The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-10-05

darueFs ~ "a mountain gorge. forced
into battle with giant condor.
measuring 10 feet z Inches from wing
tip 20 wing tip. forced 90 hunt deer or
starye lu country where deer are
very scarcCHthoac are % few Of the
things that bcfol r. w. Gopher Of
this city recently while spending a
few days on The famous Mallbu ranch
In Ventura county
CornerB tale may sound O. biz fun
OF The strenuous ufo but be- displays
torn coat and lacoraiod shoulder
no marks OF tho hght with the lion.
the wings OF the huge yuluro which
ho was forced t0 k.I tU save bis own
NE and saddle Of smoked yonlHon
which shows 'ho gigantic proportions
81 The deer that once bore o.
The MalIbu ranch lies ON the wild.
est part Of the southern California
coast about 90 miles above Santa
Monica So wild and s0 little tray.
clod by man DO This country that Cop.
ucrs party saw not a soul save the
rr.zz'od old muuninnepr with whom
the, boarded during the entire length
Of their stay
The days trip had been o. long,
hard one said Gopher and we we're
not exactly looking for game or OK
element when We wound down tho
narrow trail toward the Dexter cabin
n was about eight o'clock and dark
a. pitch
"l-rar the gate ia q giant oak iroo.
with low. rambling branches Aa !
passed under DO heard strange rat
tllnr noise in The limbs and leaves
overhead with glanco upward !
saw the dark head of mountain Hon
move out along "a large limb and could
dlmly see the huge body Of the cat
creeping after n seemed that ] could
see the flash Of hls white teeth In The
darkness and I could feel the low,
savage snarl he Def gu when he saw
me
Instantly ! jumped q heavy paw
EfaIcd my shoulder dragging my coat
10 the ground cutting The flesh
through the heavy clothing ! wore.
and a long. 1.-THE object landed ON tho
ground beside me- almost exactly In.
decd. ON the spot whore ! had been
standing
q could not have been more than
eight feet away and lost mo- time In
bringing the 5000 into play emp.
tied sIx shots 10 the direction Of tho
dark object A. the third of these
! heard wild tnarl. saw the black
body launch itself through the air.
directly toward me. and had Just pres.
enco Of mind enough 10 fan aat on
the ground 1 could feel the wind
caused by the great beast In passing.
and have no doubt was az pale 40
ghost the moment he went over me
q uvemvd To i~ci rurncr tnun hear.
the great beast light ON the ground
beyond me. and with a bound gained
the shelter OF the side hill'a brushy
iauglo. from whence. ! suppose, he
came
Late that night, when the moon had
come ont aud the FOX had fallen Bit.
the hunters went out again. but could
hnd no trace Of the big cat Next
day there WAS 70 trail Of blood lead.
Ing away from the scene NJ the on.
counter. but this soon led into rough
and rocky ground. ana could not be-
followed with any degree Of certainty,
NO the chase was given mp.
Battle with the seavsnner,
on the third day of their stay at
the old ranch meat ran short. and the
party. dividing into two bands. struck
out 10 get u deer Gopher Killed %
deer about a mile from camp. aud, AS
the day was yet young determined Ia
push ON IN search NJ another buck.
To Brighten away chance coyotes or
other small animals from the carcass
ne covered n with his coat laying a
red bandann handkerchlA on the TOP
OF the pile
Tie made a circuit ~ some two OF
three miles through the nearby can
yons. aud coming down on his deer
from above. was surprised 10 see
seated ON the carcass, a bird NJ Tho
size OF ullgrown Newfoundland
dog. lie recognized tho creature az
one Of the rare California condors. OF
yulturos. which now aud then appear
In the coastNiso hills. and shouted
20 scare lt from its feast, which h,
could see was rapidly being torn q,
pieces,
To his shouts the great bird PAID
no attention lie walked nearer. and
remembering stories he had heard o
the ferocity Of the giant yul,urc wheI
angered. Gopher fred shot from hll
revolver over the birds head Their,
10 fine Of some $500 imposed Tor m,
killing Of condor, and he had n,
desire TO incur the penalty. but h,
could not bear to see his supper van
ishlng into the NAV OF the bird %
prey.
Sun the condor failed TO move. bu
continued 10 tear az the deer, from
which u had by this time stripped m,
coat thrown over it for protection
Gopher came nearer and finally pick