The record-union., 1895-01-24
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.


creek is not less than two miles in length.
The rails and ties were lodged against
fences and swept into adjoining fields.
On the Knights Landing branch the road
is washed out in several places. 1t will
be two or three days before trains can run
over the road between Woodland and the
town of Yolo. and longer than that be-
fore the Knights Landing branch can be
used.
An enormous volume of water came
down Cache Creek yesterday. The leyee
broke on both sides, and the water spread
over vast area Of country. Many Of the
farms northwest of town were flooded,
and on some Of them the water was three
or four ieet deep.
knights Landing is surrounded by a
perfect sea of water. The river now
stands within one foot four inches of
hlgh-water mark, and is still rising.
The 1iood-water from the tule basins on
both sides of the river is coming down in
increased volume, and the high land on
the Fair ranch will soon be covered. A
cross-levee near the LaugenOur place,
which protects six thousand acres OF re-
claimed land, broke, and the district was
flooded. The principal sufferers were
MessrS. Collier, Roseberry, Provost,
Beck, Johnson, Simmons Bros, Johann
and Letevre. Over 900 acres of C..
Wright's farm are covered with water.
All the river farmers must now depend
upon summer crops that they can plant
alter the floods subSide.
At Winters no further damage to the
country bridges is reported. Water is
standing in a great many orchards in this
district, and II the weather continues
warm while the water is standing around
there great damage Will result.
At Capay Cache Creek was ten inches
higher than ever before. The new
bridge was considerably damaged by be-
ing struck by floating tree About 800
feet OF the grade of the north approach
was washed away. Two bridges on the
county road between Yolo and Blacks
were swept away by the freshet
The water is still running over the top
of the bridge between Blacks and
knights Landing, and there are places
in the road where the water is deep
enough to swim horses.
DR.. Lawhead and Bert Armstrong came
near losing their lives yesterday while
attempting to drive IN from North Yolo
They encountered a strong current of
water III the county road. The buggy
was capSized and the men were compelled
to swim. DIR. Lawhead was saved by
Roy Woodward, who was on horseback.
and who took the doctor up behind him,
Armstrong swan to shallow water more
than a hundred yards away.
a Rumsey special to the Democrat saws
the bridge over Cache Creek, near this
place, was swept away by the flood at
3:40 o'clock yesterday. The water was
higher than ever before known by the
Oldest inhabitants. The rainfall from the
storm has been 5.S5 inches and for the
season 29.57 inches.
The weather to-day was delightful. with
not cloud in sight.
SITUATION IN THE sIsKIYOTS.
DUNSNUIR, Jan. 23-S p. M.-Tbe day
has been warm and pleasant, with occa-
siOnal snow hurries. AS the promised
hydraulic outfit did not come Road
master Joe Mott, with 300 shoyeIers
started III on the glacier-lil<e mountain of
snow at the foot OF the avalanche They
~shoveled ali day, but have made only a
beginning. a line of sentinels was
posted clear up to the source of the ava
lanche to give warning if another started
Superintendent Cooley left SIssous yes-
terday morning with the rotary, and at -
O'Clock last night stopped at Bear Creek.
fourteen miles this way. The rotary got
down TO the shoyelers at noon, but is of
no use for that kind of snow. 1t cannot
advance foot an hour. The men who
run it could do more with snovels, The
snow is packed and icy. 1t has to he
picked and shoveled like dirt. The Su-
perintendent says it will be open Friday
evening, but better say Saturday even
ing.
Everybody here has been up to see the
avalanche. 1t is a grand sight and worth
a trip from the city to see. Mr., Curtis ia
expected Up tonight with 100 more men
By an accurate measurement. Superin-
tendent Cooley says the snowfall to date
is thirty-one ieet, little more than in the
famous winter i've years ago. on Rlarx
Butte summit 1t Is at least twenty feet
more.
The delayed passengers have ioiued in
with the citizens and are having a big
ball tonight.
Yesterday while workmen Uara a,-
gagged in clearing a big slide near Soda
Springs an avalanche came down the
mountain and the men scattered riUht
and left.
Fortunately the men were warned of
the approaching danger, and outside Of
the loss OF all the tools no one was hurt.
The second slide is 800 feet long and
averages 90 feet deep, and is COMPOSED of
snow, debris and big pine trees. All wires
have been down for two DAYS and not
until to-day has communication been
established with the outside world. The
telegraph line from Dunsmuir to Sissons
through the Sacramento canyon, has
been restrung on the opposite side of the
river, entailing great loss of time. but
necessary, as the numerous slides break
the wires continually throughout the day.
UP IN THE sIERRAs
RENO (Nev.), Jan. 23.-Last nipht was
a wild one on the mountains and the
snow drifted so badly that the train due
from the west at S:l5 this morning will
not get through before II o'clocz Tonight
1t is stuck in the snow somewhere be-
tween Gold Run and the Summit
TWO MEXICANS DROWNED
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23.-It was reported
at Otay to-day that two Mexicans on
Monday attempted to cross the Sweet
water at the upper crossing, and were
drowned. The waters of that river re-
main at flood hight. The losses in Otay
Valley are quite as serious as at Tia
Juana. The wine growers will lose heay-
lily. The old Woodward place is ruined.
Many cattle have been mired in the
flooded lands, and are starving to death.
Nine and one-half inches of rain fell
at Siempre Viva during the storm.
AT Tia Juana much damage has been
done to buildings. The adobe Jail was
washed down. The back half of the
Custom-house is washed down. The
boundary monument was washed, until
it fell at l:30 o'clock to-day, and it was
soon buried out Of sight. The river in
the new channel runs perhaps sixty feet
wide, and very swift. Ii has cut through
at many different places. running much
land and leaving many houses on
islands, which will be swept away if
another rise comes.