Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-24

seek an interview with his newly-made
bride. This business being settled. the
bridegroom sailed for Europe on the next
steamer, and the father, wife and daughter
returned to Boston.
From the Frankfort CMich) correspondence Of the
New York World.
The treat Pigeon IooSi.
foRTY-ElCnT SQUARE MILES OF MICHIGAN COW
Erred WITH FEATHERs-How THE feather
Ed BlFEns ARE CAUGHT AND KILLED.
The description of the funny fishery in
Mistral' Calendar. thrilling and pietur-
esque as it Is, would not transcend the de-
scription of the great pigeon roost of 1874
in this (Bcnzie) county. The scene is novel
10 an eastern visitor. and an account of 1t,
though falling far below reality, will be re-
| ceivrd almlsJwIth incredullty by an eastern
/ reacer. Inc number Of the birds this
year ha~ exceeded even anything recorded
| N the traditions OF hunters and oldest IN
habitan'- The miraculous flight of quail
THAI fell By the camp Of the lSraclitcs,
day -juurney On this side, and a days Jour
ncy on the other side. and two cubltS high
! upon the face of the earth. i As nothing 10
the " Bct>cy-rlver nesting. imagine, II
You can. "a tract OF land about sixteen miles
! long and three wide, where every bOugh i
| birds, where the air whirrs from dawn until
dark with cea,elosS wings going and com
| Ing. where the flights that settle cover
square acres with living carpet, where
/ from go 10 800 men have for six weeks and
more been engaged in trapping and killing
! without cessation or let. and YET
not made the numbers appreciably les
/ imagine - square miles OF pigeons, and
that is the scene. ~ the old birds leave or
are destroyed 10y millions, millions of young
/ ones take the wing, and almost daily armies
/ of reiuiorcements ny northWard from far
away Kentucky and Missouri. the beat of
/ whose wings. and whose countless numbers
obscure the sky and emit hollow roar a II
+ "a tornado OK thunderstorm were approach
/ ing.
There are three regular flights day
( TWO ''tom-hight~' and one "hcn-hight.
Al carly dawn the male birds set out flying
to the cast and north 10 seek breakfast OF
seeds and berries, ten, twenty, or fifty miles
away. and hy ~iN or halt,pa-t six the sky Is
black with the departing birds. They tower
up I'm great armies 10 Il considerable height,
each sheet of birdS-~hcet l. the word that
best Describes them-wayeTing d moment,
like the needle OF the compass when dis
tlrhel. then taking flight in the appointed
direction with unaumity and eyeune-- OF
speed that would make one believe that ev-
cry bird was animated by the same Impulse
40 the same ln-tant.An hour later not a bird
o, 10 h' -een' Dat towards ; o CLOCK the rush
'l .hc returning hlfl9 is htAIu. - uauIo"
"ter squadron arrives cieaNlhS inc ar
with Hh"eified wings ana uniaiIlnE'>eH>g'
udt',ili'-' "HeeI'h- anu ue9cehuihI' i ,i
DIVISION over ~ own district, each 'Iu
over lH' h',' uI Il~l1ltAIdi mate y ''ui
after tom returns To- take ms tf!cN NJ ihc
d'h5'''' iie.ih' Aen after men re up
ward anu tAe armies ID me Aha1'h, 20
OUT To inc cast anu north I0"Aru5 nine
H''N ."' 9Ge"eiI- ihde>tIloapie' IL is :;
very " ,m"-rhefe oI wing, e'r'h ana
forest nave been converter INTO leA'n-
Cts anu l"e eye sa@t- Gown VS.
las cd pigeons % I'r horizons OF >4ua"
pie- anu Niat> "' f'Hff 8 S9H'aj'N- Metro
p'+IlAh readers W III imagine a TRACK ol
woodland twice the width Oh Manhattan
Island ana twice as long as from the Battery
u ilAi-t EN- iHKcr, BIRDS arriving 10 u1ch> %
q hundred thousand, birds departing IN
HiEhi- as numerous, very broadway oi the
'lr, extending over "a Whole country 10y
ana 'f t.ic last female ~Iurael~t departs,
and the meek males remain lncuhauns
WIKI inthiune>S and amenabulty o. doc
nestle discipline that would delight the
-'ttte--'-'H. 7+7tN-- ~ N''' --ia.4".-N
OF the afternoon the hens return andthe
toms depart l. maze an evening of Il,
returning before OF about sunset. Inc late
birds. who stay out till dusk, having app
Trcu;y The .atc.-key e. their several
nests. seem bothered when returning. and
dy very llw, sweeping along the ground
until tacy get their hearings. Then begins
Poles and clubs are the veannr. and M
81. or manned tumIje IN rio c,rfb
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