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Show U. S. BIOLOGIST FINDS WEST STILL WOOLY East is still East and West is still "woolly." As proof of this contention R. Scott Zimmerman, leader of rodent ro-dent control work in Utah, reports a few "woolly" incidents to his chief in the Bureau of Biological Survey of the United States Department of Agriculture. "A farmer, of Roy, Utah, interested interest-ed in learning the whereabouts of some stray stock, strolled through his apple orchard," writes Mr. Zimmerman. Zim-merman. "As be passed beneath an overhanging branch something soft and warm brushed his swarthy cheek. Investigating, bis eye met the green-eyed green-eyed glare of a mountain lion quietly resting on a limb, while its tail, twit-' twit-' and forward. The lion was taken into custody. "During the same week a rural citizen citi-zen of North Ogden, Utah, while go-i go-i ing to the pasture to milk, met a j mountain lion face to face as he turned turn-ed down the lane. He dropped bis j milk pails and (led for help. The lion fled, too. "A poultry farmer of Utah was herding his flock of turkeys (Tver the hillside. Though hard pressed, the flock refused to be driven past a certain cer-tain spot. Examination revealed two large rattlers, coiled at attention. A forked stick and two quart fruit jars were pressed into service, one for reptile with 11 rattles and the other holding safely its companion with 19 rattles. "August 3 of this summer brought an unusual yt extremely interesting guest to one of Sail. Lake's finest hn-1 hn-1 Is. Sl.orlly after d.irk a porcupine in 'full dress' sauntered down one of the city's crowded thoroughfares and entered the revolving doors of the Hotel Ho-tel Utah. This 'stuck-up' eentlernan of the tall pines evidently was seeking diversion." |
