Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-05
PACIFIC COAST.
COPI0US RAINS ASSURE A YEAR
OF PROSPERITY.
A Celestial'e Big Steal-Murders and
Suicides-Effect of High Lii
cense-LoneIy Death.
IsrEClAL DISPATCHES TO THE EEoOrD-usIos.I
A sOAKER.
The Weather Indications Manipulation
Makes a sorry Guess.

The Weather Indications Manipulation
Makes sorry Guess.
Copyright 1855, by tie California Associatea Press
STOCKTON, January 4th.-Snow fell here
| to-day for the first time in several
years. The fall began about o'clock this
afternoon, and continued for over an hour,
covering the ground to depth of one inch.
The juvenile portion of the community
went wild over the novelty, and SNOWFALL
| ing was lively.
LODI, January 4th.-It was storming here
all day. 1t commenced showing at 3 P. NJ.
| and lasted two hours, ending in rain There
| have been inches of rainfall, and for the
| season inches.
MERGED, January 4th.-The rain-stoIm
goes off with snow, which commenced at
4;55 this afternoon and continuing till
nearly Z P. M, covering the ground more
than an inch in depth. Men and boys quit
business and commenced snowballing, and
the town is now wild with excitement
MARYsvILLE, January 4th.-Twenty-one
hundredtns of an inch of rain fell this
afternoon and for few minutes snow
flakes were flying, melting as they fell
The extremes OF the temperature for the
past twenty-tour hours was 800 and 46o.
Iuba river has fallen several feet since
y
ORovILLE, January 4th.-Four inches of
rain fell the last storm, and it is still rain
| ing. Snow is very low on the mountains
LINCOLN, January 4th.-There was a
heavy rain and snow-storm here this after
| noon- About one inch of snow fell. The
| weather is still threatening.
WILLOWS, January 4th.-It commenced
showing at IL o'clock this morning. Three
inches has fallen, but it is melting rapidly.
The barometer is 30 80, and steady.
SoNoMA, January 4th.-The rain-storm
which has prevailed here since last Satur-
day stopped yesterday, but this morning a
| cold rain set in, with every indication for a
long wet spell.
SANTA Rosa, January 4th. - 1t COM
menced showing this morning at 1O:45
o'clock, and continued until l1:45. Over a
quarter OF an inch of snow fell. and snow
bslling was INDUCED in to the exclusion of
business.
ST. HELENA, January 4th.-The rainfall
for the storm was $50 inches. 1t was
showing lively here at noon. This is the
third fall of snow that has occurred here in
fifteen years.
LIvERMoRE, January 4th.-At 7 A. NJ.
there was rain and the weather became
clear till noon. 1t is now showing hard.
NILES, January 4th.-It commenced
raining this morning at $50 and has con-
tinued steadily up to 10A. NJ. A heavy
northwest wind set in at 1:30 P. NJ, and we
are having an old-fashioned Eastern snow
storm. The weather is cold, with indica-
tions of protracted storm.
GILRoY, January 4th.-The rainfall for
Tuesday was over three inches, causing
heavy rise in adjacent creeks, but no dam
age. Last night the weather cleared up,
followed by heavy frosts this morning.
About s o'clock regular Eastern snow
storm took place, which lasted for about
two hours.
SALINAS, January 4th.-It commenced
showing at 2:20 after heavy rain.
GONZALES, January 4th.-It rained since
yesterday morning .35 of an inch The
total for the season is 40S. 1t is still rain
ing. Snow fell two inches deep on the
mountains, and it showed for few min
utes in the valley to-day.
RIVERSIDE, January 4th.-The rain COM
menced falling yesterday afternoon, and
continued steadily throughout the night.
Two and thirty-one hundredths inches of
water has fallen.
Pomona, January 4th.-Four and seven
hundredths inches of rain fell since A. NJ.
yesterday. The thermometer is $40, with
clearing weather