The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-12-18
GOOD GOOSE STORIES.
How the Wild Bird AdAgfs HiEnssif 20
CfyilfEed surroundings.

Civilized surrogndings-
Few Wild geese are seen in Colorad
81 late years. though there are thou
sands Of them found usually on the
large reservations in the west and
northwest A. q rule an Indian will
not eat goose or duck meat a. long a.
he can get ''co,t0n.iail~ or prairie
dog: IL j. not the kind 81 meat they
like On Green river in eastern Utah
thousands 81 geese congregaie in the
fall and remain during the winter. The
Indians hardly ever shoot az them. and
they flock together, sometimes a. many
as ten thousand. on a sAndb bar. and
keep up a hideous noise day and night
all winter long
Wild geese. under certain conditions
when caught. become quite domestic
Ia Meeker there are three owned a. the
Meeker hotel which have been there
nearly Eve years They were caught
when young. and for aw bile after being
grown their wings were kept clipped.
Afterward no attention was paid them.
and they were left 20 take care Of them
selves. bot they have never attempted
90 leave. though they ramble abou; the
town unrestrained.
The suppOsitiOn usually prevails that
wild geese build their nests ia the long
grass and bushes fringing the isolated
streams and lakes. whore they usually
congregate 20 rear their Young. Such.
however. j. not the case. for their nests
are often found in the top Of trees
Quite a resort for wild lreese j. found
al the head " alters Of the Yampa river.
and a year ago two boys. living near
Steamboat springs. found a nest In the
top Of a COTTONWOOD tree The goose
was sitting on the nest. and the two
boys shot her of and then one
climbed up 20 inspect the nest. J.
contained quite a number Of eggs. and
the next thing discussed was how -
get them 10 the GROUND. First they
tried dropping them. the boy un the
ground holding his hat but after break
ing two that plan was abandoned. and
then the boy up the tree thought -
a novel plan that worked 10 perfec-
ton He took Of his boots and seeks.
and. placing the latter inside the boots
10 form soft lining. carefully placed
the eggs within. then fastened the boots
10 the waIs,band Of bis trousers by
looseniDg his suspenderS upon either
side and passing the ends through the
fngcr-sirAps II thc boots and again
buitoning them "a the waistband Thus
arranged. he successfully de sccnded the
tree.
The eggs il seems are next % indie
structible, and will sand plenty %
rough usage. In the present case the
boys were on horse back, and rode
around all afternoon with the eggs
strapped in a coat or saddle. They
were placed thai night in pan until
the morning following. and then IL &C.
CURED 10 one Of the boys 20 place them
under a hen. which was done Seven
of the eggs Matched, and the goslings
grew 10 be full-grown geese. They
would 20 90 the river every day and re-
turn 10 the accustomed ruoAt every
night. regularly. and wait around FOR
their brcakfas, before going 10 the river
again in the morning.
One day a sportsman from Denver
came Ia the place for few days recrca-
tion. lie saw the geese m the river and
began shooting at them. He showed
would shoot one and wade into the
river and get il, and then 20 out and
from the bank shoot another one, aud
the geese all the while never thought 81
flying, but kept swimming about him
frantically screaming
Another odd case was learned OF at
Steamboat springs a few days ago.
Miss Lulu Crawford has three wild COS
linRs which were caught by her soon
after being Matched. They were placed
In q box in which very small bantam
hen had taken "A notion 20 sit She AT
once adopted the goslings and seemed
20 be as proud of them as IL they were
her own chicks. When seen by the
writer the gOslings were two.thirds
grown and four times as large as the
hen. though she insisted on being a
mother 10 them still. and followed them
about all day. At night she would get
them into convenient spot and try %
cover them- -Denv,f Times
ne Knew HIs sister.
Little Dicks this the house vou