The San Francisco call., 1896-01-02

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f + Is: morrow: eve min there will be a meet
+ ing the C lifornia Press Associa tion, at
which II question Of taking "a winter ex=
cursion: will come up;: and til here%is*eYery:
.pro babilItV that: the= association viii de-
eide in favor of taking gone. Should 1T do.
So Iruckee will made: the |objectiye.
point. .. +. + # ...| . .=. . =
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out .:a.=rlval |. in he =Wes in@th e matter 81
=ice strllctures. r.. lies he*is.to to have what
her citlzens t erlr: e MI ing:
tow &c in il eld@With.
*a sinli lar q traction which the eetors>
.dall~ IN ice. palace. = z he Lead yille palaces
.Is@bnilt anne genera II v: ogue
for sueh bull diness, TT kee peoPie=
|: ave hit :lpoIla plan: that arr superiorin=
every res pect TO that of her%more= Eastern
rival. S: ::>: =.>< IL: IS z: 81 & :l :>:>>. =
/. Il tead. of sorting. to huge blocks0f
*ice aligllt bl1t stron &. fra network has bs
erect ed of posts *ioists, this covered
with wire: IN citing and 4. then the whole
spray yed with wa ter,,:7Y hich froze= and COW.
EeredE:t n nesheS=eof the II citing 81 as with:
min iatpIe pares glass: At no place=is:
..the:coating more thar none CHI .tflic and
the effect when the he@buil ding
Els: ligh daup= =bYt he arc "a inca descent,
EligHtsiS described as 81 II ing. n 81
|: such.eff effectsis possible where the walls: are.
Of theless transparent blocks office. S. ::..'
|. !: From an*architectural standpo oint tt Lead-
vifle,s palace. wi be q: grand an d stately
pile. 1t has, beer: anderson struGt tiorl:for=
about six weeks, .250 men: being at ;work=on
( it.. .Warm. weather., however, .:ha s.. 0cca=<
+ Stoned a: few Interruptions, said:D:@==R
| Trueworthy of Leadvilfe, who. lis. lin this:
/ City. at present. twas the plan te.open*
|: the palace yesterday, but the outlook now
| tEats la, Iro
| event will take place, though recently the
+ :force OF men has been doubled whenever.
itsWas found they could work TO adyan-
/. .tage.
f.: The walls at the Leadville palace are to
!. be fifteen inches thick and the floor area
WIli:be $4,000 square feet: OF this 5000
| will be devoted to a skating rink running
f>the- entire length of the building, and
whose surface: VIII; be kept smooth by
daily addition of hot water. The remain
| ing 10000 feet will be covered with a wood
floor and viii include banquet hall, dress
ing and COAX room, ballroom, kitchen and
every convenience necessary to the COM
fort and enjoymentof visitors. The build
| ing itself COVERS an area of over three and
a half acres.
| !: Six ice statues, life-size, are TO occupy
prominent. places in the building. The
first represents freshly hatehed bonanza
king He is supposed to have Just sold
HIS UllH0 lOt d sum, anu STANDS In
his new suit, hands in pants pocket, and
most self-satisfied air No.2 depicts Two
miners atwork ina shalt, one holding a
drill: and the other an uplifted hammer.-
| The third shows miner in the act of st-ik-
ing with a pick: No. IS the piece de re-
sistance OF the group, and shows the ideal
| prospector on the trail accompanied by.
tie inevitable Rocky Mountain canary,
genus burro, packed with all the para
phernalia pertaining to the hunt for leads.
No. 5 is "a miner who has just discov-.
cred a body of pay mineral. The sixth is.
statue of young and beautiful woman,
and will be placed on pedestal on the
main stairway. 1t is entitled ''The Genius
of Leadvilie."
1t is. proposed to hold a three months
carnival in the palace.
The Colorado State Editorial Association
will probably hold its annual meeting IN
the banquet hall of the ice palace on Janu-
ary Is, which is to be Press day. On that
day special invitation will be issued to
all of Colorado's most prominent public
men to be present. In Intervening a grand
ball and banquet will be given, and
prize is to be awarded to the LADY, not
resident ef Leadville, who appears in the
most unique carnival costume.