Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-27
NOVEL CAPTURE OF A DEER WITH
 A LARIAT.
(From Fridays Daily.)

l krTom fIluAvS Dally.l
 One of the most novel captures of
 wild game ever made is that which
 took place Wednesday afternoon und-
 CT the rim rock of the Mogollon noun
 tains near Jerome, when a rancher by
 the name of Ames chased and las
 soed deer, and now has the creature in
 his possession in Jerome.
 This news was telephoned to Pres
 colt yesterday morning, and was the
 general theme of discussion among the
 sporting element. Arrangements are
 being perfected to bring the animal to
 this city to place it in the Murphy Zoo
 in West Prescott. Robert Brow and
 Frank Rathbun are the moving spirits
 in this matter to secure the captive, and
 both advanced quite a sum of
 money for that purpose yesterday morning.
 The story of the capture is an in-
 teresting one, and as related by MT. Ames is practically as follows:
 He was riding the range in search of stray cattle from his ranch, and had the best saddle horse in the valley to ride. He was also equipped with his lariat, anticipating that he would have to lead home the animal of which he was in search. While going up the trail that winds to the rim rock of the mountain he jumped a band of deer, and singling out fine two spiked buck, he put spurs to his horse and gave chase. He went at alively speed for the deer, but in turning his horse to throw the rope the deer shied to the side and broke for the rocks, and took the back track. MT. Ames also follow ed, and again overtaking the deer, pull ed his rope and threw it. But it miss ed. He then coiled the rope again, while on dead run, and went into the rocks, where he corralled the deer, just as it was preparing to jump down into gulch from the top of high rock. It was then that he threw the rope for the third time, and the moose caught the animal fair and square around the neck. He had it. Then the struggle for freedom followed. He says it took all of his strength | to handle the deer, and he finally sue ceeded in tying the rope to tree, and then advanced to the animal. He suc- ceeded in getting little slack out of the rope, and after many trials in twisting the loop around the legs of | the deer, finally struck the fore leg and threw it to the ground. He then "hog tied" it and left it there, returning to the valley for assistance to bring in the captive.
 Returning with two men the four legs of the deer that were tied togeth- CT with the lariat were unbound, and after a half dozen more ropes were pinioned to the body, the return trip was made, after a great deal of trou- ble at times in an effort of the captive to free himself. The animal was then taken to Jerome in a crate, and that is the way he will come to Prescott.
 The Journal-Miner had lengthy ac- count a few weeks ago of the capture of bear by being lassoed, in which Johnny Bozarth accomplished the eA- tremely hazardous act, but this is the first time in western sporting annals that records two year old deer be- ing run down in the rocks and lassoed.
 MT. Ames is entitled to the $40 he is to receive for the prize, and Messrs. Rathbun and Brow are to be commended in securing such an invaluable addition to the collection of the Murphy park, and without a hair being harmed on the body of the animal either.