Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-16
PACIFIC SLOPE NEWS.
DISPATCHES OF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
CALIFORNIA.
The Ce,d wave.

MARYsyILLE, January 14th.-The weather
has greatly moderated, and comparatively
mild temperature prevails to-day. The cold
snap has done no real injury to crops. This
check to the growth OF wheat farmers regard
as beneficial.
GRASS VALLEY, January 14th. The ex-
ceedingiy cold weather for the last few days
has frozen bitches and fumes until mining
has been somewhat suspended owing to the
water supply being choked of.
MERGED, January 14th.-The extreme cold
weather still continues. Ice formed in tubs
last night nearly three quarters of an inch
thick. When the local train arrived here
this morning icicles had formed On the CYL
inder, hanging down nearly to the ground,
and the supply-pipe connecting the tank
and boiler was frozen up. It is now calm,
sunny and pleasant out Of doors.
SALINAS CRY, January 14tb.-We are now
having colder weather than has been expert
encad here in many years. All the plumbers
in town ara kept busy in the day time repair.
ing the exposed waterpipes that the frost has
burst during the night. On Thursday morr-
ing the SUBMITS of the Gabian and Santa
Lucia ranges Of mountains were covered with
snow that had fallen during the previous
night, and the snow has not yet entirely dis.
appeared. An old pioneer, who is a very
season to follow on the heals of such cold
weather as we are having at present.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, January 14th.-The
north and northeast gale still continues,
though apparently moderating. The sky is
cloudless, except down toward the horizon.
There is no apparent indication Of rain.
though it almost invariably follows a strong
northerly wind.
The loss by the tornado at Ojai includes
eleven barns, two dwellings destroyed, and
damage to q number of other buildings,
fences. windmills, etc. There is no injury to
life or limb, as the gale increased SO gradually
that time was afforded to take precautions in
other portions Of the county. Barns and
windmills, corn-cribs, fences, ETC., are de-
molished, entailing large losses.
SAN JOSE, January 14th.-Last night YVES
remarkable as one of the coldest on record,
Ice an inch in thickness formed in the open
air, and vegetation in many places was de.
stroyed. Tonight, thus far, gives evidence
of being even colder.
MERGED. Janusry 15th.-The weather is
moderating. The thermometer showed a
temperature yesterday morning of 20 degrees
in the open air, and "a degrees this morning
A southeast wind has prevailed al day, and
the ice has mostly disappeared from the
pools, giving hope of warm weather and pos
sibly rain.
EluGRANT GAP, January 15sh.-For the
last twenty-four hours the severest north
wind of the season has been prevailing. The
weather is now slightly warmer, but the
streams and bitches ara still frozen.
SAN DIEGO, January 15th.-The most not
able storm within the memory of the Oldest
inhabitant began Thursday morning at day
light, with fierce driving northeast by east
wind. Friday morning the entire mountain
ranges far into Mexico were white with snow
TO their base. It has rained at intervals till
this morning, when it ceased. Total rainfall,
about inches. Two and a half inches fell
on Thursday.
lone CRY, January 15th.-The cold snap
continues with unprecedented severity. The
thermometer for two mornings past has stood
at DE- Ice in tanks froza nearly an inch
thick in one night, and small water pipes
burst in several places.