The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-03
SAVED FROM THE JAWS OF AN AFRICAN LIONES

y the winter Of s97 ] was resting nv doukeys at
Tuil, in southern Rhodcsia having reached there
\ after an uneSentful journey through the north
Transvaal. Hearing that an old friend OF
mine, Gray by name. prospecting the Ipargl
river about twelve miles distant, I determined 10
move my caravan out to where he was encamped and
pat in couple of weeks shooting with bm.
Before leaving Tuli the police stationed there
warned me 10 be careful, lions plentiful
AMI had been doing great deal Of damage.
started early in the morning, SO as to give myself
10 pIace the donkeys " reached tie RIVER tte
aIter mIdday and telling the Youngest native to keep
Inc donkeys grazing close the wagon, the other two
BOYS and myself started chop down brush. and
oS arms ;" E the 10 6 6 9
and myself pretty tired after our work. as, be
OF irewooi I determined TO keep fire going All
neht so as TO avoid, yunning risks We all slept
sound and save for' hearing wolf bowling in the
No one at Tuli seemed to know exactly where Gray
of the old coach road to Victoria; and So after
e esrIg breakfast started up the river to see If
fhisE ft decided 70 leave my pony behind and, u-
s'Saa took one Of the boys With me carrying spare
mandy TO carry buck If was lucky enough TO get
started of with my shotgun, but before we had
told him to bring my Martini. Il was nasty eoun-
waterside and bush reaching right up to the Feeds
sama 1er little the bush got thinner however and one
touch with the river but all the same the thick reeds
seemed sSnm to offer excellent for lion, kept
aoout fifty yards out
M proceeded for couple Of hours, seeing nothing
w in the shape of game. Coming out Of the bush
nn me edge OF clearing had stopped to have
e1o1 look around when boy called attention to
2aeN object the other side OF the open space
nFough the glasses | made out that it big
ml'oe beeste bull, feeding quite upconcerncdly He
WIS deeidedly too far away for me TO risk shot, be
.nl nearly Thousand yards of. Luckily, the wind
Vas n our favor; telling my boy to stay where he
as edged down toward the river, intending to skirt
h sne reeds and take advantage Of some small bushes
on impg lin MI
ua re sure that the old fellow had not windcd 1
reckoned that 800 yards was near enough even for
sncn poor shot myself. | WAS soon within 500
bull. N@ " W ''P "o"'' -" '"o
All OF sudden hc started cutting most wonderful
aapere as they do when startled jumping right up
M 'e ar ana snortng like railway engine could
ee tnat " was not my approach that had nim
90 NC edged closer to me in his antics, and
n.lnG gazing at the reeds in the direction in which
n Wis Mne neadln2. The bull now hardly 900 Yards
exciting him ~ - " ~ ~ ~
s. nad not long to wait. Out from the reeds.
ay;1re masre the bull had first been standing,
La - a. carrying IN IT'S mouth what appeared TO
j ~. uee rms was enough for the bull; he threw up
VI nm ,tn ana dashed away, too much interested
mad E NV uew arrival 10 think Of shooting him, aud
"sn,e go1a ms escape. Meanwhile the strange animal
bnp%ea ;n1tle closer and presently, laying down
Nv ie out terrific roar. then picked the thing
w eeaiA and once drew nearer