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Show Mr. Smith is the most successful hunter of Merced and its vicinity, j having within the last five months killed and shipped to San Francisco over 9.000 head of geese and ducks. He takes undue advantage, however, of his prey. Ha owns an ox which is trained to allow bia rnaeter to walk in bent posture by bis side to within easy range of the geese, when the shooting is done either over or under the animal, aud without previous kuowledge on the part of the geese of danger's proximity. i i L |