Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-10
REPORTS OF SUNDAY,

EMIGRAET GAP, March 9ih.-VhYee and
thirty-five hundredths inches of rain has
fallen since P NJ. to7 A N. Il is raining
just as hard now, if not harder. TIE three
teet OF snow is melting fast, No need of in.
functions.
AUBURN, March 9th.-The rainfall for the
last twenty -four hours ending at A. II was
25S inches, During the day heavy showers
have fallen at intervslS, with Indications
pointing 20 continuation of the storm to-
light.
IoNE March 9th.-Is has been raining
here ct short interval, since Mondsy. Three
and eighty-ssven hundredths inches have
fallen for this slo.n, snd 19 20 inches for The
season. All the streams ore banks full, and
ovg flowing in few low places. Tdis IS ths
highest water siuoe April, 1880. The clouds
are now breaking, though the wind is strong
from the southeast Should il continue to
rain our town will get ducking.
YRRKA. March 9:h.-A heavy rain storm
prevailed last night and today. The httls
streams are booming, and the rivers are very
high.
SAN MATEo, March 9th.-It rained here
the most of the night Friday ana sll day
yesterday. The fall for the last q hours
ending at o'clock this morning was 216
inchez, making for the seasen IA 80 inches,
against II last year st the same date. 1t
is blowing heavy gale from the south.
WHEATLAND, March 9th.-It commenced
to rain here last Wednesday, and has been.
raining almost steadily ever since. The riv-
ers and creeks at this writing are booming.
Bear river was higher this morning than it
has been for TIE last three winters. Since
o'clock this morning, up TO o'clock this
evening, inches has fallee. This storm has
bsen ole of the heaviest that has been Known
here for msny yesrs. If the legess bold out,
the prospects are bright for large crops in
this vicinity, which insures lively times. at
this wfising it is rafting hard, with every az.
psarance OF continued storm.
ORovmLE (Cal), March 9sh.-Quite
rain has fallen to-cRy, which extended 20 the
summit Of the mountains. Feather river has
risen about twelve feet, and is still rising,
with every prospect of very high water by
morning. At P. II. the thermometer regis
tered 56'.
RIO VIsTA, March 9th.-We hays had
1.76 inches of rain for the twauty-four hours
ending at $50 A, NJ, making 1911 inches for
the season. The weather is cloGdy and ua-
settled, with the wind from the southwest.
MARYsvILLE, March CHA heavy rsiu
fell last night, the precipitation amountiag to
10 incheF, making total rainfall for the
season ii inches. A strong southerly wind
hiss been blowing for the last "A hours. and
this evening the rsin-storm has recommended.
The Yuba and Feather rivers were both
booming. At 6 o'clock this evening the Yuba
ia st the fourteen-foot mark and ia falling.
The high-water mark is Is feet inches. The
city is believed to be safe from inundation SO
long as the river remains below that point,
as the levees are supposed to afford ample
protection against the present food. The
water is now from one foot to two feet deep
along she base of the levea On the CITY font.
All the levees in this neighborhood are intact
at present. so far as heard fram.
WILLOWS, March 9th.-It rsined hard all
night and nearly sll day. The amount of
rain for the storm is 2 % inches. With only
few spring rains we will have one o! the
largest crops ever raised in this section.
SANTA Cruz March 9th.-The heaviest
storm of the season has been prevailing for
the past two days. The train Of the narrow
gauge railroad got in at $50 r NJ, having
been delayed by slides. The train on the
broad-gsuge left an hour behind time, and
arrived from San francisco two hours late,
caused by the transfer over the S N Lorenzo
bridge, ogaiust which large amount Of drift
wood hiss accumulated. rendering it unsafe