Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-10-13
AN EXCITING ADVENTURE,
The Strange Animal CAP tured by
Returning PYOdigal-Lassoing a
Tarantula.

"'' "o Pi"sPcctS anu pam
ming out OF this little city, started to
Walker Lake last week. Not finu-
ing any more nutriment in the pine
leaves in the neighborhood of the
lake than in the fragrant sage brush
OF his regular stamping ground, he
concluded to return. He arrived at
Carson on Sunday morning, and af-
ter free lunch at the expense of a
Dolly-Varden candidate, started on
the free toll-ro for home. When
about half way between the cities
OF Silver City and Carson he OBJ
served two comical shaped objects
vibrating pendulOusly behind q
clump Of sage brush. His natural
inclination was to investigate the
phenomenon, and following the die.
tates OF his impulses he started for
the object. He had gone but a short
distance when the cones began to
move rapidly away, and when they
cleared the intervening sage brush
he saw that they were taking with
them a large, and to all appearances,
healthy jack rabbit. This was not
strange of itself, but Immediately af-
ter and directly in the trail of the
rabbit he saw Whist he at first sight
supposed was a fur cap. The fact
that the cap was moving as rapidly
as the rabbit led him 10 believe that
some vicious boy had tied it to the
abbreviated tail of the rhodent, after
the manner of kettling a dog, until
within a few moments, the supposed
fur cap made an immense spring and
alighting upon the back of the I'M
fortunate bunny bore it to the
ground. Mr. W--hatever his name
is knew then that instead of harm.
less cap he was looking at some un.
known beast of prey. Being adj
dicted to scientific pursuits, his ar
dor IN the cause of natural history
overcame his WEAKNESS, and spit
ting on stone in the vicinity TO
mark the place, he returned to the
nearest cabin, and the proprietor
not being at home, borrowed a
clothes line (Which, by the way, he
forgot to return, but it was in iurth
erance OF scientific information, and
the end justifies the means).
Returning To the scene of the rab
bits untiiuely death, which he east
ly found by the large splash OF to-
bacco juice on the stone heretofore
mentioned, lie discovered the mon.
ster enjoying himself heartily from
the already half devoured carcass of
his victim. Making n loop ON the
end # the role, with the swing pc.
culiar To an accomplished greaser,
he dropped the moose fairly over the
body of the feeding animal. The
spherical shape of the body caused
the loop to slip on the first throw,
and our valiant townsman had just
time to haul it in and re adjust it
when the enraged beast turned upon
him with crashing teeth, glazing
eyes and uplifted forelegs. His time
for observation was short, but he
saw that he had to do with a tarantu-
la of enormous size, the frightful
rage of the hideous monster at first
almost unnamed him, but nerving
himself for a desperate effort, he
again threw the rope, and the moose
legs AT d one of the poisonous fangs,
he drew it tight and started towards
a settlement with the speed which is
only received from intense excite.
ment mingled with reasonable
amount Of fear of being overtaken
by misfortune. Arriving at the
railroad he ca led for assistance. and
with the aid of few Irish Ameri
can citizens was enabled to secure
his captive In a coffee sack, and now
has as trophy a tarantula which
measures inches across the beam;
the full measurement when the
legs are distended has not yet been
ascertained, as no one has had te
merity enough to spread them out
for the mere sake of gratifying u
morbid curiosity or satisfying their
Unborn love for the marvellous.
The foregoing is as. reported by
the principal actor, and although he
did not bring the curiosity with him,
having left it at the railroad for con-
venience of transportation, he is
ready and willing TO convince any
doubter by showing the rope, which