The San Francisco call., 1904-02-26
STORM CAUSES
LITTLE DAMAGE
American. Feather and Yuba
Rivers Are Falling and the
Farmers Feel Great Relief
TRAIN SERVICE STOPPED
Several Small Bridges and
Levees Give Way Under the
Strain--LOsS Will Be Slight
TRAIN SERVICE STOPPED
Special Dispatch to The Call.

MARYSVILLE, Feb. 25.-The Yuba
River passed the twenty-foot mark this
morning and the great levees sur
rounding the city of Marysville proved
good and true The feeling of danger
that prevailed last night has passed
away and the merchants are restoring
goods to their former positions on the
first floor. The water still continues
high, but both rivers are falling slowly.
The country on all sides is flooded and
some damage to crops and livestock
has resulted. No trains have reached
Marysville to-day Five hundred feet
of the railroad embankment has gone
out between this city and Reeds sta
tion on the south. Train service Will
be resumed Friday II the water re-
cedes. The present rain and flood water
has eclipsed all former records.
COLFAX, Feb. 25.-Owing to heavy
rains for a week past the North Fork
of the American River is higher than 1t
has been for five years. Much damage
is being done mining property along
the river, the Sacramento Mining and
Dredging Company being perhaps the
heaviest loser. Although prepared for
floods, such a great rise in the river
was not expected.
The first serious loss was the burst
ing of a dam which had been built at
heavy expense. Immediately following
this a great quantity of lumber was
swept away, the booms restraining it
being snapped. Next to fall into the
rushing waters was a dredging outfit.
Great quantities of debris, trees and
logs helped the work of ruin. For a
time the Iowa Hill suspension bridge
was threatened, but only the smaller
cables were broken by wreckage strik-
ing them.
BIGGS, Feb. 25.-At o'clock this
morning half the residence portion of
BiSgs was covered with water from a
depth of a few inches to several feet.
Many dwellings and barns were sur
rounded by water and in a few in
stances the water ran into the houses
and families were moved out Looking
toward Gridley and Marysville in the
south as far as the eye could reach at
dawn appeared an open sea. The high
water was caused by an overflow of the
Feather River. All orchard lands on
Rio Bonito east of town were sub
merged to depth of from one to five
feet The water commenced receding a
few hours later.
STOCKTON, Feb. 25.-The streams
in the vicinity of Stockton are not dan
gerously full and the water is fast fall
ing. out at Woodbridge, In the north
ern section of the county. the levees on
the Mokelumne River broke to-day and
the water is pouring over the grain
lands. but it is not believed the damage
will be heavy, as cross-levees will turn
the water into the falling streams.
MILTON, Feb. 25.-One and twenty
hundredths inches of rain fell here dur
ing the storm, making a total Of Ia
inches for the season, which is well in
advance OF the record for the corre-
spending time last season. The noun
tain streams are nearly impossible, but
the waters are subsiding.
GREENVILLE, Feb. 25.-A warm
rain falling on the snow for three days
Fresulted last night in the highest water
known in Plumas River in many
years Stage communication with adj
joining towns was cut off and the re-
sumption of mail service is indefinite.
No accidents were reported. The dam
age to roads and bridges is probably
great.
SAN LUIS OBISPO. Feb. 25.-A gen
tie rain began falling here last night
and continued until after daylight; 20
of an inch fell. The northern part of
the county got about half an inch The
total rainfall for the season is 6 69
inches