Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-21
THAT LION EPISODE.
It Had an Interesting Sequel 10 City
Creek Canyon Today.
LARGE moSE,, KILLED
BY LAWYER Roguon, Whom the City
Fathers said Could not 90
Hunting as Promised.

NAMAANANH
Attorney Ernest q. B1rnon nnJ
riunIs were considerably disappointed
last might whom the CIiy Council re.
ccdoi from IT, action In granting them
ppumrsiou TO 40 bunting in City
Crock canyon. It appeau tla, several
large mountain lions have been Fcen
iu tho canyon Of lats ani Mr Ejrnon
ami colleagues had received ili1fma.
ton concerning three Of them, aud the
probable location o. their lair They
were anxious 10 Distinguish themselves
hy killing these tefrorizOns boasts anI
therefore pciitioncd tho Council 10
allow them to 10 hunting iu the
canyon, believing it would be- an easy
matter TO trace them through the deep
snow TO their hiding place.
Whom the request WIS rosi Newell
fhuidrteI or though hn was 900 tho
uuuEplured regioua % nu att eau Jun.
rIp with "A INDUSTRIOUS Hon UTuuCuiuI
behind uveTy dcuNyoj log. Several
other members l1lkul ugri1us ami the
petition was uuicgly gnutud. Later
boz the evening 10 occurred 90 ono OF tho
r0uucilmun that tue CluugII was vl0.
Iaiiug an ordinance OF tho city in rs
lgsitr 10 accommodate Mt ltIuIn
Novel; stll thought tlr petition
should bo granted. H. EI.uJu only
asked TO kill three Hone. Oh course be
would not dare 10 shoot any more, uIt
even ia felt defense, because 30 hu lid
hc would be guilty Of violating "a tfust,
After that lash u Hlfgasm Novel;
sat down aud Hardy wanted tu know
II the city would be lithlg Ire case the
wofst should happen 20 Mt EJsupn.
lIu hal been insured that tho gcn'l
man was not suCcessful hunter; that
hu was likely g. XIII himscl. ~ was
only short time since that while
hunting ducks near Utah lake hu came
near crossing tbs jordan whicn Is un.
known % the topography Uf Utah, By
blowing On both barrels gi bio gun,
O'AlrarA uldn't care continental
Abuu. thr efficiency Of &c. R1gu1u ns a
spulumau. lie should be allowed 60
hunt lions In Ciiy crook % be wanted
10, Even "dauueiiDus,' % uu 20 de-.
sired.
That pun killed ilt Rogaon's
claucUs ss his petition was immudi.
atgly denied.
There was very interesting sequel
this afternoon TO the rpI.UIu iu ur
Council OF last evening. Shortly
before press time Mr. RlsuDl limpeI
into the NEWS oiii,o In the ghrb oi a
hunter aui shii 10 reporter: "Woil
got onu OF them"
$50 you Ignored the Council did
you9n sniAugly inqlifci tho news.
paper man.
"No, sis,n be replied ln an as,onish.
cd tone; ~ hal permission 10 10 into
the canyon. A. soon us my petition
was granted last night / leit tue City
Hall ami early this morning set uui on
u hunting expedition with u party Of
friends and Uaggcl u part " tbs
ganc.n
Mt. Rognon then learned for the
fret lime from the reporter q Vt after
no tool, his departure from the Council
chamber last night that the action ul
the ustly part Of proceedings had been
rrc0nsldrrcd aud that his petition had
! been denied,
IIu then related how himself john
B0uB, DR.. J. w. Galley, Of lows, aud
Mr.. Diguowily, u 10 PasO, Texas, tho
two last named gentlemen accompany.
them merely Tor Tor pleasure, went
| into the mountains and got on
/ tue ttail OF one % tho auimnls.
This was about two miles and half
/ from the Eagle Gaze on the west side
OF tnc canyon Tbe tracks took tbem
| directly 10 the mouth Of cave into
I NtH .HmA
/ began % throw rookie anu sticks into
the opening Rul instantly they heard
a series 90 savage gfOWls. An
/ come out hiiul and a few miu-
ulos later KoEuUu agI BJos were on
! their hands ANA ksuel crawling Cau-
| tiuusly along tue bottom OF tho cave
| the Inter slightly Ia advance armed
with BULBS eye lantern aud -
Calibrr Aut0m bUC revolver and
the former with o 5000 Winchester
| lille. 40 they graiuaily drew nearer
ami nearer % the object OF their search
they heard repeated gtowls ami IA tho
rays frOm TIE lantern shot into tue
cave they raw % large magnlhoHut
| llIness with cleaning eyes Ia post.
don ready 10 sprlug upon them. rhoy
halted Tor au iusiIu, while ROguou
lowered HE gun gul took deliberate
aim. when the smoke which
followed the discharge Of his gun
had cleared away tbs quiverius
form Of the beas. lay lliele,l almost ut
their feet. lt was dragged out anu
down 10 the bottom " tho canyon,
where conveyance was ia waiting,
and then brought to this city.
The dead liOness measured between
eight anu a hAliaud nine feet Ia length
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