Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-07

@In favor OF Los Angeles
From the foregoing very instructive and in
terestiDg table, Sacramento is shown 10 have
always been ahead Of Los Angeles from three
to Is inches OF more, except the present sea-
son, Los Angeles now being the large amount
of fourteen inches ahead of Sacramento.
The rainfall at Sacramento beginning at 10
?. N, of the OH, and ending at about 10 a ".
yesterday, gave l. y inches of moisture max.
ing for the month 1.52 inches 9 IL inches for
the year, and 1888 inches for the season,
which is l A inches in excess Of the rainfall
this time last year. The rainfall by seasons,
from ISIS 20 date, is az follows: Season of
i;577-S to an eGusl date, p. 40 inches 1889,
1907 inches 1S79-S0 10 Is inches 18S0-SI,
1906 inches ; 1872, 1871 inches; 1925 8,
10 50 inches; 1854, u. So inches The
average precipitation for seven years past TO
this date for each sesson is IA 50 inches. max
ing our present season 2.02 inches behind
seven year average.
The total rainfall for the present storm at
the California Signal Service weather stations
IS: For Red Bluff, % inches; Sacramento,
% igches San Francisco, 81 OF al inch I;
Los Angeles, Z. 81 inches
1t will be seen that the average prscipita-
ton at Los Angeles for six seasons outside of
the present one was II. 16 inches, making the
present season at Los Angeles the enormous
=
age precipitation deduced from six years OBJ
servations. At Sacramento the average fer
six years past, outside of the present season,
is 2l.73 inches, making our city $40 inches
deficient over & Fix years average rainfall.
According to the past six years record there
is much greater possibility Of Sacramento
getting an excess over Los Angeles, than the
latter over the former. l think l would be
justified in asserting, that if the present sea-
SON. rainfall at The two places under discus
sion were reversed, that Ia, giving US p
inches and Los Angeles only 12.3S iucheF, the
proposed levee tax would be voted almost
unanimously, and as there must necessarily
come food here within very few seasons,
it stands the smaller property holders to vote
as a solid phalanx for the $40 900 tax. Did
the Constitution Of this State give me a vote,
/ should cast II first, last and all the time for
strong levees and hrst-class protection,
The river day before yesterday was l4,4
feet; yesterday it had risen to l9.4 feet,
rise Of five feet IL Il hours.
The following is the greatest rise in q
hours of the river during the years since
1873: October /, 1879, rose Gil feet ia a
hours; December %, 1879, feet in q
hours December g, 1881, 4 2 feet in "a
hours; January 26, 1888, 3.S ieat il a
hours; March - 1883 t > feet in p hOurs
March q, 1888, 8 feet in "a hours; Feb
rusry II, 1854, 81 feet in "a hours March
6, 1884 D feet in "A hours. The river was
higher yesterday than il has been since last
June.
The temperature, wind and weather at -
yesterday, was For Portland, So, east
and cloudy Rlseburg, AS, calm and light
rain Red Buff, j9' south and cloudy Sac.
rsmentc, 6l' southwest and cloudy San
Francisco 81, northwest and cloudy; Los
Angeles Ga, west and cloudy; Salt Lake.
50', south and threatening; Cheyenne, II,
east and cloudy; Denver. 22', north and
light snow North Platte, Z calm and light
snow; Omaha. 49, north and cloudy; YAnk-
ton, s., north and light snow.
The barometer at S P. N. last night was
rising along the coast, with northerly OF north
westerly and southwesterly winds prevailing.
The state Of the weather was cloudy st all
stations except Fort Candy and San Fra
cisco, it being clear at the former and fair ct
the latter.
The rainfall for the storm at the California
weather stations up to and including the
P. NJ. observation last night was: For Red
Bluff l &c inches; Sacramento l - inches
San Francisco 81 Of an inch and Los Angeles
6 81 inches. the latter station being the chief
one in the State that showed rainfall IF any
sppreciable amount since u NJ yesterday
JAMES A. BARwIcK,
Sergeant Signal Corps, U. S. Army.
s
THE RIVERS. The Sacramento and Amer
lean rivers rose rapidly yesterday, and before
dark had reached much the highest figure of
the season. The City Trustees sent men out
to look after the American last night, and
see that there was no trouble from gopher
holes, ETC., 10 the levee. During the day
there was a vast amsunt of drift running,
i - \ bat NM
Der OF men were engaged in saving wood.
The current seemed to strike the Sacramento
bank with its greatest force near the Pioneer
mill, and the driftwood that collected soon
threatened trouble to tae little steamer
Americas and her barge, made fast there.
The steamer was soon taken away, but the
drift raised the barge entirely out Of water.
After while the drift was removed. and the
barge and steamer were moored on the Y olo
side of the stream. At u o'clock last night
the Sacramento registered 10 feet ! inches,
and was at standstlli.
BOARD OF SUPEBvIsoRs.-The Board met
yesterday, al the members present. About
the only business transacted was the hearing
and adoption of the report of the Finance
Committee, recommending the allowing of
demands from Nc. 2,023 TO ., 115.
WE have added to our Jewelry Depart
nent several new lines OF gold and rolled
plated wsres, In pins. rings, sleeve buttons,
bracelets, etc Red House.
The sslelof an article is the criterion Of its
merits DAmisna Bitters have large sales.
DAMIANA Bittsrs regulate the stomach and
is the best tonic.