Does anyone know what a catamount would be? I suspect it might be a bob cat or something similar. April 27, 1904 Van Buren Argus Crawford County, Arkansas CATAMOUNT KILLED BY GIRLS Misses Ella Dyer and Kate Strong, aged 15 and 18, living near Chester, are entitled to be classed among the bravest of Arkansas’ brave daughters. Thursday morning a large catamount was discovered in the yard of Mr. Dyer, one and a half miles north of Chester, by the above named young ladies, who chased it away and followed it up into a narrow canyon, where the beast showed a fight. The young ladies were plucky and particularly anxious to capture the animal, but had no firearms and had to resort to other means. They secured some matches and a bundle of rags. The catamount had taken refuge in a large crevice in a ledge of rock, growling at every move made by the young ladies. Tieing the rags to a long pole they applied a match and thrust the burning mass into the mouth of the narrow opening, the smoke and flames quickly killing the animal. The young ladies returned to Chester with the catamount and were highly complimented and praised for their bravery. Fran Alverson Warren e-mail: alverson@valuelinx.net 479-369-2703 http://www.crawfordcountyarkansas.net/