Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-31
InL jazz RABBIT.


1.-THE Jack rabbits Of the Unite
States" b. the subject Vt bulir,iu NJ.
q the q. 5. department OF ugtiuuI.
tufu division Of oTuithll8gy aud nam.
malugy) by Dr. I. 4. Palmer, assistant
chief OF Jiy.,i.n. Tue Objects OF the
bulletin ur,i ~ To g,yo general &C.
count Of tho distriuuuon Aud hsblts q.
the vafi ~ species found IN the United
spteti ~ 10 SHOW the methods watch
have been used TO eXtefmiu,ts thu
animals anu 20 protec, urops from their
doptels.ion5; ana (S) 81 bring together
facts and figures concerning the eco.
nomio use VI rabbits la general, Tor tue
purpose OF indicating how our native.
species may be more generally uulEsI
We assumu that the lattor phasB " the
subject viii not DO deemed Of much
imp1fiaIcu g. local ToAdtu; nor will
there Iu muou desire 10 devote
TINE 10 the frat tubIiyisiln
under which tho loug.eared sub.
i,ot h treated. What the nubilo have
done ior Australia, however, since
thoir introduction there some thirty
years ago, impaus degree u iutcfes,
60 the matter In all aspcou; aud Utah.
own experiences In ,imya gone by VIII
20 der readable au alluslun 20 the
second branch Of tue subject, at least
su fer a. relates 70 the reports given
from this state.
Ia California aud Oregon the
mauuer Of destruction Of the AMI.
NAL, when his numbers have In.
creased su rapidly ~ 10 bee m
a menace TO ag iculture auda uui5Ancr
generally, has boon by "dtlyesn lafgv
parties OF men disperse Insmselv,s
over given are, Of country an
then, conystglng toward common
point, hbrd the rabbits gradually into
small enclosure where with clubs
they are killed by thuusauds. IL
Titan tho prevail x Practice hag bee u
10 organize RABBIT hunts, though u IL
reported, by Mr. NJ. Richards Jr., ur
par1whu, that the c.up was formerly
us,d lu rabbit drives on the ufu.h
lands bordering on Llttlr Sal, Lake,
whcU ne many h- 800 nave been
killed on "a single occasion. Hunt,
auwUvur have taken place since The
earliest settlement Of the State, EuI
probably loug before by the ludlaub.
A ovurumuut report Ut the VeDgTapn.
lonl survey OF tue luOtu meridian, 1870.
declares that the piutes, q .snulu. aud
pabyau luIiani we're accustomed 10
resort 10 "a iaTgo valley urur Cedar
City during tue month VI November.
ur the purpose Of haviug grand hum,
AID thousands Rabbits were az.
uuslly slaughtered, strangely enough,
tho met hunt Emlug tho whites O
which We have Huy record probably
occurred very uo,r this place, ami wa.
p.rucIpatud ia by party o. tmigrauls
on tuvir way from SAT- LAX,
Guy u Can OruH Nv 1870. Il
aas portion VI Toe same uuur any
wHlcn soon after experienced cue.
u..d h.ps on the Gu,urt, aud ON ac.
count VI whose sulvrlngs tue nov
.. tuutt4 DWh NaIIry Cam ruil
ucuyrI lilo uam,, Iuls cauy rabbi
uu. probably lo0s place In tue month
us..Nul lai9, 1ugwnoTa IA tn
rgE.uu uurhu. L,la Sul LnEr, otlhor
.s Iron Beaver county. Mr. w. l..
Manly, one OF tho mymbvrs OF tue
patty, describes the nu.ta, i,llowG
We came into % long, marrow valley
we'll covered with Hulu hrmh, nod be-
tore wu uud gone very ar $40 al-uuyefod
that lNls was gr,u place tor Ions. pHreu
rabbi. s--Wu would call luem Iara rabbit,
now. Everyone VINO had gun put ID
in,o bgrNicu ON this occasion, aud tnerv