Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1896 — A California Lion. [ARTICLE]

A California Lion.

" Got to stir Idm up!” remarked the hunter, and the contents of the heavy shot guut went plunging into tb“ darkness. With a wild scream the maddened lion sprang from the cavern and stood for a moment in the dim lantern light enveloped in the sulphurous smoke. Turning quickly toward a rock projecting some fifteen feet upward, the lion crouched and sprang; but, just as his feet left the rock the mountaineer’s Winchester rang out aud the desperately wounded beast struck short of the ledge and rolled back screaming and tearing at everything within reach. Tip fled warily behind a bush; but Biuelier with blundering zeal charged like a load of hay, followed by a fool tenderfoot who wanted to kill the lion with an axe. A fierce snarl—a thump —and old Blueher came end over end through the air, striking the unlucky tenderfoot amidships when the whole aggregation rolled into a manzanita bush twenty feet below. •"Look out! He’s going to spring again!” yelled Charlie. As I sat far down the hill and dug the dust out of uiy eyes, I saw the long yellow body again rise into the air as it launched itself at 'the intrepid hunter. Billy made a splendid shot, for while the lion was in tbe air a bullet from the heavy 45 broke its neck.—Outing.