The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-11-14

G- ACRES OF pI5EoEsS.

statements OF what they SAW are 1rui
marvellous, but the truth Of their 81
sies is verified in the thousands Of dea
pigeons brought home by them and dl'
tributed among their friends. il, indeed
such proof were necessary. In COZ
versation Yesterday with d highly c:
teemed resident Of the Alleghan.
Glades, gentleman bonn and reane'
in that portion Of our county, We wen
related some wonderful things abou
awild-pigeon roost On Mr.. Wm. Schlev:
land, about FIVE miles northwest o
Oakland.
Our informant SAYS that one after
noon, about ten days ago, countless
locks Of wild pigeons were seen col
iecting upon portion Of Mr.. Schley's
land. embracing about SIX acres D.
ground. which Is densely crowded with
alder bushes q kind of tree which,
owing 10 It's small size-abou. twelve
or fifteen feet in height, and from three
70 four inches in diameter al the ground
is oftener srvled 8 bush. Ii is OF
very common growth IL the glade re-
gions The in-Hocking pigeons g-adu-
ally settled down upon these bushes IN
III they were bent &c The ground by The
weight Of the birds. Sill. more pigeons
came aying n from different points. ana
continued - settle down anon Ine a.
ready living mass. mill tic whole five
Or SIX acres were c7mpacg.y covered.
- gre4. was tie number 81 birds that
they were piled upon each other l..
places from one 10 TWO te1. in depth
The scone Is described Is wonderful and
almost Devoad belief III: Iuc1eri1E a
he countless thousands T wings as
the birds were Aockir- u ana ~r----
cling with each other fl - ali-1l.l--
place, was Ike the lcas Il ! waterfall. .
an3 could h beard al "a diste-1e II TWO j
miles, while Tire swapping - U-5keut
limbs G the trees ADDED = Tire roar
ana confusion az TIE startled birds J.
Tv11ld arise l. settle 3sw4 again. Per
LAPS II the same spot Were their great
WEIGHT mad ~. The instant before broken
their perches and p7ecipi.ated them 10
.he ground.
When tte Tree would snap ard break.
he birds thai were upon il would start
up and then set1le down upon their
-9a-eSt nei-1uo-s. u experience. per
laps, the same misfortune that had {
ust betallen them, until .---t II Sd
\. l. cannot be estimate Aow MANY
thousand birds were tAus eyu-re-.-et. .
~ II al probability 1ot less than rea q
luDdredthousand Our informant saws d
billions But it IS =o1.l-r:a! e1aurt
. estimate them at tic ADORE figure. =
he pigeons continued R3ckinz in an z
citing upon and among eac. other :!
ON about four o'clock iii tie afternoon {
ntll nightfall. when al last tEev became c
III. ana prepared tor tile nights rest. :
ltil the early dawn ot tie morning e
ock after flock arose and Asw away h Y
Il directions, which departures were j.
)lalled until about I.i..a O'clock. when
e place was deserted. and hot a living al
10 20 he seen during tne remainder
me day, until toward evening. when h.
ey again began Hochin- lack to the
me Toosts, and the scenes Il the even {
e before were again to be witnessed,
% al this has occurred daily for the
ST ten days.
II Is estimated tia. all the tockx =
pigeons for perhaps fifty or ~ixty -
les around thus gather at this one -
o. each evening during their animal e. ,ef
a1ory visit to the immense forest r.- 7
DIS Ct the Allegheny Mountains n rig
est q the heavy mast Of acnrns !
onnoing there This is the onlvroost Col
own this season i'll this or any al the ah'
Toef'ng counties, and is perhaps t;,- ~ Nh
y one Witl.lI circle Of several Hmm L
q miles. Il is a wellestabljsba3 She
that these birds have but one roos+ ant
place within very large TERRITORY tuT
IN their transit 10 a warner lati. wei
e. and during their stoppage bv tine o.
= use one place only Is d roost # Kin
BIT. VS. d our
t this wonderful roost on ScI,ev,s turl
e, thousands and thousands Of Mo to.
; have been nightly captured by not
and boys with guns, clubs and oh
5. After nightfall person can On + at
ng the birds and scoop them into thou
mouth OF bag. 1t is needless - niue
that thousands Of them were sbrt !.
allowed to remain on the ground - !
re they died. 0"''3 the
Though other pigeon roosts have lFac'
known in tI,a erloa. ' 9. nave gent
: years nast his '.aS III pass