Ogden Morning Examiner | 1910-01-02 | Page 2 | Eagle and Coyote Engage in Battle

I fAGlE AND IN I BA TIlE Spokane Wash Yash Jan 1 Marsh Hill near Fairfield eld Spokane county countr was the tho scone scene of a n terrific encounter between a golden goldon eagle and a coyote coote the latter hatter emerging minus an ear car carTho Tho Thio bIg bird and tho the coyote were vero cap captured In traps set sel close together by hy Nell Neil Morrison son of or Colonel E H Morrison The rue eagle cagle was heavily han handicapped handicapped by U the tho trill trap which held lucid Us its left claw hut but stood Its it ground well by hy right spur and beak It died tiled shortly after afler being released from I the trap and will be mounted The coyote was tho th largest over seen In eastern astern Washington Tho The scratching s on the frozen ground and tho the wounds ou on Its hind legs Indicate that flint the ani animal I I mal attempted to got get away war a from Its tormentor but hut the trap held lucid It firm Young Morrison who shio witnessed the thelast thelast thelast last part of tho the fight says it was sas a alively alively lively skirmish the battle hattie continuing a half hour after he ho reached the tho scene when whon he hue the coyote co oto with a stick oC of cord wood The Tho pre pres prenco of the coyote co oto so near settlement Is said to be duo to the heavy snow in inthe inthe inthe the mountains