Deseret Evening News | 1907-07-26 | Page 5 | Kill Big Rattlesnake

KILL m J BIG 1 G RATTLESNAKE R T Serpent t Over Ilvo l lo l Feet let t 1011 Long ong Meets Death in City CI Creek A rattle snake smalco five and a halt half feet long with rhino rattles and a button was vail killed up City creek canyon Plo Pio Pioneer neer day by Clarence anti and Cannon n Honest Mr lies haa the thi rattles Ill anti and button to provo prove It II Mr Ne Jen and Mr Cannon were malt mak making maltIng ing their way WI leisurely through tho the canyon on a II picnic and excursion When about tour four miles up UI both wiro startled at nt hearing the tho warning of ot an angry snake nalo They could see ae the Iho reptile Just Justa justI a I foy fow feet Lom them thOrn arni getting out of striking range glanced around to 10 toie lief ie If the mate was near They rhey then their arms with rocks and cobble cobblestones stones and started an attack When the tho first rock crashed through tho the trees treos the serpent spread his length out on oa tho the era ground u ml end and uninjured lured down tha tho tb canyon enon Tho The excursionist afraid their prize was wan getting away gave hUO chase and eventually brought the race raco to tonn nn an end by stoning the snakes life out They got the rat rattles ties lies and button measured their vic victim Ic tint tim end made mado an unsuccessful search for tho th dead mate