A Snake And Bird Exporter

But few people in Washtenaw county re cognizant of the fast that there is a gentleman living in tbeir midst who annually makes from one to two trips to Old England with an invoice of birds, fowls, gnakes, and all kinds of small game, but guch is the case ; and he enjoys the proud distinction of being the only person engaged in thig business in this section Of the United States. His name is D. Wright, and his residence is Whittaker's Corners, in the township of Augusta. This gentleman has now collected over 200 live snakes, which includes all the dififerent species which inhabit this country, and over 200 wild birds and fowls, of all kinds, that fly in the aerial regions of this clima'.e. Besides this collection he will take with him a great variety of small animal-, insects etc., including woodchuck, rabbits, squirrels, weasels, chipmuncks, potato bug?, cockroaches, etc, etc. Mr. Wright will leave Ypsilanti for England, August lOth or lltb, with his collection, which is valued at $800, where he will dipose of it. He expects to return with a smaller collection of native birds, small game, etc, which he will dispose of in this country. This will be Mr. Wright's eighteenth trip across the pond, and every time he has had a similar cargo in charge.