IN April, 1904, "Old Mose," an outlaw grizzly, 

 was killed on Black Mountain, Colorado. For 

 thirty-five years he had kept up his cattle-killing 

 depredations. During this time he was often seen 

 and constantly hunted, and numerous attempts 

 were made to trap him. His home territory was 

 about seventy-five miles in diameter and lay across 

 the Continental Divide. He regularly killed cattle, 

 horses, sheep, and hogs in this territory, and, so 

 far as known, did not leave this region even briefly. 

 Two missing toes on his left hind foot were the 

 means of identifying his track. 



Old Mose killed at least five men and eight hun- 

 dred cattle, together with dozens of colts^and other 

 live stock. His damage must have exceeded thirty 

 thousand dollars. Often he smashed the fences that 

 were in his way. He had a fiendish habit of slipping 

 up on campers or prospectors, then rushing into 

 their camp with a roar, and he evidently enjoyed 



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