Show o 0 SKUNK SUl HARVEST ON GREEN RIVER SAID SAIL TO BE ODORLESS I To speak of or such a thing as a skunk harvest may bring to mind many and various thoughts bordering most likely on the unpleasant but a a very agreeable and remunerative skunk harvest has Just finished down dawn on the Green river near 1 I Stewarts Stewart's s 's ferry below Ouray I. I The men men in charge were C. C W. W I l' l r McClure and WIlliam William bi McAlpin cAlpin c Alpin r I of Vernal They were employed to beaver r ra I. I by the government trap a along the Green river and arriving In ing at their station they found that they were in a skunk r r run Early in November Novembers careful observations observations were made I. I S as the skunks were seen workIng working work work- r ing hug among the cottonwood r leaves on the river dver bottom bottoni and every day or so a stake was set setup setup setup up to mar a den When winter r rr r closed In the harvest hanest began Two methods were employed to gather the crop one was to tolay tolay r lay a smoke tube and drive the stinkers out aut As II 1 sleepy soon as each drowsy head drowsy head appeared a 22 II bullett into the brain ended it r all The other plan was to carr carry carry car car- r ry water from the river and drown them out aut Sixteen from r one den was the high count and 1 ninety was the total catch for forthe the season The hides brought I I- easy money at at a piece Mr McClure declares that winI winter winter win- win I ter skunk farming Is perfectly odorless I |