The Anaconda standard., 1895-11-24
NEVER GROW WEARY
Those Dear Little White Wings That
Sail Into Butte.
BUGS WITH LONG TAILS
Then ThereI Is the Miniature Shrimp
on Exhibition In the Piped Aqua
rum of the City - Foot
ball In a Basin.

Men of a scientific turn of mind were
studying yesterday with absorbing in.
| terest the new forms of water life
which have been brought into Butte by
the Butte City Water company along
with the new water. During the years
that have passed a great many differ
ent kinds of bugs and reptiles have
been brought into Butte with the wat
er, but the present forms are distinctly
different from any of their predeces-
sors. and consequently have been stu
died with deep interest.
The best collection of the new forms
of water life Is in the possession of AL
Holmes of the Tuttle Manufacturing
company. Mr.. Holmes yesterday morn
ing began catching the bugs in his filter
and turning them from the catcher into
large glass globe. By the middle OF
the afternoon ne had caught several
million of them. He and a number of
other scientists studied them carefully
with a microscope.
As near as can be judged, there seem
to be three distinct species of the new
forms of water life. The most numer-
Gus specie Is composed OF "a large black
eye and two big white wings. The
wings are like the fans of a screw pro-
peller and are used for navigation
through the water. The white wings
are hitched to the black eye, watch is
probably round black body. These
bugs are small but exceedingly active
after being thawed out. On arriving
they Seem to be in "A comatose state,
bat after the receptacle has been plac-
ed on the radiator for a short time
they regain consciousness and become
exceedingly lively.
The second form Is fac smile in
mi n a ttf ffaN
so common.a as the first form mentioned
but is quite numerous and is nppar-
emily tougher and more vital than the
white-winged variety. 1t arrives
through the water pipes IN the full pos
session of its senses and does not need
to be 'thawed out. 1t has two hong
horns projecting from the head, And is
of a gray color.
The third variety Is met with only at
rare intervals. 1t looks something like
a comet, having a round head with
long tail. II is regarded by some scien-
lists as merely variation OF the
"white-wings," a freak of nature. IL
such a term may be applied to things,
all of which seem to be freaks.
Charley Lane. during Mr.. Holmes
absence yesterday, abstracted IL of the
white wings" and IL of the "shrimps,"
placed the two elevens in a basin OF
water by themselves and tried to get
them to play football. Mr.. Lanes EN-
deavors. however, were not very sue
cessful, the bugs merely sklrmishing
and skating around and refusing to
hight. Mr.. Lane used the head of one
OF the "comets" for a football. but one
of the 'shrimps' swallowed the foot
ball at the start, and that ended the
game. Mr.. lane was busy the rest of
the afternoon telling how Il happened.
1t Is understood that the life which
Is coming to Butte In such great guam
dtAes Is not properly a component part
of the new water. but as the new water
passes through the reservoir before
coming to Butte. the bugs catch on
and take a ride to Butte 1t Is a matter
of relief and congratulation to the peo-
pie OF Butte TO know that when they
drink up all the bugs now in the reser-
votr they will then be provided with
bug-less water