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Show lah Centennial Welcome Edition Of The Box Eider News Journal, fOR A A OR DAY LIFETIME, BRIGHAM CITY AND BOX ELDER COUNTY Brigham VELCOME City YOUT Rearlliver Migra tory BirdReluge Is AHaven Tor pucks And A Pctradise For Hunters As Well 1 eat actory Is iles --- -- Wildfowl 17 Due West gy David H. Mann Western Amer-!- s explorer, trapper fur trader, in the fall of stumbled onto the greatest ural game bird refuge west the Rockies and thought he an arm of the 1 discovered He is credited ifie ocean. Great Salt h discovering shores jke, on the north which is now established the 'ai River Migratory Bird ref-area located 64, the rivers junction with the jim Bridger, foremost 5 rhest item, to v the ' a i;:e. re ich camped flowed of a valley known as the Cache. trappers wager was made between on the Bear river, members of the party as to westward through where the Bear River ran after 3ridger and a party Bay company fur Hud--- s A Between the rher's edge, in the foreground, and the Ironiontorv mountain range in the background lies fit. 000 acres of the best waterfowl hunting, the best producing area favored bird food, the best breeding, feeding and resting area for migratory birds in th est. It s the Hear Iliver reluge, located just 17 miles straight west of the court hou-- i in Brigham City, and an interesting place for any visitor to Utah to spend a few hour-- , a or even a day. Refuge personnel are friendly, courteous and helpful, and wi'i! see to it that a visit is both interesting and educational. species of birds on the reluge 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 picture enables refuii-experts to survey the entire area with powerful glasses, and in hunting season to keep i sharp monitory eve on hunters. Other hea hjtnrters buildings include the office, th-duck hosptai or laboratory, garage ami b;at houses, and homes for employees. hall-da- y ixty-nin- 100-fo- n e t ot : leaving the valley. Bridger was selected to set'le the bet. Late in October, 1921, lie t launched his and floated westward. After shooting the Bear river narrows, a dangerous stretch of rough water which ran through a deep and narrow gorge, he entered the Great Salt Lake valley. Bridger climbed to a rock point to reconnoi'cr and was the first vhite man to set eyes on the (heat Salt Lake, which 20 miles bull-boa- er ,L-- ne Your Pleasure Jc mse w th to the south glistened and sparkled in the autumn sun. Mistaken For The Pacific Then Bridger paddled his buffalo-skin boat down the river, eager to reach what he thought was the Pacific ocean. A few miles from the lake, he entered an area of swamps formed by the rich silt deposited by the river. In these swamps his as tonished eyes saw millions of ducks, geese and waterfowl of all descriptions. Great flocks of ducks arose before his boat, r. seining the sun, and the roar 'or their wings was deafenir. 7 Hours later he reached the lak tasted it, found it salty and : turned with the report that he had discovered an arm of t Pacific. Captain John C. Fremont, as came to the the pathfinder, shores of the Great Salt Lak in the autumn of 1843. Fremont launched his rubber boat on the (Continued on Following Page) Is Our Business meal Every Every lunch While vacationing in Utah and Brig- Utah Products and lots of friendly one-sto- p We . . , Every cold drink Every between-mea- . . . ... or dessert ... ham City, let us please you with service. HITS the SPOT . . . snack l . offer complete service at a eonveni-en- t location right in the heart of Brighams business district. It takes no longer to get the MEET best and at lowest prices. Take a minute to let us protect your car. Dons Vico Service At Bundy Motor Co. KEITH NUTTALL . . . Considered by every leading figure of the fight world as the coming middleweight Champ. You II like this acleannaliving American Boy, who was at 16. tional Golden Glove champion . wins and An amazing record of . The as an amateur. . . . knock-out- s kind of boy who II be a "different well champion, a kid parents might be proud for their sons to hold up as a hero and an example. (Keiths Uncle) DON NUTTALL (Keith s Dad) MORRIS NUTTALL Owners And Proprietors The RINGSIDE Cafe AT THE CAFE PEP 88 GASOLINE On Main Street Four Blocks North Of The Court House Boxed Fried Chicken Lunches To Go Always Open |