ROUNDING UP CATS IN 

 COLORADO 



THE mountain lion of the West is the 

 panther or cougar of our Eastern 

 States, sometimes called "painter" by the old- 

 fashioned backwoodsman; in some localities 

 it goes by the name of "Indian devil," no 

 doubt on account of the weird, unearthly 

 noises it makes at night. In Mexico it is 

 known as the "puma," and grows to a larger 

 size than elsewhere. In appearance the moun- 

 tain lion is very similar to the African lioness, 

 having a smooth, tawny skin, without any 

 mane; a full-grown animal that will measure 

 from seven to eight feet from its nose to the 

 end of the tail and weighs about 180 pounds, 

 is considered a large specimen. They seldom 

 exce'ed this, and more frequently fall below it. 

 Although often engaged in hunting big 

 game, I never saw a mountain lion at large 

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