The San Francisco call., 1899-01-02

outheaster, formed a sweet refrain to
sheT in the new year. The present
ltorm. commenced last night and con-
tinues vigorously, nearly three inches
having fallen. Oranges are being
shipped from here daily, and prepara-
tions for the coming citrus fair are 60
ing on apace.
FRESNO. Jan. 1.-The new year
could not have opened brighter for the
farmers Of Fresno County and this por-
ton of the San Joaquin Valley. 1t be-
gan raining at o'clock this evening
and at midnight continues, with good
prospects for an extended doWnpOur
The rain has come just in time to save
q large amount of sown grain. Owing
to the continued drought some of it,
perhaps, will have to be resown be-
cause of the seed rottipg in the ground.
The early sOwn grain, or summer fall
low, while suffering for lack of mois-
ture, is not beyond redemption and if
this storm continues long enough to
give the ground a thorough soaking
viii yield a large crop. While the sea-
son so far has been dry one, the farm
ers have not despaired and a large ma
jority of them have dry plowed" in
anticipation of a wet period. Conse-
quently with good spring rains Fresno
will yield one Of the largest grain crops
in the history of the county. Stock
has not as yet suffered for want of
feed, although pasturage has been very
short. The total rainfall for the season
is 194
AUBURN, Jan. The new year
started off with a terrific wind storm.
Telephone wires are down and many
large trees have been cut to the
grOund. The wind is from south and
east, and presages a big storm, much
to the satisfaction of the farmers and
miners A good deal of water has al
ready fallen.
MODESTO, Jan. Rain fell in
showers during the day. and the wind
is now in the rainy quarter, and the
prospects for heavy storm are most
promising. Crops are not suffering,
but a good rain will give encourage
ment.
VACAVILLE, Jan. lit began rain
ing here at 6:15 this morning and con-
tinued all day. The barometer is down
TO $3.50, the lowest for eighteen months.
A steady south wind is blowing. The
prospects are good for an all-night
rain.
MARYSVILLE, Jan. IA heavy rain
and wind storm has been prevailing
since o'clock this morning. Fully an
inch Of rain has fallen, and the pros
poets are for a continuance Of the
downpour.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. mo rain fell
mere lO-udy. Inc SKY Is CIedr, the
weather cold, and there are frost indi-
cations for tonight.
SANTA CRUZ, Jan. Rain started
early this morning, falling continuously
all day. 1t is the heaviest rainfall of
this season.
NAPA, Jan. 1.-Rain has been falling
since early this morning and Is increas-
ing. There is a strong wind
BAKERSFIELD, Jan. mo rain fell
here to-day. 1t is cloudy and slightly
warmer.
SUISUN, Jan. mo sooner had the
new year been ushered in than a heavy
rain commenced falling. The downpour
has been a soaking one. Indications
point to a continuance of the heavy
precipitation.
PACIFIC GROVE, Jan. 1-Rain be-
gan falling heavily at 10 a. m. to-day,
accompanied by considerable wind At
this point and Monterey the precipita-
tion up to $50 o'clock was 126 inches,
the heaviest in two years during so
short a space Of time. The rain con-
tinues with no sign of abatement. The
surf about Point Pinos and other more
exposed portions of this coast is ex-
tremely heavy, because of the high
wind. At Carmel the principal fruit dis
trict Of this section, 0S5 of an inch of
rain had fallen between $50 a. m and
p. m. to-day. Advices from points as
far south as Sur district report a gen.
eral rain with more or less wind