Arizona republican., 1910-09-27
Further Spread of
 Disease Among Ducks
A Request Is Made of Local
 Sportsmen.

The information has reached this place tC the effect that the diseased condition Of the wild game, which ap- parently had its origin in Utah, has spread to the coast in California The extent Of the cOntagiOn in California was not learned, further than that the disease has become prevalent at that place
 Very few ducks have been killed at this place so far this season, although they have begun to arrive in large numbers It has been suggested that in the event that any of the local hunt CTS find any dead ducks or should kill any that they be brought to w. J. Lc- Baron, at the LeSueur company store. and an examination will be made of them to determine if the disease has reached this place It is further sug- gosted as a caution that hunters be very careful of their games and be sure before using it as a food that it is not diseased.
 A further report from Utah has been received at this place concerning the further spread of the disease in the vicinity of Salt Lake City. The re- port is as follows:
 Wild ducks must not be sold on the Utah markets this autumn; and hunters are advised to defer the shoot ing for at least six weeks. After mak- ing an inspection of conditions at the mouth of Bear river. Tuesday, and finding as many diseased and dead ducks as on the Jordan, Willard Han son, state food and dairy commission CT; Fred w. Chambers, state fish and game commissioner. and Herman Harms. state chemist, issued a bulletin this afternoon to all hunters and mer- chants, which is, in substance, as above. The sale of wild ducks will be absolutely forbidden until further mo- tice. and MT. Chambers advises the hunters to defer their sport for at least four to six weeks, when the cold weather may abate the dead duck nuisance and make shooting worth while.
 The law, according to Attorney Gen eral Barnes, permits the state food in spectcr to forbid the sale of ducks un- fit for human consumption; but Mir Chambers is helpless to stop the shoot ing. hence he merely advises the hunt CTS to rest awhile for their own sakes as well as for the best interests of the ducks
 The three officials named above went to the mouth of the Bear river Monday night and yesterday made an inspec- tiOn of the whole neighborhood and especially of what are known as No. 3 overflow and Big Nose Point With out hesitation these three officials pro- rounce the conditions at the mouth of the Bear river as bad if not worse than those at the mouth of the Jordan.
 Agents for the millionaire Bear River Duck club have telegraphed from Brigham City and other local points to the wealthy members in Boston and other large eastern citios.ROt to come cut this fall or at least until the state officials decide that it would be worth while. This acticn was taken at Brigham City as result of the in- spection made by Messrs Chambers. Harms and Hansen.
 The city board of health. at a spe- cial meeting held yesterday afternoon. decided to bar all wild ducks, geese and other aquatic fowls from the mar ket place. on account of the wide prevalence If an unknown disease among them.
 '''rhe prohibition of the sale of wild ducks is done in the interests of pub lie health. That there would be an increase in mortality :n the city if diseased ducks were hold at the mar kct places to people here is the con T.ction of the members of the health npard
 The health board and others. who have been making examinations of diseased ducks brought in from their feeding grounds along he lake shore, are still in the air as to what is Caus- ing the death of thousands of fowls