Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-06-12 | Page 17 | A Mountain Tragedy

A Mountain Tragedy. The following description of a duel to the death between u magnificent elk and a mountain lion Is from a story by G D Warren In Recreation: The lioti quickly moved to the side of the M. elng quarry, and. taking him on the fhoulder and breast with his foreuaws embedded his terrible teeth In tho throat of i he elk. The elk gave s .stin.-d crv of pain and rage he att.tnpted to trample tho en. niy .town. They were now coming im. oinfot tabl dose. The elk had S waved In lib, course and Ktagger. d from the palh wiih one mighty effort ho tried to dl-lodgo dl-lodgo the lion by swinging with his fore l'l, but his fate whs sealed. As well might a rabbit expect to escape the eagle Wl" 11 ' It-, tab.,,;.. ;,s this nion-t. I .Ik b. def.-ut his terrible foe The great beast staggered laterally and fell his shoulders bearing down tho lion's haunches and hind legs, causing It to relax re-lax its death grip to puii itself from under the elk. which made a rallying efTort and r-galn. .l bis feet once, inor.- tlx II. oi suc-Cede-d In fastening his teeth In the flesh 'r th- elk. this time on the tup of the m . k 1 m; .Ic a last f, .-id- lur. h foi -' ward and fell within ten fSSl of me The elk seemed to fall forward more " "' pain th in from weight of the foe wt.er. Hpon the lion doubled Itself ,,,, r, Ht-inp Ht-inp both fore and hind feat on the elk's necrk on either aide or the lion's mouth then the hind, feet were pressed against it - neck, embedding the claws deep Into the elk's flesh, nnd, with a mlghtv efTort tno great cat not only broko tho neck but Jlt-rully cut It half in two. The large White ct,,.w ,,f iril n,.,.k wa M,.vnrp, tl Hon " t. tb and pulled loose ft, mi the h. ud. The elk then rolled over on Its sld.. uh.1 the lion began to lap the blood as It i "re d liom the- gr. ,t gap at tin top of the throat.