The daily sentinel., 1907-03-27

perfectly clear before nine o CLOCK nae
a tendency to accentuate the danger
How TEMPERATURES STOOD
Remarkable to state the maximum
! temperature of the day was reached
at six o'clock last night. it beinl
warmer at that hour than AT any
other time during the day. After
ward the temperature began to fall
and at nine O'Clock reports began tc
come in of rapidly falling tempera-
ture. Some of the most authentic re-
ports received between nine and ten
O'Clock were as follows:
Clifton-32 degrees.
Orchard Mesa -36 degrees.
Vannice Ranch-26 degrees.
McAlister Ranch-29 degrees.
Palisade,-31 degrees.
City Park-S5 degrees.
Weather station-2S degrees.
Logan's ranch,-25 degrees.
w. r. Haines' Ranch-3S degrees.
Fruitvale-2S degrees.
This low stage of the temperature
| throughout the valley this early in
the night did not look good to the
men at the weather station and they
began calling up the growers again
and telling them to get their smudges
ready for the early morning hour.
Better at Eleven.
AT eleven O'Clock the situation look
ed better as clouds began to gather.
the temperature did not remain sta
tionery at any one point, It would
vary several degrees in a short per-
iod 1t was seen at midnight that
there would be no perceptable change
until the early morning hours.
At half past four O'Clock the tenn
perature was found to be ranging
about as it did at nine O'Clock, at and
below the freezing point. 1t was near
| ly clear again. 1t seemed to be low
er in and around Fruitvale at this
hour than at any other point.
Smudges Are Started
The warning to start the smudge
fires was sent out shortly after five o.
clock and soon fires had been start
ed all through the fruit districts OF
the entire valley. The fruit grow
ers and many other citizens had sem
sibly made extensive preparations for
smudging.
Situation at Palisade
At Palisade at $3.50. although the
temperature was not below 81 de-
grees, the warning was given, bells
being ruug and the light plant whis-
tie blew. The growers and citizens
up that way turned out en- masse and
started smudge fires and IL Is said
that from five till six o'clock 1t look
ed as If that whole end of the valley
was on fire.
Preventing Heavy Losses
Observer Guthrie and others who
watched the situation declare tha'
there is no question but what the
/ smudging did a great deal of good
and prevented heavy losses to the
crops all over the valley. The value
of this precaution cannot be estimat
ed.
Some reports received at the wea-
ther office announced the temperature
at some points to be as low as 20 and
25 degrees, but such reports are
not considered wholly accurate
No Damage Done.
REPORTS from Palisade to the Sen
i tineI This morning state that abso-
/ lutely no damage was done IN tha'
section and the big growers between
here and Palisade, on the Orchard
| Mesa and In the lower valley and
Il around the city, state that compara-
Il lively no damage was done
There was a light frost and water
i froze in some sections but the tenn
Il nerature must go considerably be
VI low the freezing point before the
j frnit is hurt. Twenty-eight degrees
j and below carries the grave dan
ger Just at sunrise, with the tenn
Il 9erature at or below freezing point
is the very critical period each night
There Is Danger Tonight
The fruit growers and citizens gen
! erallv should keep in close touch win
tbe situation again tonight. KeeI
emudges in readiness. The call may
come at any hour. The danger Is
great. .,.a,
! cold night.
= As usual. during the danger period
. Tho local weather station will gel
sneciaI reports of the state of tenn
, nerature in surrounding towns ant
cities and for the next six weeks VII
issue an extended bulletin each morn
= ing setting forth these conditions
: observer Guthrie will keep IN clos'
/ touch, day and night Win the loca
Using Tar and Oil
S6me ranchnfen are using tar anc
, some are using oil in the preparation
: of smudges. Efforts have been made
= to get smudge supplies well distrlo
! Orson Adams. Jr, stated TO-DAY
. that there was quite a large quantity
d of tar in barrels at the gas plah
i which the ranehmen and grower
lean secure for smudging purposes
l Don't BE Fooled.
The people in general are urge'
NOT to be deceived into thinking
that the killing frost is not possible
nv the weather conditions that ma!
: he prevailing when they retire a
: night. The changes from high Il