, 1873-09-14
ROCKY. Y.MOUNTAIN SKETCHES.
Brufser Sam and tic Grizzly Bcar,

camp had boon pitched In rrotty little valley,
| through which ran puro atroam Of bright, cold
water. Tho supper Lad beon oaton Tho camp
ilros lighted, ppos illod, and all wero roady for
tlo ovoning-yarn. Among the frontlorsmon
who accompanied tho expedition was Afr. Deldon,
tho celebrated whitq Chief Of tho Plains, and
noted hunscr, trappor, and guido. Ioallod upon
him for Htory, and, aftor thinking oyor his
wild bordorlifo for timo, AS II to seoos tho
choicest bits from his vast experience he ra-
latod tho following:
II waa ono Of tho first mon In 1868 to arriYo
at Piko's Penk. I oamo up from the Missouri,
with friend Of my father, and no stoppod as
Donvcr, OF rather, should say, whore Donver
now is for tho city was then composed
OF foT Erog-shops and shantioH In
ono Of tho mniug-ca,nps became acquainted
with queer follow thoy called
DnU1BKn BAM,
Ho was powerful man, and sometimes drank
great deal. but Uaa always good-tompored and
kind-hearted. Tho mtnora voro rough sot In
those days, aud delighted In tho most brutal of
sports. priZo-hghting WAS ono OF thoir pas-
times, and at this Dr11ipor Sam oxoollcd,-n man
In all the campa bolnE able to atand up long be-
fore him. Ills foats Of strength were prodig-
iou1. Often would he take barrel Of liquor by
tho chimes, and, knocking out tho bung, lift 1t
up and drink from the hole, "a easily as II It wore
small keg. Then ho would stand on box u
inchos high, and LIT 1870 pounda With his tooth.
Ho could pick up 3-bushol bag Of -four NTH his
mouth, and carry 1t rod. Ono day, aaloon-
kooper offended Sam, and, to hayo 1evonge, ho
wont out into the street, and, shouldcring
large work-horae carried 1t into tho saloon, leav-
ing tho enraged bar-koopor to got 1t out and
down tho steps Al best he could. At hnothor
time ho carried rock into store. and dropped
1t through tho floor.
"sam's skin waa AZ whito ana smooth rs
girls; but MI over hfa arms. shoulders, and
broad chost,. wore punches Of knotty musclon as
largo as onos tlnt. lie WAS well-built aud
FINE"LooK1N0 hfAN,
his waist being remarkably email, his hips broad,
the lega vol set, and foot Brnall Onco his face
waB handsome, but whisky had bloArod tho eyos,
and the noso was pimplcd and red still, Sam
in now buck-slin suit with yellow fringe, and
his long brown hair combod out in cur1s about
his neck, he was tho picture Of m athletic from
tieramau.
However, Sam was fast
DEOENERAT1N1 INTO LoAFEn;
he had left of work and gono to living by hts
strength, just aa thouBanda OF men live BY thoir
wits il tho great citieb. Any ono would pay for
and drink from the bung- -hoe; and occasionally,
by way Of variety, ho would shoulder horse or
a mule for glass Of rum.
"DlsHpation toldrapidly on Tho Man Of Steel
as lo MAS callod !; and, when saw him In the
spring, after wintor's carousing, he had
THE DEL1R1U11 TnEMENs,
and 1t took hvc men to hold him. Els frame
was wasted away. tho knots Of ainows wore
gone, his chest drawn In, and tho skin Of his
ut WAS about thiH time an old Engliahmnn
nnuled Jones arrived at the minos, and. hearing
Of Sam, exproa9od n deBiro to sos him. Old
Jones was well-known prizo-aghter, but, Of
rsne1 ss me the e2as 5n m, b @qa
old Jones, and ho no sooner saw him than he Of
fored TO fight Sam. The minors were aston
ishod, and tried to diaeuade Joues from hts pur-
pose; bnt nothing. would do but he must lave
q bout with Sam. So tho day was set. Sam was
sick on tho morning Of the ight and looked
badly enough; but bots ran two to ono on The
Man Of Steel agaiust the Eng1iBhman. limo
wAB called, sud tho Engllshman bounded into
languiI and feoblo; but, At the vsry frat pass,
he hit John DnIl
BETWEEN THE EYES,
and no amount Of Hponging and bathing could
day. II was feared sain had broken tho Eng
liBllnans skull, but ho got about in day or two,
aud soon afterwards botl, he aud Sam disappear
cd from tho saloons The bnr-keepors wero as
for his grog, and no one could imagine whore he
had gone, or what he was at. Foul play was be-
ginning to DO suspected, whom it leaked out that
WAS IN TRAINING,
and that The EnElishman waB lis trainer. After
old Jonca got that awful lick from Sams brnrny
fist, he gave him no pcRco until he agreed to 20
into training and accompany the Engushman to
England, thore to fight the giants Of tho priza-
ring. JonoB had not much money, but, st bis
instiga!ion. q man named Dunham came over
from London With plenty Of cash, and, as soon
"a Durham arrived, old Jonos quit, aud tho now
Englishman became sams regular trainor.
~ haw Sam oncc while ho ras in training, aud
he looked well tho knotB Wero on his armB
again, aud tho great chest firm and round. Ho
had boon at his dunab-bolla. sand-bags, and gum
balls about si1 weeks, when, one morning, he
got mad about something, knocked both Dun
from bis Keepers into the street. Stopping at
the aaloona and taking aeyc1n! drinka, ho did
not forget it WIS hia hour for training, and
amused himself by
KNOCKING DOWN
eyery atout.looking follow 10 mot. Finally.
aftor the Sheriff and half the toNn had been
whipped, Sam Was captured mud put into jail !;
but here now difficulty preaonted itsolf, for the
jail y yas pot strong one. aud Sam aTore he
him out. On promising that he would so
straight to bis lodgings, tho door was opened,
and Sam kept his word, for le went directly
homo and retired to bed. This outbreak was
30 unlike Sam's natural disposition that every
ono wan at a loss to account for 1t; md, soon
afterwards. another ebullition Of passion oo-
curing, Tho Man OF stoel's' trainers abautlon-
ed him III disgust aud took themselves on East,
each carrying With them, As parting gift from
Sam, 4 pair OF black Dyes and swollen nose.
"Sam, nov left to himself,
FELL TO DRINKING AGAIN.
went about the saloons "a Of old, lifting barrels,
pitching Gtones, and shouldering horsoa for
liquor. It was soon observed ho Mas growing
weak; he lifted tile barrels with difficulty, and
preferred to drink from glasu instead OF
buug-hole. He grow thin in leah, his musclcs
disappeared, and he beoasno Tho shadow Of his
former solf.
"At this timo = number Of eho,lldor-hittara
and dcsEoradoes arrived at the 1nines, and gave
Sum rome trouble; but 10 finally con-
quored them all, and tho last fellow got licked,
ho exclaimed: 'Woil, IT you can lick me,
You CAN'T IIOK GRIZZLY BEAR!
Sam swogo hc could lick grizzly-bear. hnd that,
!ango.handed and alone, 10 would fight ono.
caught by tho nliuora when cnb, and raised by
them. Tho boar waa now nearly full.grown,