East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-20

Many Eastern Oregon ana wash
ington Friends in Zig Rabbit Hunt
Last Spring Drive Was Great /
Success-BlaloclI Farm IS Being |
Greatly Improycd-Ncw Building i
Being Ercctctl--Ncarly 100 PcOple |
Employed.
Word comes from Walla Walla that
DR.. Balock of that place, is arrang-
ing for another big rabbit hunt in the
near future, in which many of his Ore
gon and Washington friends will Re
treated to a genuine Australian hunt
some time during the month Of octo-
Der. The scene of the sport is to be
Blalock island, in the Columbia river,
near Coyote, on the o. r. & n.
DR.. n. G. Blalock, president of the
Fruitgrowers' association of Washing
ton, and owner Of Blalock island, and
number of sportsmen are making
great preparations for the big hunt.
An effort will be made TO secure re-
duced rates on the railroad for the
occasion, and it is probable that a
large number of enthusiastic hunts
men will go from this city to take.
part.
Mr.. Blalock promises to meet those
who go from this city at Coyote STA
tion, transfer them to the island and
furnish the meals for the small army
of rabbit hunters. A number of Port
land and Tacoma people will Also take
part in the drive, as well as a number
Of Indians who reside in that vicinity.
On the morning of the great drive
the men will be organized army style
and a captain and lieutenants selected.
Then the crowd will be taken to one
end of the island, formed in line and
marched toward the enemy. But the
enemy in this case will make no re-
sistance. The rabbits only protection
is in flight.
Rabbits Have Increased.
Each soldier" viii be armed with
gun, double-barrel shotgun or a
repeater preferred. The drive will be
six miles in length, the distance from
one end of the island to the other. AS
the march proceeds, the line extending
from one side of the island to the
other, the game, or rather pests, Will
be slaughtered. The little animals that
are wise and continue ahead of the
shooters will be cornered at the end.
They will have to choose between
drowning and being riddled with fine
shot.
1t is expected that now and then
during the chase a coyote or fox will
be encountered. This will relieve the
monotony of just shooting rabbits, ana
help to make the day great one H.
every particular. \ number have al
ready interested themselves in. Df.
Blalock's rabbit drive. and are looking
forward 10 the big hunt. Last spring
a drive held on the island and 1900
rabbits met their death as result,
Tho u+t1e animals have multiplied to
sucb an extent mat there are thols.
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lore
M'hc II Ainool f.rn
i-aiosN lShl Is devoted TO fufm-
."i' ana l' siA' mites IONS and FROM @
''ia 20 IVY" Ali'es va WIDTH II r'H-
''''' iu'o acres ~ 'and owned by. ,he
iitl'-t e''"h' 'N' of which Or. fa-
l'... ,>l'l' Al''telaer the c"n-
/ pdny mas irVNo acres under cu.tNo-
ton IN that vicinity Dr. Blalock
owned the island years ago out durihg
the panic IN 1873 was compelled to
give up t''e lahu' fecehIE ne as'Hh
secured possession OF the tract ana
s now carrying out ms one IDEA IN lte
TO nave hlouei It'rn III every paf~
'ieui'r' Ihis year l-'VoV apricot ana
plu'h trees were piaiiteu'
Nearly loo peopie "re eH'p'oSeo oy
the biaioeK company ABOUT oV Oh
THESE i've OH the lslIhu' where Hlouerh