Eastern Utah Advocate | 1904-03-03 | Page 2 | Valley under Water

valley under water the most disastrous levee break that has been known for several years in this part of the sacramento valley occurred friday at a point three miles from sacramento cal the brak was caused by dy the seepage of water through a ropher gopher hole the water imon getting beyond control the crevasse creva see Is about IGO feet ions long and the column of water Is thirty feet high pouring through the break like a niagara ahe roar of the nater can bo be heard for nearly a mile aa as it rushes through tho the break it Is estimated that at least acrea acres of valuable land will bo be submerged