Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17

A correspondent writes TO tho
aCaclto rfS6AnS .AHshl NbNHlo Of
the nature, habits, and pe~caiiarittes
of that srsbie ant,nat.-,hc bcar. lie
hays: .srhc mouutsiu ranges, of Col.
isn6o sra very lRell supplied with
beare, and d6ring tho fall of the year,
wasn sheEplums aud grapes arc ripe,
It is nothing unusual 10 stumble upon
a doseAM soeftho 6fateAia half AZ
shour's waik. There are three distinct
spncies -l,e common brown or blsek
bear, WHO still lhsintsins a %.precario",
too,hold IN many o, the Eastern ssates,
aud 10 Anulesi with much crrrino"y
the cinnamon, and the genuine |riH-
ely. Thr cinnamon chap is,about the
color OF brick-dust, ~Ad his fighting
weight ranges all the way from eigh,
| RaMdred ID one thousand pounds.
lie is a supple, active brute. and in
eliaea to be 4 genuine coward. Meet.
him 81 a secluded place and he will
skulk off with his tail between his
irgs, like u, coyote; hut he Is ap. to
| prove a dangerous customer When
wounded and brought at bay. Thrn
he assumes the o!cnsivc, and a true
leidc aud steady ,srve ure required Oh
the part ofihc sportsman, u his bear
slip will proceed To form IN asqusint-
ancc nor clese THAN agreeable. If y
good Tree 10 al hand aud the luutcr
can Scale il, So mich tho better, as the
ciuusnaolls do not climb; and = knowl-.
edge vi this fact tends to restore colt
daence. The majority OF mca /! have
cohversed w~itteidsser TIA hunt them
in rks way. In some instances the
cinnamon, after being badly hit ,rusl.es
at thee tree up which his antagonist
has Skinned for dear iiic, scix"s it in
his tooth, and laws and attempts to
tear it down. AT this critical juno
turc ii is bc.t for the huafer to IRE.
serve his cemfosurc, and no; fly OIL
the handle. 3le bear may keep him
i'm priscned an hour or o but Bruin
has n small! stock Of pcticrcs, am,.
when he ascer,nims that the position
is imprrsnoh!c he gives up ticjob in
disgust. and rc,ircs in good order.
The grizzly, however. stands at the
kcadof the bear family, and is a,or.
feared aud respected thau all others.
he,is astieaclcr0us, %sullcn, NAL cious,
desperate. ~Il-nfanncrci, uncrutli.
atlag2sy urute-one who s:ubLornly
resists all ADVANCES towards friend
ship, and is reDdy at any time iodie in |
the last ditch. Like the immortal
odd Guard OF Napoleon. you genu-,
inc grizzly never surreudrrs, but is
game 10 the last. The grizzly las ~
iorslr. independent bearing. anu onl
his native mountain sides or in the
forest sillhardly dcign to make room;
for mas himself. lfyoH maat o::e ~:
tho road tho chances are tia, lie will.
not bulge an inch, unless he happens
to be i'll all accommodating ninn.:. and
then lie will trot put one si,i. a lew
yards rear himself upon his cnorm-
BUS s%bauhchcs, and ..graciou>Iy wait,
orr You to pass. No matter wncth,rI
you arc arIScd with Il brrec,-!uadiua
Ballard, nce iie-gan, Winchester, or
sharp, never attack a grizzly alone or
,ut ill the opeS country. The only
'afe position Is on The back OF u good ,
'orsc or i'll the limbs Off cottonwood
Many persons, disregarding
his adrice. have paid for their tcm-
'r:ty with their lives; for no matter
'here YOU shoot u grizzly. whether :
Trough the heart or the brain-box,
he never gives ap the siiost without,
struggle. and W ifItightsns long,,s he'll
'an:lift apaw."