Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-17
WIND, SNOW ANo RAIN.
Grass Valley still Cut OFF from the Rest
of the World.


GRASS VALLEY, January 18Th. = The
fercest storm for years occurred last night,
consisting of heavy rain, wind and snow,
the latter falling until noon to day, when q
light rain set in. foot Of snow fell last
night, making two feet or the level in the
town and from three TO six feet on the
hills
The grand-stand at Watt Park, the old
rscetrack, was completely smashed by the
weight of snow to-day. Late this evening
nearly all of Taylors wood. yard and iron
foundry collapsed under their weight Of
snow. The damage cannot be estimated
now, but il is very heavy. They have been
fighting snow on the Narrow Gauge Rail
road all day with big forces, but at o'clock
this evening the train leaving here this
morning had not reported at Colfax.
TowLEs, January 16th-The snowfall for
the last tweniy-four hours is twenty inches,
for the season twelve feet.
RENO New, January 16th.-The snow
fall for the season is 81 inches; for the past
"a hours, inches.
WHEATLANo, January 16:h.-The wind
has been blowing gale the last twenty
four hours, doing damage to windmills,
fences and shade trees The rainfall is
light. 1t is still blowing hard.
MARYsvILLE, January 16h.-A southerly
gale last night blew down number of
trees here. Eigbty-four hundredths OF an
inch of rain fell, making total for the
season of 80 inches. The Yuba and
Feather river are rising, but are clmpara-
lively low.
CHICO, January IS h.-The severest storm
of the season was experienced last night
There was heavy wind and rain. Numer.
Gus trees were blown down in the town
and broke the electric current, leaving the
town in darkness. There are showers and
sunshine this forenoon. A strong south
wind i still blowing.
CORNING, January 16th.-There has been
terrible storm Of high wind and rain all
day. There is no sign of abatement.
There is south wind, but it is inclined to
change to the north.
NAPA, January 16sb.- The weather is
cloudy, with every appearance of rain very
soon. The roads are soft. No hauling can
be done. The river has risen several feet,
and in some places overfiowed its banks.
Los GATos, January 16tb.-A heavy rain
fell all night, causing considerable damage
to the roads in the mountains. The hume
of the San Jose Water Company broke
about one mile from here, washing large
tudutlly Oi edIt4 anu DOulutIS uOHu OH Tue
railroad track, which will lake several
heurs to clear. The rainfall for the last
twenty-four hours is 205, making 80 56 for
the season, against 1871 for the same pc
Rod last year. There is no indication of
clearing off.
GILRoY, January 16th.-Last night we
had one Of the heaviest rains of the season.
Nearly one inch of rain fell between sun
set and sunrise. To-day it is cloudy and
threatening with evidently more rain
coming. We have already had treble the
amount of rain that had fallen up to the
same date last year, and seven inches over
the entire amount of last season. The
farmers are badly set back by these re-
peated storms.
PLEAsANroN, January 16th.-After four
days of fair weather a strong wind and
rain-storm commenced yesterday afternoon
and still prevails. Early this morning
there was heavy landslide one and half
miles west OF here, which delayed our local
train four hours and half.
TURIocK, January th.-After one week
of cold north wind and frosty mornings,