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��Consider Joe's Non-Skid Shoes They're Made of an Old Tire

FURNACE CANYON is on the edge of the desert,^ miles from civilization. When Joe Boucek and his three part- ners were bitten by the Gold Bug about twelve years ago, they began to look around for the most forbidding piece of country in which to prospect. This search ended in the selection of Furnace Canyon.

Until a few weeks ago no automobile had been able to penetrate the wilds of this canyon. The road was little more than a burro trail. The boulders were

many, the sand holes deep, and the grades heavy. Joe was present when the first car broke its way into the canyon. When he spied those black-tread non-skids he let out a yell. At last his "sole leather" problem was solved. The morning after securing a discarded tire Joe appeared with his shoes non-skidded. He asserts that he now has enough material to last him ten years. By that time perhaps another automobile will "get through."

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��Utah Kills Four Thousand Rabbits at a Time

IN southern Utah the jack rabbits are so numerous that they amount to a veritable pest. "Drives" are held two or three times each winter to capture them. The rabbits are driven into corrals and then killed with clubs. Three or four thousand rabbits are shown in the accompanying picture. Would that Utah would drive rabbits toward the office of the Popular Science Monthly on a meatless Tues- day! We'd be there! In some western states steps are being taken to utilize these rabbits on a larger scale than ever. There seems to be no reason why the rab- bit industry may not become a large one in the near future, in order to help solve the question of the high cost of living.

Apparently the question of catching them solves itself. The only thing that would have to be thought out and arranged for would be their packing and shipment to the various markets.

Judging by the number shown in the picture, the rabbits must have adopted the faith of the founder of Salt Lake City.

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���Bunny-rabbits, and bunny-rabbits, and bunny-rabbits! This is a picture of a 'drive" in Utah. The rabbits are so numerous as to be a nuisance, so they are rounded up, as above, and clubbed

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