The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-07-07
From the Knickerbocker Magazine.
A Grizzly Bear Hunt,

welcome correspondent, near Olympia, Wash
lngtnn Territory, on the '' Pacific slope,'' send.
The annexed graphic description of A Griz.
ely Bear Hunt" which will greatly interest our
Atlantic readers. Ii is minutely correct, in every
particular:
Pretty comfortable ranch for an Oregon
an" so as TO angle in much as possible of the
genial warmth Of the fire.
" And look through The window at grand old
Raminer;" Humph !! says Billy, shut him
ou ) he looms up too grim and cold in the moon
light; in such weather this, man wants to
look at volcanoes"
- A sPgar put Billy in such good humnr, and
the angl" OF his legs increased so amazingly that
it was sight TO see, as | saI in nv little fresite
corner and hcaped on The logs, that grew out the
Pickering light over the lilfle cabin.
Nov Old Grizzly had deuccd sight bet
Ter have come down"
" May he he afraid the canoe wouldn't be
safe this gusiy weather."
Afraid - says Billy f; " man alive. when one
earns his name he did his. fear and him are no:
very close acquantances. Let me tell you why
we called him so.
g You sec, Lander. as Engineer of Roconnoi-
sance, was frequently off upon detached duty /:
and when we were upon The eastern slope Of The
Rocky Mountains, near the head of the Marias
river, he took off from the main camp some seven
Of 10 aid him.
We had been five days out from camp when
one evening we large moving object afar off
upon the prairie. We have been for some days
out o. fresh meat, and 'he idea Of rich JUICY bufTa
To- hump induced Lander, Texan named Guy, a
young Blackfoor, (whom we had guide across
the Backfoot Puss,) and myself, 10 ride out in
pursuit.
We three were al pretty we'll armed, with
revolvers; and Guy had in addition double gun.
loaded with slugs. Lander particularly 7rided
himself on his hor~e-an old buffalo hunfer-from
whose back he had short time previously shot a
: Lon" Bull
Guy was mounted upon pony which had
heen bought few days before at a camp OF Gros-
ventre's, whose capacities for running were. il
Gnv's word was to be credited, unrquaed. The
Backio0t was mounted upon n mule, while had
Il sturdy. built horse, not good for wear, and not
much for rum
d" When we drew nearer, our supposed bUf1a-
10 was seen to be grizzly bear, of the largest
class He had come down from the mountains to
dig roots; and approached, he moved slow
Iy off TO a covert oflow bushes.
" Now I'm not particularly cowarded mgSelF |
but there was a certain something in the appear
ance Of that customer :hat Involuntary brought |
10 my mind the many stories had heard Of the !
crocity OF his kind when molesed; and his lun-
Drring motion. as he went sideways that lit.
le prairie, was suggestive Of considerable speed
when he chose : let himself out
IL halted al once; and, looking back, saw that !
was already in advance OF Guy and The Indian, |
who seemed TO have more stomach for the fray |
han / had.
s'Lander, however. shouting for us TO come on
dashed in the covert aier Bruin, the old horse,
rue TO his lessons in the buffalo hunt galioping up
IN the right side. The bear awaited no attack,
,ut came furousIy out from his shelter, md charg-
d, at racing speed, upon horse and rider. Ian
IL L., hoo H. a,,I
he Indian. aid /, in about nearly opposite
Erection as possible upon so short notice,
mil we went out upon the open prairie sgain.-
Here, looking back. we could see Bruin, still in
erce pursuit Of odd Bufalo;' every instant get
ing farther from the covert, and receiving the