Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-16
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
1 Valuable Coal Mine has been Dis
covered Near Willows.
HEAVY RAINS AND SN0W.sTORMS.
Percy Douglas Defends Pat Reddy
in Court-A Sad Case of Sui
eide in Los Angeles.
IEPECrAL DIsPAfcHEs TO TIE RFcoRD-uS1os.l
HEAVY RAINS AND sNOW-sTORMS.
IspEoAL DIsrArcHEs TO TIE Rncoap-uSuos.l
SNOW AND RAIN.
Nevada City and Grass Valley Showed
In-Rain Throughout the Valley.

Nevada City and Grass Valley showed
In-Rain Throughout the Valley.
NEVADA CITY, January 15th.-The total
precipitation to date is 55 inches. Snow
recommended falling this morning, but
came lightly till this afternoon, when a
southeast gale sprang up and it is accom-
panied by the heaviest fall Of the season.
If it continr G till morning it will block
the bitches Ind roads in all directions.
The omnibus between here and Grass
Valley has gone on runners for the first
time in the history of the city. To-day
every available NJ in town is employed
in removing from the buildings the ac-
cumulations of Sundays storm, which be-
ing two feet deep and solid, created appre-
tensions that the addition of to-day's
storm would crush the roofs.
The mail is being received and sent out
on sleighs via Colfax. The express goes
via Marysville tomorrow.
GRASS VALLEY, January 15th.-The city
is cut off from the outside, except by way
of Marysville. The train on the narrow
gauge, blockaded last Sunday half way be-
tween here and Colfax, may get out late to-
night.
The track is almost solid ice, and 100
men have been constantly at work with
picks and shovels. 1t will probably require
one or two days to clear the Colfax end of
the road, while no attempt to clear the
Nevada City end may be made until the
thaw sets in.
Sundays mail was received by sleigh to-
day. William Lord left for Colfax yester-
day, and arrived this morning. He is ex-
pected back this evening with Monday and
Tuesdays mail.
A score of Grass Valleyans are at Colfax
and unable to get home. The snow here
and in this vicinity is from one to four feet
deep, with thick crust.
Sleighs the majority home made, are in
general use. 1t is cold and bleak at this
writing. More snow is certain, and fuel
short.
NICoLAUs, January 15th.-A terrific gale
OF wind is raging here, having increased
from thirty-five to fifty miles an hour since
sundown. slight rain is falling.
WOODLAND, January 15th.-Rain began
falling again to-day. The weather has
moderated and is quite warm.
CoLUsA, January 15th-It is raining hard
and blowing quite briskly here tonight.
ST. HELENA, January 15th.-Our town
was visited by a slight shock of earthquake
at 4 o'clock this morning. 1t seemed to
pass from north to south and lasted but a
few seconds. Immediately afterwards
rain utSGtuuluB anu has De6U
pouring down ever since. The wind has
been blowing fearful gale all afternoon.
NAPA, January 15th.-Rain is now fall
| ing heavily. The fall to date is % 40
| inches.
SANTA Rosa, January 15th-The har lest
storm of the season prevailed here to-day.
The water fell in torrents, and a fearful
wind is raging. The ground is full of
water, and it is running off in streams.
One inch of rain fell during the day, max
ing 2S inches for the season The storm
continues tonight, with no prospect of
cessation.
HEALDsBURG, January 15th.-It began
raining here early this morning. Abouttwo
inches have fallen to-day, making total
of thirty-nine inches for the season.
UKIAH, January 15th.-Rain has been
pouring down here for the last two days,
and the water is higher in the creeks and
rivers than it has been this season. 1t is
almost impossible for stages running north
from Ukiah TO ford the streams. The
train due here at $50 o'clock P NJ. has not
vet arrived. The rainfall for the storm is
three inches and for the season it is 1886
inches.
SAN RAFAEL, January 15th.-Rain COM
menced falling early this morning and has
continued Throughout tHe udy- InlS eSeu-
ing the rainfall was something terrible.
The hardest shower of the season occurred
about o'clock, when rain fell in torrents,
and the sewers are not able to carry off the
surplus water. The streets are flooded and
the crossings are impossible.
The rainfall up to A P. NJ. this afternoon
was 1886 inches.
GILRoY, January 15th.-Just at dusk the
rain commenced again, cold and driZZling,
with southerly wind, and the prospects
of a wet night. This sort of thing is put
ting the honest granger in bad humor.
CARSON, January 15th.-The snow is
drifting from ten to twenty feet deep be-
tween Carson and the Glenbrook lake road.
| Gangs of men are engaged day and night
to keep it clear. Their efforts are fruitless.
Never before was known such a storm in
this county.
MURPHYs, January 15th.-The mail car
rier to the Big Trees has just returned after
three days trip. He reports nine feet of
snow at Sentinel's, the Big Trees.
SAN Francisco, January 15th.-It COM
menced raining this afternoon, and later
southerly wind blew sharp and increasing.
At Z o'clock it is blowing hard and raining
hard.