Lobo 



pair of gloves steeped in the hot blood of the 

 heifer, and even avoided breathing on the 

 baits. When all was ready, I put them in a 

 raw-hide bag rubbed all over with blood, and 

 rode forth dragging the liver and kidneys of 

 the beef at the end of a rope. With this I 

 made a ten-mile circuit, dropping a bait at 

 each quarter of a mile, and taking the utmost 

 care, always, not to touch any with my hands. 



Lobo, generally, came into this part of the 

 range in the early part of each week, and 

 passed the latter part, it was supposed, around 

 the base of Sierra Grande. This was Monday, 

 and that same evening, as we were about to 

 retire, I heard the deep bass howl of his ma- 

 jesty. On hearing it one of the boys briefly re- 

 marked, " There he is, we'll see." 



The next morning I went forth, eager to 

 know the result. I soon came on the fresh 

 trail of the robbers, with Lobo in the lead — his 

 track was always easily distinguished. An or- 

 dinary wolfs forefoot is 4^ inches long, that 

 of a large wolf 4^ inches, Dut Lobo's, as 

 measured a number of times, was 5)4 inches 

 from claw to heel ; I afterward found that his 





