Daily Republican., 1882-10-24
AIInn ktliinr omnrga.

| o"ce had rare chance OF seeing
lion each and kill his prey IA the opeu
daylight While on p short hunt
to tie north IF Waterberg in tie
VransVaal, III Toe winter Of 1874, with
a Dutch BOer, we saddled up one after
noon to shOOJ a couple of quaggaB
(Burchelps zebIa) toT our followers,
quagga meat beiug preferred above ali
other by the niger OF that country. We
had ridden considerable round with
out falling in with any, but about an
hour before sundOwn We came across
a troop OF about 80. Galloping up
within shot, NO fired, when one mare
dropped. keloading aud mounting,
we started after the troop, which had
disappeared over ridge. On gaining
the rise we saw the quagga trailing out
III the hollow and commenced to as.
cend second slope, one VI two stal.
lens bringing up the rear, as Is usually
the case. CaMterng on, my COmpan-
lou suddenly pulled up aud pointed out
TO me lion trUtting swiftly up across
the quagga's hue Of retreat, behind a
lew sGatt red bUulders and low bushes
dotting The slope evidently with Tie in
Jentiun If securing lis supper. We
moved sOnwly forward, when The hind
most stallion Lhinking We were getting
LOO close, started after his companions
At a s>Gart canler. - 1t was low exciC.
ing. The quagga was close IT, the line
of the ilonh approach; a couple Ut SOC
Onds more aud The dark lJass Of the
liOn's form shot Ouo from behind II stone
on his prey. In IA moment tie Quagga
was on the ground. rnc lion left hnU
instantly moved a few yards distant
and lay down with his head away from
The quagga, twitching his iaiI nervous
ly from side TO sideas much as 10 say
81 have done that properly"
The " hoe thing was done so Qnickiy
and suddenly IhaCiL was difficult to de,
scribe The lion had not yet seen us
bUt on riding nearer he turned and
faced, us looking rather put cut A. our
appearing on the scene. A first he
seemed inclined TO bolt, but al last lay
down facing us eVldently unwilling 10
giveup his game. Being anxious to ex
anime the qNagga, and knowing my
Boer friend W be reliable, we rode upI
60 about 50 yards and dlsmounted.
he'd the horses keeping my double ri
tie i'll reserve III case Uf accident. The
lion not liking the look Of things, GOV
up and walked few steps toward us,
grow ling savagely. told bOer TO shooL
straight, which he did hitting the lion
with his old six ~ Tie pound on the
point OF the shoulder; the bullet pass
ing out behind the other shoulder, drop
ped the lion on the spot. On txalnin--
ing the qnagga it would appear from
the claw mark that the lions left fore
the claws fixed in the shoulder, the
right tOrearm's claws in lbe chest,
the left hind claws had been driven
into the flank n little below the level OF
The hip bone, the right hind foot evi-
IDENTITY on the ground thus holding Jhe |
animal as if in a wise, while the teeth
met in the neck about three or four
lpCheS behind the ears, smashing the |
bone as etteCtually az twC-Ounce
bullet. My two front fingers met in
the bite hole. Death was Instantaneous.
The lion was full grown male, with |
perfect teeth. On previous occasion |
q riding mare belonging to q friend Of
mine was killed near Wonderfontein |
one night, close to the
wagon, while ON besbok hunt. The
mare was h0bbIed when caught. The
law marks and bite that killed her
we're identical with those on the Iuag
"a. From all testimony Chat J. could
,ather from old hunters during II
ears residence iu the TTansvaal, and
ny own limited observation. would
ay that the lion uses his claws az a
Ioliiug power, and Kills by bite.