Show The BockDrilling Contest In many respects the most exciting and Interesting feature of the festival was the rockdrilling contest In which teumii of mlneirfi from different parts of thc State participated The Intense Interest taken In tho contest testified to the at tention export miners glvo to such mat era and there C la no doubt that In < h < i great mining camps the news concerning this struggle hati been rend with more Interest In-terest than anything else concerning the festival It Is with pride thai the managers aro ablo lo suv that tho worlds record WHH broken rite quickest work ever done with drill waa that of McCJHvniy and Garblrcau the wonderful Victor team It IK almost boyond beliof that tho two men drove a hole ZLSif Inchon deep inltj hard granite in the brief space of llflecn minutes But that Js what ihcsu two men did and there Is no vbnder than thc result wan greeted with enthusiasm by miners and astonishment by the gen oral public If is wonderful with what rapidity anti riklll men engaged In such contests change drills and frequent changes htvo to be niado In order to accompllnh the best results Tlio steadiness and rapidity rapid-ity Of their slrnkot la also something which calls forth thn admiration of ob servers and there are few exhibitions of strength and skill which irc so worthy of applause This IH distinctly a miners contest It Is MI outgrowth of an Industry In which Colorado takes a leading part and In all future festIvals ample provision should be mode for similar exhibitions All teams engaged In the contest did excellent ex-cellent work and Andrcgg and Cham berlain of CrIpple Creek came near win ning the prize so close did they como to the record made by thc champions So well Hid the different teamt acquit them seIvciJ that Colorado can boast of all thoso who hulled from mining camps In this slate Thoso miners have eHtabllshed n claim for conslderailon In connection with Itiliire festivals which nothing can shake Denver Post |