INTER-OCEAN HUNTING TALES 



a tree where the trail ended. Naturally he 

 expected to find the lion in the tree. Much 

 to his surprise there was no lion in the tree, 

 and no tracks of a lion leading away from the 

 tree. The only tracks discernible were the 

 tracks of an elk. Finally a bloodhound in 

 the pack started off on the elk tracks. This 

 seemed very strange, because the dogs had 

 been thoroughly broken from following any- 

 thing except lions and bobcats. The guide 

 tried to call the dog back, but he continued 

 to follow the elk tracks, and the rest of the 

 pack joined in the pursuit. Following the 

 tracks about a quarter of a mile, there ap- 

 peared in the snow signs of a struggle, and 

 then an impression upon the ground of a 

 large animal which the elk had evidently un- 

 seated. The lion's tracks were distinctly 

 visible from this point for a considerable 

 distance, until he took refuge in a pinyon 

 tree. 



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