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Show FLOOD CONDITIONS IN CALIFORNIA IMPROVE WEATHER BUREAU PREDICTS CLEARING WEATHER. V Sacramento Levees Are From Six to Eight Feet Above Flood Stage, and There Is No Fear. San Francisco, Jan. 16. 'Northern ! California awaits with some anxiety today full knowledge of conditions throughout the Sacramento valley, after aft-er six days of almost continuous 'rainfall. 'rain-fall. Reports from half a dozen towns and cities" this morning told of rivers well above the flood stage, of banka and levees taxed to their capacity and of demoralized railroad service. In the official prediction of the weather bureau, there is conveyed today a promise of clearing weather, but au-other au-other twenty-four hours must elapse before the flood situation attains its most serious point. Sacramento, Jan. 16. There Is considerable con-siderable improvement in the storm conditions here. The American river, which went on a rampage, Thursday, and carried away the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific bridges, is falling rapidly. The" Sacramento city levees are from six to eight feet higher than the flood stage of the river, and no fear of inundation inun-dation is entertained. Railroad conditions are much better. No perishable freight will be accepted for some days. |