New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26
TWO ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIONS
ONE WAS TAME AND THE OTllLK NUKE 0''
, SINGULAR EXHIBITION IL TR\PrEEs CADlN
~ THE YELLOWSTONE COUNTRY. AND
Az ADVENTURE OF X. BlEDLER IN
SEARCH OF \ BAD MUM

SEARCH OF BAD 1NJrN.
Y Diedcr n few weeks before he clcd. was eiu"s
| in one of the cardrooms of the silver 80" ''""
! In Hutt. CITY, Mon. talking about mountain Hons.
| IL, s,id # WAS truc that you couldn't tam" th'm'
| said there was a man down In the ieho"''",' o
fry near Livingston. who trapped good d'ih !" '"e
| mountains and he had what he called Il tame non,
| How tame vas It :" asked \. duhousI\ anu
| had 10 admit that there question oil degree /"
! I'm. ems. The beast was about and half years
old TN. trappcr whose name was SKILL hau oaus"'
a mother lion and TWO Cubs ana THIS creature ""' Wv
Of the cubs. lie had killed The mother 'or n'l 'N."
and also because She wasn't an agr"'apie U'S ="
| have around. The other cub had died on Ms ha,"',
and This one Just for the fun OF the thhe' Ne h''
undertaken TO educate When anybody dropp'd III W
sr him Sht would bring ont til" hon ana p"' "'
through c0nr,e Of exercises. They were iher''''"S
enough in their way. but they made you ie'' q"'''
AT times and yon found the raftcr that ran acro,a
Skit's cabin decidedly the best pace 'o" ""'N" W
View the performance.
SLit would bring the beast IN from aug o"'
where hc kept her chained. With The lion he would
bring an enormous Siberian dog between WHO" anu
the lion Ihcr" appeared TO be Il sort oil nn'u''S i'"'
full friendship. The dog was a magnificent creature
and AS entirely under Sklt's control rs II hc w'i" IL
piece Of machinery and skii master mechanic III
| his hand slt would hold whip with long ana
| startling cracker and he would manipulate the WHIP
| during the performance, producing Il constant SUI
g sion Of no,c, for all world like th" reports Of
| "A rifle The Hon growl'd constantly ana S''fn'u
under an intense excitement. she was aiiild OF 'H
| ofrni Of the whip and to some extent afraid oi inc
do, Ian, I, ocr;ed o me as watched III" show that
| She was also IN kind Of trance. Her eyes e"Wcl
| with u steady fame. hut without PARTED" oil 'A
| preston. II was her reckless walk. her dreadful
| growl that never ceased IA moment. an occasional
| savage bark u long low moan and now ana th"h
| Wild shrIll oulcry and. most Of all. ia" motion oi
her tail that revealed her intensely fierce and mals
| uant disposition. she stood about a high ~ New
| foundland dog and about a long ~ u horse
She kept her tail. which at least three ie' lohI'
| extended I'm The slmp" II the letter :, sunny oU'
| from her body and Ia" only motion III" Impaired to l.
wa, Just at ia" iufcd end. This seemed 10 haN" "a
| personality Of Il, own. and would move In short
parahon, making the fcur" Of al hour glass. Every
nerve In her Ly Throughout m" performance WIS Ia
A constant qulyrr. Shit Insisted that She was not
dangerous and that D.. had her perfectly under con
troll but within three minutes after Ill" show began
had scarcely rcmote,i hope Of getting ont Of III"
room alive ! expected every minute 10 soc tn"
beast make spring At SLIt's throat and tear III" man
into shrcls and what hope had resided In III" thought
that she might turn her attention to the dog next ana
got tired ont l.forc she to had good
sized gun In pocket. and Kept " where cou'd
u,o T. n s"cond's notice.
| But Skit did not seem IN the least afraid. To be-
sure Lc k"p, his eye, fixed directly on the beasts
without over once removing them, and b" made that
whip sound N intervals of only u few seconds
The dog did hl- part IN perfectly froc,om" way a
II d. thought II huge Joke, and rclshed 1t accord
lnely
sit down kitty" yelled sht, cracking Tie whip.
KITTY sat down.
shake hand '" KITTY held ont her paw and SKI
took II aud gave II n vigorous shak". which wouldn't
have done FOR all the gold In the Rocky Mountains,
4, | for the beast was growing lk" hond.
| Now let. take a walk skit held ont MS nrm.
| -i.. mt lsr
leg, thcy moved together twic" around the room.
Then Slit sent Der OF 10 n corner and made her
, | llr down and told the dog 90 90 and shak" her
, Duk.-ihat the dogs name bounded hh"ly
across the room grabbed The snarlng lion by the back
- %. neck and shook her vigorously FOR fully min
| ui. once She gave a nas'y uttl" bark. and then !
, knew th. end was comlug-hut II didn't. Duk" paid
no attention 10 her. and CAV" MP shaking onlv wh"n
| hl, master called him oil. In~Nic waggcd bis tail
| annually and ~at down.
| NM brought Tie Hon into thc centre o. the room
| and made her stand SIN Will" Duke got upon Ter
back This process, wa, attended with some difficulty.
ior the dog rolled on thr"" times. and Oh each &C
ca.lou she wh,kcd Lrr bead around 81 him and gave
one ~ Ito most un"ar'hly noi-', mortal ears haV"
| ever heard But at last De- h>ed himself firmly on
her back catching her about ~" neck with bis t""ih
and then slit sent her trottns around the room.
Tli- Iart Of the show was concluded by a scrr, Of
,pring, each clearing the entire space acro-, the
room ~ last Duke f and OVER 10 h, corner.
| Apparently hc had Lad enough
| Then came the most wonderful thing ~ all. >hlt
| produced from "A huge chunk ~ bloody meat.
At the sight of which She series Of terrific cries
lie sent her to her corner and the down In
| the centre Of the There he proceeded 10 cut
n into half dozen strips. When this had been done
| be- told her on, and with one bound III" was
| At H. but before She had quite touched the meat he
gave "A savage order. stop" and cracked III" whip
loudly She did stop. hut with what tremendous ~
| element SAlt made her stand mp II" called the
dog and badr him take piece Of meat and put It OF
| her nose Duke did exactly II, BE- WAS bid lie took
the meat In his mouth. and rs she held mp her head
he laid II directly on her no,e II stayed there full
| minute. She growing wildly, skl watching her In
tcnlly and cracking bis whip and the dog sitting ON
his launches. picture Of Indifference.
| "Now take 81 nwav. Duke :" SLt cried. She knew
| what that meant aud barkcd again. but made no
further resistance the dog took II and calmly pro
| c.edcd to eat It. Then sIt babe him taxi" a second
| piece and the thing. After II had remained
for what seemed to ag" on her nose, just where
| n must have tantalhcd her horribly, Skit aid the
| word Now. and IN an infniic,imal fraction oil u
| second size had II ia her mouth Al this point
| begged Ski TO call of the show. ! had seen n,
much Of "A tame mountain Hon as was In II mood To
| see lie let her the remaining pieces Ia quiet.
and led her away when IA" had done To her dug
out cage
| y listened TO thI, recital with great Interest and
| said he had idea that such thing could hr d"u
| with a mountain Hoi, ilu uu hol "I'N' u '""'" '
, | done "A second time. And yet" hc said, though
they are by all odd, the nrrc"Nt animal In th" Rotk>
Mountains they are dismal towards. They mnsl h.
starving hungry before they Will fight. but when
they 80 make at You rs time TO your prayers.
and a mighty short viii have 10 do q" ! went
down Into the Zig Horn country ten or dozen Nc1S
ago." he continued, looking for crow Injun that had
killed a man. II dead Of winter, with three foot
Of snow on the ground. and there wasn't no railroad
In them days Pears Hike n long way to 90 for an
K Inlun, hut We had To DO II. II We let up on '"n
they give II, no end Of trouble. There was little
! bunch of cnyarymcn going down iii" river to Fort
kcogh and kept along with them TIL got To the