LION HUNTING AT THE CAPE.

Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 389, 16 July 1861, Page 4

LION HUNTING AT THE CAPE.

Mr. George Reynolds, of Qaeen's-town, shot a full-grown male lion in the bush close to^be Rev. Mr. Waters's mission station. The king of the forest had been preying on the stock of a farmer named Ferreira, having killed three oxen belonging to him, as also a mare belonging to a Hottentot working in the bush. A party was formed, consisting of a few Englishmen and natives, among whom was Mr. Reynolds, who happened to be there at tho time with some waggons fetching timber. They all sallied out with guns, and came upon the lion, which was feeding on the dead body of the mare. Tho lion made off into the bush, growling, and was followed by a little dog. Presently a Hottentot boy called out that the lion was coming, when moat of them got up into trees close by; Reynolds, who happened to be on the outskirts of the bush, remained standing where he waa, when his majesty trotted up towards him to within aboufe 40 yards, and then stood and faced him, roaring tremendously. Reynolds raised the gun to take aim, when the roar of the lion caused his hand to vibrate and swing about, and his hat, he states, was sensibly raised from off his head. He quietly adjusted his wide-awake, pulling ifc down over his eyes to shade the .sun, and again raised his gun, and with unerring precision shot the lion through the kidneys. Before going up close to the animal he fired another shot the ball passing into the brain-