Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-12

the high water thus far. The June freshets
are always feared. Altogether the country
presents pleasing and hopeful prospect.
WHEATLAND (Yuba county).-The crop
prospect up to last evening was never better
| since farming has been carried on in this Sec
| ton. A larger acreage has been sown this
year than ever before, and everything points
to an abundant harvest. Last evening a
heavy storm set in, and was the means OF
making large acreage of grain lodge. but if
| the weather clears off warm soon it will rally.
Bear river is again at a high point. A small
| break in the railroad embankment on the
river occurred this morning, but was promptly
| fixed by large force OF men ON hand. The
weather is still unsettled. with prospects of
continuance of the rain all night.
CoURTLAND Sacramento county).-Ths
general opinion regarding the fruit crop in
this locality. including Grand Island. is that
| there will be about two-thirds of the usual
crop. The produce crop will be good. Rain
has been falling during the past twenty-four
hours
SAN ANpREAs (Calaveras county).-It COM
| menced raining yesterday evening and still
continues. In consequence much of
the advanced grain will be lodged, but
the later sown will be benefited. The
outlook is favorable for at least an average
saving peaches, which are almost wholly de-
| stroyed by the late frosts.
GEORGETOWN GEL Dorado county, Three
inches of rain fell here for the twenty-four
hours ending at A. N. to-day. 1t has been
showing hard ever since. The snow is now
three inches deep. Ii it continues through
the night the fruit trees will be damaged
greatly by the branches breaking from the
weight of snow.
PLAcERvILLE Gel Dorado county).-The
rain thus far has not affected crops generally.
1t commenced showing this morning, is still
showing and is likely to continue all night
Fruit growers are fearful Of an entire failure
of the crop.
RIO VISTA (Solano county)-There is still
some doubt whether the crops in this section
unaffected by the rain of last month will sue
cesssfully run the gauntlet of the elements
! The storm of April brought destruction to
thousands of fourishing acres in the low
lands, but were supposed to bring assurance
of bountiful harvest throughout the Mon
tezuma Hills. That which began, and still
continues, threatens disaster there. Haying
had just begun, and whatever had been cut
will suffer more or less. The standing hay
will not be injured. Beyond this the extent
of the damage will depend entirely upon the
duration of the storm. Besides the usual la
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| being beaten down, and by reason of its rank
and rapid growth since the warm weather
| began it is feared the stalks nave not suffi-
| cient strength and elasticity to recover
| themselves. Should these and other dangers
| be escaped however, the yield Of the Monte
yuma Hills will be almost unparalleled. The
river is rising slowly, but no fears are enter
tanned on this account. The worst has
already befallen the reclaimed swamp lands
Ill, Z.
| that a freshet will ensue so great as to endan-
ger the islands not yet submerged. The high
water, however, prevents the sipage and
rainwater from going off, and this will render
useless nearly half the land on Brannan Isl
and and the lower part of Andrus, which
| would otherwise have been cultivable. Ryer
Sutter, Sherman and such other islands as
had no adequate levee protection, are of
course affected by the rise, but they are in
measure compensated by an increased deposit
of sediment.
SUIsUN (Solana county)-It commenced to
rain in this place yesterday afternoon, and
rained steadily throughout the night and at
intervals during to-day. Altogether up to 10
P. NJ. about .75 of inch has fallen, and it is
still threatening. There are various opinions
as to the effects of this storm among farmers.
The prevailing opinion is that more good
than damage has been done. No hay has
been cut to be damaged, and the ground was
dry and needed rain. Some high grain has
fallen, but not broken, and will of course rise
again.
CoLUsA (Colusa ty).-Thirty- hun
dredths of an inch of rain fell in the last
twenty-four hours. None fell lately before
this. It has done no damage to crops. The
crop prospect of this county was never better.
The river is FIVE feet inside of the banks
Farmers fear frost or rust. Thermometer,
A at sundown, and cloudy. If it clears off
tonight we will be apt to have frost. The
snow came low down on the coast mountains
last night, lower than ever known before in
May.
SUMMIT (Plumas county).-It has been
showing and blowing hard all day, not melt
ing any. Thermometer, 30'; barometer.
22.S3. 1t raiued 80 of an inch Yesterday
afternoon. Ten inches of snow fell to-day.
MARYsvILLE (Yuba county, About 60 Of
an inch of rain has fallen since last evening.
To-day it is cloudy and cold, with light rain
falling this afternoon. The Yuba river has
been rising during the day, and reached the
14-foot mark at s P. N. 1t is still rising.