Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-23

We extract the following notices Of the
late rains in California from the different
papers in that State:
The stockton Independent of Friday, 18th
March says: The rain last night notwithStand
ing the great demonstration of wind, and thunder
aud electricity which introduced it, turns out 10
have been not much of a shower after ala mere
Is local affair. with stockton its centre. man
who spent the night in the tueS three miles the
northwest of town, reports tina. not enough fell
there to LAY the dust. aud a farmer liN.ag seven
miles 20 the southeast toward Pennington, says
Very little rain fell theTc-nOt Il fourth as much
as here At French Camp the storm ragged with
us greatest violence, aud good deal Of rain fell
more than here The house of Mr.. Girard-
n small frame-standing in the timber about
mile from French Camp. was struck by lightning.
Il tore away one side OF the building. and tree
" ich stood close by was shivered watchdog,
chained al the foot of tree, was killed. In the
house no one was hurt. " rhe oldest nhabitunt ="
tells US that this is the SECOND thunder storm ever
experienced by the American inhabitants of this
vallry-;hc first having occurred in 1851. lie
NAV be right. bnt we have a vivrd recollection OF
u thunder storm much more severe than that OF
Wednesday last, whivh occurred al sacramento in
September, 1850. to the continuation and bewildrr-
men, of the oldest iuhGbirant," who then de.
carei that such things were unknown in C8l.i:or
mia an, must have been imported by the emf.
grants from the Platte river country Ii is great
mistake tina, California ever had exemption from
thunder and lightning In the upper mountain
region oi Ii Dorado and AnalOr counties, in many
p,acvs NAV be seen evidences Of severe thunder
storms-trees split and charrrd by electricity are
numerous RuI scarcely Summer passes without
witnessing such ioca! storms
The country in the region OF Sacramento was
favored Yesterday with copiouS rains, after Pc
rod OF six or rgh; weeks of drought The effect
IL is believed will be 10 insure crops Of gran aud
hay for the susrIgRnce Vf man aHd beast on lands
which would otherwise have proved barren for
tde season. Expressions OF joy and gratitude
were Frequently heard il the cIty dur.ag the day
taal Il great disaster in the form Of failure OF
crops had been areried, aud throughout the agrr
cultural re- 1ns such expressions were doubtless
IN re frequent ald more earnest than within our
cities We learn from DR.. Logan that che amount
OF ra.n which had, ~ IL O'Clock last evening, ial.
len within the lasr torty-eight hours wdS u5U7 Of
,.n ;nch. The rains of the season foot up as fol.
lows: November, l.i9O inches; DECEMBER, ISIS;
January, LOT; February, Uls6i March, U5O9,
Total rain ut the season. J.UIa inches. III THE
winter OF l5J0-5l the quantity which fell was
l. $50 inches-the lowest ever known, and less
quantity than that OF the present season. The
largest quantity ever known was J5.362 inches,
which fell in the winter of lSj2-53.-S1crdmea 70
Union.
The mouths of croakerS are stopped for the
present ut least A light shower of rain fell after
we went to press Tuesday evening, but only
enough to raise the hopes OF some OF the least de-
spoudent. On Thursday afternoon, however,
and at intervals during the night and yesterday,
the lfe.restoriug rain came down in soft but CO.
pious showers" enlivening the face of nature and
gladdening the heart of humanity. Whether
sufficient amount has fallen to restore the Ian
gushing crops we do not know but the prophe-
ces of certain ruin are disproved. and many evil
forebodngs dispelled.-Soldao Herald.
Last Tuesday evening the heavens wept upon
our distress Rain-glorious rain, flowed freely
from the bosoms of the dropping clouds, and the
parched earth and sicky blades drank in the offer
ings with reviring zest. Everybody felt merry
some cried "Oh, 1t rains'-others, TO be more EN-.
phatic danced around, exclaiming bully for the
raiu"-whilc the more serious said, Thank God
for the rain" Already our farmers are again astir,
and hope shines forth in her Respondent beauty
Pajdro (WdtsoHuiile) Times
A gentleman residing on the Sacramento river,
near Grand Island, informs us that there was no
rain at that place Of late; but on Friday after.
noon very heavy shower passed within mile
Of him westward, anddisappeared lie the north. =
On Sycamore slough, Colusa county, the rain for
a short time was very heavy. 1t also hailed Sc
verey Our informant says that portion of the
county is all right-lNdrysUilie Edpress.
All the week long it has tried hard to rain. A
slight shower or two was all that happened be-
fore Thursday afternoon, when there was quite O
rain. Yesterday morning it set in in good ear
nest. AS we go to press Il p. NJ Friday0 it is
raining gloriously. Farmers are getting hopeful
of raising something after all. Tomorrow is the
vernal equinox.-KHighfs Landing Nsps, (YolO
County,
Napa, during the week, has been visited with
several slight showers and few streaks of light.
ming and Pope and Berryessa valleys, have had
rain in more copious quantity. STILL TO do lasting
good, much more rain is needed, for the growing
crops. Since the above was written, the rain has
made fresh start, and is now (Friday) furnish
ing us with large supply.-NapG Reporter.
We were favored yesterday with a slow, soak.
ing rain-just such as we wanted. 1t will do
some good, but we must have more.-MdrysrtHe
AnpndL.