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animal tawny brownish in color, fierce in appearance 

 and savage when cornered; an animal of a carniver- 

 ous nature, preferring as its sustenance the warm 

 blood of animals it preys upon, such as deer, antelope, 

 and sometimes the stock of a ranchman. Next is 

 the Canada lynx, varying greatly in size, far fiercer 

 in appearance than it really is, and next the small 

 cat known as the American wild cat. Of this cat 

 family probably more blood-curdling tales have been 

 written than of any other of our big game animals, 

 and their ferocity has been greatly overrated. It is 

 believed there are more panthers in Colorado than 

 in other States. Great sport has been experienced of 

 late years by hunting these cats with packs of dogs. 

 Of rabbits, there is the almost omnipresent jack 

 rabbit, which — and it is a conservative statement to 

 say — exist by the millions. Some idea of the vast 

 number of these animals can be gained by the 

 report of the number killed last year at Lamar, 

 Col., in a three days' hunt instituted by the Rev. 

 Thomas Uzzell, of Denver, for the purpose of secur- 

 ing food for the poor and indigent. There were 

 6,142 jack rabbits killed on this hunt, and when it 

 is stated that the hunting was done in Lamar and 

 the immediate vicinity, it may substantiate our state- 

 ment that there are millions of jack rabbits through- 

 out the State. 



