Show HA VING H hARD TO KEEP KEp P Ml n sM ViG I Heavy Fall of Snow in the Sierras and a Large Force of Men I Sent Out O t by Southern Pacific to Clear Tracks l S Danger anger of Floods in California j San Francisco Jan 16 Snow is fall falling fallI fallIng I ing heavily hea vil in the Sierras and the f Southern Pacific tlc II a large force of men at work In order to keep trains 1 A moving There have been two land landslides landslides landslides slides which bave held up trains One Is at the other at Smith Smithson son The were wre w re two i freights ant and passenger trains Nos 12 and 16 V Professor cAdie of the weather bureau said today The storm covers California from Point Conception northward The rains are heavy heaT in the north In the Sacramento valley there has been 4 nearly an Inch of ot rain and high south southwinds southwinds southwinds winds In the mountains the tha temper temperature temperature temperature has risen about ten degrees and the problem now is to look out for the rivers The river in Mar at 10 a m was fifteen feet anti an had risen two feet since yesterday The danger line Une is nineteen feet The levees are in good condition so no danger is anticipated at that point though the low ground in that vicinity will be Q overflowed by to night S SAt r At Sacramento the thy river Iver Is about seventeen feet and the danger dan er line Is twentysix six feet It is railing falling At Oroville the river was rising rapidly this morning and is about twelve feet and the probabilities are that it will continue to rise At Co luse lusa luS the river is seventeen feet has eight feet to go so to the danger line and will rise this afternoon and tonight |