River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-20
A PANTHER SLAYER.
Four FerGciOus Animals Killed in Rap.
ID SuccessiOn.--The Champion Glad.
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Portland (oregon) Telegram.

Portland (Oregon) Telegram.
The wild animals of Oregon, like the
poor Indian, are becoming remarkably
scarce. Throughout the extensive for
ests of the north Pacific the slaughter
of beasts has been going on for years,
and whenever one of those ferocious
creatures. the panther, whose moan is
as The wailiug of the banshee, was kill
ed the newspapers made a note of it.
The latest and grandest achievement
comes through the Enterprise from Butte
Creek, near SCOTS mills. At the time
alluded to Mr.. Haugh, who lives in that
vicinity, started for Beaver lake, to ret
some cedar timber. He had along
large bored rifle, little rat terrier and
rather large dog, of part Newfound-
land breed. After leaving tho main
road and getting on an almost blind
road, ne saw panther cross the road
ahead of him. He stopped the team,
tied them to small tree and followed
the dogs, who had succeeded in freeing
the panther in a very short time. 1t
was on large oak tree, about thirty
feet from the ground, and growing saw
agely. Mr.. Haugh fell back short
distance in order TO get a rest shot,
fired, and his game fell dead 10 the
ground, having made final leap which
brought him about fifteen or twenty
feet Irom the tree. On going back to
the wagon the children pointed out
another panther back on the road over
hlch they had passed. On approach
ing it to get a shot, it darted in the
brush, followed by the two dogs, who
succeeded in freeing that one without
any difficulty. On following the dogs
Mr.. daugh found it on the large limb
of 4ir-tree about twenty-five or thirty
! feet from the ground. Getting rest
on the side of tree some distance
away. he shot this one. At the crack
Of the gun the panther jumped from
the tree and was followed by the dogs.
On following them it was found dead
about 100 yards from where it was shot.
On approaching the ranch where Mr..
| $. Huelet once embarked in the cattle
business, he found that ne little dog
had succeeded in freeing panther
! about two-thirds grown. This one was
shot dead. Before Mr.. Haugh had
time to load he heard the big dog bark
| ing ut something about 200 yards off
down the hillside. On going to where
it was he saw the biggest panther he
evet saw-a very large female. She
was growing and swapping her teeth at
the dogs so much that she formed the
most savage picture he had ever seen.
1t was difficult to get a good shot, but
on firing she came down and the limb
on which she was with her. AS she
ran eff the dogs followed her, and on
coming up with them he saw her on II
stump about twenty-five feet from the
ground. Mr.. Haugh shot again, but as
no 7ital part WAS struck it only succeed
ed in making her growl and lash her
tai liercer than eyer. Ga looking for
bullet, Mr.. Haugh found that he had
only bal bullet left, with which he
had 10 make a successful shot or lose
bis game. His patching was all gone az
welissc tearing off part of the lining
of his coat, he put it round the bullet
and CANNED it home. Taking q care
ful ann he fired. This time he saw the
huge boast tumble to the ground, to be
seized by the dogs. She seized the big
dog by. the scalp with one paw, and had
succeeded in tearing the scalp nearly
off when death pat an end to her strug-
giles. Tine last one, on being measured,
was over nine feet long from tip to tip.
All the panthers were full grown except
one, which was only about two.thirds
grown. They were all killed within
two bours.