Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-22
DOING GOOD WORK.
Prot. silloway Makes Valuable Capture
at FIathead Lake.

at FIathead Lake.
Big Fork, July 14.-Preparations
were made last week for the work
of the summers session of the Uni
versity of Montana Biological Station
a. Big Fork, on Swan river, at its out
let into Flathead lake. Principal p.
NJ. Silloway, OF the Fergus county
high school at Lewistown. has been
in the vicinity for several weeks con-
tinuing his observations on birds. He
has been accompanied by his son, Her.
bert, and by Walter Lehman. The
latter has been making collections of
flowers during the season when spring
flowers are abundant.
Principal Maurice Kicker. of the
Burlington. Iowa. high school, wife
and daughter arrived Friday over the
Great Northern. Principal Kicker
will continue the study of fish food
in the lake, while Mrs. Kicker will
devote her time to drawings of plants
and insects, in which she has remark
able talent.
Saturdays boat from the foot of
F1athead lake brought the director,
Prof. NJ. j. Elrod, Mr.. Claude Spauld-
ing. of Missoula, who is a student at
the University; Miss Charlotte Ca.
hoon, science teacher in the Butte
high school; Miss Ivy Short, a teach.
er in the Butte schools, and Miss Mel
lie Manning, also O. Butte.
The usual equipment of micro
scopes. glassware. utensils, photo.
graphic apparatus and other neces.
sary appliances has been installed In
the laboratory and on the grounds,
and everything made ready for the
summers work. The grounds were
already well dotted with tents giving
1t a lively appearance.
A part o. the work of the station
for the year will be the collection Of
material which may be used in the
display of the state at the fair at st.
Louis. Principal Silloway is making
a collection Of bird skins and has
gathered bird nests and eggs, which
will be added TO the other material
representing the pathological life Of
the state. TIE region about the sta
ton Is prolific in bird life, and excel
lent material Is TO be hao. The ma
terial will later be deposited In the
museum of the university and at the
Lewistown high school.
During his work this spring Prin
cipal Silloway has added Grinnells
water thrush to the formal list Of
birds OF Flathead lake. The bird has
been found in Montana before, Of
course, but has not been taken In the
vicinity Of the station during the pas
four seasons of work. Its presence
has been known previously by III
song. but it has not before been killed
In order to insure its identification
1t is no doubt nesting, but its nest ha'
not been found. Another find Is th'
nest ol the ruby crowned knight. the
nests Of this bird are rare In collec
lions from the fact that 1t is small
built high up in the trees, hard to mt
and hard to get.
Butterflies are abundant in the reg
lon In which the laboratory is locat
ea. and a collection will be made 10
the exhibit. The University COLLECTION
Is already OF good size, and 1t VIII D.
used In filling up the exhibit.
During the next few weeks h LAP
oratory will be a place Of activity, q
number Of arrivals is expected durin,
the week, and later still others VIII
come. The weather is ideal for camp
Ing, and the region prolific In materia
for work. One OF the prominent iea
lures will be the daily lectures by tn