Show SNAKES CA CANON ON C CITY ITY colo jan jai I 1 20 special to the rocky mountain news ono one of tho the most startling finds over mado made in this section was unearthed today to day at rockdale rockvale Koc Roc kvale a small mining camp nino nine aniles miles nort northeast nor herst of hero bore tho the santa fo coal company which lias has largo mining interests sit at that point was excavation in ill the bottom of a gulch for tho the purpose of putting in a now track when a peculiar formation wag run into the workman to examine amino ex and on digging dig gilig around tho the spot the strange thing was found t to 0 bo be a perfectly formed snake twelve feet in ill lelieth this find caused so bo much excitement that the excavation vas au continued and at a little dis distance taneo another reptile was uncovered and on oil boing being lug dug out was found to bo be twenty four feet in length and a as thick illicit through a as a mans mails body and perfectly petrified this find caused still greater ox cite mint and all work was stopped to dig for hii akes another ono one was soon struck and is not yot yet u uncovered the reptiles rop were found at atti a depth of throe three foot details are but lr so far but a largo number of persons have visited the find and say facts as fated are true no one can call tell liow how many of f wo petrified petri fird monsters will bo be found but no doubt there is a nest of them |