| Show OFFICIAL LION SLAYER OF U. U US U.S. S. S GOVERNMENT PI Presidents President's Former in Slaughter o of oje Wild je ilmI Animals Under Direction o of ot Forestry t kc Republican Special Servie Service Cod Cody W Wyo o May I y 28 John 8 John Gon GoIr who acted as l guide for tot President noo Roosevelt el e and party during their hunt two vo years ago in Colorado is official lion lon slayer for fOl the United States Stales gov gov- That Is time the novel Information which has just Conic come Id tO le Last spring loft Goff and several assistants assistants assist assist- ants made mado the trip tip overland from Colorado Colordo to lo the time n Bg Horn HOIn Basin country coun coun- h tty try and have since been en engaged a cd In iii Inthe the Shoshone division of oC the Y Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellow Yellow- low low- stone forest reserve reser e hunting and trapping trap trap- ping mountain lions Not until re recently ie- ie centy was It known that Goffs Goff's trip the time result of oC his lila was resul appointment as ice chief lion lon killer kier In the forestry servIce Wolves olves and mountain lions lons have given the stockmen much trouble and andI I vigorous orous complaints were ere made to to- the time forestry service er of oC the tho 10 loss of cattle calie and sheep from these animals Pro im Protection I lecton was WR sou sought hl by ly the time stockmen and the forest service ser promptly assume assumed as as- sume time tho task of and p putting In effect practical measures to 10 aid the tIme stockmen in exterminating predatory wild wid animals animals Vernon Veron Bailey chief Held lell naturalist of oC the time geological survey sur sur- vey ey was as assigned to the time work vork of studying and solving sol if possible tho time wolf problem and amid Gorr Gort Gor came to 10 this hits section and ani began to hunt mountain lions Irons and ancl to stU study means of exterminating them The appointment of oC Bailey Dalcy to this work was wa announced but bUI not tot that of or Goff Golf the Presidents President's ent's companion and guide It I Is learned leared that thai Goff GoIT GoI and his huts assistants as as- have succeeded in sla slaying a n remarkable number of or mountain lions and amid that in addition to lo their salaries they will wi get et a a. han handsome sum from Crom the tho sale of skins of oC the time animals time the they have killed |
