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tII I 11TTInsects at Moko Lake,— The H«7'iposa Gazdle, in giving an account ofMono Lake, says:i■tr■Around its whole circumference is 155round an insect not quite as largo as the ccommon house fly, which lays its eggs?in the sand near the water, or in it,rwhich in due course of time, producesta small crysalis of brackish appearance,half an inch in length, and about theatlIsize of a common, broom straw* These! Iare produced by the million, and thewave motion of the water cast them on ‘Ithe shore in rolls from one to five inchessi3in diameter. In this State the Indiansquaws scrape them into baslcets and siftout the sands; they are then spread onthe beach and allowed, to dry. Everysection of country had their chrysalisgrounds distinctly marked, so that there3could be no intrusion, and so far as Icould ascertain, the lines were sacredly,t observed* These insects constitute arroantai*olarge majority of what the Indians cat;and I do not think it on over-estimate toidT1Irrt(iassert that they had gathered no less£than 10 1 00 bushels, which lay in heaps iitaround the lake* Just think of it—60 hmiles covered with insects, and you at I \doilce see that the production is prodb tgxouscI
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Salt Lake City Valley Tan
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Fri, Dec 03, 1858
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Dean T.
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