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Show ALONG THE RIVERS Hundreds of dead ducks are to bo found at tho mouth of the Weber river and It Is believed that an epidemic similar to the one of last year again has broken out among the birds. C. P. Calvert, chief of the geography geo-graphy department of the local forestry for-estry service, states that while tho number of live ducks along tho lake and at tho mouth of the Weber river Is not as large as a year ago, as many dend fowls are to bo found this year. He considers it very likely that the birds arc dying from the same cause that produced such havoc among tho web-footed fowls of last season. Lastyear it was believed that the cause of the disease was the lack of frosh water. Mr. Calvert states thai this could not be the causo of tho disease dis-ease this season as the conditions aro dlfforent and thern Is apparently no shortage of fresh water where the birds are accustomod to feed. Dead ducks when enten by coyotes aro said to have caused tho death oi tho animals. Some dogs aro also said lo have died from oatlng the meat of the birds. Because of this, warning waB Issued to all persons not to shoot ducks for tho purpose of eating thorn as many of the live birds would doubtless doubt-less he affected with tho same dls-easo dls-easo and might cause tho death of humans as well as animals. |