Gilpin observer., 1904-05-05
STATE cAfI1k- l:OI-s


Prominent in the mineral display
from Colorado at tie 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 a
bill to pay $2.291 to the legal represent
atives Of A. G. 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 a
sharp rap of his well-worked gavel,
President pro tenn Frye adjourned the
Senate sine die at 2 p. m. April 28th,
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
uoy oittih6- uC WoTh Vi
the session had been concluded before
the final word was said, SO that nei-
ther rush nor confusion marked the
end.
The United States civil service COM
mission has issued an announcement of
an examination of applicants for posi-
tions with the government laboratories
at Manila. Philippine Islands. The ex-
animation will be held at the federal
building in Denver on June 1st and I'd.
The government positions with the Ma
Mia bureau of laboratories pay salaries
ranging from 81, 500 to $500 a year.
The announcement states that vacan-
cies are likely to occur at any time and
employees who are at present in the bu-
reau will, step by step, be promoted.
1t is especially desirable that appli-
cants have been afforded college
course of education.
w. S. Kincaid, who has general su-
rervision of the fish hatcheries of the
state, returned to Denver April 29th
from Gunnison, bringing with him 310,-
900 rainbow trout eggs. collected from
the various streams of the state. Last
week he brought in about 250,000 eggs
from the same region. When seeen at
the Office of the state game commits
sioner, Mr.. Kincaid said that the take
of fish eggs has been particularly large
this year and that the various hatcher
les of the state will be we'll stocked
during the present spawning season.
Three spawning grounds have been es-
tablished with fifteen-mile district on
the Gunnison, one at the mouth of Bea-
yer creek, another at Stuben creek and
a third at Elk creek. Traps have been
set so that once into the creeks the
fish are unable to get back down into
the river They are captured in the
shallow waters and stripped of their
eggs before spawning, and, in this way
from seventy-five to ninety-five per
cent. of fish crop Is saved eact sea-
son. II let to spawn In the waters
of. the creeks in the natural way it is
said that only about three per cent. of
the eggs hatch for the reason that the
spawn is preyed upon by insects, water
birds, cannibal fish and other causes.
The number of eggs is estimated by the
use of chemists graduate, which
holds 400 eggs to a fluid ounce. In
moving the eggs it is necessary to pack
the spawn in ice and moss, and the
work must be done by experienced
men. Speaking of the reports to the
effect that many fish were being killed
while in the spawning grounds at Lit
tie Elk creek. Mr.. Kincaid said that
about $50 dead trout had recently been
found by Superintendent Land at that
place. This wanton killing of the fish
is practiced every year, but special
watchmen are being appointed and
prosecution may follow future viola
tions.