Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-26
THE MOUNTAIN LION
HsW THESE ANIMALS ARB HUNTED IN TIE
Ro1I MOUNTAINS.
A VSa 10 sArkalsas' Hal, tie Famous LiOn klllu
Il ns San Jan Rsgion-Ths Great
EanhrS sfths Fsr Wet-Thrll-
ING Adventures
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jobs 4. Hall. Familiarity known on
the frouti0r as "ArkanSaa, laSSOeo
mountain lion few weeks ago, assisted
bya noted huater called Tex. HAL
resides in Ridgway, Oursy county,
which includes some Of the rugged and
lofty peaks OF the San Juan region OF
Colorado. The mountain lion, altnough
sly and eeWardly, is = most dangerous
and feroeiOHs animal when az bay. but
Notwithstanding the danger, Hall Is
fond o. hunting the lions on the noun
tain trails. and has killed many q them.
In front of his home In Ridgway, Col,
he has tuocased lions. p0rcup.ne and
two badgers,
John X. Hall. alias Arkansas, the
noted iron sportsman, was born Ia
Madison county, Ky, and in the plo-
seer Savs OF Colorado was engaged IN
she traffic OF buffalo hides. In those
DAYS in talking with hunter from
Arkansas. Hall mentioned the names or
several persons along the White river
in thai state that his friend knew, and
his comrades, thinking that Hal came
from Arkansas, gave him the sooriQuet
by which he is still known; ana many
who cau him Arkansas do not know
his right name. He would rather talk
about his rife and dogs than himself.
Ny ri1es Why, that is q single shot
Winchester, with telescope by William
Na'comb. of Syracuse, y. y, and is
the best shat is made. Ny eyes are not
cutie SD good now, for I ann siNty-two
years Of age. but with this rifle j can
KIN deer quarter OF mile away. ]
only use she telescope when che range
is over one hundred yards. / don't
want 30 have = magazine explosion
when after game, aud hence j prefer
the single shot rifle. ! always carry
extra cartridges in my hand and can
reload quick enough for q second shot
90 deer, or even mountain lion or
bear. when I'M close quarters.
Arkansas Is fond of his dogs and old
rife, and NOS until be had described
them did be teli me the story Of how he
captured "Ridway," the lion. I-would
be- OF little use for a writer 90 talk with
western sportsman, IN he could not
sympathize with him In his affection for
the rife and hunting dogs, for they
really are the "tools" of the chase.
Arkansas and Texas, together with
four OF their iavorite dogs, were on a
mountain los hunt. They soon came
10 the tracks Of lion and put the dogs
on the trail The lion was freed in a
few minutes. The yelping OF one Of the
dogs brought the hunters 20 the spot, and
on discovering what q fine lion 10 was
Arkansas resolved 30 take IL alive. 1T
is dangerous 20 attempt 90 capture .
mountain lien when he is fresh ia the
.hase, and hence Ne scared him out Of
he tree 90 round him. Every time lion
nakesa big leap 10 knocks some OF the
gind out OF him. The dogs ran him up an
lther tree about half @ mile distant,
rom which We made him jump, there
by getting more wind out of him, and
as we ueared the third tree into which
She DOGS had run the lion, we heard a
terrible barking. Says 90 Tex, added
Arkansas. either the lion has got the
dogs. or the dogs the lion, for there was
some lively barking and growing, and
the under brush was cracking as though
there was a hard fight going on. IL
was most likely that the Hon had the
best Of the fight, FOR after Tex and l
had hurried 90 the spot the lion was up
She tree and the four dogs were barking
at aim. Notwithstanding the battle be-
tween the dogs and lion, he still
seemed 90 De In pretty good condition
for a Eight, and We thought il best 10
wind hin acme more by running him TO
another tree, which the dogs accom-
pllshed, about half a mile distant. This
was the fourth tree In chase Of about
Two miles, and she lion having but little
wind left in him Tex and / prepared 10
sapture him.