Birdseye 2012 page 4

Birdseye 2012 page 4 by ric gustafson


In 1912, Clarence Birdseye bought an outpost in Sandwich Bay which was 250 miles north of Battle Harbour Newfoundland. He started training a team of Labrador sled dogs for the harsh winter. In 1914, he was still working for the U.S. Biological Survey. He hired Perry Terhune to run his fox farm in the US. In Newfoundland, he studied the habits and lifestyles of mammals, birds and fish. The subject he was most interested in was about food. During the summer of 1914, the fur market was in terrible shape. Foxes were only selling for fifteen cents.
In July 1915, Clarence went to New Jersey and told his brother Kellogg that he was going to propose to Eleanor. Later that year, as husband and wife they flew to Labrador and Clarence began to build themselves a house in Muddy Bay. In September of 1916, they celebrated the birth of their first child, Kellogg.


research: ' Birdseye' by Mark Kurlansky


Everyone have a great Sunday. Love Ric