Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-09

ALONG TEE PACIFIC COAST.
The Commander Of the Rush Laughs
at the British BluSter.
SWALLOWED BY A BIG SHARK.
Fell From a Stage Coach and Seri-
ously IDjured-Desperate
Jail Breakers.
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SWALLOWED BY A BIG SHARK,
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE HEooRp-UNos.l
GENERAL RAIN.
1t Falls on the just and the Unjust in til,
Foothills and the Valleys

1t Falls on the just and the Unjust in the
Foothills and the Valleys.
DUTCH FLAT, October Sth-The first rain
of the season has been falling here since 10
o'clock yesterday, laying the dust and
quenching the forest fires, two results that
were devoutly wished.
SIERRA CRY, October Sth.-A heavy rain
and snow-storm set in yesterday, much to
the qualification of the miners.
WINTERS, October Sth.-The rainfall for
the storm is .55 of an inch. F. W. Wilson
had 5000 trays of raisins out, but they
were not damaged much, as most were COW
cred before wet. No other damage is re-
ported.
REDDING, October Sth.-The rainfall here
for the first storm of the season is very
heavy, 2 81 inches.
BAKERSFIELD, October Sth.-There was a
heavy wind yesterday afternoon for about
an hour, followed by steady rain until 10
P. M, and then rain fell at intervals. There
have been some very heavy showers to
date.
SAN DIEGO, October sth.-Twenty-four
hundredths of an inch of rain fell last
night at San Diego and other points of the
coast rain belt. In the foothill and noun
tain belts it was raining at noon, with
prospects of very large precipitation.
The raisin- growers in Csjon Valley have
most of the crop under cover, and those
who have not, say little injury will be done.
providing the sun comes out within twenty
four hours.
MODESTO, October Sth.-The rainfall for
the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock
this morning measured 80 of an inch The
weather is cloudy and the barometer is fall
ing.
SAN BERNARDINo, October Sth-Thirty
two hundredths of an inch of rain fell here
between midnight and morning.
GEoRGETowE, October Sth.-The first rain
of the season began falling at AM yes
terday and was preceded by high wind.
1t rained hard all day and most of the
night. Nearly one and half inches has
fallen at 8 A. NJ. to-day. 1t will have one
good effect, that of putting an effectual
stop to the forest fires, which have been
worse this fall than for many years.
WOODLAND, October 8th-The rain still
continues in some parts of the county. 1t
began raining at Capay and vicinity at P.
NJ. and is still raining. The fall has been
quite heavy. At Capay, 2 inches; Rumsey,
OF: Madison. Los; Winters, IS, and
Woodland, 81.
ACAMPo, October Sth-A heavy wind
blew from the southeast this forenoon.
Rain fell very hard from until 10 o'clock
1t is still stormy.
MARTINEZ, October Sth.-Half an inch of
rain fell yesterday. Half of the grape crop
is yet to pick and is partly spoiled Con-
siderable hay lies in the fields. The sea-
sons county wine yield is about half mill
ion gallons and 100000 gallons of brandy.
WILLOWS, October Sth-Over half an
inch OF rain fell during the thunder storm
this evening, between and s o'clock.
Cotton, October shit commenced to
rain at 2 A. NJ. to-day, and forty hundredths
of an inch fell. The weather is now clear.
Farmers are commencing to plow and sow
their grain.
GILRoY, October Sth.-The weather was
showery all day. There has been light
rainfall. 1t is clear at P. NJ. The wind
is from the north.