The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21
THE RAINMAKERS

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 19.-The Post-Dispatch
tonight received telegram from a staff
| correspondent with the government rain
makers at Ell Paso, Tex, giving the re-
suits of the bombardment of the last
| twenty four hours. No rain has fallen.
Clouds came and went, but they were
moistureless and served but as an aggra-
vation. To the south and east there lies a
| bank of moisture bearing messengers, and
| before tomorrow morning the deluge may
| come The failure, If failure it is can be
| attributed only to the unfavorable condi-
tions under which the experiments were
made. After the bonn bardment thick
| clouds formed and lightning could be seen
| in the distance, but the expected rain did
did not come. The only encouraging phe-
nomenon was heavy dew this morning.
This is unprecedented. This indication
was noted by the signal officer and a dozen
of the most reputable citizens. Parties
arriving here tonight from the surround
ing country report heavy rain. which
has greatly encouraged Ellis and Jennings
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 19-Professor Mel
bourne of Australia has entered into a
contract TO make rain at Goodand. Sher-
man county, this state, on September %
He is to receive 500 for causing rainfall
over a territory within a radius OF fif:V I
miles of Goodland. Goodiand is within |
fifteen miles of the Colorado line That |
part of the state is greatly in need Of rain. /
II has been found impossible 10 irrigate, /
aud the settlers have raised the mouey for 4
mAkinG the rain test. Governor Humph- /
rsy has been invited TO ie present, and will I
probably GO A delegation from Topeka 1
will attend.
CHICAGO, Sept. 19-Lester Ksbris, a
wealthy cattieman Of Cheyenne, WyO.,
now in this city, talked 70 a reporter yes
day OF the recent TainmakiDg experiments
of Frank Melbourne at that place.
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periments recently al Cheyenne" said be,
..'and the results were certainly startling /
Ex-Governor Baxter Of Wyoming, Perry
Oregon, large ranch owner, aud Presi
dent MzDchrey IF the Melrose bank were
present during the performance OF the
OhiO man. They were skepIical when
they came on the ground ~ the Cheyenne
was TO carry on his communications with
the clouds. There was hearty laugh
from the people when Melbourne came oct
Of TIE barn aJtired in nothing og; pair Of
trousers and flannel shirt and said.
Ladies and gentlemen, we viii have a
O'Clock, and be added. You vii TO-
laugh 50 hard Al noon Ioa wiii be gish-
inS for umbrellas about that time
Melbourne then disappeared inside the
barn We took a-lo0k a. the clear sky and
pToD0uncsd Melbourne a fraud. As I0sf5
there was uot cIoud visible. aad fbs IL
dIcafl0Ds for rain were az far Of a. sxe-
TIE weather bareau for that district nsd
predicted continued fair weather Slowly
about / sielock. tas cloads began 20 creep
Up over The horizon. They came from
both east aud We, aad met dlrecsly ADORE
rs Al I2-l5 x beSsa 10 dFizzls Snd a.
y - the rain was coming dosa stead =
Al o'cloc<- or two msGEtex befere fnzt.
the rain hA1 CEASED. The ci0ads had diszD-
PsAred- AID tie s1n <As - mag "a bright
Is zs is was q. 2 o'cl0ck Neibogrus
cane out his lace wss flushed and tee
clothing on LGEn was 1r3ngtnx wes with
Eserspiratiou be said 20 ex-fFpxerroF
baker. '0ovsruor. viii gre ron anos Ger =
shower a. o'clOck Aeihourna disao-
peared and sOoa after 3 clock fbe e.opgss
n1e appeared The s&1s - befeFs, Azd t1s