Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-21
Sale OF Wild Fowl Absolutely For
hidden in Local Markets
BY Authorities.
POSTPONE OPENING SHOOT
state Game Commissioner Asks Sports
mcn to Refrain From Hunting
Until November.

mouth of Bear river Tuesday, ana
finding as many diseased and dead
ducks as on the Jordan, willard Han
sen. state food and dairy commission
er: Fred w. Chambers. state fish and
game commissioner. and Herman
Harms, state chemist. issued a bulle-
tin this afternoon to all hunters ana
merchants. which is, I'm substance. as
above. The sale of Wild ducks VIII ne
absolutely forbidden until further no
ticc. and Mr. Cham hers advises the
hunters to defer their sport for at least
four TO six weeks. when tho cold wealth
or may abate the dead duck nuisance
and make shooting worth while.
The law, according to Atty.-Gen
Barnes permits the state food inspec-
tor to forbid tho sale OF ducks UNIT for
human communion. but Mr. Chambers
l. helpless to stop the shooting, hence
he merely advises the hunters 70 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-
ton OF the whole neighborhood and
especially OF what are known as NO;
overflow" and big Nose Point With
out hesitation these three oftcials pro
nounce the conditions az the mouth OF
the Bear river as bad II not worse tnan
SEA OF DEAD DUCKS,
In 40. 9 overflow. Mr.. Chambers and
HIS companions stepped on an average
piece OF ground hvc steps wide ana
ieO steps long, and within that parallel-
ogram were 80 dead and dying ducks;
In another Instance piece OF grouhu
"a feet by 20 feet was measured ana
Il contained 50 dead ducks
MIR Hansen said this morning thet as
far as the eve could reach could be seen
only "a sea of dead ducks we
started out TO count them before we
rcaiized the true conditions he says
.,hnt befors we had gone far we gave
the task up as hopeless. We dlsseCteu
MANY of the dead ducks and a rev
that we shot as they New over Us anu
In all of them we found FOOD suSh as
tule seed. thus proving that the DUCKS
are not starving TO death as some sup"
Mr. Chambers says that he found
niovcrs. iacksnipes, hshhawks ana sea
rulis diving by the hundreds anu thc
srboie neighhorhood was so strewh
with dead and dying birds tnat 'he
stencil was almost unehuultaoie ,ha
II was not decided by the thIer
.scther or not the conditions or mo
ducks in the fresh streams AZ ~
mouth Of the Bear was due 70 ths
sever AT the mouth Of the JORDAN Du'
tbe,s expressed themselves as teelns
mai IL was strange that 50 many DUCKS
had flown from this vicinity
EAsTBRNERs NOTIFIED.
AGENTS for the millionaire Bear
pivSr puck club have telegraphed rom
te,J,,h,r, City and other local points TO
no wealthy members in Boston ana
other larsc eastern cities not 70 CON-
ont this fall or at least unui the s'ate
.
~ rhis action was taken at Bris-
49, ,,itv as "a result Of the inspection
n,sJo ~ Messrs. Chambers Harms
AZ Eiias Kimhall says that there are
more live. healthy ducks on the warm
snrinEs lake than he has seen Tor
many years ...,,...,,,o,, ,,.e,.,
20 meet N the Western Arms to 60 10
no New, state Gun club and pour lime
the dead ducks but only one man
anneared and thus the effort ~ remove
the nest failed The odor IS unbearanle,
and. furthermore. some sportsmeh ar
afraid 10 touch tho ducks az all
MASS MEETING TONIGHT.
A mass meeting will be held at the
com n,ercial club tonight under the aus
nices of the salt Lake County FISH ana
Game Protective association. NJ WhlCh
scores az sportsmen viii discuss ta'
duck situation and come TO some uhuer-
standing on the matter.
one Of the main objects OF tho meet
ing will also be TO consider the adNisa
biiity OF circulating throushout the
Northern counties a petition asking mat
me opon season for duck shooting be
deferred from oct. l 10 Nov. l..
David Madsen. deputy game warden,
saws that he has found many dead
ducks in Utah lake but not 50 many
al he expected He will attend the
meeting al the Commercial club tonight.
Every sportsman in the city Is Invited
as II Is the hope Of the association 10
come 10 some DEFINITE decision which
will be at least morally obligatory on
the duck shooters OF this vicinity
CITY BOARD ACTS.
The CITY board Of health. at a spe-
cial meeting held Yesterday afternoon,
decided 10 bar all wild ducks. geese
and other aquatic fowls from the mar
ket places. on account Of the vide
prevalence 81 an unknown disease
among them.
The prohibition Of the sale OF wild
ducks is done in the interests Of pub
lie health. That there would be an
increase in mortality in the city "
diseased ducks were sold at the market
niaces To- people here Is the CONVICTION
OF the members Of the health board
The health board and others VINO
have been making examinations OF
diseascd ducks brought In from ther
feeding grounds along the lake shore'
arc stil in the air as 10 what Is caus-
ing the death of thousands OF toWls'
Pest mortem examinations have reveal
Cd the fact that the intestlnes or the
ducks were liberated, conuluoh
which undoubtedly caused their doath.
As 10 what caused the uicerauoh OF
az "a wi hat is the namc Of the strange
disease. tho doctors in the bactcriolog-
ical department Of the city heaith oin0e
are al loss TO know,
TWO SENT TO WASHINGTON.
That the health board may have the
afyice Of the best experts In the coun-
nv 10 aid them in combating the ais
ease. two ducks have been sent 10 inc
bureau Of animal industry al wash
ineton. with the request that the re-
sult OF examination be sent TO TINS Guy
as soon as possible. No rePpi' mas
been received as yet
Or s G. Paul, city health oinoer. sald
this morning that the bringing OF ducks
Two the market plsces would De at
tended with greet danger from an
outward appearances diseased ducks
look like those ia a healthy conditloh
ana the housewife would have no means
OF knowing. unless skilled In duck ahat-
ornv. whether or not the ducks We're
AZ 10 eat. To eliminate as innch rs
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