Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . tlie north end at the shore, and at thesouth end about 170 feet from the shore, being respectively 160 and120 feet long; the flood had tilled the barrier with debris before break-ing, and had undercut the apron below the barrier, forming a deeppool. The flood twisted and broke the fascines, and piled them up onthe edges of the breaks like so much kindling wood, and carried thecables to which the apron was fastened several miles down the stream. The storm that wrecked the barrier
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . tlie north end at the shore, and at thesouth end about 170 feet from the shore, being respectively 160 and120 feet long; the flood had tilled the barrier with debris before break-ing, and had undercut the apron below the barrier, forming a deeppool. The flood twisted and broke the fascines, and piled them up onthe edges of the breaks like so much kindling wood, and carried thecables to which the apron was fastened several miles down the stream. The storm that wrecked the barrier was of a very moderate naturein the mountains; the ground was dry and there had fallen previouslybut little rain—at Nevada City, according to the United States WeatherBureau, only inches of rain had fallen, and at Marysville, inches. The flood was as nothing compared to those which occurwhen the higher elevations are covered with snow. On November 19th and 20th, a second storm came, which it was my ?ONnid JL33HS- . SI .1 <» uj 2 in s< 2 z ^^ ino « r 1 z 10 0 oo h (7- o .£ u § in *o.
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