ROUNDING UP CATS IN COLORADO 



lion was located. Our efforts at last resulted 

 in causing the tormented beast to seek refuge 

 elsewhere. After abandoning the ledge he ran 

 upon the top of the precipice and came so 

 close to me that I could have touched him 

 but I didn't. A little foxhound ventured too 

 close and his impertinence was rewarded by 

 a snap from the lion which grazed the dog's 

 head and slit his ear in twain. Instead of 

 taking to a tree, as we had vainly hoped, the 

 lion discovered a way of getting down upon 

 another ledge of the precipice, more inacces- 

 sible than the first, and became concealed from 

 view. It became evident that we were taking 

 too many chances, so the guide and myself 

 found a way, very steep and rough, below the 

 lion's last resort, where it was just possible 

 to see, several hundred feet away, the head 

 and neck of the animal. I took careful aim 

 and fired. The bullet went a little higher 

 than I intended, breaking the lower jaw. I 



wished to preserve the skull entire for a 

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