The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-07-25
Kentucky Boys I'm Colorado.
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From the Rsopis u Pueblo, Colorpfo, VIC
clip the following novel adventure of Nolfork
Owens and Robert Grow in the 6sosiii!Sins Of
Colorado:
Our young friend Giycns, from Keptucky,
in company with the Messrs. Crow and two
other young men from Pueblo, are spendins,a
few weeks in and about. Rosita, the mining
camp on the Hardscrabbble. On the Fourth
these youpg eentlemen left camp Tor a tramp
among some notp,tains to the westward. They
were charmed with The beautiful scenery that
met them, and the many interesting st5ects
upon the road made theis, steIis Isapy md
their wandering lengthy. When sight or nine
miles away some Of the party becs ne quits
thilsty and began looking for mountain
stream or lake, and coming 10 a high hill
they looked over into a little valley and Jaw
at some distance away the bright waters Of a
lake. Mr.. Givens and one or two Others cent
down to the lake, while Mr.. Grow md his
brother waited on the hill for their rsfurn.
Having reached the water the boys concluded
10 rest awhile before returning, and were qui-
city taking their ease beneath the pines when
on the opposite side of the little lake they
saw coming down q large grizzly bear with
two Cubs following. Surprising that the bears
were coming 10 the water and that their pres
ence would not be known, the boys remained
where they were. But his bearship had seerf
the prey from afar and was after more thar
water; her pace began to quicken as she made
her way around the lake in the direction 81
our Adventures. The boys soon saw that
something was up, and concluded to 20 up
the nearest tree. This they accomplished in
remarkably quick time. and none too soon at
that, for our Young friend Givens had only
reached the first low limb Of bis tree before
the grizzly was at the foot ~ ~. ire devil
sing ways and means Of bringing hips within
reach one Of the other boys bad N insged 10
get about ten feet up a barked sapling, with
out limb for twenty feet, and had there tied
himself in rather a precarious fashion. Mr..
Owens had carried his rife with him, and
looking down he soon brought that useful i'm
plement TO bear upon the open mouthsf bear
below him. The first shot struck her near
the heart, but IL took some six other shots in
the same region, Che hunter III coitinuai fear
If falling dowr, before the bear nj dswr 10
die. Atlength satisfied that Il wonld he safe
the boys descended, and made an attempt To-
secure the cubs which were making the woods
vocal with their noise. They succeeded in
securing one Of these, but the other escaped
and the boys took up their return, lest delay
should bring upon them another foe In the
shape Of rough, old Mr.. Uasws Ho'ibilis The
return was made 10 the COMPUTATIONS on the
hill, who were somewhat alarmed al the fiie
going on and the oiltcry. OF the CUBS thai came
up from below. Givens believes that "all's
well that ends vel, but thinks thai about
half an hour Of the recent Fourth VISA warm
er than ever he saw day in Kentucky; warm
er, in fact, than he wants 10 see again for a
less amount than thousand dollars.