The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-12
GREAT HAVOC IN THE
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS

| SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS
WR1GHTS, May 1.-The Santa Cruz
mountain district, of which Wrights is
the outlet, did not escape injury from
the recent earthquake, although no loss
occurred from fire. The earthquake
shock, in fact, was perhaps as severe
as on the San Francisco peninsula.
Traffic on the narrow-gauge railroad
from Los Gatos is still blocked to
Wrights by a badly buckled bridge and
a heavy slide a short distance below
here, the latter at one point complete
ly obliterating the channel of Los
Gatos creek. While railroad traffic will
be resumed as far as Wrights within
a short time, the long tunnel just be-
yond here is so badly wrecked that
the time and manner of future through
traffic to Santa Cruz over the old mar
row-gauge line is wholly problematical.
The damage caused to farm build
ings on the Burrell and Skyland ridges
south of and tributary to Wrights was
spotted in some cases being severe and
in other cases light. Two of the largest
losses were the Hotel de Redwood, re-
Gently changed to Redwood Inn. and
the large residence of H, c. Morrell
the former being totally demolished,
and the latter so badly injured as to
be almost a full loss. Both, however,
are being rebuilt.
In spite of the numerous individual
losses and the severity of the shock
in some parts of the mountains. the
residents consider themselves exceed
ingly fortunate and with the excellent
fruit crop which the season promises
and the prospect of a large influx of
summer boarders and campers. the re-
cent damage will soon be forgotten.
COURSE OF A RIVER
CHANGED BY TEMBLOR.
STOCKTON, April 30.-It was dis
covered today that in the vicinity of
Woodbridge the Mokelumne river has
fallen twelve feet, the bed of the river
having dropped from the effects of the
recent earthquake.
The stream had been carrying lot
of water when it was noticed that the
river was steadily falling, contrary to
all precedent. The people could hardly
believe their eyes. They watched the
river recede for a day and made an in
vestigation, with the result that the
bed was found to be almost twelve feet |
lower than before.
AS the water way has been steadily |
filing up each year with silt from the
upper portion of the river, farmers
along that stream are highly pleased
with the change, since it can carry FAR
more water than heretofore, and not
endanger their lands on either side !
Of it.
Another incident of the earthquake
i 10 Ia in
northwestern part of San Joaquin /
Ever since the earthquake
the water has been decreasing at /.
rapid rate, and at present it is almost
IN a level with the Mokelumne river.
Whether or not there is a crack in
is bed. or an underground passage
the lake with the river, is
rot known. but at the rate the lake
has been falling it will soon be as low
Is the river The benefit in both IN
stances will be appreciated by farm
RS.
ASYLUM AT AGNEWS
IS BEYOND REPAIR.
SAN JOSE. May 2-Architect Hud-
on of Los Angeles arrived at AgneWs
oday. under State commission. Ac-
by superintendent Stocking
e nadc a complete inspection OF all
he asylum buildings. At its conclu-
ion he declared that absolutely every
uilding had been irreparably ruined.
In his report to the Governor he VIII
commend the speedy erection OF cot
ages to accommodate the patients
ntil modern structures, not so hlgh
s formerly. and as near fire and quake /
roof as possible. can be erected by the
tate.
The patients are housed in tents {
nd booths upon the grounds. the little
community of nearly 1000 people striv-
1g to make the best OF the existing 7
pnditions.
During the disaster many patients t
onsidered hopelessly insane worked i