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Show fe Work Done; Back Come f m I preceding from spreading rapidly, 4 P9) CT' research simply to marshes from dry-well to keep them th a plerrtiful supply And the fresh water. the to regulate was t water by re of the and prevent the growth botulism of the in most ich grows Irion!6 C wi i vegetable emperatures. DP Rate ing nature at that the discovery of water depth nt regulation and of water Between the river s edge, in the foreground, and the Prom-yt..r- y mountain range in the background lies 64,000 acres the,be1s.t,waterfo'vl hunting, the best producing area of food, the best breeding, and resting area for migratory birds in the West. feeding the Bear River Its Refuge, located just 17 miles straight west of the court house in Brigham City, and an interesting place for any visitor to Utah to spend a few hours, a half-da- y or even a day. Refuge personnel are friendly, courteous and help-fuand will see to it that a visit is both interesting and the myster-adunder control, the rate among the duck River of the Bear has drop-eacr Bird refuge y are placed h succeeding low sum-ver- y rate. joHo investment refuge today investment of s million dollars. Besides city. The administration buildfor dike ings are of concrete with red mal outlay a great deal of money tile roofs, and are modern In ev. The aquatic spent in the finishing-ssery respect. A gravel road and building, designed af. line 17 miles long ter one at Ann Arbor, Michigan, the nearest is devoted to aquatic research. ilt from headquar-hthe refuge The building contains 40 glass diversion dam. The tanks for the development and the dikes were dressed study of local marine life. automobile Old Conditions Restored and ivel, nstructed the along From the top of a 100 foot 5 1 e e 1 tower observers may and ifuge was fenced through powerful glasses, watch t Two steel all parts of the refuge. were built and con-Hospital Treatment control works At the refuge hospital, emerfill of several acres ie and administration gency cases of every descripconstructed at a cost tion among the 200 species ol 0. birds that use the refuge, inHeadquarters office bunga-iratorcluding not only ducks, but building, super-:- s Canadian geese, white swans, house, water filtera-powe- r pelocans and ring necked pheaplant building, sants, were brought in for shop, large garage, study and observation and dylses and other struc- - ing birds were installed in wards consisting of rows of covered with hidings all are heated frames wire al gas, supplied by a screening. veil. A Here experts had the oppor plant operated al gas supplies electri- - tunity. to give each sick bird ?ar River an y e n y l, Individual treatment. If a duck or swan was found suffering from lead poisoning, water forced into its stomach with a bulb and hose washed out dozens of lead shotgun pellets that the bird had gulped down in its search for food in areas where A dose shooting is permitted. of medicine from a tall glass graduate, instead of a spoon, cures a pelican troubled with stomach parasites or worms. A weak solution of Epsom salts, administered with the hose and bulb, frees a ducks system of the poisons of Western duck sickness or botulism. After the treatments, the patients regain their health and strength in a convalescent pond until they were sufficiently recovered to take wing again. The same waterfowl breeding and feed area which several years ago was mostly a dry mud flat, devoid of any kind of life, today is covered with a solid mat of aquatic growth. Sego pond weed and other natural duck foods are found over large ' , 4 " ' ' 'V "- 'J ) ' x' s s '' ' , X '' ' V ? ' educational. Sixty-nin- e species of birds remain on the refuge all summer long, and a good many more may be seen on the refuge at any given time. The steel tower in the center of the picturee enables refuge experts to survey the entire area with powerful glasses, and in hunting season to keep a sharp monitory eye on hunters. Other headquarters buildings include the office, the duck hospital' or laboratory, garage and boat houses, and homes for employees. 100-fo- areas. A tules and sands of spreading ot luxurient growth of A visitor to the refuge today rushes covers thou- may see vast flocks of ducks, acres. Vegetation is geese, swans and pelicans over all of the marsh. on following page) PROPANE BUTANE -- PROPANE O Exchange Tanks O Immediate Service On Recharging Your Tank Phone 321 123 South Main O- - RECORDS ALL v KINDS PORTABLE RADIOS ZENITH RADIO BATTERIES BWGHAM CITY'S HOME-OWNE- D, ALL HARDWARE HOME-OPERATED IMPLEMENT AND LUMBER DEALER ! SIZES RADIO REPAIRS FOR 58 YEARS, Merrells have been sening JsJXfo?r rvices1( ity with quality merchandise. neere hardware and appliance andsemce ment department featuring sales, repair part d matenal p shop, lumber yard and building ing mill and coal yard. YOLKS FOR Yes in Brigham City for 58 years, its been imple-mode- SERVICE QUICK m SERVICE Hnc. Zenith 0rth Main Street Phone 8 Kelvinator BRIGHAM CITY Bendix . |