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and I had my box of eggs in my hand 

 but not one was broken. 



On May 23d F. C. Elliot and my- 

 self went to the swamp and found a 

 new and extensive rookerv wherein 



pany of Denver and he secured a min- 

 eral claim. Since the establishment 

 of a station at Adamant several miles 

 East of Holbrook, the company's sup- 

 plies were shipped from the forest to 



Little Blue Herons were nesting by the that point and there transferred to the 



score. In the midst of this rooker}^ 

 we took 3-4 and 5-3 Red. Egret. In- 

 cubation fresh in most cases. Strange 

 to say, he took all the sets of four and 

 one set of three. I did not take any 

 sets of Light Blue as I had on former 

 visits taken all I wanted. He took 

 some sets of three. This was, I am 

 certain, the third nesting of most of 

 the Herons. These Herons performed 

 their nidification without any moles- 

 tation, and I am glad to know that 

 many young were hatched and suc- 

 cessfully rai.sed. 



Before concluding. I will add a list 

 of nests found by myself and others 

 in this swamp. Most of them I have 

 found myself. 



Fla. Red-shouldered Hawk, Two 

 young and i egg. Little Blue, Snowy, 

 Green and Wards Herons. Anhinga, 

 Reddish Egret, Purple Gallinule, 

 Kingbird, Black-billed Cuckoo, Pur- 

 ple, Fla. and Boat-tailed Grackle, 

 Blue Jay and Fla. Screech Owl. 

 is truly a fine collecting locality. 



CHALCEDONY PARK. 



Fla. 

 This 



Int:e;resting- features tribut.'^ry 

 to holbrook, ariz. 



Chalcedony Park, or what is com- 

 imonly known as the petrified forest, 

 Ihas something of a mit\i,ng proposition 

 ..associated with it. 



iMiree 3eais ago an agent was sent 

 I out by tjie Arujstrong Al^^^asive com- 



cars and billed to Denver. The plan 

 of the Abrasive company was to work 

 the petrified wood into emery, there 

 being a market for that article. The 

 company operated a ten stamp mill in 

 the forest. The claim has been can- 

 celled. More or less of the petrified 

 wood has been taken out and sold at 

 Holbrook and in curio establishments 

 elsewhere. It is told of tourists, one 

 party in particular, that they ex- 

 pected to .see the tiees standing 

 in their majesty and disappointment 

 was manifest when the contrary was 

 found to be the case. Ten days ago 

 an agent of the government was accom- 

 panied by Hon. F. M. Zuck on a trip 

 to the forest. The agent informed Mr. 

 Zuck that he would recommend the 

 appointment of a keeper in the event 

 of the 1,400 acres comprising the for- 

 est being set apart as a national park, 

 which is vSoon to be made possible. 

 Mr. Zuck has taken a great deal of 

 interest in the park or forest and the 

 appointment may fall to his lot. 

 The forest is very little advertised and 

 it is one ot Arizona's attractions that 

 should be made better known in the 

 East, where so little attention is paid 

 to our natural resources. Special con- 

 veyances can be secured, as well as a 

 guide in Holbrook. 



Several years ago Jardge Denny gave 

 to California a lot of China Pheasants 

 that were lilierated in the State. 



