| Show NORTH CALifORNIA FLOOD SITUATION IS CAUSE OF ANXIETY SAX SAN FRANCISCO Jan IS Northern 16 Northern California awaits with some anxiety to today today to- to day full e of conditions throughout through through- hout h- h out the Sacramento Sacrament valle valley after six d days s 's of an nn almost continuous rainfall Reports Re Re- ports from half a dozen towns and cities thIs tills morning told of ot rivers well ell above the Stood Hood stage of ot banks levees taxed to their capacity and of ot demoralized railroad service sen In the official prediction of th th weather bureau there Is conveyed todar today a H. promise of ot clearing weather but another twenty- twenty I four foul hours must elapse before the tha flood situation attains Its most mOlt serious point Melting 1 fin snows ow In the mountains and swollen tributaries from watersheds where tho the precipitation exceeded eight Inches In twenty hou hours houi renders t dubious the prospects for tor all settlements along alons the Sacramento river Kennett well up on the headwaters heAdWater reported the tho maximum rainfall toda today with a A. rl rise 1 o of thirteen feet tet In th the river Tho The river Is three thre feet above above- flood 1100 1 stage at Red fled Bluff and corresponding Increases cs csare are noted at nt other points Sacramento Is Rising At Sacramento tho river rl rose three tl feet t tIn In twenty tour hours and the flood Is still stilt Increasing g with the danger point less than two feet teet away Tho situation here Is relieved by a fall tall In the tue American 4 river rl which Joints joint the Sacramento Just above tho the city At Knights Knights' Landing there Is a rise of ot one foot and at Munro- Munro Yule the flood Increased 1 0 feet teet In the same samo period East Eust and north of Sacramento there have b ben en Interruptions to railroad trat- trat lie He but tho the 10 loss R of property has be been n trifling tri tn- trl- trl lung fling compared with the records of former yea ca years s. NI Southern Pacific Delayed For a da day or two the Southern Southern Pacific will be obliged ed to divert It IL its overland passenger passenger pas pas- sen cr traffic between Ogden and San Fran deco to tho the Salt Fait J-ake J route until regainIng regaining regain regain- Ing the Southern Pacific b by way nay of or Dag- Dag aggott ag- ag gott sott and Mohave loha A large force of men IJ Is building an route th the Ha ranch emergency on acrO across 8 the tho American river rier from Sacramento Sacra SAcra- mento whereby trains may mar bo be e switched to tho the tracks track of tho the Northern Electric and enter tho city over o-er the bridge of that company compan Tho The passengers paSSEnger detained i Nt were ero brought to Sacramento and no delays In this route arcS and anticipated anticipated antici antici- when tho the emergency ne road Is fin n- n is hod Traffic conditions condition on the San Joaquin and the tho coast divisions are but little af affected af- af but on the Shasta line there ares are aro s several washouts washout and half halt a dozen passenger passenger pas pas- r trains are detained at Red Red Bluff DunsmuIr and n Redding At t Corar Coram near Redding BeddInG l 12 fact of track of track track as was wash washed a h. h j last nl hl b en n n no nb mall mail for points f hear c r the tho Oregon line Une for lor fort or t two o days Construction gangs are are arent at nt work at several everal points point along this division divi divi- sion but the traffic will continue Irr irregular ular u- u lar for tor a day or two t-o. Shortage In lit Meat Supply San Francisco Is experiencing temporary temporary tempo tempo- any i-any shortage of fresh meat under present present pres pres- ent cut transportation facilities During this season wholesalers receive tho the greater rea ter part art of or their supply from Oregon and Nelida Ne- Ne e vada lida and railroad officials are arc toda today devoting devoting de de- de voting no small share sharo of ot attention to handling cattle trains en route Tho The situation should improve tonight ht said Pro Prof A. A G. G today While it Is still raining In tho Sacramento val cal Ic hey ley and will wUl probably continue during a portion of or tho dao day I believe that tho the storm Is moving out toward tho the northeast and that Sunda Sunday will be fair |
