and An
drus Island were safe. the outlook was
that Staten Island would be flooded.
These islands are now all, or nearly all
under cultivation, and are among the
most productive sections Of the county.
Persons here familiar with the situation
on Grand Island have no fear of its
levees giving way, however, as the peo-
pie there have been strengthening them
right along for years at heavy outlay
The Mokelumne River rose very high
on Tuesday night, and the levee on
Snodgrass Slough, which has served as
protection for Walnut Grove, gave way
about 2 o'clock yesterday morning, caus-
ing the mainland near the mouth OF the
MokeIumne and the Sacramento to be
submerged.
Walnut Grove is on this peninsula, and
the water flowed across the lands OF the
Sharp estate, flooding the village. Last
evening there was TWO feet OF water IN
the houses in Walnut Grove, but the peo-
pie were expecting it to subside by this
morning, although an increased rise was
looked for late last night.
The Mokelumne was higher than ever
before known, but the Sacramento had
not risen sufficiently to cause any appre-
hension in that locality, except from
back-water.
LATER.-ANOTHER LEVEE GONE.
At 10 O'Clock last night n. c. Mcqueen
of Walnut Grove telephoned that the Mo-
kelumne was then higher than ever, and
that the levee on Dead Horse Island. be-
tween Staten Island and New Hope, was
gone.
The levees at both Staten and New
Hope were also in danger, and there was
fear that they would give way before THIS
morning.
Should such happen there will be great
loss suffered by the people in those pros
porous localities.
ALONG THE COSTUMES.
The high water in the MOkelumne, to-
gether with the unprecedented freShetS IN
the Costumes and Deer Creek, one Of the
latter's tributaries, has prevented the
surplus waters of the lower CoSumnes
from finding an outlet, and the result has
been high stage of the back-water,
which continues to flood the bottom lands,
doing great damage to the farms there.
Sheldon and vicinity were under water
yesterday, and down about ArnO the
water continued very high. Many farm
houses were surrounded by vast sea of
water, having communication with the
high land only by boats.
a great many sheep and cattle have
been drowned, but thus far there have
been no reports of loss Of human life.
The Cosumnes was said to be falling
slowly last evening.
THE SACRAMENTO NOT HIGH.
Yesterday there was quite fall in tn
American River, owing 10 the cold. dry
weather in the mountains, which checked
the melting of the snow.
There is a considerable volume of
water coming down from the Feather
and Yuba Rivers, however, and from the
upper Sacramento Valley streams, which
has caused a rise of few inches in the
river at this point since Tuesday.
At noon yesterday the river reached its
highest point this season. feet inches,
and was the same at O'Clock, notwith-
standing the high north wind which
served to blow the water into the river
from the overhowed basins.
Persons who came to the city from up
along the river on the Yolo side said the
water in the tules had fallen about three
inches. All the hop fields along the river
are high and dry
It is expected the river will recede con-
siderably while the weather remains
cold and dry.