Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-08
GRATEFUL SHOWERS.
California Gets a Good
Soaking.
Crops, in the Main, Greatly
Benefited.
Some Damage Done to Early Hay
and Strawberries.
The Rain Belt Extends as Far South as
Tehachapi-Melting Shows Cause
High Water.
Associated Press Dispatches. I

SAN Francisco, May 7.-The storm
that has been gathering in the north for
some days reached here last night, and
all California, as far south as Tehachapi,
had a good soaking. Forty-fve inches
OF rain have fallen here this season.
WINTERS, May 1.-THE rainfall is very
beneficial. Crop prospects are good.
SANTA Rosa, May Rain is general
over Sonoma county. Growing crops
have been greatly benefited.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, May I'm one hour
one-fourth of an inch of rain fell. Good
prospects for grain.
Bishop, May Light rainfall. The
streams in the valley are rising.
MARYsvILLE, May 1.-THE ram will be
good for crops if not too long.
LIvERMoRE, May 1.-THE damage to
hay is light. Grain is benefited.
WOODLAND, May 7.-Hay and straw
berries are damaged, but grain is helped.
NICOLAS, May 1.-THE rivers are ris-
ing. The rain is good for farmers.
CHICo, May Rain will help late
sown grain.
BONNEVILLE, May 7.-Snow is melt
ing, and streams are rising.
lone, May Hay, grass, wheat and
barley are damaged badly by rain.
Other crops are improved.
MODESTO, May 1.-THE rain will help
the growing crops but hay is injured.
The Tuolumne and Stanislaus rivers have
overfiowed, causing some damage.
REDDING, May 7.-Grain, gardens and
orchards are benefited by rain.
NEVADA, May 7.-Great good to all
crops from rain.
SALINAS, May Halt an inch of rain
has fallen; it is of great benefit to crops
Average crops are promised.
SONORA, May Rain did great
damage to cut hay in the foothills.
SHASTA, May 7.-One and half inches
four hours.
GrLRoY, May 7.-The rain is very
beneficial. Crops will now do extremely
well.
TURLocK, May big rain today;
heavy loss to hay. 1t will help out the
late-sown grain wonderfully. The
ldlHeIS dIe Hdppy.
FRESNO, May 7.-Heavy rains here
today. The rain will be worth thou
sands of dollars to Fresno county.
RED BLUFF, March THE heavy rain
today insures a large wheat and barley
crop. The fruit crop is excellent; the
hay crop is good.
AUBURN, May Tt commenced rain
ing last night, and has rained steadily
since. 1t will injure the strawberry
crop and a good deal of early hay. 9th
erwise the rain would be welcome.
The Truckee River Booming.
TRUCKEE, CAL, May THE warm
rains of the past twenty-four hours have
melted the SHOWS and sent them in
irres istible floods to the Truckee river
The dam at the marble works near
Verdi. went out today; also the
dams at Camp 20, Marti creek
and Rocky run. The railroad embank
ment at Rocky run is seriously dam
aged, and work train and large force
OF men have been busy all day riprap-
ping. The dams at Boca and Prosser
are in danger, but unless the rain con-
tinues tonight, will be saved.
High Waterfall Stockton.
STOCKTON, May 7.-Reports from
Union Island are that this afternoon
the river was eight feet above low water
mark, and three inches higher than
ever before known. One hundred and
fifty men are watching the levees around
twelve thousand acres of the new rec
lamation works, the only section where
trouble is feared