Show MEL BOURNES EFFORTS ile he is endeavoring to make rain in cheyenne CHEYENNE wyo june 20 26 melbour delbou r nes rain making operations are exciting intense interest in this section the people are generally watching tho the skies and noting every hango change that occurs melbourne began 0 thursday at 4 p ln and has five days to furnish the required moisture ho took too k up his quarters in the donio dome of the capitol building with a valise full of chemicals and a little box of apparatus and the doors are bared against every overy intruder he remains assiduously at his task wooing tho the clouds stopping plopping only a fow few minutes S to eat whon when his meals are brought to him no one ollo is ia allowed to penetrate into tile the secrets beci of his manipulations after A f tc he began thursday tho the clouds cloud s caino 0 ap in about two hours and a genor general al commotion was visible in the atmo atmosphere tho the sudden gusts of wind avind arose with frequent changes of current the wind currents increased until the clouds were drivon driven away friday was marked by a similar phenomena saturday was warmer with few clouds visible visibly till evening when fali kliore ore were alron barong indications of rain inday sinday S there were ere few clouds in ill the sly sky except a heavy black mass appearing 0 in ill the southwest toda to daj da MoD monday day clouds bogan began to gither from all quarters of the horizon raising up and covering the whole sky the of air are vari variable aule boing being at it times sultry follo followed wod by cool drafts at 4 overy every indication poi tended extensive showers after 4 the clouds dispersed sol somewhat but gathered again with light winds rising at 8 tho clouds looked heavy and watery and there were some flashes of lightning without thunder and some scattering rain drops foll fell then tho sky began to cloar clear again at 10 a huge black cloud came up tip in the west and others arose in ill the heavens soon over spreading the sky shy appearances now indicate rain in surrounding localities not for distant melbourne said this afternoon there would bo but little litt loram rain today to day but he was wai confident that a heavy beavy downfall would occur tomor to mor morr row opinions are about equally divided as to his hio gotting golfing the amount required but at this hour midnight it is generally agreed that a storm is impending donver denver news |