Arizona republican., 1920-08-29

Good morning St Peter top O thel morning to you. This my rising sun salutation. extended to the censor of all applicants headed for the celestial sphere This after d nights rest on Mount Wilson. over six thousand feet above sea level From the gallery off the hotel on the crest of Mount Will son, I looked out over the canyons, gorges and foothills, d mile down into | the valley below. where orange lemon, | almond and walnut groves poined with | squares of green alfalfa in forming i giants verdant checker board. Looking ! down at night the same valley had the appearance of being carpeted with ] scintillaung stars. myriads of lights i were seen in Los Angeles Pasadena i and many smaller cities. A casual ! glance up from the valley floor gives no idea of the height of Mount Wh- son. Make the nine mile ascent by machine over a road cut from solid rock, with an occasional widening ot the trail where machines may pass. an enginceriDg feat of no inconsiderable consequence. You mentally concede this a sensational wonder as you slowly wind up the mountainside six thou sand feet in a distance of nine miles around steep preciDices. crossing yawning canyons on suspended bridges and rounding curves so abrupt you al most meet NQllfHEkL. tOli1lES neANNF ACAt ride with toes cramped down and in tensely pressing the soles of your shoes. Just before q curve is reached, the honk, hopki of an automobile horn is heard You know it is necessary for your machine to back up or theirs down, until a passing place is finally located. You are then possessed with that rolling stomach sensation, eXper- l fenced only in seasicISness. You will concede with me. the most appreciated 1 view on the entire trip is when you 1 reach the end of the trail on your re- i turn to sea level and gaze back at the 1 top of the mountain.
 1 Wild game in the park is perpetu | ally protected by a national edlct. WEd 1 bird life is much in evidence Tn thetr I native haunts. thriving in the rare 1 ltght atmosphere above the clouds on mountain slopes much wild animal life IS found. The walls of Hotel Mount I Wilson are decorated with local specl- 1 mems. (captured or caughD deer, loN, .l coon. squirrel. bob cat and mount eSiih1 T lion all are represented A coIlAnuou7 ' war of eSterTnination against preda- torv animals is waged by the govern K ment in all national parks Hunters e., are employed who specialize upon Kill II ing or the capture of mountain non, cougar or puma The same men dIs also sent onto the prairies for the eN- Termination of wolves ana coyDtes aS q | livestock protection
 met a couple of Uncle sam var
 mint cxterminators. who olscloss" many interesting facts as regards ther calling. Like sheep dogs. lion hunters work in pairs with a compienelllt l, W - dogs which varies in number 1heS told me of a lion who had been maNiIlS ldeer-kiIline history for himseH, Wolh- ing out on the slopes or Mount " IF son His efforts were not conIlneo lo hunger requirements, but he Killed TOT 1rt ~r were sent in to get that bird. ihee had an assorted pack of four dogs, ai
 Airedafe Irish woldhound, a mongre cross between a bulldog and oIood- hound ( a most vicious cur) ana wire haired fox terrier. used to giNs tongue in a rapid fire volley of snapps
 barks and Xelps as he jumped arouhs
 after the panther had treed-
 This terriers voice seemed 10 charm land enaross the entire attention or th'
 lion as he crouched in the leaves an'
 branches Cougars are arrant COW
 a,de rnless cornered, at which tim
 they will put up a vicious scrap Tn intense interest he manifested III tn
 dog and inability to take ms eyes ol
 this cavorting canine, was the eNeAlua downfall of this puma 1t was the ae
 sire of the hunters to capture, no
 kpl this s'varmint,~ carrying a pol
 about 12 feet long to which was aI
 tacbed a. short. strong, wire with
 slip-uoose on the end, which enaple
 the hunter to hold captured lion tfa
 reouisite distance away. preYentlh
 scratching. after the loop had bee
 slipped over the neck of the telin
 from the hunters vantage point in a
 adjacent tree. The lions eyes wer gllIed on the small dog. The hunte
 7lin,le5 . wire nbose over his head, the ierked the eat from his tree. Whe
 the lion struck the ground, the 1igh was on-an dogs attack-his partne
 grabbed the pole, holding the cat al
 distance until ropes and lariat Wef thrown around him from differer angles. He was then stretched an hog tied" landed in strong crate an
 transported to an eastern zoo. lie wa
 a little mussed and scared by the dog
 soon to recover and hiss his hatre through the cage-bars at inquisitiN
 visitors.
 MarsharPs Answers to Nimrods
 Question: Where could l get sus
 e~eStfops or plan for the constructio of d convenient gun clubhouse at
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