Show 1 ROY MUSS the following follow ng article regarding roy Mussel mian trapper of san juan county who 13 well known through out southeastern utah was written by a close friend and will prove in te resting to those who have heard ot the wonderful record this man has made in ridding the ranges of freaa tory animals the cattlemen and sheep men of san juan county declare that roy a bounty trapper of elk and blue mountains has no peer in the west as a trapper elever years of close acquaintance with this mountaineer ha established a confidence that cannot be shaken in fact these stockmen stoc kmen of san juan go si far as to say that no government trapper can be classed aa his corn roy as he is familiarly called by all the stockmen stoc kmen of this section has trapped on indian creek cattle range and redd bayles and nielson sheep range eleven years during this time j he has caught 2100 lynx or bob cata coyotes 1600 foxes skunks wolves and 4 lions this does not include innumerable badgers civet cats crows etc he has turned loose thousands of skunks caught during the summer because their furs are not valuable at that season three of the wolves caught by this expert were puzzlers to the stockmen stoc kmen to government trappers and to other bounty trappers for years before the advent of mr mus selman these animals were so well known that they were christened big foot also called pea vine and slick horn beef basin and black mesa despite the strenuous efforts of trappers and stockmen stoc kmen these crafty wolves killed all the cattle and sheep they wanted mr musselman proved to be craftier however and was handsomely rewarded by the stock dinnien innien when he displayed before them I 1 the beautiful skins of these troublesome wolves mr musselman apparently lives a lonely life for his only companions are jack and old blue jack is a large grizzly doer of the airedale breed and old blue is his faithful horse these friends never desert him on his long hunts nor at his lonely cabin at mormon pasture he always carries a revolver in ins ack et and a gain on his saddle he has become noted as a marksman as wll as a trapper his evenings are spent in his crude cabin which is ly decorated with his trophies the skins of all kinds of animals his winters are spent at the dugout the capital ranch of the great indian creek range which is owned by J A and W G somerville roys honesty has become proverbial among his acquaintances mr musselman is a nard worker he rides all day and in the evening he and his two return covered with fur and their booty other trappers may work as long and as hard as roy does but he seems to ave discovered a secret unknown to others for he is always successful some maintain that sic ret is in his bait others declare it lies in his intense interest in the work roy says nothing but he knows he has traps out all the time and has little time to discuss his methods this trapper is a native of pitts burgh pennsylvania he has trapped in utah fifteen years he has a large farm east of monticello but he gives his entire time to trapping although he is congenial and friendly he always attends strictly to his business miss essie larsen of the local telephone exchange is enjoying a several days vacation at grand junction |