Wonders Of The West.
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1t 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 rcost from the Miners Ex,
press Of Dubuque is of that character.
We hope il has attracted the atten.
ton Of the Historical Society of New
York:


"There Is an immense pigeon roost
in the forks Of the Maquoketa, in
Jackson county, such as has never
been seen in this country before. 1t
is three miles long and half a mile ia
width. There can be no estimate
made of their numbers. Their roost-
ing places are about a mile distant
from their nests and feeding places,
being three in humber, each one COW
ering section Of land; and in pas.
sing to and fio, they darken the air
with their numbers, break down young
trees with their weight, and hundreds
are killed by getting entangIed in the
falling limbs and branches. The
people Kill! them with clubs, and their
noise is so loud that when gun is
fred amongst them the report cannot
be heard, and a person can stand in
one place and shoot all day, the bird:
returning AS soon as you can load
They are building their nests, and the
people are alarmed, lest they may des
troy their crops"