Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-04-28
BY MOUNTAINS Lions
Houston Press, April Is.

lI1tule hwSt river. "iAS"
beats anything We learned concern
ing the mountain lion. These goats
were in corral adjoining cabin
owned by D. B. Hawley, a wealthy
stockman, who has ranges all through
eastern Idaho. In this cabin resides
a Miss Theresa Tallert, a maiden OF
German extraction, who is tall, beau
tiful, willowy, and possessed OF great
strength. Miss Taller has charge Of
herd of upwards Of 500 Angora
goats, belonging to Mr.. Hawley,
which are very valuable animals.
During the day Niass Iallert has been
accustomed to permit the goats to
roam over the aaeighboring foothills
in search of food, and wben they fail
ed to return toward naghtfGll she
would mount her fleet pony and b,
the aid Of we'll trained dog soon ind
and drive the goats into a large cor
raj or enclosure alongside of her cabin.
One evening last week the goats came
home earlier than usual, running as II
frightened nearly to death. and rush
ed into the corral This corral is in
closed by stookade wall OF logs, Is
eight feet high and very strong.
Miss Tallert closed and barred the
gate as soon as the goats had passed
in, then went some distance towards
the foothills to ascertain the cause OF
alarm among the flock. Nothing I'M
usual was noticeable IN the direction
from which the goats had come. Miss
Tallert, therefore, returned to the
cabin, ate her supper, and after an
hour or more spent in reading, retired
TO rest, taking her faithful dog "Bad-
GER within the cabin.
Miss Tallert, in recounting what
followed, said she must have beer
sleeping about three hours when Bad
ger placed his nose to her ear anc
began whining. Knowing something
was wrong outside, she hastily dressed
and seizing an AK stepped around b,
the corral gate. The night was cloud
less aud just light enough to distin
guish large objects sufficiently plail
to know what they Mere. She heart
the goats racing around within til,
corral, and after listening momen
she WIS satisfied some Wild ANNA
was among them. Gliding through
the gate as noiselessly rs possible sh,
closed and fastened ii, then crep
along in the shadow of the stochad,
fence until under the caves Of the cab
in--the roof projecting about thre'
feet into the corral. She had Jus
fa6en tins position when large hant
of gomts came rushing past and crowd
ed her against the cabin wall. Clos,
upon ahe heels of the panic-stricke
goats were four monster beasts, thei
eyeballs gaaring like Goals of fire
Miss Taller knew at glance tina
they were mountain Lions, but withou
moments hesitation she sprang a
them with uplifted AK, and SO grea
was their surprise that they turned
tail and fled. Scarcely had they dis
appeared over the stockade fence err,
two more Of the monstrous beast
cane dashing toward her from til,
center OF the corral Rushing upol
them as she had upon the first, the,
were Immediately teniGad. but befor,
they fled she succeeded in striking
blow with her AK which laid one q
the fsons ham open to the bone. Tn
animal managed to get away, howey
er, and no more We're seen. The mex
ID ,rning fifty Of the valuable goat
were found dead and thirty wounded
Fourteen of the wounded have sine
nv