The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-04-29
Canon City Gets
"MilIion-D0nar"
Snowfall


that will be OF almost incalcuiabie
value to the agricultural horticulta-
raj. gardening and grazing interests
of the Upper Arkansas valley. Such
"A storm is usually computed by the
Denver Post to be worth 81 900 0O0.'
and a statement of that kind applied
TO such precipitation at this season
OF the, year is hardly too emphatic,
although good many people would
be willing to accept their pro rata ON
that basis and let it go at that. trust
ing to sufficient moisture little latc=
on to assure the seasons crop.
The weather bureau Saturday morn
ing announced that a snowfall was a
probability during the following %
hours. but there was nothing In the
warning TO indicate the character and
extent OF the storm. and It was feared
that 4 repetition OF the previous
weeks blizzard was in store owing to
the cold. cheeriess atmosphere that
prevailed at the time. Instead OF a
realization OF these gloomy forebod-
ings the storm broke during fall
ing temperature and was notable from
the fact that there was no wind
ith IT,
The snow began falling shortly after
dark Saturday evening and continued
all night and most OF Sunday. IL
contained an unusual water content.
and there was practically no run on TO
II as II melted slowly and soaked into
the soil. which was in splendid con-
dition TO receive H.
A more beautiful snow scene than
the one presented early sunday morn
ing IL would be hard to imagine, The
tress. shrubbery. fences. buildings and
everything else were laden with gar
inent OF white many inches deep. snd
picture OF fairyiand was presented
BY IL So wonderfully had the snow
accumulated ON the branches OF the
trees BY reason of its unusual mois-
t1re and ciinging qualities that pic
,ure of rare beauty vas shown IN ihs.
iandscaSs The most exquisite cni-
broderies and artistry OF shapes and
forms were created that no man. how
ever skilifui. could duplicate in an en-
during manner To describe its
beauty would be impossible. The
witchery OF the picture was a fine ex
ample of Natures handiwork. II WAS
moasic such as the "old masters"
might admire, but could not repro
duce.
The temperature was below the
freezing point most OF the day sun
day and the snow fell from the trees
and fences an dgraduaily resolved IL
self into water. which the dry ground
eagerly absorbed. and which will start
the growth OF vegetation on a thou,
sand billsides.
The moisture was needed and the
abundant supply afforded by the storm
will "nll long-felt want" particularly
on the ranges. which were waiting for
sach visitation Grass viii be
| awakened and all varieties of veEets-
ton win feel the magic OF its touch.
Gardeners were delighted by the
storm and will now be able to carry
o ntheir operations without recourse
| To artificial irrigation to secure ger
| mination OF the seeds they plant. II
| will greatly benefit al ltiliersi OF the
| soil and give a stimulus TO vegetable
growth that could be obtained in no
other way. Very little of the snow
was left in the valley by 9 o'clock
this morning. although large quaint
| Ties of II were stored in the surround
ing mountains. which will be dissi-
| pated by the sunshine during the next
few days.
According to J. p. Waltz, local OBJ
! server for the weather bureau, there
was precipitation of a fraction more
than seven inches at his place on
River street, having a water content
OF s0-1ooth inches. In the northern
part of town the snowfall OF consider
ably greater than 1oM inches were
measured on North Fifteenth street at
$50 O'Clock Sunday morning. accord
| Ing TO report aent TO the office of
The Daily Record.
In Park Center. Garden Park and
the region beyond. the snow is said
to have been even deeper.
Ranchers along the northern out
skirts of town were preparing to irri-
gate their fields of oats and other
Grain this week. but the moisture from
| the snow did the job for them in far
better shape than could have been
tone by turning water into them from
the bitches along the roadside.
The people OF Fremont county have
reason To be mighty thankful for the
snowfall OF Saturday night and sun
da,.