The record-union., 1899-10-14

/ year . Is With JOY ny
stockmen. Considerable snow has
fallen in the Sierras and a rise in the
| temperature tomelt it will help fill the
| upper storage reservoir of the San Joa-
quin Electric Company in the mount
aims Reports from the North Fork of
the San Joaquin at Peckenpahs Mills
are that there is one foot of snow.
| STOCKTON, Oct. 13.-Rain has been
| falling here internationally. ever since
last night and the indications are now
| that more is to come. Thus far no
damage has been reported, though at
first it was believed that table grapes
would suffer. Should the weather con-
tinue cool the damage to table grapes,
which would be the only kind affected,
will amount to very little. Warm
| weather would crack the skins and
make them unstable. Other varieties
] of grapes have been gathered. AS yet
the rain has been insufficient to dam
age hay In most places throughout
| the county the hay is either baled and
under cover or stacked and water
! shielded. The total fall here for the
| storm since yesterday morning is 81.
! Rain has been general in the county.
Late advices are to the effect that
/ beans will be injured to some extent.
] OAKLAND, Oct. 13-The second
rainstorm of the season broke over
! this city last night about 1.30 O'Clock.
and continued with but slight intermls-
sion up to noon to-day. At that time
/ the sky was overcast, and there was
I every indication that the storm had
! not come to close. This was greatly
regretted, because the people of this
! city have made arrangements to en-
| tertain the Kansas ala 11ontana regi-
ments of volunteers tomorrow, and
! continuance of the rain would cause
| ANNOYANCE to the soldiers and disar-
range the plans of the several COM
mittees of arrangements. The pre-
cipitation up to o'clock this morning
was 66 of an inch, which, with the
! fall of yesterday, amounting to .O6 OF
] an inch, makes the total ~ of an inch
for the season. Last year the rain fell
/ earlier than it has done this year, ana
exceeded the fall of this year by L.
/ inches, the precipitation for last sea-
/ son being 194 inches.
| So far as can be ascertained in this
county, the rain has not wrought much
damage. Farmers and viticulturists
who might have been seriously affected
/ by the rain had received an intimation
of it's approach, and were able to take
steps to protect themselves to a greater
or less extent than they otherwise
would have been.
The storm was more nearly like
! California storm than any which has
visited this section for several years.
1t came from the southeast, and though
/ it ruffied the bay and estuary, did no
damage to the shipping.
SAN JOSE, Oct 13.-All day yester-
day the Weather Bureau had out the
shower flag. Now people are wanting
to know what will happen if the wealth
er man puts out the rainstorm flag
Judging by what came with only
shower flag up, it is safe to predict
deluge if the rainstorm flag goes up.
There was but a little rain here yes
| terday Along about 3 o'clock last
night there was a little drizzle, which
continued steadily, but no one antici-
pated a regular winter storm. Shortly
after IL o'clock the drizzle increased to
heavy rain, and by II O'Clock water
i
rain harder, and for hours it fell. At
| s O'Clock this morning the standard
guage registered one inch of rain for
the night. Other guages about town
gave 132 inches for the twenty-four
hours ending at 10 o'clock to-day.
Dense clouds hang over the valley, and
the rain still comes in a spasmodic
way, but only in mist.
The rain caused the usual trouble to
wires, cutters and sewers. Everything
was flooded and reports from the noun
tains state that water is running free
ly there.
1t was tremendous rain in all the
sections surrounding San Jose. Some
harm has been done, for some hay was
still out. There were many grapes on
the vine and the cloudy damp weather
means the ruin of these. Dry feed is
ruined, but there was no great amount
of this. Grass will start now All in
all the rain has done good for it not
only clears the smoke and dust away,
but puts out the last spark of fire re-
naming in the mountain forests.
TRUCKEE, Oct. 13-For three days
snow has fallen almost continuously.
No such storm has occurred in October
since 40, when the Donner party were
| snowbound at Donner Lake One of
Truckee's principal interests is the
pasturing of sheep and cattle during
summer months. All the stock and
herds are still in the mountains. and
the greatest CONSERVATION prevails lest
all perish from hunger and exposure.
Most of the snow has melted as it fell
but there is one foot of snow at
Iruckee, and from two to four feet in
the surrounding mountains. The storm
was complete surprise, and the cat
tie are scattered all over the noun
talns. Some of the dairymen are haul.
ing hay to their stock but the supply
is limited and thousands ot cattle and
| sheep must perish soon if the storm
continues.
CAYUCOS, Oct. 13.-Rain has fallen
in this vicinity for two days, the pre-,
cipitation amounting to 90 inches.
Unthreshed grain has suffered severely.
DIXON, Oct. 13.-Nearly an inch of
rain has fallen in this vicinity since
yesterday morning, and the indications
are good for more. No damage has
been reported and the fall is considered
ample to start the new grass. Farmers
will commence plowing and seeding in
day or so. The warning sent out by
the Weather Bureau gave growers pIen-
ty of time to prepare for the rain.
VENTURA, Oct 13.-Rain com
menced falling here early this morning.
The precipitation was 1.:55 inches, max
! i0e for tha coo cor, 55 inobac