The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
Timely Downfall.
Delights the.
arnerS-
Southern Section
Benefited by
the Storm.
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Los Ao-GELES Feb PAIN began
fz-1-g Nere a. &c o'-,cck tonight, aid
never s.-ce tbs section q ths STATE
became re hc-e = A-s-czcs vas Z
1C-e wescc-e o. needed more general
y Z e ne secc15 rai1s-oru which
las Eeac1e6 hs-e sl1ce Lzs- Nay. Tie
E-S- ~esk u Cccc bs- A q Al inch %
rzEn cz- 5- Les Angeles. Ez5 -Wo weeks
sg1 -ze @cE cauEEr The r-D @ g pass
l1g stc-~ and - o,f AZ inch Ezs The
recg-5 q rreciptrzuoL
there have been traces o rzln a tine
c. rE1. t-- sncesMay q last year rhs
---z- Es1-<zI II this city " 70 ro-nlg1t
vas 3 -c - inch CstIs have been
zv-E ot s-arvaro1 II the Antelope
-sL=-. z-E upo1 The islands OF the
coast which z-s stocked With many
----=z rUss -r sheep rhe. I1ss seuo1s the
z--z-s hzs been greater rhz1 t1r any
r-ev % season The average rainfall
~ me ssas1- ID % February g is al
-z- eEz---v inches and never before
hzs -t=-e cee- Deficiency which any
-z-E Ike zppr1acEed Lhsr Il this
sz.us--
Dung re -T=-ry-zlEEr years -Ezr
Tie Weather B-rsau Sas kept records
here eve- -- The disastrous dry season
- 1851. when less than = inches fell
Eu--E -1e whole season -ha rainfzIL
r-- The Ers- Eve months = the season
10 ~ January e. vas nearly seven
dimes zs -ezc ss has been had this
season Tie season THAT comes nearest
% -Ls r-ese-- i- EEE--=ss ~ rainfall.
namely -sE--s- r--- 80 inches cE rain
Lad faLz- 70 % TzE1s-v q N Fe1-u-
z-- -ss- $50 inches fell ard also By
q remarkable ccl-ct6e1ce exactly The
sane amount II March while III Ap-il
Sc inches r=L -he rcrz- t1- IL season
-e -ssL-s- being 20 a. inches. Or about
-------l-zs ~ an average seasons rsL1-
The Indications AZ -0i5-tE1r ara that
S---t--- Cz-1r1r1lz VII This LUe r.
-9ore c-r-Uz z-e1cE--E- ard -hz- The
r- -e-zE- n -az storm which Is
s-=51 NJ Eo5-r -Ee cozs- VIII oe given
p The ra--t-rs ard ca-r-e-eu. Who
t-vs rez- praying for rain for month
Reports t--- o-Lz- points n -5is
section ~ --a S-z-e are = The eject
-Lz- -- --= -1r-L-zr5 - Los Angeles
-sz -a-fzu has been unusually heavy
-Eaoe - been -r=-e-E1us prsclpE-z-
r-- u --s ------z--S all --z way troU
hack ~ Pasadena r1--ET=s-z-IT % BE-
---z santa Ezr1ara- ventura County
-=----s very heavy rzi-- To The east
ward -----Eh Sz- Be-uzr5ino ard
F-=E-= -o-1--es- -Le SKY = over
-z=- ~ ra---z-z- falling ard every
--z-- -cz--z % the coElzE q a heavy
rain Orange County Ez1 ucc 'r-el
-=o-h=z by rhe storm ID % r--ii-i glt-
SOUTHERN DROUGHT ENDS
sAS LUIS OBIsP0. Feb. 4-The long
----z--=6 drought has e1de6- Rain.
which lad been threatening siGce yes
-=-Ezv began 90 tze -E.s afternoon and
continues TIE 81 : s0u-hezsr=r-y-
e z--E --z--z- f-- heavT storm This
---1yss -1= anxiety cr1- many. but
--- even z-o6 cr-ps VIII compensate
-he s-7cg-e- s-5s 1airy-e1 forsrhs
losses already Incurred
SANTA BARBARA. Feb - light
rsl- began ez-l-E here This afternoon
e about c'c--cE and gives promise
~ -ou------z -S-o-zhout tha night
Ind cations have been tzv1-aosa f1r
r-lu c-r TIE LAST Esc-y-f1U- E61urs and
-1s farmers ard ss1cEEs1 are 1u5lzur
--=- -te rezIZau-- II their hopes
C--5lrzc-s u -Lz uC-rhs-u I'd q Lh6
county -E scue = the big stock ranges
are ve-v bad z-@ -zrp cattle are dying
I'm The lack @ c=e5 Many q The
cz--e are already too a7sak % stand q
severe seo--- b-- The majority VII be
saved provided The rzsseur. rain con
times
TENT-RA- Feh. A-Rzi1 beEzusfsII-
trE here az O'clock this evening The
s-c-- IS general lu rhls cau1ry and the
--E--zEc1s are favorable for 4 hrezk
= The Ecs- prc--acrss Erourh hist has
cee- experienced IL this county IN many
years Ranges had dried Up to nothing
s-1 s-1cE vas suffering AgriEslIrur-
-s-s have ECre very little work owing