The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-07-24

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northern regions. They migrate, go
ing in large swarms. flying north
ward shortly after emerging in the
adult state. being carried by the pre-
vailing winds. They travel as far as
400 or 500 miles further north.
The lecture was made more inter-
esting by the exhibition of a series
of water color drawings, the work of
Mrs. Kicker. The drawings are re-
markable in execution. The insect
the egg, the larva and the chrysalis
were drawn with scientific accuracy,
on an enlarged scale the largest be
| ing 22X24 inches. Never before have
such beautiful drawings been pre-
| scented in the station. and the exhi-
| Ibition of these was received with
| very much satisfaction and pleasure.
The egg matches and the young larva
| first eats the she'll then attacks the
| food plant or milkweed. The cater
pillar eats several hundred times it's
weight in its lifetime.
| If the eggs of single female
should all develop and mature, the
projeny of this single species would
soon overrun the earth.
The enemies of the milkweed but
terfly hold it in check. thus preserv-
ing the balance in nature and keep
| ing the numbers uniform.
The passage of the insect from the
larval 10 the pupal stage is won
derful transformation. The caterpil-
lar spins a small web OF silk by
which he is to be suspended. This
is unlike the natural spinning, which
is a cocoon of silk enclosing the
chrysalis.
The skin splits down the back and
slips off, leaving beautiful chrysalis
of a greenish color. with bright gold
markings.
The chrysalis is critical period
for the insect. They are liable to
and are also liable to be killed
through many unknown causes.
When the insect energies from the
chrysalis it does SO quickly The
transformation from the larval to the
adult may take but a few minutes
The wings are rapidly pushed out
and are famed for many minutes in
order to prepare them for flight. This
is very critical period. more dying
at this stage than at any other time
When September comes the but
terfly does not lay eggs. There is nc
food for the young. They now per
form a peculiar and wonderful act
The butterflies migrate southwark ir
great numbers, being carried in thai
direction by the prevailing winds
Their migration is unlike that OF
birds, but requires several genera
tons for it's completion. The lee
ture was received with much atten
tion, and was both instructive ant
entertaining.
FRIDAYS feature at the station wa;
! an illustrated lecture upon the For
F est Reserves of Montana" by Prof
NJ. J. A-lrod. Great. interest wa:
manifested in the lecture, and thu
nall was comfortably filled with visi
tors. The speaker showed that thu
wooded region Of Montana composed
, about 9 per cent of the total area
The value of the timber was shown
by the rapidly increasing investmen
of capital and the still more rapit
, increase of the lumber output. !
, typical sawmill plant was illustrated
, views will be given of photograph
!. taken of the O'Brien mill at Somers.
The value of standing timber t
: agriculture was explained. On tn
f higher bare slopes of the mountain
o the snow goes off early in the spring
/ When trees are standing they ten
, to hold the Snow beds until later il
a the summer, nus supplying Tesel
r voirs which furnish supplies of mois
G ture when most needed. Typlca
q mountain views were displayed to eA
: hibit the varying character OF tn
:, woods under different conditions. tn
4 Lewis and Clarke forest reserve
. contain vast areas of towering tams
|. racks. lordly pines and tall spruce
T. and frs, which occupy land scarcel
J. disable otherwise, but serve to affec
l. the moisture and rainfall of the beat
: tiful Flathead valley.
The origin of the Mission mou1
Il tains was explained as the result
S what the biologists call "fauNlng.
g The mountains may be pushed W
d ward by lateral pressure, due to COZ
|. traction of the earth's crust, then
r crack may occur in the dome shape
r top of the mountain, one side ma
y fall to a lower level, and thus ieav
i a high, abrupt surface exposed t
s view Such is the character OF tn
S Mission mountains. Many views wer
|. presented to show the crag-like nj
r ture of these mountains, which TIL
# about 1000 feet above the adjacer
Y valley There are many beautl1l
g lakes embosomed in these peaks, an
e no fewer than four mountain stream
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