California Floods by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Feb 3, 1909

California Floods

By Editor

California has been suffering from floods, especially in the Sacramento Valley. The damage has been very great, in fact, the worst for many years. The river has registered in several places more than a foot above high-water mark, and while the levees have been much better protected than in former years, the amount of water has been too great, and many islands and towns have been overwhelmed. Sacramento has been entirely cut off from the railway, and a large portion of Stockton has been submerged. Overland trains have been held up and mail has been greatly delayed, but the rain seems to be over now and the rivers are going down. Many thousands of dollars' worth of damage, however, has been done.