, 1899-09-21

HINES wv htu ny hlliiilh IdN'iiht htNA
Delta In addition to other properties
and will begin next season to put fish
on the market. The excellent condition
of the hatcheries ut the Radcliffe prop
critics give them "A total output of g.
100000 trout n season. Mr.. Bloomfield
declares that he has fully 100000
worth of trout ready for sale. Next
season he expects TO be able to put
owe II ton of trout on the market
every day. which at the rate of 60
cents n pound will amount to quite an
enterprise.
The annual flower carnival mt Colo
RADIO Springs took place on the 18th.
While the sen OF the Colorado
volunteers in town distracted the atten-
ton of the people to some extent, 1t in
no way diminished the charm of the
parade. Vehicles. bicycles. horses.
everything. in fact, that made n show
ing In tn. parade, evinced h e greatest
painstaklng in preparation. and the ef
fec of splendor and beauty that re
suited was correspOndingly worthy OF
appreciation. Flower fiestas have been
talked and written about, but the one
held this afternoon was one in earnest,
and was of n character that must be
seen to be appreciated. The grand
stand Mt the corner of Cascade avenue
anu NlpNh SlIf'l "hS lh'h'' wa
spectators long before the hour wieT
the parade started. Tn grand stand
itself was so neatly and patrioticall,
decorated that II was an inspiration 10
those who occupied seats there.
A dispatch from Cheyenne says for
est fires are nov burning in the Lara
mic Peak timber district. In northern
Albany county. and along MUDDY
mountain. about twenty-five miles
southeast of Casper. Special Agent Al.
bolt of the Interior Department. VIII"
went out to Investigate and put oul
the fires, If possible. has II force nj
men working in II Laramie Peak dis
trict II hopes to overcome the tiainc'
within n few days. Nothing could be
done toward lighting the Muddy noun
tain fire Oh account Of the dense smoke
and 1t will he allowed to burn itself
out. During the fore part of this week
the worst forest FIRE in the history of
northern Wyoming ragged In the noun
tains between the north and south
forks of Tongue river. west of Sheri
dan. Four townships were burned over
n the town of lockwood was wiped
out. The tie camp It McShune X Co"
together with II number of saw mills
II II large quantity of railroad ties
and lumber. were destroyed. When the
fire was first discovered the superln-
tendent Of forest reserves, Garbutt.
sent riders into the timber to notify the
choppers. This proved TO be n wise
move. for the tie cutters barely had
time to escape.
\ Pueblo dispatch says: Simon Gug-
genhcim has been in conference with
Superintendent Rhodes and the fore
men of the various departments of the
Philadelphia smeltcr with II view OF
formulating n new permanent sched-
ule of wage with the employees of the
different departments of the plant, the
18th being the last day of the tempo
AIRY eight-hour system. Commencing
Saturday. September 10th. the new ar
rangement. which, II is said. meets the
approval of NIL the workmen, Will go
into effect. The blast furnace depart
ment will continue on an elght-hOur
system ut the present scale of wages
The scale is Ms follows: Tappers. S1.SO;
pot puShers, Sl.SO; furnace men, 500.
The men in the feed department will
also continue on cight-hOur shifts, with
the following scale of wages: Feeders,
S2.2O: charge wheelrrs. $50. The
roastcr department and copper plants
will return to the old twelve hour sys-
TEN and the men will be paid the 1899
scale, Or an increase of 10 per cent.
above the scale paid just prior to the
smelter controversy. Machinists. boil
er makers, engineers and yard men
have been on ten hour shifts since the
first of the month at the old scale.
a dispatch from Steamboat Springs
to the Denver Republican says: Game
Day opened Friday under the most
suspicious circumstances and is clos,
ing to-day in Il blaze of glory. Fully
5000 people are participating. The
races Were held yesterday afternoon.
This morning thcT" WIS speaking and
the barbecue. aud this afternoon there
will be broncho riding and steer rop-
ing. The game barbecue was an i'm
mense success. There were roasted
twcnty-three deer. seven antelope. two
bear and two elk. the latter being
privat" stock. The tables measured
LOCO feet. surrounding the barbecue
pits, Prominent citizens volunteered
as walters and the people were served
promptly n efficiently. In The morn
ing Ex-Governor Adams. Il. r. John.
son ana Judge Sale made short speech
eS cOngratulatinE the people of Routt
county upon the successful innugurn
ton of the new day. The exhibit Of
resources excited the greatest surprise.
Probably no better small exhibit was
ever shown and the tent was crowded
from morning till night. The most as
toniShing grains. grasses. vegetables.
fruit. coal and mineral was shown,
representing the resources of this un.
developed section of Colorado. At the
broncho riding and steer roping this
afternoon some Of the most noted rid.
ers of the we' win take part.
There was II great deal of disappoint.
ment in l.eadvillc, Pueblo and Colo
RADIO Springs because the regiment did
not parade through the streets as cx-
pected. Notwithstanding the Iatcnpss
Of the hour when the trains reached
l.eadville, the population was all astir.
In Pueblo the police and fire depart.
monts, the local military company and
civic organizations We're In liuc for the
parade and the streets were tllrongcd
with people waiting 10 see 1t pass. Al
Colorado Springs this afternoon the pa
radc Of the regiment was looked for
ward to MS one of the star features of
the Flower Festival, and when ii he,
came known that the soldiers did not
intend to march II groan went NJ from,
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