The record-union., 1899-10-13
ALL SECTIONS
WERE VISITED,
The Rain Not Confined to Any Par
ticuIar Locality,
But Has Been as Abundant In the Valleys
as Along the Coast.
ers and Stockmen, Though
Slight Damage Has Been Done
in the Raisin and Prune Grow
ing Districts-ValuabIe Forests
Saved by the Downfall Extin-
gushing Fires Which Have
Been Raging.

gushing Fires Which Have
Been Raging.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12-Rain is
reported from nearly all parts of Cali
fornia, with indications of a continu-
ance. In this city several showers
have fallen since last night, and there
has been quite a steady doWnpour to-
night.
Reports from various towns are to
the effect that the rain has been con-
fined to no section, but has been as
abundant in the valleys as along the
coast. In most places it has been well
coined by farmers and stockmen
though slight damage has been done
in the raisin and prune growing dis
tricts. Forest fires, which have been
raging in several densely wooded sec
tions have been extinguished, and
many valuable redwood groves have
been saved.
To-nights report from various points
may be summarized as follows:
At Ukiah 0.32 of an inch has fallen.
There have only been light sprinkles
at Red Bluff, but a heavy rain is ex-
pected tonight, and will do much
good.
At Vacaville the storm has been too
slight to affect fruit shipments, the to-
tai for the season, including dried
fruits, being in the neighborhood of
1000 carloads. Only about ten cars re-
big crop and all fruits except cherries
I,
Woodland reports that the showers
have hardly laid the dust. Heavy rain
within the next week will do much
damage to the fruit crops, but if it
clears up soon no damage will be done
to raiSinS.
AT Willows the weather was threat
ening, though no rain fell. A storm
there would do considerable damage to
hay, raisins, prunes and dry feed on
the ranges.
A stack of hay was destroyed by
lightning at Jackson, Amador County,
where 1 inch of rain has fallen.
Only O.12 of an inch fell at Colusa
during the day, but there are pros
poets of more, which is needed, that
farmers may begin plowing. All the
warehouses there are full of grain, and
the beet crop has turned out we'll. The
rain threatens to damage grapes, about
one third Of the crop still being on the
vines.
No harm has been done at Napa,
where cool showers have followed an
exceptionally hot spell.
Up to this sakening the precipitation
at Santa RossAmounted to a quarter
of an inch. The damagesto fruit will
be nominal Some grain is still un-
to a scarcity of ma
chimes, less there is heavy
storm tkAA not be seriously injured.
The peopA Petaluma think 8Nat the
good doneDy the rain Wills ouhAs cover
the harm to fruit and hay.
No damage was done in the neEssabor-
hood of Suisun.. and heavier rains are
Half an incfof water fell at Pleas
anton, injuring hay and grapes to some
extent.
Only 0.05 of an inch fell at Yuba,
though more is expected. Crops have
not suffered
Heavy showers fell in Santa Cruz
County, damaging hay and grapes
slightly
The farmers about Hollster are
pleased with the downpour, and are
to put in big crops. Nearly
half an inch is reported from Salinas.
At San Luis Obispo about a quarter
of an inch of rain has fallen. Thresh-
ing is behind hand in this section, and
may be still further delayed.
In Stanis1aus County cold weather
iyofo
ried from a trace to 0.56 of an inch.
More rain is expected. Harvesting is
over, and no damage will be done ex-
cept to feed.
Tulare reports fall of OBJ of an
inch. Stockmen and farmers are salts
fed and fruit growers being warned in
time, saved their stock.
Much good was done by the rain in
Merced and Mariposa Counties. botn
to ranchers and miners.
Only 0.01 of an inch fell in Bakers
field, doing a little damage to raisins
and prunes.
News from other places shows that
rain has been general.
The maximum temperatures to-day
were: Eureka 50. Fresno go. Los An
geles 64, Red Bluff So, San Luis Obispo
Ga, San Diego 6S, Sacramento 81, Inde-
pendence 94, Yuma "A, San Francisco
56.
Unsettled weather prevails over the
southwestern portion of the country
An area Of high pressure overlies the
Rocky Mountain region from Central
Idaho northward. The pressureais ris-
ing steadily over Montana, Idaho and
Snow has fallen generally
in the Rocky Mountains and in the
Sierras. The temperature continues
low in Nevada and Utah.
LITTLE DAMAGE IN SAN JOA-
QUIN COUNTY.
STOCKTON, Oct. 12.-The rainfall
to-day measured 10 of an inch. which
with .04 that fell yesterday makes the
storm IA of an inch. The general
opinion Of farmers is that the wetting
will do but little harm, and only when
grain is uncut. There are about 1.cOO
acres of grain uncut on reclaimed lands
west of Stockton, but farmers think
the showers will not spoil the wheat.
Hay is generally stacked, and is unin-
jured. Late table grapes will be dam
aged by the rain, but to what extent
cannot be told at this time. Tonight