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most fastidious about what thev ate. Anr 

 animal that had died from natural causes, or 

 that was diseased or tainted, they would no^. 

 touch, and they even rejected anything tha^ 

 had been killed by the stockmen. Their choice 

 and daily food was the tenderer part of a fresh- 

 ly killed yearling heifer. An old bull or cow 

 they disdained, and though they occasionally 

 took a young calf or colt, it was quite clear 

 that veal or horseflesh was not their favori^.e 

 diet. It was also known that they were not 

 fond of mutton, although they often amusea 

 themselves by killing sheep. One night in 

 ^November, 1893, Blanca and the yellow wolf 

 killed two hundred and fitty sheep, apparently 

 for the fun of it, and did not eat an ounce of 

 their flesh. 



These are examples of many stones which I 

 might repeat, to show the ravages of this de- 

 structive band. Many new devices for their 

 extinction were tried each year, but still they 

 lived and throve in spite of all the efforts of 

 their foes. A great price was set on Lobo's 

 head, and in consequence poison in a score o( 

 subtle forms was put out for him, but he never 

 failed to detect and avoid it. One thinar only 

 he feared — that was firearms, and knowine: fuU 

 well that all men in this region carried them, 



