Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-10 | Page 2 | Death of Ducks Said to be Caused by Acid in Water of Swamps

1 DEATH OF DUCKS SI SAID SITO TO BE CAUSED BY ACID IN ir WATER RATER OF SWAMPS SAMP I State Fish and a nd Game Con Commissioner Commis Commis- imiS stoner Not foot 1 Sure That This Was s the Reason Reasons Will a n campaign bo ho started against smelter smoke nuisance b by the tho state tato fish and gamo department with o a possible pos sible sibie aftermath of ot ll legislative attention atten tion Uon Death o of nearl nearly two million ducks ducksIn I In Itah tali marshes last year ear Is 18 bel believed od d IJ by Dr IJ Buckley BUckle of the pathological l di dl- dl vl lon of or the tho bureau of or plant Industry to tu have been cn caused II by sulphuric ac acid discharged In fu tho the marshes Industrial Industria l plants plant art aro blamed If Prod Fred J A V. Cham Chambers hers state flab fish ab und 1 came gamo amo commissioner says ho lie is n not t absolutely ab alJ- sure Ruto that this may mn inn have hn been r I I tho the cau cause causo of or the till deaths lenth of ot the lie duclo Sugar and canning factories are arc het held blameless even cn If Ir sulphuric acid Is tho the cause but hut It is that IC if mor mortality cause Jno from rom this source It cumo o front from the Un tiny 1 particles which itch emitted 1 from rein smelter amoUN chimneys clung to reeds reed 9 and mar marsh h grass glass tas and percolated percolate d through 1 the wa waters rs No Xo remedy h haa hM peen been lMh I except a Q possible hoodIng hood hood- Ing liu of smokestacks or the rebuilding u of or ortho f tho tin st stacks stack ck The Tho smokestack theor theory Is 18 scouted i In La omu quarters whore where tho ho case cano of or th the e Dear Cent river rl marshes s In Is s cited These Ties marshes are moro more than 00 mil miles awa away from any allY smelters melters yet et tho ducky ducks die tiled 1 there thero as as In the Salt Sal lal lake o marshes marslie he Cham Chem Chambers bog bers la Is s con considering the matter In hr all nil Its it t s de details tall