The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-07
.HEASHAW TELLS OF
AMERICAN CAME
BROS
Chief Of United States Biologi-
cal Survey Tells a Story Of
Interest as Hunting Season
Opens.

tnc variety ana plenty OF the North
American huntsman's domain Ia indl-
Gated IN q communication to the Ma
unnnl ~Geegraphic society from Henry
W. A~cnshaw, chief Of the United
States h~ioioslca) survey. which tells
Of American game birds Mr.. Hen
shaw enumerates more than lee kinds
OF same birds common TO this coun-
trye preserves, among which are "a
kinds % duck. eiEht kinds Of goose.
eight kinds Of quail, and five Kinds
~ grouse. While Americas preserves
are DISTINGUISHED among the hunting
flelda OF The world for their wealth
OF game, The writer shows that they
are hunted with dangerous thorough
ness. He says,
America has always been a ara
disc for sportsmen. but OF late years
the numbcr OF those WHOSE chief re-
taxation Is the pursuit of game has
greatly Increased. and today there are
probably not FAR from five millions
who are Interested in the pursuit OF
game. What this army Of five million
hunters means 20 the large and small
game Of America can better be lmsg-
ined than described. Modern guns
and ammunition are of the very best
49, ISL ~ nNAA 80 ANNAA1 81 NIN as
10 be within the reach OF all. Added
TO these very efficient Weapons for
killing small gene are innumerabls
devices for killing waterfowl. as
sncak-boats. punt-guns. swWei-Euns.
sailboats. steam launches. night float
ms. night lighting and others"
The varieties OF American game
duck given By Mr. Hcnshaw are bald.
pate. Barrow's ~golden-eye, black. buf-
nehend, king, Pacific. specialized and
stelicr's cider. fulyous tree duck. mall
lard, merganser. redhcad. pintail.
scaup, scooter. canvasback, shoveiler
and teal. or canvashack ne says:
The canvasback. perhaps the most
famous OF American waterfowl, has
purchased It's fame az a price. 80
highly IA Il prized by the epicure that
today he who can afford to dine on
canvasback sets the mark OF luxurious
living. Not that the c%auvRsback dir
fcrs essentially from other ducks, but
It's exceptional flavor Is due To the
fact that It's favorito food is wild eel
cry a long ribbon-like grass which
grows In shallow ponds and estauar
les. As the plant roots several feet
under the surface, only the diving
ducks can secure Il and the piebeian
kinds have to he content with such
floating fragments as they can pick up.
or can steal from their more aristo-
cratic relatives. ln oregon aud Wash
ington b canyasback lives much
upon wapato, a bulklikc root former
~ a staple article Of food umoug
many Indian tribes. and their e1cep-
tional flavor Is said TO be little. II my.
inferior 10 that OF the celcry-fcd cam
vusback Of the east Prized alike by
sportsman u by epicurc, the ranks
OF the canvashaCk have been depleted
by the relentless pursuit 60 which II
has been subjected. However. the
greater number Of these ducks breed
FAR 90 the northward where they are
safe. and under present laws their
number should increase 20 something
Ike their former abundance
Despite this country's presont vast
wealth in game birds. according to the
writer. thcy would soon be shot away
but for proper protection. A It Is.
he continues. the numbers OF game
birds today are quite magnificent
when compared to the abundance OF
former days. Destruction of former
breeding places hy drainage aud,
moro especially, the rocntlens pursuit
with firearms. are the causes assigned
for the falling OF of supply. Mr.
Heushuw writes.
The statements Of the early chron-
icicrs regarding the m%ultitudcs Of
ducks, ployer and Wild pigeons almost
dcfy belief. When. ln the records Of.
the first part OF the last century. one
reads Of clouds VI pigeons That re-
] MHHHWEH HNH.a A.nH- e.. M. n"A-.
point IN q continuous moving stream,
ana again OF nocks estimated to con-
tain more thun two billion birds. Gre
duiity is taxed 10 the limit Yet ROT
ouly n such flock was observed. but
they were 90 periodic occurrence dur
ing many years Of our onriy history.
and The accounts Of them uro to0 we'll
altcstcd Go he doubted As throwing
"a curious sidelight 3n tho abundance
ut Wild Tow and the h%ardships 10
which tho slaves Of the period were
subjected. / quote from Grinnel. who
states that ia early DAYS slave own
ers who hired out their slaves stip-
ulatod ia the contract that canvas
back ducks should not bee fed o. them
more than twice each week. "
A high money value Is placed on
our game Resources. Mr. Honshaw
states that oregon values her game
Resources. consisting largely OF game
birds. al 50, 600. 600 a year. while Cal-
ifornia % Maine each cluim their
game 20 be worth S%20,000.O0O "a year,
which suggests the enormous aggre-
gete value Of the country's game. Mr..
Henehaw concludes his communica-
ton with an expression Of the belief
that the overnment and the people o.
the country should DO AN la their
power 10 protect and to bring about
a riRhtfui use OF this rlch heritage.