Mohave County miner., 1889-04-20
HUNTING WILDCATS.
THE PASADENA HUNT CLUBS DAY
WITH THE CALIFORNIA LYNX.

Wv. S~N~ss ~sss"sSE esPsSss
Nsw EditIsn % shs GeDs ~ "Pussy In =
Cornr"-'TAs 0asss. Psssksd Upon q
Syeansrs IAnh--Is . whirlwind ol
Fsroeious 'nsusds
sis shis coon or COX hunte aaAs . lady
on . spirited Httas bronco " came out
Tor wiidcata"
"And you shail havs ens," said he master
Of the hounds, ~ ths bay Of old 'lfuSics
broke ths stiffness III that Isn't q cat am
greatly mistaken Stand back, gentlemen. >
be cried, - monsnt latss The sounds grew
louder. and then ths whols peck swept by q
n In review BY ths sweating chadng horsss;
away they 60, . living whirlwind, the horsss
isaptng sftcr The plungtng, rearing.
scramb!ing 10 indsscribabia Down shs bank,
up the other side, tho grss0 hands cursins,
while tho Old climbers scrnmbls ovsr ana
0nd themselves In the thicknss OF thick ar.
royo junglsG Shouts come from all about
6ome 80 tho game, and some merely think
they do; but dnally, amid perfect pande-
monium, com@ The welcome sound, 'STrsedrs
The hpss0 como struggling up, some
without rfdsn and riders without hafA
6ome are caught in the briars and sesm I'M
able 70 get out but finally the hslA b
asssmblsd around . big sycamore, about
which tho dogs ars grouped, making msisic.
Some attempt 10 climb and fall hack. Ono
young dog gains ten feet up the sliNsgy
trunk, only 20 slide down again. What d Il
aIl abouti Cast your eyes upward Afsy--
yes, sixty fest, and there is tina object OF an
the work, sport, early rising and general up-
roar--ths arch chicken thief himself. How
big b. loolS crouching ON big limb, backed
against the trunk, looking down at his tor.
mentors; his two eyes blazing green and ysl-
low, his ears twitching nervously, and tho
short tail moving back and forth, indicative
OF rage and fear. freed surely, but csughti
No, indeed The chances are that hs win
make another tree before the finish.
'Give him chance 10 rest, !" says the mas.
ter Of the hounds. who believes IN fair play,
II anything. "He Is w;nded, and 90 arc the
dogs But the latter do mot care 10 waik
They sit and look with eager eyes, tongues
banging cut, and white, froth Heclksd tsstb,
showing formidable array for poo. puss,
who looks down TO almost certain Death.
It'll, csts sse said 10 have nine livss, and b
does mot propose TO give them up % readily.
A cTRcLB AnouED TEE TREE
"Now, ladies and gentlemen" says ths
huntssnan, "form yourselves In circle about
ths trvs, and give the dogs full play, and
don't shoot; the hounds have worked Tor the
cat and they deserve Il Again, il Il the
most humane way of looking at IL; the dogs
Will Kill the cat sooner than bullet"
With the little speech delivered for the
benefit Of tho excitable tenderfset In the
hunt, the horses are arranged In Q big circle
about tho sycamore. and . young man who
wishes 10 beard tho lion In its dan crawb
ilowly up. A. he draws nearer tbs cas the
lsttsf looks around in desperation. Ths tai
witches quicker and more nervousiy; glano-
Ing down at tho open n,outhed dogs, then At
the approaching human enemy, the poor ami.
nal b evidently considering ths chances.
Nearer the clinlksr comes, until man and cat
casa into each Others eyes scarce three feet
away. For . moment pua hssitates; then,
burning quickly, he steadies himsslf, and
with mighty spring. 10 In the air. Down
- goss 6fty feet, bounces among the bush,
mas Of springs, steel and rubber, and II
away. he has landed Just beyond the circle
md . horss has dashed aside 10 let him pass,
followed By tho pack In full cry. They 20
IKE . dash Of light, roaring, crashing
pcund; scrsam-and puss h again visible,
perchsd upon ths limb OF another bigfsyca-
more.
Tbs sams thing b repeated again and
Again, and tho ladies repent, and cr.s Of
LIST hsr 60, "Poor puss," are heard among
The baying OF the dogs that are growing
lairly mad with unappeased ferociousneas
Again the young man faces ths cat, this time
Iully sixty fest from the ground Surely, IL
,ver IN animal had won It's liberty, this ons
had But the game Is up; tho dogs are
and a. out into the air tho cat
caps, In magnificent form they collect.
Down hs comes hkea gigantic flying squirrel
With isgs spread Tar apart, the soft cushion
Ike pads ready for rebound Like flash
v cuts the air, strikes the ground at the
writer's fest and y snyslopsd in . whirlwind
4 fssooious hounda
fHn A0oxY n ovxp.
The agony Of the cat II over In Q second,
sut ths dos7 hght, war and struGgie until
ach has ve;atad bis rage upon tha lnanimats
kin, that II now borne aiofr ~ trophy.
Not Q few Of the dogs but hare mot fsit ths
harp teeth and claws OF the vicious CT thst
ips the scales at fifty pounds.
"Wsn,s said tsnderfoot, s.for nm and
lown sxcdtsusnt that beats anything ! ever
Az Or hsard Of Il makes your very hair
tAnd on end. and fancy thnt II the cut
ho0h strike any enc during the Jump be
would n I'll probability 90 under"
Two othsr cats were treed, and those, with
coon and coyote, constituted the mornings
Iunk Lks fishing, wildcat hunting changes
'omstims tAsy srs plentiful, and again nos
NJ y sssu. In ~ several hundred o. thsss
animals have bean killsd by the
'oaands Of Nr. Bandini, and tho mort NAV
. ranksd with any In excitsmsnt, while
sing followed ON horseback II affords ride
Aroegh oas u ths most delightful portious
{ ths southern country.
In wildcat Of this country, while not 10
lrgs - 81 eousn Of Colorado end other
EAtss, = large and powerful animal for Q
u Averaging forty or fifty pounds, with
nah tassels upon In ears, high rump and
mall, ridiculously unall tan, which, how.
vcr, h q vegy expressive crgan
Ths wildcat 10, according 10 so.ns sutAori-
-, tho ancestor Of the present domestic
At The long tail OF the house cat may b
ccounted for by assuming that generations
boys In pulling the tails OF cats have pro.
ucsd the elongated c.iutial appendage
The southern California wildcat II, pro-
erly speaking. lynx, being variety Of
1eeo animals and known to science a. lynx
npas, variety macuiatuA IL has wide
Ance over California, Arizona, New Mexico
nd to the north and south. &c. n. Holden In
m Francisco Chronicle
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A Mean Chicago pEan.
Much has bcen wriften about tire vav In
hich the proprietors Of small candy stores
ijacent to school houses In this city cater to
SPRAYED tastes In their small patrons through
70 indiscriminate sale OF cigarettes and tho
ltroduction Of all sorts OF "prizs PACKAGE