Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-07

Montana Lister 70 Phil. Timos
Some pretty big stories osmo from
California Of some pretty bic monntRiu
iiona they have on the Pacifc Coast, bat
think We havs here IN Montana larger
and more feroeions specimens of this
feline species than 0alifoFniang ever
heard OF dreamed Of. Certainly thsy
are fouud Ia great numbers ali thFouah
this Northwestern belt OF ceanfry, and
their ravaRes extend 30 far as 20 attack
not only weak calves and yearlInRs on
the ranges, bus also sheep, goats and
full grown steers.
The natural home Of she moun tain
lion is in the NorthWesi, aud the fathers
of The species live hefe II Montana
among the foothills Of the Rocky Moun.
taina. Since the disappoaraaoe Of ths
vast herds Of bison that once r0amed
over the prairiea Of Montana, Idaho,
and Wyoming, the plains and bills of
she NoKthaost bave become infested
with ell sorts Of Wild animals. Wolves
and coyotes are, Of course, the most de-
stFaCtiVo, bat this Is owing rather 10
their astonishing Numbers than any
thing else. Mounfain lions come
next aud are almost as nnmerous as
their cousins, the coyotes aud wolves.
Closs after tho lions follow the bears, Of
which there are several varieties ID the
Recky Mountains, suoh as cinnamon,
bIaok, brown, silver ZIP and the tFue
grizzly, f0and far 40 among the peaks,
NEAR She perpetual snow llne.
Bat mountain lions, owing % thei
fsrscify and great aumbars. mnst BE-
considered chs most dangerous and
most destructive Wild snimal We have.
80 boid have they become Of late that
oattlsmen and the Territorial authoFi-
ties zoo have been compelled % RfYe ~.
tontion % the raxaQes committed By
thsso beasts among tho heok8 aud
herds. A lively var Of oxtermtnation
has been going on against them for
aoms time. The Territory Offers q
premium OF s. On every scalp broGEht
ID 10 Be panoned. and some Of TIE eoun-
ties edd 70 tie induoement b offering
on aheir own accounts . nice little sun
Ia addition 10 The Territorial bounty.
The cowboys, with iols of sp4Fs time on
their hands DARING The winter months.
gain . hAnas0me iarRess for themselves
fnot % speak Of the fen and spofi theg
navel By huntina and kiiling mountain
lions from November % March. Ihe
soc punoher, VITA 40 eye 20 oa1noss,
frsl draWs on TIE Territorial Treasurer
for O.; be then hands bill % tie coan-
" fof somsthine tnoFe. aad finally
cells TIE hide 70 q furrier foz wh4t Il q
worth. Thars ware llf moaatAin lioaa
Kidd and paid for 10 M0ntana il
1874; Isl IL 1856. for Whieh q - came
Qua of ths Territorial TfsasaFy. and
thia year the hgnFes pEomisa % run 40
% 90 o. theFsabcaiE.
Mauutain lions ia this aeolion attain
4 pfsAiaiuns sixe. Specimens are oftEn
killed measuring nina feet from tip 70
TO sad weighing nos far ffem 20 -
100 DoundA Many maro measufsna
from tsn 20 eleVen fees are frsqueutiy
bsarsd. and oesaai0ually = mon9tef
reaching swalva fees IN She elsar, and
perhaps longer, - br0leni down by
soms lnckT and darine hzntsr. Ihs
aide 81 tnis animal makes en- excelleni
FaR. Saafaeiy 3 ranch Ii ne whois
koaky Mo1nfnin regio1 - WIthogt q
mQnnlain Ion akin % ths h9oT. Dle
aarsis ranch has every room An ne
fhe houss esFpetsd with handsome skins
81 ttss anfmai. he hids Is . bright
bfoan un sha baek and fumps but faaea
aw4g into 4 soft Uhlle bFoBn towards
tba sidss aad bse1mes aimast = pare
wkiis unAnE che bsilY. 1ha tail lei
tippsd WITH white sad ths bead. eyes.
ears. no1 sad f84iufos aF8 aa exaet -
ursazgsi0a - ne demea1ie eas On 3
iarznr seals. TIE fees and etaus are
also liks tsoss oi .sT0m and Asria.n