The record-union., 1899-10-22


conditions. Maximum temperatures:
Eureka 5S Fresno T2, Los Angeles 40.
Red Bluff 62, San Luis Obispo CO. San
Diego "a, Sacramento 81, independence
20, Yuma SO.
San Francisco data: Maximum tenn
perature 81, minimum 56, mean 5S.
The pressure continues low over the
greater portion Of the Pacific Coast and
conditions are still favorable for un-
settled weather with showers over the
Mountains.
There has been but little change in
temperature during the last twenty
four hours, except in the Sacramento
Valley and eastward TO the Sierras,
where there has been a fall.
Rain has fallen over the coast north
of Point Conception, and cloudy,
threatening weather prevails south of
the Tehachapi.
A thunder storm is reported at Red
Bluff
The river at Marysville has reached
a stage of IA feet and is rising.
RAIN CAUSES DAMAGE IN SAN
JOAQUIN COUNTY.
STOCKTON, Oct 21-Special tele-
phone messages to the Mail" from
points throughout San Joaquin County
indicate that the damage inflicted by
the present rain has been more or less
extensive everywhere. The greatest
damage has been TO grain, though hay,
table grapes and beans have suffered
considerably also. On the islands there
is still considerable grain unthreshed
and considerable more sacked and
piled on the leVees awaiting transporta-
ton. Throughout the county there is
more or less grain remaining un-
threshed which has already received
enough moisture to damage it, and if
the rain continues, as there is every
indication it WILL all unthreshed grain
will be ruined. That there is so much
grain unthreshed at this late day is on
account of a scarcity of threshers to
handle the crop. On the islands there
is still two weeks threshing to be done.
Ordinarily there would have been no
grain remaining unthreshed at this
time, even with the present force of
threshing machines, but this year there
has been a great increase in the acre
age. That there still remains a great
quantity of grain sacked and piled on
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transportation is due to the scarcity of
steamers to handle the more than or
dinary yield
Wine grapes are not being damaged,
but table grapes will be ruined en-
tlrely beyond a doubt. Already the
Eastern buyers are getting frightened
and Will not order table grapes, fearing
that they will rot in the crates.
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the bean crop has been harvested. and
the remainder will suffer greatly I'm
harvested Egyptian corn is damaged
also. Most of the hay is in stacks if
not baled, and this will only be dam
aged on top, though there is still con-
siderable baled hay in the fields which
will suffer most.
The rainfall throughout the county
varies from l to inches, and there was
no sign of a let up at 1920 this morn
ing
SAN JOSE, Oct 21.-The rain which
began to fall early last evening con-
tinued steadily all night and at times
heavily. At s o'clock this morning
there had been a fall of 0.S6 of an inch
but the fall since increases the amount
to over an inch. At s O'Clock the total
for the season was 223 inches. same
date last year 1.93 inches. The first
rain caught some hay and grapes, and
did some damage, but every one has
been busy preparing for this rain as
they had ample warning and it is not
believed any serious harm will be done
Grass is growing, and the mountains
are beginning to show green.
yesterday and last night especially in
the mountains, where swollen streams
filled the rivers. The rainfall during
the storm is 2.23 inches. For the sea-
son 3.75 inches. The same fall was
registered in 1894. 1t Is clear now.
JAMESTOWN, Oct 21.-It has been
raining in all parts of Tuolumne Coun-
ty to-day as far up as Strawberry VAL
ley, where four feet of snow fell last
week The precipitation here was %
inches. The total for the season is
4.6o inches Thomas Conlin, Secretary
of the Tuolumne Water Company
states that in his opinion there will be
sufficient water on hand by November
1st to enable all mines to resume opera
tions. The present warm rain is caus-
ing snow to melt and the reservoirs are
filing.
SANTA CRUZ, Oct. 21.-Showers fell
all day. The rainfall for twenty-four
hours preceding Z a. m. to-day was
3.15 inches, making 5.77 inches this
month, a record almost Unprecedented.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21.-The wealth.
er tonight is somewhat cloudy, and in
dications are favorable for rain at an
early hour tomorrow. Rain began fall
ing this evening at Santa Barbara with
every indication of continuing through
the night and the storm appears to be
moving southwark. While some dam
age resulted from the recent rain, the
benefits were much greater; the water
supply was increased; land put in con-
dition for farming operations. which are
becoming active and tone of condd-
ence impaired to business generally.
Timely warnings of the storm prevent
ed damage to fruits and raisins where
advantage was taken of the informa-
tion. Farmers and orchardists in South
ern California are prepared for rain
whenever it may arrive.
GILROY, Oct. 21.-Rain began fall
ing gently about midnight, gradually
increasing to heavy downpour. 1t
has fallen steadily all day and will
probably continue until daybreak The
precipitation up to D. m. is 0.6S Of
an inch, making the seasons rainfall
2. .65 inches. Rain will undoubtedly ruin
what grapes remain for shipment, but
will benefit all other interests.