The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-15
THE GREAT DROUTH ENDS
Rain Throughout the West and we-'
And Still More In Sir hi.

MAIN throughout inc west anu ~Outh " esI
And still Moro In Sig Int.
CHICAGO, Oct 12.-Thc long, disas-
trous 6routh has been broken by moro
or less heavy rains throughout the
West and Southwest. Reports from
kansas, Nebraska, South Oak ota,
Iowa. Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ar
kansas. Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Ohio and Minnesota show
quite general rains, with indications
OF more during the next t~wcnty-four
hours.
h rain in Nebraska is the first of
any consequence that has fallen in
that state for six weeks, while Kansas
and Missouri received their first thor.
ough wetting for over two months.
According to the weather bureau,
an unus ually extensive area Of low
barometer extends from The Rocky
mountains eastward over the Missis-
sippi and Ohio valleys and the lake
region. Within that area since Sat
urcay morning general showers have
fallen. The heaviest rainfall reported
Is ut Wichita, Kan, where :. ss inches
we're registered. The temperature Is
above the norma, in nearly all Sec
tions except tho southwest.
Many acres of fall sown wheat,
which have been dcspaircd OF, will be
revived by this precipitation; seed that
has long laid u~nsprouted in the
ground will take n new impetus, and
pastures and meadows, lately des-
paired of by cattle growers, will be
revived. The effects OF the general
rain are not now calculablc in dollars
or In bushels. Cotton and corn in the
Southern states will be benefited di.
tricts will show in the acreage next
year the good effects Of n rain that
was well nigh despaired of.
ALL OF KANSAS BLESSED.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. l2.--Reports
from every part Of this state as far as
the Colorado line show that the long
drought has been broken in virtually
every section. Much OF the young
wheat must have died, for there had
been no rain since early last month,
" Gilt uuS toIut SOoitT thuh niu
been expected. And wherever the
rain has fallen the downfall has been
unusually plentiful Towns like Fort
Scott and Wellington, which would
have been in sore straits in Ease Of
fire. now have plenty OF water for
emergencies as well as for everyday
use.
Tim principal menace was the pas
lures, and IL was thought that CATTLE
nan would have to begin feeding corn
but the grass has been washed and
rein vigorated and the feeding period
will probably be short. Reports re-
ceived by the loca! weather bureau in
dictate hat the rain was general from
Missouri to the Rocky mountains, and
even beyond those limits.
MISSOURI ENJOYS THE RAIN.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 1a.-Telegrams
from every part OF the state report
the breaking by heavy soaking rains
Of the drought which has lasted for
over two months The rain was cs-
pecially welcome about Joplin and
Springfield. At st. Joseph the fall
continued all OF yesterday, reviving
parched parks and lawns and prob
ably doing much to alleviate prevalent
sickness The Missouri river, which
had been unusually low, has begun to
rise, indicating that the rainfall has
been widespread. In other portions
Of the state, especially the a%gricultu-
raj section, the rains have revived
pastures and farmers are busy in their
wheat fields The sky is every where
still overcast and more rain 10 ex.
pected.