The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-17
Merry Exploit Of Texas
Cattle Queen.
A ROPE HER ONLY WEAPON
She Encounters Savage Beast on the
Range and Drags Him to Death
Reward Of Bravery.
i 1oRMA DroRN. young woman Of


III Marble Falls, Tex, recently las
IL seed full-grown Mexican lion
y and dragged IT home at the heels
of her mustang pony
Il wouldn't have thrown n rope over
that old lion for a deed to the biggest
ranch in Texss" says Col. Hall, the vet
srsn hunter of the region.
II IL one of the nerviest exploits I'm the
history OF Western cattle queens and
women who hunt I'm game preserves The
Southern Texas Cattle Association has
presented Miss Diorn with n gold-m
cd revolver and has sent to the City of
Mexico for the finest side-saddle that
money can buy 10 present TO "the gritti-
est girl on Texas ranch"
Old John Diorn. ms he is called, owns
. large ranch and several thousand head
Of cattle located on the western plains of
Texas about tho headwaters Of the trib-
utaries of the Gaudaloupe. He has three
handsome daughters who have been look
ing after HIS herds for several years II
has been the boast of these girls that no
mustang has ever been able TO shake one
OF them from his back. They are all
fearless riders, and few trained cowboys
can hurl a larat with the unfailing pre-
cision OF any one of this trio OF pretty
girls.
Since tho death OF an only brother
Julius Dicrn, who was killed by cattle
young women have ridden after their
cattle. repaired windmills. killed wolves
and frequently branded calves. doing the
work perhaps better than IL would have
been done II intrusted 10 hired cowboys.
They are all good shots. and 1t is sell
dom that one of them ever sets out to
Eallop over the range without having n
Winchester or q revolver dashed to her
saddle.
One Sunday morning not long ago
Norma, the Oldest OF the three, started
out on her pony to ride" the wire fence
Of "A small pasture n couple of miles from
the house. Riding a wire fence" ~
making n tour Of inspection 10 see that
the wires are all up and the posts solid.
A. the girl started out she swung the belt
OF her winchester over the gate post, re-
marking that she was not going far and
wouldn't need a gun. She was hardly
out of sight before an immense Mexican
lion sprang out In tho road In front OF
the pony. The beast gave n few loud
roars, and then disappeared In the direc-
ton OF a small bunch OF cows and calves.
81 MAS thankful enough that he did not
attcsupt 10 make meal of OF me-" said
Miss niorn. "and that would have
been tho end of our acquaintance II he
had not started out TO chase a white, cow
that Is n pet on THE ranch
Starting hs.r pony al fun speed and yell
ing at thu lion as II she possessed tho
power I'm her voice TO paralyze all Wild
beasts she rode straight toward the ter
ror.stricken cattle, coming up with them
Just as the lion sprang upon tho neck OF
. calf. crushing 1t to the earth.
The old cows instantly charged the Hon,
and the mother of the calf gave him such
an ugly thrust with her sharp horns that
he was forced 10 r.linquish his hold on
his prey The sight of the trembling.
frightened little calf aroused the girl q
ire and, swinging her rope over her head.
she rode Mt the Hon, threatening to tear
him 10 pieces II he did not let her cattle
alone.
Doubtless expecting that the report OF
q gun and the sting Of bullet would
follow such awful threats, ths Hen start
ed toward old Mexico As II he had sud
denly remembered some important en-