The Red Cloud chief., 1880-11-18

Tun locust sc,urgv Of kNs,ora Ctli.
fornia continues unabatot The sh7las
ale Destruction 1T orups 40 pasafaiiy
exhibited in Sierra Valley Ter tArrn
years past l. repeated in part thu go
son. and also extended osrf = large
area Of country north or souih Near
~ all the valleys laaklnx the ssrrfa "n
the east. and extending from d"i"H
County Ia Mono. ar, rnore orless afert
ell. and contiguous regions are fright
fully mcnsc"i-
The Importance 81 the sabig,t ina
PEELED the writer to visit the l~sraiity
aad make a careful examination Ar
rived It Reno. the widest stories we're ,
told Of the insect plague. and various
conflicting theories werr advanced az
~ the laws governing ita present APP
pearance and its future destiny. tlti-
xens kindly aided In getting about tho
country and in prosecu'ing research.
We drove over the famous alfalfa
fields 81 TnDckcs Meadows. AZ onCe -
principal agricultural wealth 20 Nevada
and the prophecy Of IT. future. to hni
many % the wide stretching Aold r
shorn oi every green leaf. not Do ths
usual noisy moving machine. bat by
millions ef imported. silent. deyuurng
insects. The extern, 81 the destruction
can be appreciated when se consider
that the annual yield of alfalfa for this
one valley Is 1900 To- 5000 tons
This year. though a fine one. owing ts
abundant snow last winter. the cror,
will not exceed 1900 tons. At 81 per
top for standing crops. the loss excssds
$4,000. In Sierra Valley last year
the loss was ei50.Oon. and for the three
years Of the scourgs q VS. owe s272.-
90. The present years loss Il not Yet
estimated. but IL will he much les than
formerly. owing 10 the marked dminu-
ton o~fiocusts ia the north cni 81 the val.
ley-the part hrst attacked aud. hap4N
PLY. where the insec; Gnt disappezfs
Tidings from trustworthy tsrssns
show that the loctIsts are abundant on
the bottom lands ~ II, River. and AZ.
busily dePos ting eggs ,hsTs again ia
certain localities reported al aiDaS tho
region mentioned e~gg-dcposit,nx 8.
gong on # n rate tina, y sullcseuifA
menace with heavy loz. the whole
Pseisc coast. provided IL = found that
the present scoargs IL composed II 4
Ett[h'1 " 80 AAsA AN' HsfZNAaaH p Aa
their habits and such i the paiaigi
fact. This IL no idle statement cr.mi-
nally uttered To create alarm. but sSiiy
true. a. the specimens collected clearly
prove.
Upon careful examination wi;h poN-
erfnl microscopes. and critical c0rnpsri-
son with authenticated specimens t0m
the interior. the scourye this year =
not alone caused By the oisno}a Glopx.
or "astrocious locust q COMPARATIVELY
innocent species. but be l. now ~ a
forced By At leas. two species os Tn nO-
torious and terrible migratory iocz2sts~
of the interior. but. happily. found too
short winged for extended Eight.
These species belong 10 one family
and are the "red-Iexyed ioczx;s
fCaiopkenns f~euhrsELrnna). 40 called
from the usual color Of IL hind shanks.
and the lesser locust tCaiotGesus a.
tantS). 80 named from its small size-
h~res-fourths 81 an inch long.
Thee two species. with the "hstrd "
Gust" ~lc<shopfesas sprefzsl. called afsS
the Rocky Mountain locust" from
is pisee OF origin. Constitute the grea.
s,ourge Of h interior. The last men,
hooed ~ The most numerous and j.
Principally responsible for the appail-
ing vfsEta'ions during the years i.75 %
ls1I. when the damage 10 ~eaiculatet n
tns enormous sum of s1gl.OEsOA
nearly equss 10 the total o5lifsrrsosa
= francisco. with Ia asnassei ~eziih
OF szl1.0o.00.-Sas Fyaa1isoo BuG-
ieta-
Is he earlier part Of the las, century
.nere fvea N Sccthnd = C6ions.
Townshena. who could aDrarrasIv 10
whenever he chose ami come % Ne
as viii. HIS frame would become rizid
ND cold. hrs eyes dull and ghas;iy. and
BIS a Ia shrgnk and waxv a. 10
death 10 this state he would remaia
ior seTerh hours. and thea xonh
ssoSiy revive He one performed Ibis
sfsnge experiment IN the presence OF
three physicians. who, ~pereeivinx no
pulszsions Of the hear al r.-~-