The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-26
RIVER STAGES.

western half of the slope and 1alr over
fhe remaining districts. Light rain has
fallen during the day in the upper
portion of the San Joaquin Valley ana
in the northern portion OF southern
California; also. in Nevada, Utah and
Idaho and snow in Wyoming.
The pressure is rising quite rapidly
over the northern portion OF the couh-
try.
The rivers have about reached their
crest. and will begin to fall SUNDAY.
Conditions are favorable for 1alr'
warmer weather in California Sunday.
SERIOUS DANGER ALONG THE
MOKELUMNE.
LODI March 25-Although the ram
has ceased. grave danger is apprehend-
ed by the flood along the Mokelunlne
River and the tule region west OF mere,
The river has been rising rapidly All
dav. and tonight is rising at the rate
of two inches an hour at Wcoopriise (
THAT place is much lower than Inc
river. and if the levee breaks the to"l,
will suffer. There have been SEVERN
breaks in the levees further down ti.e
river. A gang of section men IS sun
working to protect the rallroao en-
bankment at Mokelumne bridge Aiois
the river the gravest fears are en'e
tanned of bad breaks if the river shou,u
keep rising till midnight, whlch "ouiu
cause widespread devastation. men
are out watching every levee LOT hiiies
along the river
RIVERS HIGHER THAN FOR
YEARS.
STOCKTON, March 2o.-There Is no
preseut danger to levees along the oaii
JOAQUIN River, but the river Is risils
fast. At San Joaquin bridge to-hls II
the high water mark is 8 feet lhcheS
above the water. Water is coming III
on reclaimed tracts owned by Marsh
and Barnhart north of Stockton. he
rorts from the Tuolumne, Mokeiunhe
and Stanislaus Rivers are that they are
higher than ever known since the Ioou
Of 1862. No danger of overhoWs III
Stockton. but some of the reclaimed
lands are being closely watched Men
are patrolling levees of reclaimed lanos
. down the river, watching for leaks ou1
farmers feel safe so far.
FLOOD OF GREAT BENEFIT.
DECOTO March 25.-The heavy rain
has flooded the low land around Alva-
RADIO. and has drowned thousands of
gophers which have for years been a
great nuisance to raisers of sugar beets
and garden truck. The Alameda sugar
people are now expecting a big crop of
beets. and the longest run of the mill
known for years. The acreage of beets
will he greatly increased since the rain
SANTA CRUZ IN DARKNESS.
SANTA CRUZ, March 2o.-Owing to
the damage by flood to the flume of the
Big Creek Company, this city has been
without incandescent lights for sew
eral nights, and on Friday an accident
at the gas house destroyed connections,
and the city will derive light only from
OIL lamps or candles until Monday.
PLENTY OF WATER FOR IRIGA-
TON.
BAKERSFIELD, March 25.-Half an
inch of rain fell here this morning. IN
creasing the water in Kern River from
$50 cubic feet to 1000 cubic feet. Suffi-
Gent water for irrigation is now as
sured.
MAGNIFICENT HARVEST ASSURED
SAN MIGUEL, March 25.-The rain
fall to date for March is 3.04 inches, or
0.0o of an inch less than January
while February has only 026 of an
inch to its credit The late rainfall has
come In such a gentle manner and the
condition OF the csuntry is such that
It has all been absorbed without trouble
OF any kind. Crops are looking first rate,
feed IS again becoming plentiful, and
our farmers and business men are de-
Hgnteo over what now seems to be an
assurance of magnificent harvest.
CROP PROSPECTS NEVER BETTER
SAN JOSE, March 25.-There has
been no rain here since yesterday at.
ternoon, and the storm has apparently
passed away. The fall for yesterday