Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

Prominent In the mineral display
| from Colorado at the Worlds Fair Will
be radium-bearing ores and extrac-
tions. These are now being prepared
| at the State Bureau of Mines and Will
be forwarded soon. Accompanying
the ores will be photographs taken by,
| the use OF radium. and altogether the
| display is calculated to awaken much
interest.
Congressman Brooks has succeeded
in obtaining favorable report on q
bill to pay 1921 to the legal represent
atives Of A. q. Boone OF La Veta. Colo
RADIO. for the services. rendered In the
early days of Colorado in negotiating
treaties with the Indians. Boone was
a descendant OF the famous Daniel
Boone of Kentucky. Bills for his re-
endorsement have been pending In
Congress since 1874.
With a brief announcement and
sharp rap of his wcll.worked gavel.
President pro TEN Frye adjourned the
Senate sine die Mt 2 p. m. April 2sth.
the hour fixed by resolution OF the two
houses OF Congress. The occurrence
was devoid OF unusual incident. and
the final close OF the session was but
slightly different from the end of an
ordinary days sitting. The work OF
the session had been concluded before
the final word was said. so that mel
ther rush nor confusion marked the
end.
Tho United States civil service COM
mission has issued an announcement CT
an examination OF applicants for POSI-
tions with the government laboratories
ut Manila. Philippine Islands. The ex-
animation will be held Mt the federal
building In Denver on June LIST and I'd.
The government positions with the Ma
nila bureau OF laboratories pay salaries
ranging from 81. 800 to $500 a year.
The announcement states that vacan-
cics are likely to occur Mt any time and
employees who are nt present In the bu-
rcau will. step by step. be promoted.
II Is especially desirable that appli-
cants have been afforded a college
course Of education.
W. s. Kincnid. who has general su-
rcryIsion OF the fsh haicherics of the
state. returned to Denver April 2sth
from Gunnison. bringing with him 3iO.-
900 rainbow trout eggs. collected from
the various streams OF the state. Last
week he brought In about 25o.0 eG.s
from the same region. when seeen at
the Office Of the state game commits
sioncr. Mr.. Kincaid said that the take
OF fish cs.s has been particularly large
this year and that the various hatcher
ies Of tho state will be well stocked
during the present spawning season.
Three spawning grounds have been cs-
tnblishcd with fiftccn-milc district on
the Gunnison. one at the mouth OF Bea-
Yer creek. another Mt Stubcn creek and
third at Elk creek. Traps have been
set 30 that once into the creeks the
fish are unable to get back down Into
tho river. They are captured In the
shallow waters and stripped OF their
cgIs before spawning. and In this way
from sevcniy-nyc to nincty-hvc per
cent. OF n iiSh crop is saved each sea-
ron. II let to spawn In the waters
O. the creeks In the natural wny II In
said that only about three per cent. OF
the eggs hatch for the reason that the
spawn iH prcycd upon by insects. water
birds, cnnnibai hsh and other causes.
The number of egIH IL estimated by the
use OF chemists graduate. which
holds 400 eggs TO n fluid ounce. In
moving the eggs Il is necessary TO pack
tho spawn In ice and moss. and the
work must be done by experienced
men. Speaking Of the reports TO the
effect tina, many fish were being killed
while In the spawning grounds Mt Lit
tie Elk creek. Mr.. kincaid said that
about $50 dead trout had recently been
found by Superintendent, Land Mt that
place. This wanton killing OF the hsh
is practiccd every year. but special
wntchmen are being appointed ana
prosecution may follow future viola
tions.