WONDERS THE WEST,
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II always affords us great pleasure to record
any thing coming under our notice, illustrative Of
the character and amazing resources Of the
mighty West. The following description Of a
pigeon roost from the Miners cypress Of Dubu-
que is Of that character. We hope it has attract
ed the attention of the Historical Society of New
York:


ssThere is an immense pigeon roost in the
forks Of the Maquoketa, in jackson county, such
as has never been seen in this country before. II
is three miles long and half a mile in width.
There can be no estimate made of their numbers
Their roostng places are about mile distant
from their nests and feeding places, being three
in number, each one covering section Of land
and in passing to and fro, they darken the all
with their numbers, break down young trees witt
their weight, and hundreds are killed by getting
entangledin thefalling limbsand branches, The
people kill them with clubs, and their noise is 81
loud that when gun is fired amongst them tn,
report connot be heard, and person can stand il
one place and shoot all day, the birds returning
as soon as you can load. They are building thei
nests, and the people are alarmed, lest they ma.
destroy their crops"


A young urchin being severely reprimaudec
by his mother for saying T'hell, Remembered th'
chastsement, and on the following Sabbath wher
the minister, in preaching, nsed the word leapet
up and exclaimed, sBy Jingol if you had mj
mother 10 deal with, you wodldn't swear tina
way without being licked, know"


