Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-21
Snow Still Falling in the Mountains n
Rain in the Valley.

here to nearly two inches. The
cutters became small rivers, and unfortu-
nate pedestrians were soaked by the down.
pour. To-day there was some sunshine,
but the storm is not considered over.
The seasons tota'ss in this city to date
now nearly equals that of the famous sea-
son of '62, the year of Sscramentos great
flood. The records of Thomas Tennent
show that 1929 inches of rain fell here
that season to the present date. The same
record for this season gives total of So So,
only 244 inches less than the '62 season
The heaviest rains that season were in jan
uary, over two feet being recorded here,
contrasted with only 6 02 inches last month.
So far for February this season has been
the wetter-2.70 inches being recorded
against 1-27 inches in February, g. In
that month heavy rains came later, max
ing the months total over u inches. II
precedence is of value we may expect yet
heavy showers during the present month.
That January rainfall of '62, 243 SO inches,
was the heaviest known. 1t all came down
in eighteen days. There were many floods,
OF which the Sacramento inundation was
the most disastrous.
At Marysville there was nearly three
inches for the twenty-four hours and all
the upper Sacramento valley was well
soaked. No rain fell south of Tulare lake
Snow fell last night at number of points
where it is rarely seen. The storm ragged
in the Sierras, but the snow came lower
down, also, in small quantity. 1t covered
the ground at Orland, Rumsey. Willows
Tehams, Corning and Auburn,
and, according TO the Southern Pacific re-
ports, it was yet falling, early to-day, at
Williams, Fruto, Tehama and Delta. At
rcfx1 11aa ha Oh 30
quickly that the winter mantle remained
on the ground only a short time.
The rainfall yesterday in Oakland was
pretty heavy, and the streets in the north
ern portion of the city were flooded during
the latter part of the afternoon. The rain
fall for the twenty-four hours ending at I
NJ. to-day was 1S4 inches, making 1859
inches for the month and 80 4S for the
season.
In the Sierras the snow fell stesdily last
night and early to-day the new snow meas
ured twenty-five inches on level at Blue
Canyon. 1t fell on the central overland
line all the way from Auburn to Truckee.
ExIGRANT GAP, February 20sh- The
storm is broken. The road is open at
o'clock. The west-bo trains leave
Truckee at 2 clock and will be given pref
ereDce over the east-bound trains through
the snow belt, and all should reach San
Francisco by tomorrow evening.
DUTCH FLAT, February 20th.-The snow
storm continues by spurts, making over
four feet of new snow, blocking all the
roads. No mails have been received for
three days. Schools are closed on account
of the storm, and chick pox is among the
children.
GRASS VALLEY, February 20th.-Snow
fell at intervals throughout the day. 1t is
showing at P. NJ. Six inches fell last
night. The narrow-gauge road IS still
NEVADA CITY, February 20th.-The wind
has been varying since noon, and the gem
eral impression is that the worst OF the
storm is over. 1t has been showing again
this evening. Twelve feet Of new snow fell
at the Mountain House and Forest City,
Twenty-Five feet of old and new at Granite
vile, being five feet more than in the
January storm.
SIssoN (Cal). February 20th.-Heavy
snow is again falling. A foot fell in the
past twelve hours. A snow plow and six
engines cleared the track from here to Duns-
muir. The train from the south, that was
delayed for five days, has arrived. Plows
have TO be kept running. The great trouble
is in engines getting off the track. They
were two days in making six miles.
SHASTA, February 20th.--It has been
raining and showing here nearly all this
week, the snow melting as it fell, until
This evening, when it ceased raining, and
is now showing hard, and it has already
covered the ground to the depth of an inch.
Considerable snow has fallen on the sur
hills for the past few days, and
ON the Trinity Mountains two or three feet
Of fresh snow have fallen. Total amount
Of rainfall at this place, 1915 inches.
HURON, February 20th.-The latest re-
port is that the flooded district is two miles
wide and fifteen miles long. Six miles of
track between here and Lemoore is under
water, and two washouts are reported this
side of Alcalde. The damages 10 Huron
and immediate vicinity are $4,000. Brown
4 Draper and Eugene Avy, OF San Fran
cisco, have several hundred head of stock
here for shipment, but cannot ship On ac-
coant of the flood.
TEHAMA, February 2Oth.-After raining
hard last night, between and this morn
ing it snow very hard, covering the ground
three inches deep. 1t is raining hard now
and the snow is melting fast. This storm
is bad on the farmers, for after few days
of drying weather they had all resumed
work. This will give them another set
back.
CORNING, February 20th.-It rained yes
.erday and last evening until midnight,
when two inches of snow fell. 1t rained
again this forenoon, but was clear at noon.
CHICO, February 20th.-Since Saturday
we have had disagreeably cold weather,
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light hail, followed by copious showers.
If snow, but by 8 o'clock all was washed
away by the rain, which followed. 1t is
clearing up this afternoon. The snow in
he mountains is as deep as ever. The
,reeks and smaller streams are rising.
Field work is progressing all around t.iis
section, the farmers being determined to
nave crops no matter how small.
MARYsvILLE, February 20th.-Despite
he heavy rainfall for the last two days,
to nearly two inches, the Yaba
md Feather rivers have risen but slowly.
rhe former stands at about the twelve foot
mark this evening and the Feather Ia
ioot higher, These figures are long way
below high-water mark. Not much more
Use is expected as the storm in the noun
aims and upper foothills has taken the
orm of snow.
a private dispatch from Camptonville
his afternoon reported the depth OF snow
here as six feet. which is greater than at
my time before this winter, or than ever
Known in the experience of the Oldest in
,abitants.
The tule districts of Sutter county, which
we're flooded last December and January,
ire now covered with as great depth of
water as before and crop prospects there
re virtually ended.
lone, February 20ib.-The storm con-
inues. 1t is now raining and sleeting.
utter creek is very high.
WOODLAND, February 20th.-The storm
5 broken for time, though much rain has
allen in the last twenty-four hours. Re-
lorts from Knights Landing state that the
iyer is rising.
NAPA, February 20th.-Rain fell very
.eavily last night, rs inches descen ding
n twenty-four hours. The sewers were
Inable to carry the water and many streets
we're flooded, wster standing several inches
eep on the sidewalks. The clouds were
'roken this morning. bat southeast wind
indicates more rain. The air is cold.
Los GATos, February Heavy show
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