The herald., 1898-01-11
Is Vastly Improved by the
Heavy Rain
NO REPORT FROM SISKIYoU
BUT SAN DIEGO CEREALS ARE
NOW ALL RIGHT
From the Sierras to the Sea the Farm
er Sends UP Song Of
Thanksgiving
Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
STOCKTON, Jan. 10.-The heavy frost
and cold weather continue, this MORN
Ing being the clodest day for many
years in this city. The thermometer
went as low as 25, and did not get above
freezing point until after 10 a. m The
heavy frost lay on the ground until
late hour and in the shade all day. The
effect Of the cold snap on grain cannH
be correctly estimated. The grain
which has sprouted is not injured, but
the wheat which was sown about the
time Of the last rain will probably have
to be resown, as it rots when exposed
to frosts several mornings in success.
sion. No rain fell during the day, and
late tonight the indications point to an
other heavy frost.
SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10.-Crops In
this vicinity are doing well considering
the long-continued frosty weather.
which retards the growth Of grain. In
some places the grain is two inches or
more above ground, and looks well. So
ity have not suffered from the frost. The
rainfall for the season is little over
five inches, or about one-half inch less
than last season to date, but grain has
not suffered.
SAN JOSE
SAN JOSE, Jan. 10.-The farmers and
orchardists of Santa Clara county are
greatly pleased over the crop prospects
for the coming season. For wheat, hay
andAgrain OF all kinds the conditions are
decidedly favorable. and there will prob
ably be an unusually large crop, as
more land is being planted in grain this
season than for many years past. The
recent spell of cold weather gladdened
the orchardists, as 1t may be great
benefit to fruit trees. The cold keeps
the buds back, and IL there Is a sharp
frost in the early spring the trees will
probably not be far enough advanced
to suffer injury.
TULARE
TULARE. Jan. 1O.-The rain for the
past twenty-four hours amounts to so
of an inch. This is sufficient to start
the grain and the present indications
for more rain have given good cheer to
tIlc 1dTIlltTS. IL IL Olc anu q
half inches this month there will be
larger acreage of wheat planted here
this season than for years past.
FRESNO
FRESNO, Jan. 10-The crop outlook
in this county is not all that could be
desired, though 1t has been materially
improved by recent showers. A very
large acreage of wheat has already been
sown, and while most of it has come
UP and survived the drought, more rain
and warmer weather are required to
give assurance of a crop. The cold
weather has done no damage to speak
Of except to retard the growth of grain
and stock feed, the orange and lemon
crops being ripe and nearly all picked
before the heavy frosts. With abund-
ance of late rains there will be fully an
average yield of grain and fruit.
SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 1O.-The rainfall up
to p. M today was half an inch in the
city. The storm continues tonight. The
rain has been very heavy in the cour-
try. At Mesa Grande, where there are
several hundred acres of grain and
thousands of cattle, some two and
ndlI lnCHeB nave Idlleu, anu SIX lllCIleS
of rapidly melting snow lies on the
ground. The same conditions practi-
cally exist all through the Santa Isabel
and the Bellena countries, where the
grain had already started up. In the
Santa Maria valley, where there are up
wards of 5000 acres of grain, over two
inches fell, and a crop is now assured.
The rainfall at Lakeside Is one and
three -fourths inches, at Escondido one
and a half, and at all points between
the precipitation was about the same.
Prior to the present storm crop prospects
were rather doubtful in this county.
The recent rain makes the outlook very
bright.
AN ARIZONA STORM
PHOENIX, Jan. 10.-Heavy rains fell
last night all over Southern Arizona. In
the north, in the plateau region. there
was a heavy snow and sleet storm, with
snowfall ranging from six inches at
Prescott to several feet In the vicinity
of Flagstaff. No damage has been re-
ported to any of the transportation lines.
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AJapanese Murder
OAKLAND, Jan. 1O.-Guch, a Japanese.
was stabbed to death by fellow country
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