Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-01-19
HsnaiAg With he Lasso.

The following rmusing I'd, en,urc is from
Colonel Marcy's "Th;rty Years o { Army Life
on the Border
"A naval officer many years ago made the
experiment Of hunting With the !asso, but
his success was by no means decisive. TIE
officer had, it appeared, by constant prac-
tice upon the ship, while making long and
t'resome voyages round the Horn, acquired
very considerable proficiency ~ the use OF
the lusso, and was able, at twenty or thirty
races, TO throw The moose over The head OF
the negr" cook at almost every east. So con-
6dent had he become in bis SIX Ill that on bis
arrival upon the coast OF southern Caliror-
MIA, he employed a guide, aud, mounting
upon we'll trained horse, with his lasse
properly coiled and ready for use, no one
morning act out for the mountains, with the
firm resolve Of baeging a few grizzalies be-
fore night. lie had not been out great
while before he encountered one of the lar.
gest specimens Of the mighty beast, whose
terrific ASPECT amazed him not little but,
as he had come out with frm determine
'ion to capture grizzly, in direct opposi-
,ion to the advice Of his guide, lie resolved
to show that he was equal to the occasion-
Accordingly he seized his lasso, aud riding
up Gear the animal, gave it several rapid
~hirl. above his head in the most ar ,s,ic
manner, and sent the loose directly around
the tears neck at the very first cast but lhe
animal, instead Of taking to bis heels and
endeavori"g to 'un away, "s Lc had aulici-
pa'ed, very deliberately sat up on bis
launches, facing his adversary, AMI com :,
neneed making . very careful examination
Of the rope. He .urned his lead fyom one
side to the other in looking at i, he felt il,
with his paws, AID scrutinizcl It very closely
as it It was something he could not comps
hend. In the meantime tie lliccr had turn
ed his horse in tho opposite dir, c.i,n, ant:
c'm'nc"s ell applying the row, |, to his side
most vigorously, with the conEien, expec-
'"'io" tha, he Wa to choke the bear t. death
aud drag him oF in triumph; but, to his
asto"ishment, the horse, with bis utmost
1T RS. did not seem 10 advance. The great
strain olon the l"ssc, however, bcgan to
choke the beAr SO much that he 50 n became
enraged, aud gave the rope several violent
slars, first with one paw and III, IL with the
other; bl' finding that this did not relieve
him. he seized the lasso with both paws, and
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ra'l'~r paw over pn v, and brir ginc with il the
horse and rider that were attacked 10 the or
posts extremity. The officer r, doubled :he
appl'ca' on of both whip and spure, but il
w1s ali OF no avail, be had .esi identity 'caugh,
Tartar and in spite Of al the Efforts of
has horse he recoiled ra,Ler than advanced
/" thus Intensely exciting and critical juno
tsre he cat a hss;r glance ~ tie rear, and
10 his horror, found him self steadily backing
wards the frighttvl m,nste-, who sat no
with his, eyes g1aring iikc balls cf FIRE, his
huge mou h wide open and fruthnc with
rage, and sending for,h the most tc rife and
teep-toaed toars. lie new, 10, he g. rst time
felt seriossly alarmed, and crrd out voc,ler
oussy Tor his guide to come to bis rescue
The latter responded promptly, rode up, cat
the .a>so, and extficated the amateur gentle
man from his perilous position. He was
much rsje:cea at bis escape, and, in reply
the inquiry Of the guide as to whether he
ds'red to continue the hunt, lie said that i,
was getting so late that he believed he wo'd
capture no more grizzlies that day.