Bisbee daily review., 1903-06-12
 For foe Royal Zoo

vious and killed and carried off a
 steer. We made f'< the spot at once
 md began digging a pit.
 When our pit was completed, it was 1 10 feet long, G feet wide and F feet
 deep. and we cut and drew up a lot
 of heavy poles to place across it ia
 c;lse we had to keep him prisoner for
 two or three days.
 It was full moon that night, and l from the post in one of the huts I l caught sight of the lion at about 9 i o'clock. He came to within 200 feet of | tlIc kraal and sniffed the air as if his suspicious had been aroused. He was a | fine target for a rifle, but under the | circumstances he WAS safe from my fire. The cattle soon scented him and crowded to the other side of tie pen, and the dogs of the village likewise l made gseat fuss, but his lordsllip was not in the least put out I could not { have seen him better by daylight. Aside from his mane there were black
 tufts on his legs, with hdack plume
 au the end Of his tail, and I was de-
 tesmined to make him my prize if 1t
 took year of waiting and planning.
 The lion scented danger, however, and slleereG off,: and we saw nothing; more from him that night. On the next night he slowed up before we were on the lookout. The natives in driving in the cattle had failed to round ap yearling calf, and weheard nothing from the estray until the lion shOwed4 himself. Just at dusk he'roar- ed loudly. and as the moon came up we caught sight of lrim advancing upon the krazt The calf was on the ether side of the inclosure' keeping very quiet. bsit ss the Ion stopped and roared again the frightened animal be- gan running around the pen to seek 5or the gate. As he came around sn cur side. rurzing blindly and never seeing the-li0u. the latter cruuched and sprang. As-he struck tbe calf he seized it by the neck isnd wrenehed it to right and left, killing it on the instant. For five minutes be stood facing us with, his claws osp. the carcass, gruwling de fiance. Hadia man showrB himself out side of a hut the lion would have charged right at him. After awhilev finding that his def was rot accepted be picked upsthe calf and trotted away as a dog would with a bone. Twice before he reached the thickst be paused { to look back, but we had no thought of moving out of our shelter.
 i AS the caIE was not in good condi itior the natives believed tIie lion would . return next night. but he did not. Or 1ders were issurd for the peaple to keep livery quiet during the day and for the herd to be pepred an hour earlier than { usual.
 k On the second night after getting { the calf we heard the old fellow roar ing good and strong as he left his lair, { and the head man said to me: We are sure of him this time. < Can't yoG teif by his roar that he is k hungry"
 x It is doubtful if the lion ever roars < because of hunger. His roar may rath- er be considered a challenge to his en- emies. The natives insisted, however, and they wepe right, except that he did not appear as soon as expected. He went off in the other direction, roar ing at intervals and perhaps looking for change of diet.
 It was close, on to II o'clock. and we had not heard his voice for an hour; when I suddenly heard something walking with tread as heavy as that of an OK. [ thought it YVES an OK until. I saw the lion himself. Tie moon was up. and he. advanced upon the kraal without even looking our way. His bearing exhibited grim determination. He walked straight to the spot where he had leaped before, halted for an in, stant to see if the fence had been strengthened since his otfer visit, and, with an angry growl aud a switch of his tail, he went over. The cattle bel lowed and rushed about, but after a couple of minutes the head man whis- pered:
 He certainly fell into the pit See, The cattle have become more quiet. | Let Us go at once"
 At sigrnl we alt rushed for the 1 gate and opened it. We were not a. l moment too soon, as the fellow was | springing up and catching the banks | with his paws. We hustled the poles | across the excavation, weighted them | down, and then everybody in the will 1 lage began to sing and yell and dance. l I had promised the people a keg of | rum, ten pounds of powder and five | nuskets in case of capture, and the re- | ward was big thing to them. The | cattle were turned out, fires lighted, | and all spent the night in watching | and rejoicing.
 The cage was made with double bars, each as large as a mans arm, and of hard wood. We had it ready | by night, bu5the lion was by no means ready to enter it. Our only way was to draw him up into it by main l strength. For two whole days he de- fed our every effort, seeming to grow fercer with every failure on our part, | but on the third day we got the better of him. We kept him from food and drink for four days. but he neither fell away nor abated one jot of his fero- cious spirit. did not start him until the tenth day of his capture, hoping | for change, but as none came he was finally turned over to a guard of na- tives and his journey began.
 In due time he reached the Royal gardens, but savage as ever, and even after ten years of captivity he was the Co