Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-03
THE GREAT STORM.
A Helpful and Bounteous Rain
in all Directions.
SERIOUS WORK IN THE sIERRAs.
Snow Plows in Operation Extra En-
gines Pressed into Service.
THE CROP OUTLOOK MOST ENCOURAGING
Increased Acreage Seeded Splendid Yield
Assured.
ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE nrconD-uMOs.l

TRUCKER, April 2d.-A furious storm has
this morning. Snow plows are running con-
stantly between Truckee and the Summit,
and from the Summit to Emigrant Gap. AT
Miller's mill, four miles west of Truckee, the
snow is almost as high as the top of the snow
plows. A snow plow train which just arrived
from the Summit came near sticking at one
place on account Of the heavy snow drift.
All trains are running regularly, but if the
storm continues until night it will require
superhuman exertions to keep the road from
being blockaded. Beyond the Summit 2, 000
feet of snowsheds were crushed during the
last severe storm, and this portion of the track
lies fully exposed to the elements. Should a
wreck occur hundred men are held in readi-
ness at this point to clear it away. A snow
pillow train has just arrived from the east. 1t
is showing very hard all the way to Bronco.
There is more snow on themountains now
than at any previous time during the winter.
engines. The telegraph wires are badly de-
moralized, only three out of nine wires
working.
AUBURN, April 2d.-The heaviest continu-
GUS rain of this season fell over this section
during last night. The total fall during the
last "a hours was 81 inches.
SHASTA, April 2d-Last night it poured
down perfect sheet of water, and the rain
gauge soon registered .. inches. 1t also blew
a perfect hurricane. The storm still contin-
ues unabated.
lone CRY, April 2d.-It commenced rain
ing here Wednesday noon, and has continued
with little intermission ever since. 1t came
down in torrents this morning for an hour.
Suffer creek is full TO the top of its banks.
The wind is south, with every prospect of a
continuation of the rain. A food is looked
for. Crops are now thought to be safe.
VIsALIA, April ID. = Twenty-Five hun
dredths of an inch of rain fell last night
Total for the season, 9. IA inches.
FRESNO, April 2d.-Rainfall for the past
"a hours, rs of an inch for the season, 6.31.
Wind west, and prospects are favor
able for more showers. Thermometer GO.
This is splendid weather for crops.
BAKERSFIELD, April 2d.-A warm rain
commenced at A. H, and continued to 10
A. NJ tits still cloudy and warm, and we ex-
pect additional showers.
MERGED, April 2d.-All Fools Day gave
the people of this section an agreeable sur
prise, ushering in the heaviest rain-storm of
the entire season. On the evening of March
31st misty drizzle commenced and continued
throughout the night, becoming heavier on
the morning of April 1st, and continuing to
increase until about daylight this morning
when the fall became heavy and continuous,
with strong breeze from the southeast until
10 o'clock, when the wind changed and the
rain ceased. The amount of water falling
during the storm is L u inches, and 7.S2 for
the season. This positively insures crops here,
as far as moisture is required for their growth
and maturity. 1t is now cloudy, with the
wind south.
MODESTO, April 2d.-We have had splen-
did rain, go of an inch having fallen. The
wind is southeast, with prospects of more.
This makes our farmers jubilant over the
present prospects.
GONZALES, April 2d.-The whole country
from the Gabilan. including the valley of Sa-
linas, to the top of the Coast Range, is boun-
tifully supplied with the late rain, being .S5
of an inch, and the gloomy faces of last week
are now smiling. This is an assurance of
good crop for 1880.
HANFoRD, April 2d.-A heavy storm of
rain has prevailed here since midnight, s. of
an inch falling for the season, 9.S9 inches
1t is still raining.
HANFoRD, April 2d.-For the storm since
midnight the State Irrigation Survey gauge
shows, accurately measured, so of an inch
of rain. Total for the season over 10 inches.
SAN LUIS OB1sPo, April 2d.-A warm rain
set in yesterday at noon, and still continues,
with inches fall Total to date for the sea-
son, about Is inches. The prospects continue
most fattering.
SANTA BARBARA, April PA heavy rain
began to-day. It rained heavily here at 1
o clcck this morning, and up to IL A M. LEO
inches had fallen. The rain is unaccompanied
by wind, and will do no injury to growing
crops.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, April 2d.-The rain
set in again last night, and continued heavily
up to 10 o'clock this morning. One and a
quarter inches had fallen, making 90 inches,
against so for the whole season last year.
1t is doing no harm, except starting the weeds
again on the corn and bean ground, necessi-
tating another blowing oefore planting those
crops.
Los ANGELES, April 2d.-It commenced
raining at 10 o'clock last evening" and has
continued steadily until 1915 P. NJ to day.
One inch has fallen IN that time. It is
warm rain, and viii do great good.
SAN BERNARDINo, April 2d.-It commenced
raining here last evening about o'clock.
raining all night. and at present is raining
quite hard. Crops are now sure through the
entire country.
SAN DIEGO, April 2d.-It has been raining
steadily since l o'clock this morning wind
southeast.
CAIIsroGA, April 2d.-A heavy rain-storm
has been in progress since Wednesday, caus-
ing creeks to rise rapidly, and flooding the
fields in some places. The amount of rainfall
since yesterday morning is is inches.
PETALUMA, April pa heavy storm pre-
vailed here during last night, rain falling all
night, and they wind after midnight blowing
a gale. 4 heavy wind from the south, with
occasional showers, continues up to the pres
emit writing. 1t is hoped that Jack Frost
has taken his final departure, as April brought
considerably modified atmosphere It is
limited that fruit trees in blossom have been
injured by the continual late frosts, but the
grain outlook was never better. Some of
our farmers assert that the yield the coming