Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-22

have fallen in the last twenty-four hours,
most of which fell during the night. The
thermometer stands here at i4', which is an
indication that the rain reaches at least eight
miles above here, where the snow that fell
during the past ten days lies at depth of
from two to two and half feet. 1t is rain
ing now at the rate of one inch in three
hours
PLAcERvILbE.-Th rain-storm for the last
twelve hours has been the heaviest thus far
this season. Hangtown creek has been away
up. Morrill's bridge at Weber creek has
been carried away. No stage arrived to-day,
on account of high water and broken bridges.
A portion of the Olympic Club Hall has been
carried away. The streams are generally
higher than for several years past. Some
houses in town were blown down. 1t rained
about II miles above Placervi,le. The snow
is about six feet deep at the Pacific House.
Fresno County.
FREsNo.-Heavy southeast winds have
prevailed for the past forty-eight hours But
little rain has fallen or the plains during the
storm, though it has been raining heavily
since II o'clock to-day in the foothills. Some
damage has been done to the mountain roads.
The crops are the finest ever seen here, but
some of the more advanced grain is falling.
No more rain is required to mature crops.
Los Angeles County.
Los ANGELEs.-It commenced raining here
about o'clock this afternoon, and at S:15 .67
of an inch had fallen. 1t commenced very
gently, with stiff southeast wind, but the
rain increased constantly and about 9 O'Clock
rained as hard as has ever been known here.
1t is still raining, with prospect of continu-
ing indefinitely.
MERGED County.
MERoED.-The weather since the 10th has
continued showery to the present time, the
heaviest rains falling upon the 18th and to-
day. The amount falling to-day since 5
o'clock this morning is 80 of an inch, for
April 4.29 inches, and for the season TO- so
inches. Snow is lying upon the coast range
of mountains to the west, and upon the
Sierra Nevada range to the east of us. The
San Joaquin river at Dickinson's ferry is
within two feet of high-water mark, and all
the streams, incluaing the Chowchilla and
Fresno rivers and Mariposa and Bear creeks,
on the east side of the San Joaquin river, are
overAowing their banks, filling the low lands
with water. The streams on the west side
of the valley are also booming as far as Fire
baughs ferry, and the probabilities are in
favor of very his n water. The rain has now
ceased and the sun is shining. The weather
is calm and warm. So far no damage is re-
ported from the storm in this county.
Monterey Count
GoNzALEs.-Eleven hours of steady rain
fell up to II o'clock to-day. Total rainfall,
sc of an inch, making total for the season
of 9.47 inches.
MendocinO County.
UKIAH.-Amount of rain for the season,
40 50 inches for the month II inches The
water in the streams is the highest of the
season, there having fallen almost inches of
rain in the last three days. Some farm land
is at present under water, but little damage
anticipated at this time. There is some snow
on the mountains around the valley. Stock
will do well this season.
Nevada County.
GRASS VALLEY.-The severest storm for
many years is still raging here The temper
ature is moderate. 1t has been raining in the
mountains, on top of from one TO thirteen feet
of snow, for the last twenty-four hours. Rain
fall for the last eighteen hours ending ut 10
A. NJ, so inches. The valley lands are GER
tain of an overflow unless the rain changes to
snow in the mountains to-day.
NEvADA.-The storm continued with una
bated fury until P. II. to-day. Rainfall for
the last twenty-four hours. $40 inches.
total for the season, 81. 80. Wind southeast.
Appearances indicate more rain. The ther-
mometer throughout varied only from 40o to
42', which indicates snow on the mountains a
few miles distant. Stage men report the
amount of snow in the upper part of the
county as being greater than ever before
known. The roads in the immediate vicinity
of this city are almost impossible. All the
principal bridges remain firm The roads
about Moores Flat and Eureka are irnpassa-
BILE, owing to the snow blockade The narrow
gauge trains would have but little trouble in
making schedule time if the Central Pacific
trains were regular, no serious breaks having
occurred. Deer creek to-day was higher
than it has been in five years. The Yuba
river was not unusually high as the noun
tain storms have all been of snow. Had the
present storm been few degrees warmer,
floods greater than has occurred in twenty
years would have been inevitable. The heavy
water has caused the breakage of pumps in
the New England and Mount Auburn mines,
but will suspend operations in them but
few days. The amount of rainfall for the
present month, up to date, is % 9S inches,
in the month of April. This district has
suffered but little damage from the storm,
further than suspending all outdoor mining
operations.
Placer County.
AUBURN The rainfall during the last
twenty-four hours was 2.62 inches. This
season to date, 3647 inches. Last season,
same date, 305 inches. At Forest Hill, for
the forty-eight hours prior to o'clock this
morning, 654 inches fell.
DUTCH FLAT-The storm continues una
bated, raining continuously and heavy.
Since the last report the rain has extended
as far up as Emigrant Gap, and the streams
and rivers are reported very much swollen
The snow is disappearing rapidly Several
snow-slides are reported between here and
the summit, and snow-sheds demolished in
several places. Three Cinnamon are reported
carried away in snow-slide A landslide
has occurred in the lava and clay formation
just above Alta, carrying away and covering
up about three hundred feet of the railroad
track and road-bed.
Sacramento County.
FoLsoM.-The American river reached "a
feet inches at P. NJ, but is now falling.
Very little rain has fallen here since Ii A. NJ,
and there are no signs of any tonight.
San BenitO County.
HoLLIsTER.-The prospects for an abund-
ant grain yield were never better in San
Benito county than at present The rainfall