Weekly journal-miner., 1911-05-10
VICIOUS L|ONESS D|SPATCHEDBY
 STOCKMEN
Thrilling Tale of Novel Encounter on Camp
 Wood Mesa
ANIMAL Is STONED TO DEATH BY THREE UNARMED
 CoWPUNCHERs.
CFrom Fridays Daily)

l
 On the mesa near Camp Wood, last
 week, fierce fight took place be-
 tween a large and vicious mountain
 lion, on one side, and Orville BO-
 garth, Ed. Contreras and John Scott
 on the other. The combat lasted one hour and at the end the lion was killed. The stoekmen were in the | city yesterday, and relate a thrilling
 tale of the novel encounter. which
 was conducted from beginning to
 end with rocks as the only weapons used. For the first time in many
 rides over the ranges in that sec tion, neither carried a gun, which
 was an unusual circumstance.
 In giving particulars of the bat tie, they state that it was a very fortunate outcome for them, MT. BO- garth being the only one of the at taeking party that suffered any in- jury. He has an ugly claw wound on the wrist of his left arm, which is about half an inch deep, while the others had very close calls when the animal made vicious attempts to strike them. and landed close several 
 seen, she was ravenously devouring a horse that she had killed but a few moments before. As the party approached she continued her gnaw- ing of the flesh, and paid no atten- ton whatever to them.
 When within less than forty feet the rangemen dismounted and the fight started in earnest. The lion ess held her ground for several min utes, but the bOmbardment was too severe and she retreated leisurely from her prey. She was followed for about one hundred feet and again came to a halt. In the meantime the attacking party continued to hurl rocks, and one struck her on the head, dazing her. Approaching closer an incessant rain of stones followed, and in the final struggle she made the last lunge and struck Mir. Bozarth on the wrist In a few minutes af- terward she was dead.
 Many wounds were on the body and several fractures were found. on examination. Notwithstanding the severe punishment inflicted, the ami nal resisted to the end and made a vicious defense. The hide was re- moved and without any drying or stretching showed nine feet eight inches in length from tip to tail. It was brought to the city and will be surrendered to the Board of Super visors under the bounty law.
 The iOness was undoubtedly very old, from its unusually large size and slow action. It must have pos sessed considerable strength to slay a horse as large as the one it killed and was found devOuring.
 Mir. Bozarth states that some rem edial legislation should be enacted at the next session of the Legislature affecting the depredatiOns of this class of wild animals and the rais- ing of the bounty is suggested by rangemen as the best way to extern mate them. Several valuable colts and many grown horses have been killed by these animals recently, and they are also increasing in number very rapidly. In a few years it is feared they will be a serious prob lem to handle and the loss of cattle and horses will reach a heavy sum. The same condition is prevailing in Bloody Basin, in the eastern part of the county, where several valuable colts have been killed during the past few months.