🟨In the 1890s there were known to be men called “rainmakers.” Here are a few newspaper clippings and more, about two of these men, Frank Melbourne and George Matthews. #WeatherModification

⚪️#WeatherModification🌧Charles Hatfield the rainmaker‼️(1900s)/ “The indisputable fact is that Hatfield went into the hills nineteen times to bring on a rain, and nineteen times it rained when he promised. Last December a reward of $1000 was offered him, half as a joke, on condition that he make it rain eighteen inches in Southern California between December 15 and May 1. He has collected that reward.” - Dawson Daily News 1905 (screenshot in above photos)