The record-union., 1891-02-16
HAPPY CHANGERS.
The Fields Get a Good Soaking, and
it Makes Them Smile.
Heavy Crops are Now Assured-Tht
Upper Country Very Wet, and
the Rivers Rising.


farmers. Would-be funny people may
make as much sport as they please of the
bucolic gentlemen whose locks are sup
posed to be decorated with hayseed, and
the latter will take it all in good part, for
they're going to have good crops-pro-
vided it doesn't rain too much, and of
this they have no fear.
The last two days rain has indeed been
grand thing for the State. The farmers
will receive the most direct benefit, but
indirectly it will benefit all kinds of in
duseries. There had been no real injury
to crops from the long dry spell, but had
! 1t continued a couple of weeks longer
the growing crops would surely have
| been damaged. Now an abundant yield
of grain is practically assured, for with
the thorough soaking the ground has re-
ceived since the present storm set in, very
light showers in the spring will suffice to
insure strong and healthy growth of all
| crops.
Fear of a dry season always has a de-
pressing effect upon all kinds of busi
sess. Capitalists draw tighter the strings
about their money bags, merchants cur
tail their stocks of goods, manufacturers
reduce their working forces, and dullness
pervades all channels OF business. These
cond1tionS were already beginning to
manifest themselves when the present
rain-storm commenced, but henceforth
everything and everybody will expert
ence new impulse, for year OF pros
perity is assured.
While the rainfall has not been excess
i've in this locality, it has fully answered
all the requirements of the tillers of the
soil. 1t has fallen steadily for upward of
two days and nights, but so slowly that
| Nf,t lSon t,1- I.
| North of here, in the upper Sacramento
Valley, the fall has been much heavier,
and advices from that section last night
were to the effect that the small streams
were greatly swollen, and the rivers
rapidly rising.
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Rain fell all day yesterday along the
line Of the Central Pacific as far up the
mountains as Emigrant Gap, where it
there to TrucSee. Assistant Division
Superintendent Jones came down from
the summit last evening, and to a
RECoRD-U UNION reporter he stated that
there was about five feet of it at that
point, on the level. In places where it
dad drifted it was of course deeper.
All the trains We're running ON time
last night, without an exception, and no
detentionS were reported on either the
Eastern or Oregon lines. In some places
intButte and Tehama Counties the small
streams had become SO swollen that the
water covered the tracks Of the latter
road, but had done no injury, and none
was anticipated.
Through the snow-belt on the Central
Pacific line snow-plow was being kept
in motion, and it had no difficulty in
keeping the track clear.
HIGH WATER EXPECTED
II the river was rising as rapidly at
Colusa last evening as telegram from
there stated-one and one-haIf feet per
hour-its effect should be manifest at this
| point early to-day. Up to midnight last
night there had been no perceptible rise
| in the Sacramento here, the river being
at very low stage for this time of the
year.
TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL.
The Signal Service temperature at A.
NJ. and P. NJ. yesterday was so,
was $40 and 4S', with high southerly
winds and rainy weather. The barome-
| trlcal readings at A. NJ and p. NJ. were
1854 and 29.4S inches, respectively, show
ing the lowest pressure at p. NJ. than
has occurred since the storm of the Sd of
| December last, when $50 inches of rain
was measured. The barometer at that
time dropped to 29.42 inches, with gale
| from the southeast.
The highest and lowest temperature one
year ago yesterday was 49o and 400, with
.O6 Of an inch of rain, and one year ago
to-day So and 420, with 1.06 inches of
precipitation, and gale blowing from
the southeast SO miles per hour, the
| barometer reading 29.45 inches.
This shows that the barometer is nearly
at Its lowest point for regular genuine
California .rainstorm, when the wind
blows and rain falls without cessation.
The total amount that fell on SATURDAY.
n ID NJ hI1f Df,f on, inn fro,
from P. NJ. to D A. NJ. yesterday; 1.10
inches; from A. NJ. to p. NJ. yesterday,
.76 of an inch, making total amount
from 8 A. NJ. Saturday to 5 p. NJ Sunday
of 2.0S inches, with better prospects Tor a
continuation. The total now for this
season is 6.96 inches, as against "a 83 to an
equal date last year.
The wind has been bowling along at a
steady rate of from "a to 56 miles from
Saturday night to Sunday night.
HEAVY RAINS AT RED BLUFF.
The rain-storm appears to extend from
the north end of the Pacific Coast of the
United States to the Mexican line There
were over inches of rain precipitated at
Red Bluff up to 5 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing.
The reports from Red Bluff at o'clock
last evening show that the gale of wind
had ceased at that point, and from blow
ing 30 to 81 miles per hour for several
| Gays past IL naQ decreased to 3 miles, and
was from the northwest; but light rain
was still falling, there having been / inch
! precipitated between s. a. NJ. and p NJ,
making over inches for the storm. This
is strong evidence that future crop pros
| poets are safe in that vicinity.
The barometer at Red Bluff read at A.
NJ. 29.I0 and at p. NJ. 1856 inches, the
highest and lowest temperature being 5Oo
and 36o, showing that the north wind has
brought the cold rain in the upper Sacra-
mento Valley.
| This portion of Central California has
not yet got into the westerly quadrant of
the cyclonic area now passing eastward
over this State.
THE RIVER RISING UP NORTH.
Sergeant Barwick received telegram
from Mr.. Fuller, Voluntary Observer at
Colusa, saying:
The present storm has given us 4.97
! inches of rain. The barometer is $3.50
inches, the wind north, temperature sta
tionary. and still raining. The river is
rising one and one-half feet per hour"
SHOWING AT sIssoN.
SIssoN, Feb. 15.-It showed steadily all
day. and tonight it is still coming down,
| There are eighteen inches ON the level.
Trains are moving, but the snow -plows
are in use. There is no wind here, so the
snow is not drifting, and the track is
easily kept clear.
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