Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-27
NOT OVER YET.
The Downpour Resumes Operations
Again With Vengeance.

Again With a Vengeance.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 26th.-Tbe storm
continued at intervals last night and to-
day in this locality the downpour has been
almost incessant. Reports show that
nearly the entire State is getting thorough
soaking. The seasons total rainfall in this
city up to noon to-day amounted to nearly
q inches. Last year at this date only q
trifie over an inch of rain had fallen.
All rivers and creeks are running high
and fears of overflow and flood are ex-
pressed in some quarters. The rise of the
water in the Feather river above Oroville
was somewhat disastrous to the Golden
Gate river-bed mine. During the past year
an English syndicate has expended over
100000 here building large dam and
long fiume. The dam was an immense af-
fair, containing about 10000 tons OF loose
rock and heavy timber cribs. 1t was FOG
feet long, sixty feet wide at the base, and
over fifty feet high. A large lake was
formed by the dam, the river being lifted
and carried over half mile leaving the
bed ready for mining. Work had just be-
gun before these rains, and rich pay dirt
was taken out, justifying confident as
surance of much more rich gravel in store.
A flood gate in this dam was opened when
the lake first began to rise, but this was not
sufficient for the fast-.welliDg river, and
now reports received state that large part
of the dam, sub-fiume, etc, has been car
ried away The river below rose nine feet
in fifteen minutes, and Oroville residents
were alarmed. The debris was carried
down the river long distance. The mine
managers immediately took steps to recover
all wreckage, and are. it is understood far
from disheartened at the trouble which it
was impossible TO anticipate. Much of the
large fiume is intact, and mining operations
will be resumed as soon as possible next
summer.
The Signal Service predictions for to-
morrow are: In Northern California, local
rains; Southern California, southwesterly
winds and nearly stationary temperature.
WOODLAND, October 26th.-The storm
still continues. The rainfall here for the
storm amounts to Al inches; for the sea-
son, IL. At Winters, for the storm, 5 30;
for the season, 7 80. AT Capay, for the
storm, inches for the season, SIS. At
DunDigans. for the storm, 6 20; for the sea-
son, 10. AT Madison, for the storm, SIS;
for the season, 6 80.
WILLIAMS, October 26th.-Eighty-h
dredths of an inch of rain fell to-day, max
ing seven inches for the month. 1t is still
cloudy and threatening, with high south
wind.
DIXON, October 26th.-It has been rain.
ing here steadily all day. The gauge
records OF of an inch for the day and 46
inches for the month.
NAPA, October 26th-Rain is still falling.
The total for the season is 5 So inches.
One-third OF the entire grape crop is lost
SANTA Rosa, October 26th.-It still rains.
The rainfall for the season is eight inches.
PErALUMA, October 26th.-The downfall
resumed last evening and the prospects for
a continuation are most favorable. Over
five inches OF rain have fallen this season.
The storm is without precedent in Sonoma
county in the month of October. Great
harm has been done to the grape crop.
SAN RAFAEL, October 26th.-It has raiEed
heavily nearly all day and this evening,
with the gauge measuring 81. The total
for the season is IL "a inches. The indica-
tons are for more rain tonight.
BRENTWOOD. October 26th. : Sixtys six
hundredths of an inch Of rain has fallen
during the past twenty-four hours. 1t was
still raining at 5 o'clock P. M.
FRESNO, October 26th.-A heavy rain set
in at P. NJ, but at sunse! it cleared up.
The indications, however, are good for
more rain tonight.
HoI11srsg, October 26th.-A steady rain
has fallen during the last twenty-four
hours. The storm is now breaking. The
total rainfall for the season is $50 inches.