Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-19
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
The Alleged Chinese Murderer Arrested
at Fresno.
PACK TRAINS TO WEAvERYILLE.
Important Meeting of the State
Board of Trade-An Oregon
Man Kills His Brother.
PACK TRAINS TO wEAvERyILLE.
Ispso.AL D1srArcHrs TO THE sHoosD-uN1oE.l
SNOW, RAIN AND HAIL.
Gloomy Prospect in Some of the Mining
Counties.

snow and trains were delayed in conse-
quence. AT late hour yesterday the track
to Summit was cleared and all trains were
started moving. Owing to anticipated
trouble the fast mail, East bound, was not
sent out yesterday afternoon. Maggie
Mitchell and her company were among the
snow-b bound passengers on one of the West
bound trains. The train due here last night
reached here to-day, and this morning 3
fast mail is expected tonight. 1t was held
at Emigrant Gap until plow could be
sent to meet it and precede it down the
grade. The East bound train sent out last
evening was held at Alta until the train
above referred to passed at that point. The
overland dispatched this afternoon will go
only to Sacramento. 1t will be consoli-
dated there with the s p NJ. train and both
sent into the mountains together. The
snowfall last night in the Sierras was
heavy, ard snow was still falling to-day,
according to reports, all along the line from
Auburn to Ogden, yet the railway officials
feel confident of their ability to fight the
snow and avert another serious blockade.
Fully three feet of snow fell at Truckee
last night, and down as far as Colfax there
was ten inches. The snow on the ground
at Summit today, according to actual
iuGdSuI was AiAStCtlI lcct, at
sixteen feet four inches; at Emigrant Gap,
thirteen feet eight inches; at Blue Canyon,
ten and onebalf feet. General Superin-
tendent Fillmore has gone to Truckee, and
with Division Superintendent Wright and
Assistant Burkhalter, will remain until all
danger Of blockade is passed. Plous are
kept going constantly, and this so far has
kept the track clear. There was snow in
the Siskiyou mountains last night and this
will further delay the opening of the road
to Oregon.
NEVADA CITY, February 1Sth.-The ba-
rometer is at the lowest point reached this
season, and the snow is piling up at rate
of nearly two inches an hour. 1t is twenty
six inches on a level in town, and all the
roads above are reported blocked. The
stage companies this morning sent cut men
with the stages for Bloomfield and San
Juan. They will probably get through on
the latter rosd, but the prospect for reach
ing Bloomfield is slight. The railroad
company could get but one car to Grass
Valley this morning. The snow-plow
worked well, but carle near getting stuck
several time in drifts of three to five feet
deep.
The worst fight will be at the Summit,
midway between Grass Valley and Colinx,
but hopes of getting through are enter
tanned. Everybody is clearing roofs. The
shovelers this morning held a consultation
and agreed to stand out for rs cents an
hour or more, but Several are cutting rates
by accepting so cents, and are creating
much indignation on the part of their fell
low w-laborers. Reports from points above
here are eight feet of new snow at Granite
vile, six feet at Mountain House and four
feet at North Bloomfield.
LATER.-There is eight feet of new snow
at the Mountain House. in Sierra county,
and about the same at Graniteyille, in this
county. At both places the buildings are
buried out of sight. The snow extends
down TO Spencevilie ard Smartsville. The
road is being kept open. and
the stages from Camptonville and North
Bloomfield got here this evening. In this
city it showed almost necessarily to-day,
end tonight it Is coming down fast, with a
stiff southeriy wind blowing.
GRASS VALLEY, February lSth.-The
snowstorm ragged sll night and continues.
There are twenty inches on level in this city
and several feet on the surrounding hills.
Sno H.shovelers are in great demand at so
cents an hour. No damage is reported yet.
The narrow-gauge train, with three engines
turn this morning one hour and half be-
hind time. A blockade in imminent. All
the stores are well stocked with provisions.
1t is feared that the mines will again be
closed by the blocking of bitches carrying
water for power. All the mines have from
one hundred to three hundred feet of water
in the shafts, hence the failure of power
will prove disastrous. Half dozen six
horse sleds are hauling wood to the North
Star mine, where several supplementary
pumps have been put in.
Great concern is expressed for prospect
ors scattered throughout the hills, and it is
feared that many will be found dead in the
spring Disastrous snow slides are also
feared up. country. The new snow is fall
ing on the old, which is packed, and the
surface is slippery as ice.
BLUE CANYON, February 18th. = The
storm is still raging, with heavy wind
from the south. The plows are in motion
and the road has been kept
clear thus far.
CARSON, February 1Sth.-The storm con-
tinues, and there is ceaseless fall of snow.
The wind has gone down. The Virginia
and Truckee Rsilroa is in good condition.
The mails are regular.
SIssoN, February 1Sth.-It is still snow
ing and the road is blockaded. TIE wind
is filing the track rapidly. The sncw-stuck
Ashland train got back to Edgewood. The
snow-plow has not left yet. 1t is waiting
for engines. BY the negligence of officials
all engines are disabled but the one sent
back to Dunsmuir Saturday. Now that
they are needed none are here Two left
Dunsmuir thirty-six hours ago. but, with
slides and getting off the track, did not
arrive.
ST. HELENA, February 18th.-It has been
raining steadily since Saturday afternoon,
interspersed with hail and snow. 1t COM
menced showing early this morning and
continued until O'Clock, when it turned
into rain. 1t is very cold and dissgreeable.
The rainfall for the storm is 3.S4 inches
Vineyardists are complaining that they are
unable to finish pruning.
WOODLAND, February 1Sth.-Tbe storm
continues unabated. The temperature is
very low and the barometer falling. The
rain has been accompanied by a strong
wind, which has been doing much damage
10 barns, wind-mills, telephone and tele-
graph lines. The fall here for the storm is
45 inches; for the season "a 81 inches
One of the approaches to the $25 900 bridge
1t Cspay has been washed away. The foot
nils beyond Winters and Capay are covered
with snow. Many lambs on the sheep
raD ges are perishing.
lone, February 1Sth.-The storm which
commenced Sunday still continues. with
showers of rain and hail, the
Wind shifting frequently from northwest
10 southeast, and cold. Fruit men are con-
.ent with the cold. but grain men will not
get in the usual acreage.
DIXON, February 18th. h.-Alternate show
srs of rain and hail have been falling here
Ill day. Snow is falling on the foothills
Y Kest of town,
UKIAH. February 1Sth.-Three inches of
now fell here during last night and to-day
It is showing here to night. The railroad
5 again blockaded BY slides, and no trains
1sye run between Ukiah and Cloyerdale
iince Sunday last
GILRoY, February 1Sth.-A steady rain
Ill last night with fierce gusts of wind. To-
lay has been showery with occasional sun
hine. and there is fair indication for the
let up of the storm.
MARIPosA, February 18th. "A storm
ommenced last eveniDgand rained heavily
i! P. N. to-day. The rainfall at noon
vas 46 inches. Snow covefs Mt. Bullion.
/ has cleared of, butts quite cold