Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-14
PACIFIC COAST.


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cAs FRANCISCO, June 10. Alta 7s.
Alpha sc, Best q Beleher iIso. BodIe
Son- $50, Balloon I5c, Rulwer Go.
vrown Point LIS. Chollar / 50, Con.
va L3c, Eareka Con. $50. Gould 4 Car
~ SJc. Hale & Sorcross 2.55. Mexican
'Sc, Yellow Jacket 80. Mono 75c.
oDnr Leo. Potosi &0c. Savage 7Oc. Ser
r. Nevada l-50. Union Con SOC, Utah
eoc, CsIiforni. 1Oc.
To Open the new TeIeurnps uIux
Frank yaynes, Superintendent of the
wes'ere Union Company, was among
sne passengers on the steamer Oregon
Iof fortlAnd this morning. He goes
north 70 INACCURATE the opening of the
new overland telegraph wires along the
line OF the Northern Pacific Railroad,
wnich will be exclusively devoted to
commercial business.
The California kains.
San FRANCISCO, June l3.-The rainfall
at this point during the last "a hours
was 4S-l00 Of an inch total fall for the
month, 2,3s inches. The Signal Service
Bureau reports that the greatest rainfall
IN San Francisco in any wear excepting
the present one, since 1850 ID an inch
and two hundredths. At Sacramento.
which - better point of indication for
the whole State, the greatest rainfall In
June during period Of "a years IL one
inch aud ten hundredths- The rainfall
therefore daring the thirteen DAYS of
June this year has been more than dou-
BILE that of the entire month Of June in
any preceding year
Edwin 4. Smith, Secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture, in a com
munication addressed today to the AZ
ISOLATED Press says: The quality of
hay saved. without reference TO qaau-
tity, viii be reduced sixty per cent.
The ultimate loss to wheat and barley
crosss cannot be determined. What is
wanted" he says, us cool. cloudy
weather. then a few days of wind.
But should the present wet weather
continue much longer the loss will be
almost incalcuiable."
Petaluma reports heavy rain falling
this evening, but the barometer rising.
BigRs says the rain fall il the heaviest
ever known there at this season. The
hay crop Is a total wreck. At Colusa
the Prospects were for more rain. VIII
lows says the bulk of the crop WAS Sc
cured before the rain set in. Damage TO
wheat crop SO far is not great. At Ar
buckle tse damage to the crop il great.
Chico says two inches of rain has
fallen during the last forty eight hours,
and no signs yet of stopping. Hay
and wheat crops are badly damaged !;
impossible yet to say TO what extent.
At Salinas it rained more or less during
the day. WITH prospects for continu-
anee. Farmers are discouraged. At
Fresno 1t has partially cleared up, but
wina still blowing from the southeast.
Hollister says appearances are that the
storm is not yet over. The damage in
that section Is great.
shipping Intelligence.
SAN Francisco, June l3.-Arrived-
steamer State of California, from Port
land; steamer San Pedro, from Tacoma;
steamer Wilmington, from Seattle.
Sailed-Steanler Oregon. for Portland,
etc.; ship Challenge, for Nauaimo; bark
Aroturas, for Port Townsend.
rAToosH, June l3.-American ship
Harvester passed in at 2 %. m. A CHI
ian lark displaying the letters Ii. b. l..
s., International code, and bark Cow
litz passed IN at 10 u. m.; steam collier
passed out.
PoKr ANGELES, Juae 13.-The Light
house tender Shubrick is in the harbor.
A steamship passed east at 1890 a. III. /;
Que schooner passed west.
PoET townsend. June l3.-Arrived--
Steamer Willamette, ship Alaska. from
San Pedro; bark Aureola. from San
Francisco; bsrkentine kitsap, from
Honolulu.
PoRr GAMBLE, June I3.-Arrived-
Schooner Marion, from San Francisco.
Sailed-Schoone Maria K. Smith.
PoRr BLAKRLY, June 3-Sailed-Ship
Snow and Burgess. for New York.