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Show Box Elder News Journal, The Of Edition Welcome Utah Centennial "FOR A DAY OR a LIFETIME, CITY BRIGHAM AND BOX of these pad seen large flocks various in parts of before trd on and especially our country, I ihe Potomac, but never didimheboid anything like the KILLING mense numbers here congregated together. Thousands ol acres, far as the eye could reach, as Record Was 335 Ducks Killed By One Man with seemed literally covered In One Day's Shoulder-Bruisin- g Hunting them, presenting a scene of cheerfulness, in most t h e graceful contrast with Continued From Preceding Page mouth of the Bear river. which solitude by silent drearv, Thousands of Acres Of Ducks we were immediately surroundlake arid explored the Bear rivthe United States ed. In 1,8 IT), er marshes. In his writing he government sent Captain Howmentions that he loitered most ard Standsbury of the topogra- Market Hunters Come to exSixty-fivyears ago public of a day shooting ducks and phical engineers corps The demand for the succulent wild Lake Salt the valley. plore geese in the marsh, which was following excerpt taken from duck brought many market abundant with waterfowl. Standsburys report is signifi- hunters to the Bear river marsh cant: area. There are still a few men band led his Young Brigham 1849 living who can give an accu22, October of Mormon pioneers into the "Monday, and interesting account of rate about valley of the Great Salt Lake The Salt Lake, which lay market-huntinactivities their July 24, 1847. Soon after arriv- a half mile to the eastward, was in the late nineties. wild of flocks men of a intense sent covered by ing, Young party north to explore the valley. geese and ducks, among which Rudolph Kaiser, Sr., early-da65 They retorted that millions of many swans were seen, being market hunter, recalls that ducks and geese could be found distinguished by their size and years ago, when a boy of 13, he in the great swamps at the the whiteness of their plumage. went into the Bear river marshto es with an old muzzle-loade- r for the Chicago marducks kill You'll See At The Refuge kets. Kaiser says that in 1887 v X ' he killed in one season 1,880 ducks and that his record for one days shxt was 196 ducks. He shot from a boat blind and used a double-barre- l shotgun and brass shells loaded with X black powder. During one ten-da,VFA :"'f :f :'& T 6. period he averaged 111 ' .& f'"' ,.- f a day, taking out 150 ducks & f. each shells morning. ' :v ; V H xv' 'A ,.j I M The ; record for duck Z? t' V .V S' ''sf in this area, accordslaughter ? VB ing to Kaiser, was held by V. F, Davis, a local market hunter, who in 1899 with a pump gun ' 'f'YkNr, y and paper shells killed 335 ducks in one day. This was flock shooting, and Davis would v not shoot unless he could kill L, four or five ducks with each earUday market hunters WELCOME YQI,, 1 AT REFUGE MADE A COUNTY ELDER Brigham ( y WHAT TO SEE IN BOX ELDER . . . The Children's Playground, or upper park Brigham City, is located between Second Third east streets on Forrest street blocks east from the court house) and is children's playgrouru The city's summer recreation program fur completely-equippe- d nishes free supervision at this playgroup s during the summer months on Children will enjoy playing at this fine link park. Visitors are invited to make use of it week-day- . . . TAKE THE KIDS TO THE PLAYGROU ers received $1.10 a dozen for teals and $1.50 a dozen for mallards. Dressed geese brought ten cents a pound on the Chicago market. market huntAnother er, and founder of the first duck club on the Bear river, was the late James Knudson, Knudson has related that he and others hunted for the Eastern markets from 1895 to 1905. They used guns and loaded their brass shells each night old-tim- double-barrele- d for the next days hunt. Ir season three men used 21 of black powder, each wei 25 pounds. Five sacks of each weighing 25 pounds used with each keg of pi Knudson only a year told this writer th still had a callous on his caused by his gun ku against his face. In the market hunting season th; bi: remembers, his party of (Continued on Following I f. ?: - ' -- FOR all-tim- & - fy : qm-M- shot. Tlie Avocet, the pretty, ting down on her speckled eggs. bird shown above long-bille- d sit- Brought Good Prices The ducks were picked by women and girls during the night, and the next morning were shipped in ice to Kansas City, Butte, Denver, Chicago and San Francisco. The market hunt- - f Buy The Brands YOU KNOW SUITS Hart-Shaffn- and Marx er ENRO SHIRTS McGregor sportswear SHOES Winthrop Nunn-Bus- UNDERWEAR h REIS SCANDALS Delicious CAKES PIES BREAD COOKIES TIES ROLLS Beau Brummell DONUTS Welcome To COFFEE SHOP DELICIOUS COFFEE L'Orte Beou Brummell FRIENDLY SERIYCE SOCKS Meet Your Friends Here ROBBINS HOME BAKERY TOILETRIES MEN'S The Cheney Jerk Di 40 South Main Hole-Proo- f MEN'S AN BOYS' SHO |