Victoria Colonist – FORTY YEARS AGO

"The British Colonist, Monday, March 30, 1868 'Wholesale Slaughter' – On Saturday morning Mr. Irvine, a farmer in Victoria district, found 34 head of his sheep lying dead in the field. The bodies bore evidence of having been torn by Panthers. A hunt will be organized. Where are the paper hunters?" [The authors would appreciate any insight on what this last phrase might mean!] Source: "Forty Years Ago" Victoria Colonist, 29 March 1908.