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Show Peach Days, September lend Brigham Cily 1 0 And season three men used 21 kegs of black powder, each weighing 25 pounds Five sacks of shot, each weighing 25 pounds, were used with each keg of powder. Knudson only a year before his death told this writer that he still had a callous on his jaw, cord Was 335 Ducks Killed By One Man caused by his gun kicking Shoulder-Bruisin- g Hunting One Day's against his face. In the biggest market hunting season that he Good Prices ued From Preceding Page Brought The ducks were picked by remembers, Ins party of tb.iee in various women and k.e birds before girls during the killed 5,600 ducks. espe-oand the next morning of the country, and night, The for a days the Potomac, but never were shipped in ice to Kansas hunt equipment included a shovel to set the like behold anything City, Butte, Denver, Chicago and out mud decoys, a dinner pail, e numbers here congre-toetheSan Francisco. The market hunt- a of gun and 175 Thousands ers received $1.10 a dozen for shells. The hunting season openas' far as the eye could teals and $1.50 a dozen for maled on September 1 and lasted covered seemed literally lards. Dressed geese brought ten until April 1. scene cents a hem, presenting a pound on the Chicago Indians Gathered Eggs cheerfulness, animated market. y In the late nineties Indians 4 graceful contrast with Another market hunt- went to the marshes area in reary, silent solitude by er, and founder of the first duck great numbers and gathered we were immediately surclub on the Bear river, was the dozens of baskets of duck eggs rd. late James Knudson. Knudson for food They also took hunt Hunters Come has related that he and others idreds of "flappers," or young five years ago public hunted for the Eastern markets ducks which had not yet learn- i for the succulent wild from 1895 to 1905. They used ed to fly chasing them through market double-barrelemany brought guns and load- the shallow- water and killing s to the Bear river marsh ed their brass shells each night them with clubs. here are still a few men for the next hunt. In one Major William Cook Daniels, days accu-nwho can give an interesting account of You'll See At The Refuge market hunting activities MARKET HUNTERS AT REFUGE A KILLING Ulahs Oldest Harvest Festival 11 THINGS TO SEE IN BOX ELDER - - d late nineties. ilph Kaiser, Sr., . One of the largest mink farms in the United States, specializing in rare varieties, is located at Mantua, six miles up Box Elder canyon on the highway east of Brigham City. A trout farm is operated in connection with the mink farm, and furs for milady's coat, choice mountain trout for cafe menus, go from Mantua all over the United States. home-loade- old-tim- e . . VISIT THE MAPLE CREEK FARM . . . a Spanish-Amc- i lean war hero, of Denver, came to the marshes to hunt in 1900. lie was accompanied by Mrs. Daniels who, shooting fiom a small island, killed 52 ducks the first day. The island was named "Ladies Island in her honor, and bears the name to this day. say that 1880 to 1906 probably was the pcnod of the finest duck hunting in the history of the marsh area. Irrigation Ended Heyday To make the charge that development of irrigation systems in Utah was the direct cause Old-timer- s early-da- ot the decline ol the m.irsh area, and the resulting destruction of millions of ducks by disease, might sound absurd, but nevertheless it is a fact. Li 1900 the Bear Kiver, Malad, Box Elder and numerous small creeks flowed into the marsh, flooding thousands of acres and producing heavily vegetated areas which offered feeding and nesting grounds for countless waterfowl ducks, geese, shore and marsh birds. It was a paiadise for the hunter, and a nesting place for millions of wild fowl (Continued on Following Page) hunter, recalls that 65 ago, when a boy of 13. he nto the Bear river marsh-it b an old neks for muzzle-loade- to r TOURIST DRUGS FOR the Chicago mar-aise- r that in 1887 season 1,880 led and that his record for avs shoot was 196 ducks. a boat blind and ( lot from 1 a l shotgun loaded with ay I'rass shells powder. During one ntc 111 he averaged a day, taking out 150 rroi says in one TOURIST NEEDS double-barre- b ten-erio- Cit Sun Glasses each morning, Protect your eyes against sun glare. for duck ter in this area, accord-Kaiseng! was held by V. F. a local market yfi hunter, n 1899 with a pump gun lec killed 335 aper shells was S in one day. This hooting, and Davis would ii root unless he could kill m five ducks with each record The Avocet, the pretty, ting dow n on her speckled eggs. long-bille- d bird shown above sit- Science is , wonit derful but hasnt been able to replace eyesight. Take good care of yours. 10c to $10 Summer Sports Supplies STOP! For The Outdoor Traveler L fS IDA Take A Ten Minute Breck FISHING and stop in and coke with us . . . or perhaps a dish of ice cream. WVd like to get acquainted. . . . EQUIPMENT GOLF SUPPLIES TENNIS BALLS & RACKETS GUNS & FILMS AMMUNITION GUNSMITHING All Sizes 90 We Carrv A Complete Line Of WilttUM Camping Equipment All Kinds QUALITY FILM DEVELOPING THERMOS BOTTLES or JUGS SLEEPING BAGS & Mo MATTRESSES RUBBER BOATS Outstanding Aboard of All Tim that Out- Plane CAMP COTS & STOES PORTABLE ICE BOXES t a up to 25 throttle down np'n'pace for tTollint. 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