| Show HUGE MOUNTAIN LION bagged by parley barley a sheepherder grouse creek box elder co may 9 A few days aso ago parley Pa haslett a boy about 18 was herding sheep near bishop D 11 1 1 boyns ranch where shearing was going on As he was up on the hill in the cedars about yards west of the house he saw some animal attacking the sheep so he hollered to the boys at the ranch to bring him a gun at ac this noise the animal seemed inclined to try to get away when parley ran around in head of it to stop it until the gun arrived in a little while david toyne one of the bishops boys got there with the rifle and handed it to parley who walked town towards where he saw the aniball animal it proved to be a fine mountain lion it was crouched down with its head resting on a cedar stump its eyes fixed on parley the boy advanced to within 25 feet of the animal took deliberate aim and shot it in the nead bead killing it almost instantly tae lion had killed two of the sheep had eaten one and buried the other for future use it measured six feet six inches in in length it had powerful limbs and claws and a long neck one man looking at it after fl was killed made the remark it if that thing had tried to get away from me I 1 think I 1 should let it go probably the boy could get the bounty on ac the lion hy by going to about 25 expense and taking the hide miles to the county seat deseret news |
