Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-01-20 | Page 4 | Mountain Lion is Killed Trophy to be Exhibited

Mountain Lion Is Killed pr 1 Trophy to Be Exhibited E of ot tho the largest mountain lions O ONE that has 1118 been killed In Utah for tor torman many man years ears and one ono which It is said has been responsible for tho the loss to stockmen in tho past four tour years ears or ot more than worth orth of or livestock was slain last laRt week by b- Clyde Sanderson Sander Sander- son of Salt Lake Joke field supervisor for tor both tho the biological sune survey and state livestock k board In Iron county count six miles from Parowan Sanderson Banderson was assisted by Jesse j 10 r. r Jf t. t Ii E. and W W. J. J Lowder They trailed the beast for tor three da tars days s. s Pelt to De lie Exhibited Time The lion measured 95 91 f feet teet ot from nose noso to tip of or taU tall and weighed more than OO pounds The Intention of ot Sanderson Sander Sander- son is to have ha the pelt mounted and placed on exhibition with 1 other animals ant ani mals and birds bird in n the state capitol Sanderson had been beon in tho the Dixieland or of the on a n poisoning expedition and was ns on his way home horne When near r Cedar Cit City he lie was told that the tho noted rioted I Ibea bea beast t for tor whom party part after party part has searched for tor several years ears had been seen in tho the mountains near Parowan and ho he obtained the thc services of ot the Lowder Loder brothers and for three days das with a number of ot dogs dog trailed the lion and finally drove dro It Into a small cave about six miles from Parowan ot fleat t in Sa Gate Cave Tho The party Invaded tho cave C and the first shot from a a. 33 28 S 1 gun struck the beast In time the shoulder when It dashed out of or the cavo cave and ran up a n. tree Three more shots were fired tIred Into Its bod body when It leaped from rom the tree on and a. a us It ran a a. fifth shot struck It il In a a. vital spot killing it Livestock men In that section of ot tho the countr country are rejoicing over the slaying of or the tho beast as its depredations upon flocks and c been as great In Iron county as ns have those of or tho the bigfoot bigfoot big big- foot toot wolf oU In SanJuan San Juan count county