New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-07
CfPPIE IND N1TDI FINES.

\ month ago The Tribute gave IN account Of
the llng of larac mountoin lion by Miss Pauline
Collier Of CLildrcsS, Texas. II viii be icmem-
bc,rd that there vas a controversy in thc press
as 10 whether after dispatchine The beast. Miss
Collier cut OFF il. claws or its for souvenir
Of the occurrence. The Tribune settling the ques-
ton hy sending a special correspondent 10 the
scene Of the disturbance who reported that what
the young hdy really did was 10 wrench the tail
from The dying monster and wear 1t INTO town
around her neck in the gIiSc Of u boa. Nov there
comes another dispatch illustrating the remarkable
airl, produced by NE Growing West. We desir"
10 acknowledge orr Indebtedness 20 The -. Louis
Globe Democrat for the greater pant Of the facts
whch We shall present.
The occurrence un.cr consideration took place
near Pueblo. Colorado toward tho head waters Of
Bob Crock We need not remind The reader Of
tho dangerous character Of the upper Bob Creek
ncich horhood. II Is only surpassed hy the same
c.eion aious Bitter Crccl;. In, condition Of bota
localitics may be graphically. albeit iigurativelJ.
described lv saving that in each the old giascutu'
,harprns lite fangs on the bones 81 his dead
Carrie ard NyuIc F1mos. aged cSfectively eSh-
teen and twenty years lir with their parents on IL
ranch Last week their father. Jim Fanes. was
away on the grand jury, leaving them IN charge
= the stock. What was their sIrpriS". the next
morning after their fathers departure ~ find thai
some animal had lcapcl the ten.foot fence around
the hor.r corral and killed and half devoured
larec Norman stallion. weighing som" l,'p'
pound, The next morni', the mangcd carcass
II another hor>c VS. found IN RE corral This
was no, ~ be- endured. ShouiGcrlng their trrsty
repeating rifles Carrie and Maud lanes started
| up the lonely "'non ot the rparir; and raging
Bob 'Tcck.
| 49, ,lt.i, ,,.,,. .i> inches in diameter and
t ia Ella i,,I ,,L Snn,tim,, they
49,. - In. L. t.I .y.tcLcI lis tail and
| ., Milne. nj .i,.tt,,rJ , rock: still thev
| l M 4, % .,l.cl, T., IN. afternoon thcv
! .,. -, rho omipous rci.Lboriiood where Bob
/ ..,. ,.,,,..s ,,, ~ ,Lc .,round The wind mo0ncd
lid T., tho mines They could hear q
:, ,. ii;n. , ,Lo.t d,pc, tvn
""' -, d., ,itco Tho So v,s
III" n,o ao,,.d in tho
| In ,c, ,u,,ufes they
| ''' ' ; Ill, =, tho ,,ro,,nd
| ""' - la II v.,. ,bou, six
! W." -. la. and ,o,hiddinc Man t.
| ,. .,I ,Lroy - dawn the hole
49, -, ,i,L . crash Instantly
II struck 'u' "'",''' WV" ,';a', sr,,,nk half
there came "'," Wv w., c,rrd him, -
human. "l' .od hor c,,
81
h'"N anu SUI ,t h., A. She did
"''" ~ '''' e., ..,,.. r,,,s.d ~. fine stone.
49, ,,c halo Roth ruls screamed gath
''" Wv .,,,.,. ohou, their ankles and mounted
'''' ",,,. ar ,hc borrid Mace is full
..tn, in,, i, said Carrie
VI NM -" ..,,,.arod ,oudo Tho morse
WV ,..a.o1 ,b.,. d.,crmircd ON a new
| having "''PP a. nI. ,,.on,, foot lop,, tbcv
pam h,lo 7, Aid rot touch bottom.
49,, ,l,,n,h,frlI,, brought a rawhidc
""' ' '''" |,,. chic "a IN. cnd NJ the mole they
'"''"'' ,.,.' ,,a, If =, making dry in all Al
P' , 49,. ,ol, .,,,e,bi,, clutch the mile
.u'S =" P' 49,, ,Lo,. L,J cot q hite and b,cou
! l"eN M"' ,h ,,a, rama md clunc ~
| '" "' a., I'LL, do.ner,t.r, and constantly
Wv ..,a| o',r ,i.rcing almost human. cries. They
,.,oI ,l,, their line would break, but fortunately
- M mo, A. last they graspcd the upper end