Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-16
Sacramento Valley Has Had Six
Days Continuous
Rainfall.
PEOPLE IN STATE OF ANXIETY
Twenty -four Hours Before Situation
Attains Most Serious Height---De-
toured Trains ltuming Wen.

San Francisco. Jan. 16-Northern
California awaits with some anxiety
today fun knowledge Of conditions
throughout the Sacramento valley at
ter six days OF an almost continuous
rainfall Reports from half dozen
towns and cities this morning told Of
rivers well above the food stage, OF
banks and levees taxed TO their ca
pacity and Of demoralized railroad
service. In the official prediction OF
the weather bureau there is conveyed
today a promise Of clearing weather
but another "A hours must elapse be-
fore the flood situation attains its
most serious point
Melting SHOWS in the mountains and
swollen tributaries from watersheds
where the precipitation exceeded eight
inches during a period Of "A hours
renders dubious the prospects for all
settlements along the Sacramento river.
Kennett. well up on the headwaters,
reported the maximum rainfall today,
with rise OF 13 feet In the river. The
river Is three feet above food stage
az Red Blur and corrcsp onding in
creases are noted at other points. At
Sacramento the river rose three feet
IN "a hours and the flood Is still increas-
ing with tho danger point less than
two feet away. Tho situation here Is
relieved by a fall IN the American river,
which Joins the Sacramento just above
the city. Al knights landing there Is
a rise OF one foot and at Munroville
the flood increased i've feet in the same
period.
LOSSES ARE TRIPPING.
East and north Of Sacramento there
have been Interruptions 10 railroad
traffic. but the loss Of property has
been uiding compared with the re-
cords Of former years. For a day or
two tho Southern Pacific viii be OBJ
liged TO divert its overland passenger
traffic between ogden ana san Fran
cisco to tho San Pedro a. salt Lake
Route until regaining the Southern
Pacific b. way OF Daggatt and Mojava-
large force Of men g. building an
emergency route on the Haggin ranch,
across the American river from Sacra-
mento. whereby trains may be switch
cd TO the tracks OF the Northern Elec-
trio and enter the city over the bridge
Of that company The passengers de-
tanned al kOsevillo were brought 10
Sacramento and no delays In this route
are anticipated when the emergency
road n finished.
Traffic conditions on the San Jua-
quln and the cost divisions are but lit
uo Affected, but on the Shasta line
there are several Washouts and half "a
dozen passenger trains are detained al
hcdd Blum. Dunsmulr and ReddinR
AT Coram, near Rcdding, 1926 feet of
track was washed out last night and
there has been mail for points near
the Oregon line during "a period OF two
days. CONSTRUCTION gangs are az work n.
90 several points along this division.
put the traihc viii continue irregular
for "a day or two.
san Francisco is experiencing tenn
porary shortage OF fresh meat under
present transportation facilities Durirr
this season, wholesalers receive the
greater part Of their supply nom orc
gon and Nevada. and railroad OFFICIALS
are today deyoting no small share of
attention 90 handling cattle trains en
route.
"Thc situation shows announcement
tonight Fmd Prof A. o. Meade to-
day. While % is sim raining in ha
Sacramento valley and win probably
continue during portion of the dav. /
believe That The storm is moving out
toward one northeast and that sunday
win Dee fair"
DEroUR TRAINS.
lno 4eluureu Union fAcinc ana Den-
yer a. RIO Gmndo trains travelling over
The tracks of the Salt Lake Route b.
tween thIs city and San Francisco are
madug good time. Tho nrst Southern
PucIne train from San Francisco hero
Was reported past Callento this m0ru-
InE and win arrive in this city tonight |
A slight Wreck on the santa BE- al /
paggot last nlght delayed traffic I
short Time but tne track rs aralu oloar /
ana The detour trains n both dIroe- /
tlous are making splendid time. The |