The record-union., 1899-03-29
Condition in the New Hope Region
Practically Unchanged.
About Half of What is Known as the Pocket
Now Under Water.
Crops Ruined, Both Grain and
Sugar Beets, but Hopes Are En-
tertained That the Water May
be Gotten OFF in Time to Guilt
vate the Land for Another Crop.

vate the Land for Another Crop.
STOCKTON, March 2S.-The condi-
tion of the flood at New Hope this
morning remained practically the same
as it was yesterday afternoon. Water
is still pouring into that district, but
owing to the large extent of territory
affected, and to the fact that the flow
is toward the lowest land, where the
water is deepening, the territory inun-
dated is not very much larger than it
was yesterday.
Arthur Thornton, the well-known
rancher, stated in telephone message
to the Mali this morning that about
half of the pocket as it is called, is
under water The pocket embraces
about ten square miles.
The Mokelumne River is falling above
New Hope. but there is a large volume
of water in the basin between there and
Georgetown, in Sacramento County,
and it must find an outlet this way. The
crops are ruined, both grain and sugar
beets. There We're between 800 and
400 acres of sugar beets, besides some
land being put in, which would have
1t is expected to get the water off
in time to cultivate the land again
for another crop. AS soon as the Mokel-
umne goes down most of the flood
water will run off, and they can pump
the rest out. They can then plant the
land to potatoes and late barley.
The towboat Mcdonald is two miles
below here with a dredger. Her Cap
tain refuses to come any further. He
says she can't stem the current.
The break in Dawes levee never would
have occurred if the embankment had
been looked after. TIL top of the levee
was five feet out of water there, but
the enbankment had been weakened by
cutting it to irrigate While the rest
were out patrolling levees, Dawes was
asleep, and the levee gave way right at
his door.
The Sargent canal tract is not so
fortunate as the New Hope region, for
according to report, it viii be impossi-
bic to raise another crop there this
year. j. NJ. Kile, the attorney, re-
turned from the flooded district last
evening. after taking a look at his farm
or, rather, at the water covering it
The Sargent Canal tract of 300 acres
said Mr.. Kile. IT'S on there for keeps,
too. In my Judgment it will be i'm
possible to get it off before July, which
would be too late to cultivate for an
other crop"
with wheat and barley. 1t would have
produced at least $40 an acre clear, and
at this rate the loss is $4,000
The caO1a gentleman
Reese B. Thompson and John Thomp-
son have respectively 600 and 500 acres
in the same condition as the Sargent
land. Mr. Kile has 100 acres flooded
and the farms of Messrs Ray, De Vries
and Shinn are also partly overfowed
the same breaks which covered the
Sargent Canal tract In the case OF
all except Sargent and the two Thomp-
SONS, however, the water will do little
damage. 1t will proba bly, flow off in
time to save most if not all the crops
The flooded area lies in the north
western corner of the county. where
there are numerous streams. 1t was
originally tule land
The small inundation reported yester-
day on Barnhart's place, eight or nine
miles northwest of Stockton, will dc
no harm.
The unreclaimed pasture land of tbs
Mccormick brothers, in the southwest
ern part of the county, will be benefited
by the. wetting it has received. 1t is
not thought that any of the cattle were
lost.
The Crockett Beet. Sugar Factory has
lost the beets it planted. but will be
able to replant as soon as the water is
off the land
The streams are falling, and the main
waterway, the San joaquin. is subsid-
ing, despite the large number of feed
ers it has had to accommodate. Al
Oakland ranch dairy it fell two inches
from O'Clock yesterday afternoon to
5 this morning.
The recent rains have filled up the
dirt pits which We're being used by Cy
Moring, on the upper division of Rob
erts Island, in grading the Point Rich.
mond extension of the Valley division
of the Santa Fe, so that he has had
to abandon work on the upper division
There will be no delay in the work
however, as the grading camp has beer
moved to the lower division. Work
will be resumed on the upper division
as soon as the ground dries out suffi-
GENTLY
RAIN IN CENTRAL PORTION.
SAN JOSE, March 2S.-It began rain
ing again here this evening at Z o'clock
AS the season is we'll advanced, it is be-
heved that there is no longer any dan
ger OF cold weather doing any damage
and one of the best crops in the history
of the valley is assured. This evening
40 OF an inch of rain fell, making a to-
tai of 11.97 for the season.
SALINAS March 2S-The' second
rainstorm, which promises to equal il
not exceed, that of last week. set in
about q O'Clock this evening, a down
pour OF rain falling at that time Re-
ports from various points are that the
storm is general all over the county
Several places are in need of rain, and
the present fall will help the crops. The
past few days have been very warm
and the heat has caused the grain tc
grow finely, and from all quarters come
reports that the present crop will be the
most bountiful for many years.
SANTA CRUZ, March 2S.-Light
showers of rain fell here this evening
PROSPECTS GOOD IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
Los ANGELES. March 2S.-Ths