Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-07 | Page 11 | People and Things

EOPLE r AND S By FRED BAGDY BAGBY Hard times are being felt by some somer r f the myriads o of bIrds that inhabit ird island In Great Salt lake and such an extent that the seagulls nady for their given names Lobe changed from sea to city What with wilh the general depression curtailed irm plan planting Un drouth and oth other r things are pretty slim for forthe r the gulls on the island and around I Ith th the lake The result is that these thesel birds are arc being forced to become I dailY city vL visitors tors in their search for jl d. d I Some or of them have learned that chool children are generous with their lunches and aro Dd noontime az ar- ar favorite rite spots pots for them And the children derive lot o of amusement from flom tossing bits cf food into the air and watching pe he graceful creatures swoop past and etch the morsel on the fly Residents In in the outskirts have observed many cf af the birds hovering around their back yards waiting wailing for scraps from the t. t table ble and following workers in gardens picking bird menu delicacies from the freshly turned soil r BLue lue Heron as Surgeon THo would you ike to have a apart apart part of your our nose amputated by a blue heron Undoubtedly you wouldn't but Albert Hertz who opere oper- ted concessions at Saltair a number 61 f years ago had that unusual ence It seems that the heron espe erpe- daily when nesting has a penchant for pecking at bright objects or an any thing that attracts its attention when curious persons get too close to peer Into their nests The bird has a long sharp bill and it has been known to nip necklaces tie pins glasses and other movable jewelry from persons A friend tells the story about Hertz experience He had taken Mr Hertz over to the island on an excursion He warned him about the herons heron's I pecking proclivities so Mr Hertz put one hand over his diamond tiepin the other over one side M bf his glasses and leaned over to peer into the nest ota eta bird He had scarcely bent over the rock that concealed the nest when I zip out darted the herons heron's bill Mr Hertz sprang back with a yell blood from his nose So beware when hen you inspect a blue herons heron's nest I Bridgers Bridger's Glass Mountain Over at the Liars club the other i afternoon reference was made to the I mirage magnifying explanation of Great Salt lakes lake's winged sea serpent It recalled Jim Bridgers Bridger's early day Il story ory of attempting to shoot an elk through a glass mountain Accord Accord- the story credited to Jim the noted plainsman was hunting in the Yellowstone district when he spied a afine afine fine elk grazing peacefully a short distance away Bridger raised his rifle rille took careful aim and fired The elk lk went vent about his eating wholly un Un- disturbed Now Bridger was reck reck- a dead shot He examined his rifle rine in bewilderment He raised it and fired again Still no elk fell and the animal gave no heed to the hunter Bridger moved closer to investigate Then according to his story he discovered dis dis- covered there was a glass mountain between him and the elk Well the glass mountain is there in Yellowstone park all right It Is the now famous obsidian dian cli cliffs but i If the they were clear glass in Bridgers Bridger's day they m must q have grown dark with age for now they are arc black as ink Please lease the It Court Didn't I It happened in a Salt Lake courtroom court court- room more than 30 years ago The court was filled with leading legal legallI lI lights o of Salt Lake and many tots tors interested in the case at bar a case involving title to important Utah mIning properties The summer heat was oppressive and every window had been thrown open In an effort to give the sweltering court attendants a breath of air The sedate dignIfied jUdge a stickler stickIer for decorum was delivering an important opinion on a avital vital Ital legal issue raised by the nes He reached the conclusion Attorneys At and litigants strained forward in hushed tense expectation awa awaiting ting the final words that would carry victory victory vic vic- tory to one side and defeat to to the theother other The words came and close on their heels heelE like an echo from out the still ness rang a raucous voice The hell you say Had a clap of thunder suddenly hurst burst in the courtroom the effect have been more electric A Ared Ared red flush of anger flew over the jUdges jUdge's face attorneys glanced in star tIed amazement at the court then at each cach other and seem seemed cd ready to to dive Under der the tables