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Show liUlUUAlU Uli I, Ul.AU, art t ti "The Greatest Widlife Refuge In The World" tear, Mio At' The You'll that ReiugelS to toi led 8 '& j h( da s pow, it! ;d Knud 5 dea ie gti; y, tai ' i&ij&zX. at he :V:y F tore ;:; V-- -. '? '4 'rfwv-- i C '. , I.'' if , A for shov 4 f.V dii o . afC llwfej if The Avocet, the pretty, d bird shown above sitting down on her speckled eggs. from within three miles of the acres of open freshwater shalWasatch range on the east to low lakes, had become a barren the Promontory range on the waste of mud flats. Where Bear west, a distance of 30 miles. river and other streams had shore-linFrom the south of Great Salt Lake the marsh area emptied their afull flow into the fraction of the marsh, only extended back inland from five water reached ihe duck lands. to 15 miles. demands of a rapidly grow-- i In 1910 a far different picture The n g farming population in was presented. What once had been a vast expanse of produc- northern Utah for more and tive marsh, with thousands of (Continued on Following Page) long-bille- ;Tn( r W IP T ' r 5 e r jnow a be stop regularly to rest and feed on the Bear River Migratory Bird from their arctic nesting grounds. Over a hundred species of viewed at the refuge. (U. S. Wildlife photo). geese a Spanlsh-Americrwar hero, of Denver, came to the marshes to hunt . in 1900. He was accompanied by Mrs. Daniels who, shooting from a small island, i from preceding page killed 52 ducks the first day, The island was ngmed Ladies 175 Island in her honor, and bears Die hunting season the name to this day. i September 1 and last- n Raises I'm Jith Ponds home-loade- d say that 1880 to was the period of inhered Eggs the finest duck hunting in the late nineties Indians of the marsh area. ihe marshes area in history, ibers and gathered Irrigation Ended Heyday baskets of duck eggs To make the charge that deThey also took velopment of irrigation systems or young in Utah was the direct cause had not yet of the decline of the marsh area, them through and the resulting destruction of water and killing millions of ducks by disease, t clubs. might sound absurd, but neverWilliam Cook Daniels, theless it is a fact. In 1900 the April Old-timer- L s 1906 probably Bird leant each ich learn-chasin- g law Bear River, 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 paradise for the hunter, and a nesting place for millions of wild fowl and a resting spot for as many more migratory birds passing to the Canadian nesting grounds. The migratory birds would return with their grown young in the fall, using the Bear river marsh as a stopping place to fatten up on the seeds of the tule and other natural duck food. The hunting area B B AND SOUVENIRS extended Delight A Truly Meal Boothe Service Car Service Box Lunches the know go to Fourth North and Main for the finest food and service. We feature steaks, chicken, seafoods on a menu that offers a wide variety of delicious, interesting meals or lunches. Booth service. Open from 11 :30 A. M. to 1 A. M., seven days a week. Those in For A Real Treat, Try Our Delicious Turkey Steaks. Utah Henny-Penn- y Cafe Ringside Phone 438 . 380 North Mam VARIETY STORE "The Store Of A Million Articles' |