The San Francisco call., 1899-10-13

men are especially benefited. as grass will
now be abundant. No damage Is reported
in this section. The rain was great help
to mining in Mariposa County.
VISALIA, Oct. 12.-During the past
twenty-four hours 81 of an inch of rain
has fallen in Tulare County. Practically
no damage vas done to crops. StOckmen
and ranchers are jubilant, as plenty. Of
pasture is now assured. A few raisin
growers suffered slight loss, but 1t was
mostly their own fault in not needing the
warning from the Weather Bureau. Had
rain occurred twenty-four hours sooner
hundreds of tons Of prunes would have
BAKERsFTELD, Oct. 12-Light rain
fell nearly all day Wednesday,, out
amounted to only one-tenth of an inch
Some damage was done the ralslns ana
prunes. though the bulk Of both crops
was saved. September having been un-
usually warm made alfalfa grow late
and considerable hay was out. Farmers
and orchardists are now rushing IN all
crops.
HOLLISTER, Oct 12.-The rain which
commenced here last Tuesday night and
continued intermittently ever since has
amounted to about % of an inch.
Farmers are looking forward to wet
winter, and preparing to put. in an i'm
mense acreage if the rains turn out right.
PETALCMA, Oct. 12.-This city was
visited to-day by heavy downpour OF
general Some slight damage will be done
to grapes, and considerable hay is out yet.
but it is claimed that the benefit from rain
will more than doubly cover the damage.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Oct. 12.-Twenty-
four hundreths of an inch of rain fell here
in the last twenty-four hours. There has
been no damage to crops, athousn II
has interfered considerably with the
thra ashing OF grain owing to the unusual
ly large yield in this section Thrashing
will not be through with for at least
another month.
SANTA CRUZ, Oct. 12.-Heavy showers
.l.ae. 1.4. 7 49, f111
at Ben Lomond and up the coast to Pes
cadero. Grapes on the vines will be dam
aged, and exposed hay will suffer Much
of this years crop of grapes has already
been gathered.
SONOMA. Oct pa heavy rain set in
this morning and continued at intervals
throughout the day. At times the pre-
ciipitation amounted to al doWnIRour; u:
much damage to grapes, about one-third
Of which still remain upon the vines. So
far, however. no damage of any conse-
Quence has resulted.
RED BLUFF, Oct 2.-The dry season
was broken last night by light sprinkle
of rain, which fell lightly at intervals
all day.
will not stop the fruit shipments. The
total shipments for the season of 1899 will
fall little short of HOO carloads of dried
fruit.
SALINAS. Oct. 12-Salinas in particu-
lar and Monterey County in general We're
treated to refreshing showers to-day.
The precipitation here so far is IA of an
inch and still threatening
inch, and still threatening. Many ranch
ers have not finished harvesting yet and
necessarily the grain fields will be dam
aged, owing to the heavy yield and the
scarcity OF threshers much grain yet
being unthreshed. On the whole, how
ever, the rain has been beneficial and
the threshers jubilant over the prospects
MODESTO, Oct. 12.-This county has
experienced cold and stormy weather
during the past three days. The rain
fall has varied from .56 of an inch in the
eastern portion to a trace in the western
section. Harvesting is over and the only
damage will be to dry feed. Indications
tonight are for more rain.
COLUSA, Oct. 12.-The rainy season
commenced to-day, but UP to this evening