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Show HUNQET EAGLES. S. Chalmers, a aheepherder on a large ranch near TJklah. CaU was suddenly attacked at-tacked by two enormous eegles whUe riding rid-ing horseback on ht rang and compelled to put up a most desperate fight tor his UChalmer first saw on of th birds flying fly-ing through th air with a sheep in its claws, an? waa eagerly watching It when suddenly, from behind, be heard a shrill, melanchoiy whistlelike cry that sounded cUstlnoUy in the evening's soilness, took-ir.a- back be saw another huge eagle, when the bird with the sheep heard the cries of its companion. It dropped its prey and both flew together, close behind th horseman. , , , , ... Chalmers had no gun. and, thinking the eaalea would attack him. started his horse on a run. He ran th animal nearly two mile up a steep hilt and then again he beard the whistling sound. This time the birds were upon him. He reached for his qui it which hung on the saddle horn, and. seising It he commenced hitting at them. Wttn one well-aimed blow be managed man-aged to knock on of the 'eagles In ths head, stunning It The bird feU to the STOUOdL. The other one. then came at the horseman horse-man mors furiously than aver, Several times the great bird swooped at him. sticking its claws Into the man's shoulder and dealing heavy blows with Its wings, which flapped wildly in Chalmers' fac. The eagle finally closed in so that the unfortunate un-fortunate man could not strike at It with liis whip, but he managed to pair oft his coat and 'throsf'tt over the head of ths i bird. The eagle pulled and shook at the cloth' savagely, the man In tura striking i it vlciouslv with his fist ! After struggling desperately for several minutes Chalmers succeeded in pulling his knife from the pocket of his blouse, and. springing forward in spite of the hall of tlows from th claws, beak and wings of .the eagle, struck It in the . body as the bird flew at htm. knocking It to the ground. Quickly jumping oa th eagle's bead, he managed to kill it. ' Th first on of th birds,-which was knocked down, was a short distance away, trying to fly. and the horseman, taking hj saddle blanket muffled.. the l'Slf-stuoned creature and tied Its talons together. Later he brought It to town With th dead eesle. -v . -- Chalmers was badly cut about ths head "and face, and he also reeetved several deep gashes in th right; shoulder, where the bird had stuck tbelr talons In. Th dead bird measures seven feet from tip to tip. with talons six Inches Ions. The live one Is not so large, only measuring measur-ing fir test wttb talons Hire tnebes. '" ' . ' . |