The record-union., 1898-12-21
Unless Something Occurs in The Future to
Mar the Prospects.
Enough Rain Has Fallen to Permit
Farmers to Seed Their Lands,
and With the Usual Spring Pre-
cipitaticn a Prosperous Season
is Predicted Miners Also
Greatly Benefited by the
DOwupOur.
DoWnpour.

STOCKTON, Dec 2U.-The rainfall
here for the storm measured O.94 OF an
inch, making for the month one and a
half inches and for the season %,
against 3.01 last year The indications
are for more rain, but enough mas 1al-
len for the present and farmers VINO
have not put in crops can do so as SOON
as the weather settles. 1t Will De
merry Christmas for the farmers mere
abouts. The crops having been fallureS
the past two seasons and the lands nav
ing rested farmers predict an enormous
yield the next crop and with the usual
spring rains to fall, nothing can pre-
vent a fine season.
SAN JOSE, Dec 20-The rain which
began to fall last night has continued
with slight intervals through the day
and evening. making a total for the
storm of DAG, and for the season OF
341 inches. More rain is expected.
Green grass is already showing itself,
and there is great rejoicing among pus-
iness men, farmers and orchardlsts.
FRESNO, Dec. 20.-Rain began to
fall here at o'clock this evening, anu
up to midnight there have been SeVeral
small showers. Indications are that
there will be a heavy downpour To-
morrow Grain in many parts OF the
county is badly in need of rain, haVlng
suffered materially of late on account
of the severe frOsts. Many OF the
farmers, fearing another dry year, nave
ceased blowing. A heavy rain at GhlS
time would give work to many Idle men
and teams.
AUBURN. Dec. 20-Over two inches
of rain has fallen in this locality during
the last forty-eight hours and the :aii
continues tonight. Farmers ana MN
ers will be greatly benefited. The lack
of snow last winter has made the
bitches very low, and many mines us
ing water as a motive power have lad
to shut down or run short handed. The
loss in this connection within the last
two months has been estimated at
500 600. Never in its history has this
mining section suffered so for water.
and never was the outlook brighter for
large output of gold for 1899, if the
heavy rainfall continues.
JAMESTOWN, Dec 20.-Rain COM
menced falling early this morning and
continued throughout the day, the pros
poets being good for more tonight.
mountain ranges. With the bitches full
of water, the large mines will start i'm
mediately, putting hundreds of miners
to work. At least two inches of rain
have fallen in the last forty-eight
hours.
JACKSON, Dee. 2O.-Over two inches
of rain have fallen in the last two days
and indications are favorable for more.
fall in the mountains.
SUISUN, Dec 20.-The rainfall dur
ing the past forty-eight hours amounts
to 1.30 inches. A heavy doWnpOur is
expected tonight.
OAKDALE. Dec 20.-A warm rain
has been falling all day. 1t rained OBJ
of an inch up to 4:30 to-day, making
/ SO inches since December 18th; total
for the season, 3.49 inches.
HAYWARDS, Dec. 20-Fully an inch
of rain has fallen since a. m, making
a total of 422 inches for the season.
The greatest rejoicing prevails among
the farmers. The prospects are good
for more rain.
HOLLISTER, Dec 20-The rain has
continued all day, the fall up to 6 p. m.
being 1.16 inches. There are indica-
tions of a continuance of the storm to-
night.
NAPA, Dec. 20.-It has been raining
here steadily for two days, with no in
dications of an abatement of the storm.
PACIFIC GROVE, Dec. 20.-A gentle
rain has been falling all day. Advices
from the country surrounding Monte
rey show that the rainfall has been
general