Show CHANNEL DEEPENED Remarkable Effect of the Earthquake Upon Mokelumne River Stockton CnlIt has been discovered discov-ered that In the vicinity of Wood bridge the Mokelumne river has fallen twelve feet tho bed of tho river hnvlnrj dropped from tho effects of tho recent earthquake Tho stream had been carrying a lot of water when it was noticed that thij river was steadily falling contrary to all precedent An Investigation showed that tho bed was nlniosj twelve feet lower than before As thp waterway has been steadily filling up each year with silt from tlm upper portion of the river farmer j along that stream nro highly pleasol with tho change since It can carr far more water than heretofore anti not endanger their lands on either sid i of It Another incident of tho cnrthquakij is tho drying up of Tracy lake In the i northwestern part of San Joaquin county Ever slnco the earthqunk tho water has been decreasing at i rapid rate and at present it Is almos on a level with tho Mokelumno river |