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Show nd Brigham IBS t RIVER City Peach Days, September 10 And 11 regulation of water depth and consequent regulation of water temperature placed the mysterious malady under control, the mortality rate among the duck population of the Bear River Migratory Bird refuge has dropped with each succeeding summer to a very low rate. ESTABLISHED THE REFUGE IN 1928 Of Dike And Eight Miles Of Completed Under $350,000 Grant irtv Miles nal rwm Preceding Page hospital established of study of a sickness know to seemed .experts that caused the sickness, evident knew; it was t the warm summer numbers of healthy ed You'll See At The Refuge uck . Harvest Festival Million Dollar Investment gravel, and automobile roads The Bear River refuge today constructed along the tops. The refuge was fenced and represents an investment of t about a million dollars. Besides posted. Two steel ob100-foo- the original outlay for dike building, a great deal of money has been spent in the finishing-of- f process. A gravel road and telephone line 17 miles long were built from the nearest town to the refuge headquarters at the diversion dam. The faces of the dikes were dressed with servation towers were built and additional control works constructed. A fill of several acres was made and administration buildings constructed at a cost of $05,000. Headquarters consist of a modern office bungalow, laboratory building, superinten-(Continueon Following Page) You'll See At The Refuge . . . if sea-rea- strick-l- " tflir.g - - ,, -- " s j, t " ' ' , v would be lie on the beaches or units. ?lpless on the lake Sickness juse of was prn duck sickness udder. ly .v' d v v- - ' ' - ' S- o C, f ' y "1 malady tnat took toll of the the heaviest were em-tupuiation. Men o ay from shoo ducks it where pools stagnant 1 to he especially prevail the mortality continued aw Then E. R. Kalm-govermerit biologist of the mal-bColo., found a form of botulism, er year. A wonderful bird is the Pelican, and right at the refuge headquarters youll probably find dozens of the huge e . caused by a disease germ, fbv this vital clue, the ex-- t the refuge traced the to the slimy ooze at the of the marshes, which iund inhabited by the and amusing birds, in a solemn circle or formation, diving for fish in unison; or coming up to catch tidbits of food you toss to them. Ask the refuge attendants about the many species of birds. Let them tell you w hat to look for. It will make your visit to the refuge delightfully gt! poisoning, rod shaped remained comparative-mles- s until the water in srsh became shallow and warmed by the sun. At It emperatures the botulism n multiplied rapidly, spread-poiso- in the water, the research solution, s found, was simply to t the marshes from dry-- t ar,d to keep them well with a plentiful supply fresh water. And the secret was to regulate fature of the water kto prevent the grow th the fpment of the f'hich grows in egetable nature the by and botulism most foods at higher jatures. ity Rate wing Drops the discovery that but real, alive and in its native pretty to be real Its the Brewsters Egret. nevertheless environment Too only one of some 200 different species of migratory birds refuge. that inhabit the 64.000-acre Always AND Right! IS YOUR THINK... LIFE INSURED? has At home or away, Chevrolet service to be maintained at the same high standards. IS YOUR CAR INSURED? If road trouble troubles you, stop in where you IS YOUR ' know youre going to get the best your Chevrolet Dealer. service . . . HOME INSURED? |