Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-17 | Page 8 | Thousands of Quail Starving to Death

I 1 THOUSANDS Of U UL STARViNG EN TO DEATH I I rish and 1111 Gamo Coi CommIssioner Cham bets flet I Sine SIC Birds Bird But for feir othe tho prompt action of or Fred W V Chambers state fish and gamo commis stoner thousands s of ot quail would starve to death th during the present cold spelt spell 1 In Weber county along alon the bench near neap the foothills W rd va ins s sent Ment to Commissioner 1 Chambers Thursday afternoon lIoon to tho UtO thoi i effect cUed that largo large l rge flocks oe of quail were I roaming among amon the i vainly j seel food but they could find nd none nono as the snow is about 20 inches deep and frozen froen so It was vas Impossible e forthe for tor forthe the tho birds to food d Mr Cham Chambers t bers at once nce started out to Investigate an nn found conditions as s reported lit lie drove for several miles scattering wheat and chopped corn for or tho the birds and the work was continued today We do not propose to permit the tho ther r to starve to death said Mr Chambers this morning We 0 are feed feeding feedIng feeding ing them all they the want and will wilt con continue continue to do so as long Ion as the cold snap lasts Wherever the quail are where they are aro unable to obtain food we will scatter wheat and chopped corn for them I struck a n few fow places w where here tho the ground round Is bare for a n short distance but most of or the ground was covered with wit heavy and solidly frozen sno and it was Impossible for tor tho quail to get et food I r will wm venture venturo to say that there thero are arc thousands w within a strip of or 10 miles 1 saw moro more than 1000 yesterday after aCter covering but a short distance but they were ero all fed and made happy happ