Arizona republican., 1920-06-02
RETURNS FROM TRIP AMONG U. 5.
 LION HUNTERS

Stanley P. Young, assisting M. b Musgrave of the U. $. biological sur vey, returned to Phoenix yesterday af- ter a three weeks tour of inspection among government hunters and trap pers working on the northern end of the Coronado National forest, and in the central part of the Crook National forest.
 While in the Rincon mountains, east of Tucson, Mr. Young, in conjunction with Lion Hunter Moore and his fla nous lion dogs, bent his efforts to try and locate a stock-killing jaguar and a large club footed bear that also is reported by the stockmen as playing havoc on the stock grazing in these mountains. The dogs found day after day old signs and tracks of the var hints while MT. Young was in the Rincons, but no fresh tracks that the dogs could work successfully. It was thought by Hunter Moore that these old stock killers were not at present working high up on the mountains, but rather down lower and possibly in the Santa Catalinas, for the old tracks that the dogs took would lead off in a northwesterly direction. AS no word has been received from Hunter Moore, 1t is anticipated that he is still the chase of the animals. and in so doing has incidentally picked up few noun tain lion for interest while working for the jaguar and bear.
 Over on the Crook National forest in the Galluro mountains, Mir. Young found the mountain lion situation there very serious and many complaints of losses coming from the stockmen, especially in regard to the enormous kills of this years calves. As result of hearing about this situation, the biological survey has sent two of it's best lion- hunters to work the cattle grazing areas in the Galluros-working centrally from the area in Rattlesnal0e canyon where the Graham County Cat tie company is reporting many losses. These men later will move across from the GallurO mountains to the santa Teresas, and catch the drift of noun tain lions that pass from the Graham mountains to the Galluros, and a local ity also where stock losses are reported heavy from predatory pests.
 The lead dog working now with the government men in the Galluros has BIO mountain lions to it's credit, and it is anticipated. that he will be the dog which will tree the large lion in the TsafIuros that has for years been a serious menace to stock grazing. This dog known as "Old Timer is known by all the stoclxmen on whose ranges he has worked for mountain lion, and these stockmen have from time to time emphasized the fact that when old Timer is ready for pensioning he can have a good home with any of them. but besides that, the biological survey will see that this famous valuable ca nine will spend his last days in com fort s'Old Timer" is at present not only seeking the lion in the Galluros, but at the same time is training a pack of younger dogs that are working with him.
 Mr. Young reports strong co-opera- ton from the stoclSmen in Graham county with the biological survey, and the lion hunters now working in the GaIluro mountains are being helped in every way possible by interested cattle men. results of all which tend to bring around the efficiency in the eradica- tion of stock killing varmints that the Arizona Livestock Sanitary board and the U. S. biological survey continually are seeking