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certain point of rocks and said they had a den there. I started 

 to look for the horses in another direction and soon found 

 them in a large ravine. 



Coming back by the point of rocks mentioned, I saw 

 about half of the carcass of a deer lying near, which led me 

 to make a closer investigation. Next I found a large moun- 

 tain ram, to all appearance just killed, with its heart eaten 

 out. A large opening strewn with bones was in the rocks 

 and these indications plainly proved the nature of the yellow 

 dogs seen there. I sat down under a fir tree, upon a large 

 rock, waiting until some of the animals should make their 

 appearance. 



Sleep had almost overpowered me when a low roar 

 called me to my senses. I looked around and on the rocks, 

 one hundred feet above me, was a yellow dog, in the shape 

 of the largest female lion I had ever seen. She was crouched 

 upon a shelf, from which she had been watching me for I 

 know not how long. Her low cry had the desired effect, 

 for in a moment two others,, both males, appeared at her side. 

 They seemed to feel that danger was at hand, for they lashed 

 their tails from one side to the other, apparently holding 

 council. 



I was filled with the desire to slay these three beasts. 

 I filled the magazine of my Winchester, took a careful view 

 of the surroundings, and singled out one of the males, as he 

 stood broadside to me, writhing his tail like a serpent. I 

 drew a bead on his heart and fired. With a fearful bound 

 he came down head first, uttering terrible howls and cries, 

 and landed within fifty feet of where I stood. He raised 

 himself for a leap, but a shot just under the right eye set- 

 tled him forever. The others sneaked into a large hole on 

 the top of the ledge. 



Quiet being restored, a young lion thought it safe to 



