Millard County Chronicle | 1911-04-06 | Page 4 | Eagles Used to Catch Eagles

Eagles Used to Catch Eiigles - ... r" . '" j I j-. . ... .. v 1 a, . . w. ' .,J CW . 'Q.'-yt-iil,'. w4i ? A J . .d Every year, following ancient cuitp'n, the Chinas of Chang-toung set out to Mongolia, about the ninth moon, in search of eagles. They march In procession, pro-cession, carrying on thoir shoulders long poles, from which their personal belongings hang, and on which tamo I eagles, to b used as decoys, perch. When the spot chosen for tho trsppln ha been reached, largo nets ar set on the ground. On thts ar spread HHl dried fish called Ksn-yu, and In the center of each Is placed on of thr decoy bird.. This begins to eat th fish and so attract wild agla, who 'ollow It aampl; than th men ta Uoned thr for th purpose clo th nei.