Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1917 — Clam Diggers Work at Drying River. [ARTICLE]

Clam Diggers Work at Drying River.

Clam diggers working on the bed of the drying Kankakee are industrious these days, as the river is drying fast. The meat is being used, but the shells are being carefully saved and searched for pearls. According to the story told by J. E. Dille, the claims are imbedded in the mud, and quite a number of people have been spending their time on the river c}am diggiflg the past few days.