Arizona republican., 1912-03-10
It rained yesterday.

It rained yesterday
 This information is not offered as matter oi news because everybody in the valley knows that fs rained, ani spent the day singing real or mental peans of JOY. and worshipplag at the shrine of the god of things as they ought to be.
 It was none of your little two by four jerkwater rains which come out of nowhvre and drop a few aggravat- ing tears and them are gone. This was a real. sure enough downpour Gentle. insistent. penetrating, each drop carrying life to the thirsty land.
 Better than all the rain was gen praI. Of course the storm was grate- full in the valley: it settled the dust; it searched out garden spots unreached by irrigation: il washed the atmos- phere: it renewed confidence in the business district. and it made the ranchers jump rec times into air cracking their heels together at each jump.
 All this is some accomplishment for a modest little rain storm, but it is as nothing compared with the wonders it is working upon the ranges where the feed has been short and the sheep and cattle thin Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been added to the wealth of the state in refreshing these ranges. and starting the luscious, fatteninS gra asSes tO growing.
 And then once more. It rained throughout the Roosevelt watershed just about as enthusiastically as it did in Jhe Salt River valley. It rained at Roosevelt all day long; it rained at Prescott it rained in the Verde Valley and it rained at Flagstaff. so that all of the streams contributing to the big storage dam felt the rejuvenating in fluence.
 At the office of the reclamation service it is stated that considerable increase in the stored water supply is likely to result. The gates at the biz dam were closed yesterday and every drop of water now running into the 1 reservoir is being conserved. In ad- ditiOn the rain will serve to start the snow in the mountains. and an appre- ciable rise in the mountain streams may be anticipated There was slight rise in the salt yesterday due to the natural influence of the rain. and this | will be increased as the head waters reach the river.
 ! The last report received from the in- | take gauge showed that an inch of wa ! ter was passing over the intake dam | but this was before the storm was fairly under way half inch wa | passing over the Granite Reef dam al the same time.
 The storm which began at fiv' | o'clock yesterday morning had beer giving premonitOry indications for sev era1 days. and once started settled ! down to work just as though it ha, 1 rained many times since laSt Octobe
 when the last general rain occurred.
 The rain kept up at interval
 throughout the day and evening am
 the last observations made before Et
 nair F.. Lanning. tha official in charg
 of the weather bureau here indicate
 a continuance of the storm today.
 The rain created an immediate de
 mand for overshoes and rain coat
 while the umbrella market once nor
 showed signs of a revival. The usua
 volume of Saturday business wa
 somewhat curtailad, the farmers pre-
 ferring to stay at home and watch tn
 soaking process However the mer
 chants made no kick for they kno'
 that the storm is a fOrerunner of bet $ ter business afterwards.
 The new street paving had it's firS , test. and stood it admirably. Instea of becoming a bottOmless bog the mai
 business streets were smooth. slipper r. and open for traffic at all hours. Tn D. object lesson for those who have eS peripnCrd a tour Of Washington stree E in the old days was obvious.
 On some of the unpaved streets an
 alleys the penetrating character of tn
 rain was evidenced by the depth of tn p mud in which wagons frequently sta
 led and horses flOundered.
 Q The storm came to us from Cahfoi . mia and made it's headquarters att . | landing from the sea at San DieG ! | which is the center of the disturbanc . It is raining in Southern Californi e 1 and the weather map shows cloud . conditions and rain throughout tn