The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-03
LoWlunds Still DrenCbed
and the White Gdrb Of
the Hills Deepens.
Heavy Precipitation the Salvation
Of tbe Drougbt-Stricken Por-
top Of Monterey County.

more tnan one week the SKIES nave Deen
dark and there has been an arctic cold
spell. Advices from Pine Ridge, in the
mountains are that IS inches of snow
fell during the night and that it is still
showing.
SALINAS, Jan. 1.-The most benef-
cial rain that has fallen here for many
months uShered in 1899 in pleasing style
and up to o'clock this evening over
two inches had fallen. 1t is still rain
ing heavily. To the depressed farmers
in the southern part of Monterey Coun-
ty this rain is a blessing. The least
precipitation in any portion of the
county was one inch and in some places
three inches fell. The storm has not
ended and everybody is confident that
enough rain will fall to insure good
crops and plenty of feed
WATSONVILLE, Jan. 1T com
menced raining here at 10 p. m. and
continued steadily until o'clock this
morning. The rainfall for the twenty
four hours ending at a. M, according
to M. Valentines gauge, was 2.23
inches.
SAN LUIS OBISPO Jan. Rain be-
gan here early last evening and con-
tinued nearly all night with showers
to-day. The total for the storm was 2.36
inches. The rain was very timely and
relieves the anxiety of agriculturists
and business men. 1t was general, both
north and south of this place.
SAN JOSE, Jan. 2.-To-day % of an
inch of rain fell and the drops are still
falling
LOS ANGELES, Jan. "A drizzling
rain began falling at an early hour this
morning and continued throughout the
day. The precipitation is light, but con-
tinuous, and the indications are for a
generous dOwnpour.
CHINO, Jan. 2.-Rain commenced
col +l,;
nearly all day. Up to $50 the Drecpi-
tation amounted to II OF an inch with
prOSpects for more tonight.
SAN DIEGO. Jan. 2.-It began rain
ing here soon after o'clock this after
noon and there was a steady dOwnpour
for three or four hours, nearly a half
inch falling. The weather is cloudy to-
night Reports from the country indi-
cate that the storm was much heavier
there than in the city. La Mesa, Des-
canso and Campo report sixty hun
dredths at o'clock and still raining
KESWfCK, Jan. 2.-Shasta County
has never had as heavy a fall of snow
as came Sunday night and yesterday.
1t is three feet on a level Ordinarily
there is barely enough here in winter
for schOolboys to make snowballs. The
furnaces of the Mountain Copper Com
pany were all drawn this morning, and
500 men were laid off. Work cannot
be resumed until the snow blockade is
removed, which will be only a day or
so.
FULLERTON, Jan. 2.-The rainfall
to-day was .46 Of an inch. Prospects
are good for a continuation.
VENTURA, Jan. 1.-The protracted
drought was broken to-day. The rain
fall in the various parts of the coun-
ty was from one to one and a quarter
inches. Considerable snow fell in the
mountains The frost conditions cause
some apprehension as to the safety of
citrus fruits.
MADEIRA. Jan. 2.-Madera County
was treated to a general rain last night.
which fell slowly and without anv wind
whatever, every drop of it being drunk
in by the thirsty earth. The stock in
places was almost on the verge of suf-
fering and the farmers had come to a
halt with their seeding because of the
unfavora BILE condition of the ground
Quite a heavy hail and sleet storm oc-
Cured at noon to-day. which ended in
a fine shower, bringing the entire
amount of precipitation for the pres
ent storm up to one inch. While this
is not enough to thoroughly soak the
dry ground, it will enable the farmers
to continue their seeding which many
of them had to discontinue on account
OF lack of rain. 1t will also start the
feed growing at once. The acrea ge
sown to wheat and barley is larger
than usual and with reasonable show
ers during the late winter and early
spring, MADEIRA County will harvest the
largest grain crop ever known in this
section.
FRESNO. Jan. 1.-The downnour
which ceased here early this morning
was resumed again tonight Rain be-
gan to fall about o'clock The rain
fall within the past fortv-eight hours
is about so of an inch. The indications
are that heavy downpour will occur
Tomorrow
WOODLAND, Jan. 2.-The rainfall
for the storm amounted to 1.65 inches
at o'clock this morning. making a to-
tai of 4.9S inches for the season, The
farmers and fruit growers feel much
encouraged over the outlook, but more
man the normal amount OF rain must
tall during January and February to