The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-02
WHEREFORE THOSE SMILES.
a SOU'EASTER REPLENIsHES
THE EARTH WITH RAIN.
Bounteous Snowfall for the Noun
tain Miners and Water for
the Changers.

The southeast gale that blew up d
splendid rainstorm about o'clock yes
terday morning brought smiles TO the
faces of farmers and everybody eise
and filed all hearts with hope 1or
prosperous season.
There was nothing of the "slzzle-
sozzle" order about this storm. Inc
wind howled and the rain came down
In a good, steady shower most OF the
day, washing the street pavemeits'
filling the cutters and drenchlng the
sewers as they had not been drencneu
for nearly year.
In the country the effects OF the
rain have been beneficial almost De
yond calculation. From all accounts
the storm has been quite general, WIN
a heavy fall of snow all through the
mountains and lots of rain in the val
leys.
Thirty inches of snow had fallen at
DunSmuir up to noon, and two leel
at Redding. It also fell as far south
as Red Bluff, and the storm was still
on at all points heard from at noon
This condition of things brings JOY
to the hearts of miners, stockmen ana
farmers, for it insures a good supply
of water, abundant pasturage, and new
life to the growing crops. Last night
the outlook was for continuation OF
the storm, and If it should last for
one or more days it will be worth
millions of dollars to the State.
Inquiries at the office of the Southern
Pacific Company in this city yesterday
afternoon elected the fact that the
sweeping storm that began with roar
of winds and a heavy fall of rain in
the morning had been general, and its
effects beneficent and far-reaching.
There was almost a hurricane at Red
Bluff and vicinity, said the dispatches,
and there has been a heavy fall OF
snow, also a terrible gale all through
that part of the country.
By 10 o'clock yesterday thirty inches
of snow had fallen at Dunsmuir, Sis
kiyou County, and there was no pros
pect of a cessation of the storm for
many hours, at least.
BY IL a. M tWenty-three inches of
snow had fallen at Redding, and snow
was still falling in a way that delight
ed the people.
The Reno country had a tremendous
snow fall yesterday morning. Speaking
of the storm, the operator in charge,
said: eve hear that there has been
~
Snow at every point on the Sacramento
Division of the railroad, and that the
storm has been of such a character
that it will probably continue for sew
eral days. There was a heavy rain as
far south as Oakland. and probably
far to the south of that city"
The snow fall was heavy as far down
the Sierra Nevada as Colfax, with
prospects of a heavy fall during the
night.
At $50 o'clock last night it was still
either showing or raining everywhere
along the Sacramento Division. Over
three feet of snow was the record at
Summit Station, most of which had
fallen during the present storm
WEATHER BUREAU REPORTS.
The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been 40 and 80 de-
grees, with brisk to high southerly
winds and rainy weather prevailing.
The wind velocity reached SO miles per
hour yesterday.
The barometrical readings at ) q. m.
and p. m. yesterday We're 5000 and
29.S1 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures