The San Francisco call., 1898-12-21
MINERS PROFIT
 BY THE SHOWER Idle Properties Will Be
 ReOpened. EMPLOYMENT FOR W0RKMEN DROUGHT HAD CAUSED SUSPEN- SION OF OPERATIONS.
EMPLOYMENT FOR WORKMEN
Special Dispatch to The Call.

AUBURN, Dec. 2O.-Over two inches
 of rain has fallen in this locality in the
 last forty eight hours and the fall con-
 tinues tonight. There is little or no
 wind, the temperature is warm and all
 the water is being absorbed. It means
 thousands of dollars to Placer County,
 not only for the farmers, but also fo1
 the miners. Lack of snow last winter
 made the water in the ditches very low and many mines using water as motive power had to shut down or run short handed. The loss in this connection the last two months is estimated at $100, ,000 1 The town of Forest Hill, the center of the mining region, has been in need of water even for drinking purposes and a
 few weeks ago during a fire in that place giant powder was reSorted to to
 save the entire town from destruction Never in its history has the mining
 section suffered so for water, and never
 was the outlook brighter for a large
 output of gold in 1899, if backed up by
 a hard winter.
 SUISUN. Dec. 20.-The heavy precip- itation of the present storm, following so closely the much needed rainfall last week, has dispelled fear of another dry year. Throughout Solano County the outlook has entirely changed since the dry spell was broken, and a marked increase in business is the result. The
 rainfall during the past forty fight hours was 1 30 inches. Clouds still hang over Suisun, and heavy downpour to- night is expected.
 JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 20.-During the last forty-eight hours the Pajaro Valley has been visited by welcome downpour. Up to this evening the fall
 was one inch with the prospects good for more.
 HAYWARDS, Dec. 20-Fully an inch
 of rain has fallen since a. n., making total of 422 for the season. The pros poets are good for more rain. HOLLISTER, Dec. 20.-The precipita- ton up to o'clock this evening was 116 inches. It rained all day. and the indications are for a continuance to- night
 WOODLAND Dec. 20.-The Weather Bureaus forecast of fair weather to- day was evidently the result of a mis-
 calculation Rain began to fall at o'clock this morning and continued at intervals throughout the day. The pre- cipitation is light and at the present rate it may shower for a week without
 flooding the low lands. The prediction is made by those who have studied the seasons closely in this county that there will be an abundance of rain before the weather clears
 IA
 here for the storm measured .94 of an inch making for the month 150 inches and for the season 3.29, against BOT last year. The indications are for more
 rain, but enough has fallen for the
 present and farmers who have not put in crops can do so as soon as the weather settles. It will be merry Christmas for the farmers here abouts. The crops having been failures l the past two seasons, and the lands having rested, farmers predict an enor-
 nous yield the next crop, and with the
 usual spring rains to fall nothing can | prevent a fine season.
 | FRESNO, Dec. 20-Rain began to | fall here at 6 o'clock this evening and
 up to midnight there have been several l small showers. Indications are that | there will be heavy downpour to- 1 county is badly in need of rain. hay l ing suffered materially of late on ac- | count of the severe frosts. Many of the 1 farmers, fearing another dry year, have | ceased blowing. A heavy rain at this ! time would give work to many idle mer l and teams.
 | 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 thu storm of .45 of an inch and for the sea.
 son of 141 inches. More rain Is ex rfcted. Green grass is already show ing itself and there is great rejoicing lmons business men. farmers and or chardiSts