The Mission Valley in which is the San Diego River is flooded from bank to bank. The ranchers & gardeners rescued by boats and some houses & buildings washed away. Claim they have enough water in Reservoirs to last 5 years.

Feby 167th. Cleared up today the sun shining again was down town and over to see the San Diego River in Mission Valley but the flood had gone down. quiet a lot of water yet and mud over all, the Valley. no trains running yet, and the highways closed also.

Feby 18th. Fine this morning went through the Pueblo Indian Village built by the Santa Fe Ry. at a cost of $150,000 at the time of the Worlds Fair here. supposed to be an exact copy of their Village and it was had Indians living in it at the time of the fair. Took a few snaps. In the afternoon we went to the zoo but it turned cloudy

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