New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-14

mi, ,s.n ronns which PROBABLY threw the teamster
under the runner, and the whole load stopped "neh
about 10 polse over h. BODY.
ne was taken 70 the camp, where al was done tns1
conId he under the circumstances, to save him. bui
10 no purpose. HIS work was hnlsheo. ne s.Lii
fingered, n an apparently UNCONSCIOUS safe UNI
midnight, when h spirit, fofsiAlhe ls of1ise,i nI1
r, q. tenement ascended above the signing fihes
snd entered the eternal state The only words ne
uttered were those IN reply 10 the canng oil MS name
Asnear az could JUG &c, ne nao Ialu TWO houls AZ
the position IN which ne was ed" nc S,sI1c
of the sled IL was between three and Tour IN mes
through In ms agony he haa 1llteh y heariy hai.
of To do this he must have pulieG himself up "ltn
his hands gnawed awhile, then ialien Dack again
,hrouph exhaustion and IN despair. He was taken
out TO the nearest settlement ard ou1ed-
Ea later perod, we lost our transfer oy an acci-
dent not altogether dissimliaI II va az 'ne Nnu,
ing mn OF our winters work IN hauling Late IN 'ne
afternoon We tad feed and prepared our hnal tree
which vas to m sh the last OF me numerous loaos
which rad been taken 70 the Nell-stosed LANDING
Weared with the frequency OF ms da'els On the
sae road for the same purpose, TINS last load was
ant cuated with no ordinary interest; ana ~hen me
tree us loaded he seemed 10 contemplate II with
profound satisfaction ms, SAD ne, " Is my i1sl
ioadr For the last time the team was placctm order
IN gag from is bed the tree OF a hundred Summers.
onward !, moved At the signal gwen. and he vas
soon lost 10 view IN the frequent winnings OF the
forest road Ii was nearly shutdown, and, nad IL not
teen for closing W the Winters work that day. the
hauling would have been deferred until next NOM
ing.
had teen mace. and the thick shadows OF evening
haG been gathering for an hour. and yet he did not
come. Again and again some one o. the crew would
s,ep out 10 listen If ne could eaten the Jlnghng Of
the chains as they were haulei along but nothing
hroke upon the ear IN the stiffness of the
early night. Unwilling longer 10 resist the sOllcl-
tude entertained for ms safety several OF Us stared
with a lantern for the Landing. We continued 10
pass on, every moment expecting 10 hear or meet
him unit! the LANDING finally reached / mere,
quietly chewing the cud the were standing IN
conscious OF the cause that detained them or mat
for the last ume they hac heard the well known
voice OF heir devoted master. Fastening along. we
found the load properly rolled on the sieI- ouI
heavens what a sight greeted our almost unJc new
ing vision There lay the poor fellow oeneilh that
terrible pressure. A log was resting across MS
crushed BODY. lie dead. From appearances,
We Judged that. after having Knocked out the no,
which united the cham that bound the load, the log
rolled suddenly upon him. Thus, Hlthou, mo-
ment's warning. he ceased in the same instant TO
work and live. IL proved. indeed, his last load
We have an occasional natural-history study,
like the following, IN which the author dis
courses Of
INDIAN DEVILS AND BEARS.
There IS an animal m the deep recesses of our
forests evidently belonging to the feline race, which,
on account of lis teTOcIty, Is significantly called
"Indfaa AIN tie Indian language, " the bunk
Soos +" terror 10 the Indians, and the only animal
An NeW-Eugiand OF which they stand In dread You
NAV speak Of the moose the Gear, and the wolf eyen
and the red man i ready for the chase ana the en-
counter But name the Object OF his dread ana ne
viii significantly shake ms head, while he exclaimS
"He al onc delltt'
Al inoiyidual by the name Of Smith met with The
following adventure IA an encounter with one Of
these ANIMALS Oh the ATromucto walle on ms way
10 ION crew engaged III Underwriting IN the
NOOCS
He had nearly reached the place OF encampment
when he came suddenly upon one OF these teroclOus
.Ie IBar. tk41 oh
had he time for reflect on The best method Ol de-
Tense or escape. As he had no arms or other "edp-
ons OF defense, the first impulse IN this truly fearful
position, unfortunately, perhaps. was 10 spring INTO
a small tree near by but he mad scarcely assembled
his leugth when the desperate creature, probably
rendered sti more fierce 10y the pTomptngs of nun
ger, sprang upon and seized him 10y the heel smith
however after having hls foot baby bitten, olsen
gagged ltfOm the shoe which firmly cilnchedlnthe
creatures teeth, and let him drop. The moment he
vas dlsengaeed, Smith spranC for more secure pO-
Simon. ana the animal al the same time leaped TO
another large tree. about ten feet distant, upon
which he ended TO an elevation equal 10 that OF
blS victim, from which he threw himself upon INN,
firmly fixing his teeth IN the calf of his leg. Hanging
suspended thus until the flesh insufficient 70 sustain
the ght gave way he dropped again 10 the ground
carving portion of flesh IN his mouth. Having
greedily devoured tins morsel, he bounded ag ain up
The opposite tree and from thence upon smith, IN
this manner renewing his attacks and tearing away
the flesh IN mouthiuls from his legs. During this
aeOmZlng operation, Smith contriyed to cut Imo
nom ire Utt 10 WHICH ut IlidildRtN W teh
knife with which he could now aSsali his enemy at
every leap lie succeeded thus IN woundlng HIM so
badly that at length his ATTACKS were discontinued,
and ne finally disappeared IN the dense forest.
During the encounter, Smith had eXeried his voice
To The utmost TO alarm the crew, who, he hoped,
might be within hall. lie was heard and IN a shou
time several of the crew reached the place, but not
III time TO save HIM from the dreadful encounter
The sight was ,ruy appalling His garments were
not only rent from him, but the flesh literally torn
from his legs. exposing even The bone and sineWs
II with the greatest difficulty he made the de-
scent of the tree. Exhausted through loss Of blood
and overcome by fright and eNeTtlon. NJ sunk upon
the ground ana INN. dlately fauted but the apph-
cation of SNOW restored HIM To consciousness Pre-
paTing litter from pO.es and bOuChs they conveyed
Inn 10 the camp, washed and dressed MS wounds as
well a. circumstances would allow, and, soon As
pos able, removed HINT the settlement, where NELL
cal alC was secured. After "A protTactea period OF
confinement he gradually recovered from his
wounCS, though Sil carry Ing terrible ars ana Sus-
laiLlHg lrr parable injury. such desperate encOun-
tiers are, however, OF rare occurrence, though col
NsiUnS less sal cuuary are not untreqWcnt.
On one occasion, We tracked one OF those animals
where We had the DAY before been Al WORK. From
appearances, he seemed 10 have something unusual
attached To one OF his fore feet, which judged 20
he common Slecltrap Returning 20 the camp Tor
tnC gun ana lunch. TWO men started m pursuit
They followed HIM three DAYS before oyeTtiklng hsn
In enc place OF tie Ionte they measured bound OF
Eileen if0t, which De made 10 take a RABBIT, winch
lie caught and deVourcc leaving oaly small portions
of iht hlCe and fur oi his victim. From the course
Travelled, 10 was evident that he was aware OF BIZ
puIsutlS. whom lie unque>llonatly deslsel - avoid.
On me ihuJ day they came IN slrn' of hn tor The
hTSi nut No longer reuearlug cef0re his pursners,
hc LOW luIrcc upon them. Aware thaf ,aev coma
have but one shot, u beng impossible ~ reload be-
fore he Won d bo upon them, they suffered AIM 10
approach very near, 70 maze Their am more certain
Tie forest echoed N4tD the re,.It Oi the barge
the shoe tooA eject, ard furious sclftt followed.
he STOW few. while The euTaged an1 fDrious gr vi
and euashrg teen mingled with Tie cia triuS rap,
aud ne echo OF the powerful 5ioss inflicted upon
l bead VIII he shlstge4 hTeech " the gun, under
" hiCn lie il,ldt4 Ills A e. u as superior uur>uers.
Tut titIc Is 400 au MA among Us NI.n whom en-
ccllfctS eIe 20 fItCneft a. i1e common black aear
Ter superior strength. The S,ili with which they
wagi 90 eln" = AID even wrench an instrument from
ne rdi q 90 "a a>sa4ant. au0 'ntlr tcnAcy OF He,
ZEN er them really "a formidable antagonist. We
have sometimes been diverted, Is well a. severely
Ato. BY % e.T t.cNish tucks. In one Instance
We We're followed ssveral DAYS by one Of them on
Z -. e. up fNtr Who seemed equally bent on Ia
tt.si aud plumber The first OF cur acluai.t4nce
Win hlm occurred Nnile encamped At iae mou,h 81
q small sire am, hose channel Ne were Improving