The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15

slight sprinkle at o'clock, with lndlca- tions 3offaAsnowfalls Sin the mountalns: The weather is warmer than for several days. Rain will fall before morning,
 YREKA. Dec. 14.-The weather is clear and cold. The rainfall up 10 tne present is far below the average.
 HANFORD, Dec. 1.-The continued drought was broken to-day. Rain be- gan falling at 2 o'clock this morning and continued through the day. The precipitation was .S5 of an inch.
 NAPA, Dec. 14.-Shortly oefore $ o'clock last night rain began to 1ali throughout Napa Valley, and it con tinued at intervals during the night and up to noon to-day. The rain gauge shows that over half an inch has fallen.
 CHICO. Dec 14.-The scarcity of rain in this vicinity has made the farmers look rather blue, but the monotony was broken last evening when at 6:30 o'clock rain began to ,all and continued up to 12 o'clock to-day. The. rain gauge showed 1.03 in nches. The temperature has fallen and the wind switched to the north this afternoon, and from present indications there will be a hard freeze tonight.
 TULARE, Dec. 14.-Light showers have fallen to-day. Indications prom ise heavy showers tonight. lleven- hundredths of an inch of rain fell to- day.
 RIVERSIDE, Dec. 14.-Rain began falling here this evening. Indications point to a good storm. The rain of last week was the first of the season and it did a great deal of good. The total fall for the season is only .29 of an inch. Reports to-day from county points in dicate light showers this evening, with prospects good for a heavy rain.
 MODESTO, Dec. 14.-Gentle showers began falling last night and continued throL ghout the night and to-day. At o'clock this evening the total fall was
 27 of an inch. The shower was much needed and indications are that it will continue. Growing crops are much benefited. ef.
 OAKDALE, Dec. 14.-It began rain- ing last. night, 70 of an inch falling up to o'clock this afternoon. The pros poets are good for an all-night storm. It is raining hard in the foothills. Nearly all the farmers in this vicinity are through seeding and the acreage is very large.
 YUBA CITY, Dec. 14,-A cold rain fell here all last night. The precipita- tion was .45 of an inch, and for the sea- son 228 inches. The rain did consider able good to grain and feed. More is needed. The weather is clearing.
 SAN MIGUEL, Dec. 14.-Quite a shower fell in this section last night. The temperature, which has for Sev- eral days past been the lowest known in some years, has considerably mode rated. The indications are favorable for more rain.
 HOLLISTER. Dec. 14-A gentle rain fell all day. The precipitation amount ed to 80 of an inch at o'clock this af- ternoon. Indications are favorable for more rain tonight.
 HUENEME, Dec. 1.-The drought from which this county has so long suf- fered Is at last broken. It began rain ing this morning at o'clock and con- tinued at intervals throughout the day. Tonight it is raining hard. So far the precipitation is about 25 of an inch. Cattle have been dying off alarmingly on the ranges for want of feed, but stockmen now say that two inches of rain will materially improve the situ- ation, and their values will appreciate 50 per cent.
 JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 14-It com raining here at o'clock yester- day afternoon. The rainfall for .S2 of an inch. The weather still is
 MERGED, Dec. 14.-Fourteen hum dredths- of an inch of rain fell during last night and to-day. The weather still is cloudy and threatening a heavy rain tonight. Rain and warm weather were badly needed to start feed.
 NEVADA, Dec. 14.-At this city less than an inch of rain has fallen in the last twenty-four hours and the indi- cations tonight are that the storm is over. In the higher attitudes a few miles north and east 1t showed most of last night and to-day. The precipi- tation for the season has been but 7.50 inches or only a quarter of the normal fall. Operations at most mines depend ing on water power have been inter- rupted partially for six weeks and many men are idle, waiting for warm rains to fill the mountain lakes that supply the ditches.
 BEDDING, Dec. 14.-Rain fell in Shasta County throughout Tuesday night and until 8 o'clock this morning. The sky remained cloudy until late in the afternoon, when a mild wind set in from the north, with indications for clear-up. Snow fell in the noun tains, reaching quite low on the foot hills. The precipitation will help the farmers some, but will do the placer miners little good. Should a hard freeze set the snow, followed by further snowfall, plenty of water in the moun- tains would be insured for the summer of 1899
 RED BLUFF, Dec. 14-When the Bureau here yesterday morning. and the observer announced a rood rain for last night and to-day, there were many who were skeptical. But the rain came and came "a-plenty." Up to g a. m. nearly an inch had fallen and