A Panther Fight--the Lively Times They Have Out In Oregon

Oregan is the saino of a panthorslayin episode, vrhicb, as related by the Butler Ureek Enterprise, is cnoqgh to mako Fiction blusli over the audacity of Tiuth. A scttlcr livin near tíuott's Mills set out to h;uil somu timber, Ik-íhl; accompauiod by cliildrftn, a little rat-teiTior, tt NcV fouudlaii 1 do-, and a largo-bore rille. Alter leavhig ilie inaki raad a panther crogsod thopatli and wus quickly treed by tlio dos. Obtahiiug a rest-alni, he shot the beast dead. Wlien lic ruturiied to llio wauoii tlie childroa puinLod out uiolher piiniher beliiii'l tbem iu the patb by ■wliich they had come. Thi.s one was treed and shot in the same nmnuer, but sprang lVoui the tree and ran a lnmdred yards beibre it teil. Proeeediug . ome distance t'urthcr, the little do treeil a paiitlier tvvo-thii'da grown. No. 3 wus shot dead. lJeiore he had time to reload he head tlie big og barking at soimethiug about 2Ü0 yards off. Ou going the ie he saw the bijzgest paather ho had ever seen - a very largo teníale. She was g'owliug auil snappipg her teetli at the dog$. It was dilii uit to get a good slipt, but on iiring slie caino down and run ofl', the dógs fóllowing. Öhe was next Ibund du a Btümp about twenty-livo leet lrom the groíiud. lie shot again, but lio vilal part was struoli. (Jn looking fora liuilet, he tbund that he had only hult' a builet lelt vvith whioh to makt) a suceessiïil shot or 'lose his game. iiis patching was all gone as well, so iio tore olï part oi the lining ot his coat. Taking eareful aim, he üred. The beast tuiubled to theground, and was scizcd by tlio dogs. iáhe liatl -sueceeded iu tearing the soalp nearly oü' tho big dog wlien death put au end to the su-uggle. No. 4 uieasured uiuo fect. Minera in the Öutro tunnel ooraplaln of the rats in the hoaders aud of the numei'oua bats at the junctions of tho two branches. The former persist in getting iuto ltruob-baskets when oj)portttnity affords; the Jutter trouble the inulos by llyhig ubuut thuiv beads.