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Mountain Devil 
It is a trite saying that fools can ask ques¬ 
tions, but it takes wise men to answer them. 
l»'or example; Does the panther scream ? Do 
snakes spit? fete* 
New as a member of the class that asks 
questions, I desire to propound an interrogatory 
to the members of the second class; a question, 
possibly not of such vital importance as the 
scream, probably not so pleasant to consider as 
the spit question, but nevertheless, one of consid¬ 
erable interest to us timid fellows who frequently 
sleep alone in the deep mountains with the pale 
light of the moon for a blanket, the shadows for 
sheets, and the soft side of a rock for a pillow 
What is a mountain devil? To satisfy your¬ 
self that such a creature really exists ask almost 
any one of our western mountaineers. Of course 
no two of them agree about the size, shape or 
general characteristics of the “cuss,” but on the 
general proposition, that there is such an animal, 
and that he is a “holy terror” you will find re¬ 
markable unanimity of opinion, and refreshing 
volubility of expression. I was talking last even¬ 
ing with an old hunter who had seen one by 
moonlight, in the mountains of New Mexico. He 
undertook to describe it for my edification, but 
the poverty of the English language forced him 
to give up the job, and he finally contented him¬ 
self with the declaration that it more nearly re¬ 
sembled a jack-ass than any other animal he 
knew of. He also informed me that the Mexi¬ 
cans, and Indians pointed out to him next day 
the home of the creature among the crags and 
caves of an adjacent mountain, with a gentle 
admonition to avoid said mountain on general 
principles, which they did, and for the further, 
and separate reason, that it was the home of the 
devil. 
For my own part I have seen but one moun¬ 
tain devil. It was dead. Billy Newman and my¬ 
self, while at Ilwaco near Shoalwater Bay, were 
invited to call at Jawbone’s saloon and inspect the 
carcass, and give our opinions as to the “kind of 
varmint it mout be.” The proprietor informed 
us that it had been shot out of a tree about 70 
feet from the ground in the mountains back of 
the Bay; that it was an active tree climber, but 
absolutely fearless, and when shot was preparing 
to descend to attack its enemies. It was a planti¬ 
grade animal, and its hair much resembled that 
of the cinnamon bear, but here all resemblance 
to the bear family ceased. Its legs were long 
and straight; its back straight as a wolf’s while 
the body and head much resembled the hyena. 
Will some sportsman kindly inform us just what 
a mountain devil looks like, so that we may know 
his excellency when we meet him? 
Meshoppen, Penna., Dec. n, 1913 .—Editor 
Forest and Stream: I have renewed my sub¬ 
scription. I commenced reading Forest and 
Stream in 1883, and have read every number 
since. Thirty years without a miss is going some. 
G. W. Bunnell. 
