The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-09

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Lion Hunting In Algeria. Z,
A Chicago man has been enjoying the
excitement Of lion hunting in Algeria,
and sends to the Tribune Of that CITY al,
account Of his adventures. The follow
ing passage occurs in the narrative:
About three miles from the entrance of
the gorge in q deep ravine. running off to
one side, is what is known as Monkey
Valley, where there are q lot of wild
monkeys. By paying couple of francs
to an old Arab, whom We found in a hut
close by, we were led off this ravine for
about quarter of a mile, and, after
hunting around for few minutes came
upon 4 whole colony of our cousins.
There were probably one hundreu alto
gether, some hanging from the trees or
perched upon them, in all shapes,
and few scampering about on
the ground among the underground, and
all jabbering rapidly and vehemently.
They were not altogether wild, and, after
few minutes, some of them even ven.
tured toward US. Others soon followed,
and in quarter Of an hour they were all
within fifty yards of us, and few even
ventured on the trees above our heads.
In rash moment / tried to enslave
small one, which caught uuder some
bushes. But tie moment caught it /
thought Bedlam was broken loose; they
all seemed to object, three or four big
males especially. l paid no attention to
their remonstrances, and turned to 20
| away with my little prisoner, when sud-
denly great old granny fell on my head
| and shoulders, from somewhere up in the
clouds. So I said I thought so, too, and
laid the little monkey down and quietly
| took walk. When reached the hut I
needed surgeon and tailor more than
usual. l do not remember whether was
| very much scared or not. but I do know
that l thought afterward, when calmly
meditating about the future, that if lions
were much larger and more savage than
that old monkey, did not believe I want
ed to see any Of them.
About three hours later. the same party
| that had started after the lions before
| now struck the trail again. It was not
difficult to follow, for there was now and
then blood upon it. It lead us up and
around the side Of hill, until we came to
a table-land between that and another
hill. We went down this for an hour or
more, when the leader, who was a hun
dred yards or more in advance, motioned
| us to stop. He rode back to US, spoke
| something in Arabic to those in advance
Of us, when he left his horse and went
al. foe III
left the horses il: charge of three of the
men, and followed at some distance in the
rear of the leader in perfect silence. In a
few minutes we began to hear
a noise, which at once gave us
to understand that we were near
the object Of our search. 1t was deep,
rum bling growl. We now took our way
more cautiously than before, until we
| came to a place where there was an
abrupt descent for about fifty feet. Here
the trail struck off to the right and de.
scended. In looking down into the mar
| row valley below us we saw to the right
q thicket of dense underground. 1t was
from thence the noise proceeded. The
brush was so thick that, notwithstanding
| the elevation and our downward view, We
could see nothing. The spot where we
halted was covered with fair sized trees,
mostly white oaks. We Immediately
placed ourselves at the brink, side by
side, with our guns ready. Thus far we
had made no noise, but one Of the Arabs,
| in getting into his position, had slipped
| and let his gun fall among some
rocks. Immediately there was
a loud growl, and the
male lion leaped at one bound into the
open space at the foot Of the declivity.
I shall never forget the feelings of that
moment. The magnificent beast stood
there for second, the very personifica-
| ton Of power and rage--his name stood
out like bristles, his eyes seemed to flash
fire, his mouth, widely distended; emitted
a rear which caused the very rock under
us to vibrate. It was but a second, al
| though it seemed an age. Nine guns
flashed before him. but their leaden hail
seemed only to add fuel to his rage. and
not to weaken him. We were too high
for him to reach us. In his rage he tore
the earth before him with his paws, and
roared until my nerves seemed charged
with powerful current of electricity,
and could but with difficulty reload my
gum But suddenly he darted away
to the right. Then the leader
cried out for us to climb the trees.
and everybody ran for tree and COM
menced to climb. In my nervousness l
found had left my gun. ran back to
get 1T, and just as had reached the tree
and commenced to climb. the lion bound
ed up the hill at the side. He paused
! for moment. was unable to climb.