Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1916-07-07 | Page 3 | Mosquitoes on Snowbanks

Mosquitoes on Snowbanks. In both the Rocky mountains and Alaska the geologists and engineers of the United States geological survey sur-vey have as part of their regular equipment mosquito nets for their heads. Even when working In deep snow, bend nets and gauntlets are necessary to protect the field men from the bloodthlrstlness of the pests. The mosquito does not vanish with increasing in-creasing altitude. At 11,000 feet, or timberllne, he Is as prolific ns at sea level, and smoke, no matter how dense nnd pungent it may be, will not eradicate him. The only sure relief1 lies In the net. In some sections of Colorado the mountain natives let mosquitoes bite them until their systems sys-tems become thoroughly inoculated, with their poison, says 1'opulnr Science. After this they are bothered both-ered no more. The first advice glvem to the tenderfoot by the oldtimer lsi "Let 'em bite; they won't keep It upj long."