Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-04-23

BoZEMAN MONTANA TERRITORY FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1875.

,ITORY, FRIDAY
Gov. Rnclaeco as q Rear Hunt.
/ er--His Skill with the LassO.
i A correspondent of the San Francisco
Alta gives this description of thrilling
Iencounter with a grizzly bear, in which
Gov. Pacheco figures prominently:
Gov. Pacheco has among his accom-.
plishments-and they arc many-one pos.
sessed, VIC believe, by no other Governor
in the United States lie can lasso and
get away with wild grizzly bear; and VIC
saw him do it in May, 1852, on the Rancho
ldc los Qsos, (Bcar ranch), in San LUIS
IObisps, S6cn residence Of Gov. Pacheco's
mother. Away up in the mountains,
among the wild oats, the grizzlies take
their morning maps after their nightly
prowling about in search of any stray calf,
pig or other small game. Early one morr
ing the enormous print of grizzly's foo.
was secn in the Garth close by the dwell
ing of the Governors mother. and in q
few minutes Romualdo and two or three
others were IN the saddle and off for the
mountains. When the tall wild oats, halt
way rp the mountain, were reached, the
party had not ridden more than two min
ute among the tall, dry wisps, when the
horses suddenly started, snorted loudly.
and instantly huge grizzly stood erect,
with terrific presence, high above the
dry wild oats. He looked just like a gi
gantic negro, with shaggy, fur overcoat,
his eyes cleaning fiercely, his cruel teeth
and red mouth urpleasautly conspicuous.
Each man and every horse for the instant
seemed petrifcd-as if, while every nerve
and every muscle and wary sense was at
its utmost tension, they had suddenly
looked upon the Medusa. In seconds
time Pachcco epurrcd forward, swinging
his lasso The bear commenced sparring
warily, and few professional boxers can
fcnd off as these creatures will. But
Pacheco's lassO shot out like an arrow,
and clasped about the huge fore-foot,
when the horse (who saw every movement,
and was just as wide awake as Pacheco)
Isprang the other way, and the lasso being
fast to the pommel, the bear was instantly
thrown to the ground, when two other
men, quick as lightning, had thrown their
lassos ahd caught the hind feet; then an
jother rider caught the loose fore foot, and
the four horses took their positions like
cavalry animals trained by some roiseless
signal, and slowly marched down the
mountain side, two horseA in the van and
two in the rear, dragging Ursa Majos quiz
|etly down the grassy descent, the rear
horses keeping just taut line enough to
prevent the bear from getting any use of
his terrible hind claws Nahi has painted
some of these California lassoing scenes,
that have been as near justiceto such cx-
letting tab!eaux as could BE- done by the
painters art, but nothing could portray the
intensity Of excitement and action brought
forth at such moment. Pacheco was, at
that time, 81 years of age. and the hand
soonest man we ever locked upon
II guess the panther in the wilderness
was not more far than he.
When he first realized the sudden pres
ence of the terrific enemy, and stood erect
in his stirrups, his face cleaned with the
|glory Of youth, fearlessness and excite
nncnt, his great black eyes sparkling, his
white teeth tightly pressed upon his neither
lip, perfectly still for second, he was the
most glorious object in nature.
In no longer time than the sight of this
could be just taken 10. he sprang forward,
|his long, dark hair tossed widely for mo-
ment, and then, he had captured the bear,
las related. The captors slowly took their
prisoner down to the house where long,
heavy piece of timber lay upon the grass.
Fastening the bears hind feet to a strong,
|deep-driven stake, they stepped away to q
respectable distance, their eyes upon the
ferOcious creature, and their hands upon
their saddle-pommels. We walked up cloec
10 the bear to take careful look at him.
All cried out: "Cuidado!" 'Take care! !"
why, he's all secure, we said.
Yes; but look OUT
you don't think he could get loosc?'
Perhaps not, but you'd better keep Off
And we did.
The bear lay with bis head between his
huge paws, covering his eyes, save occa-
sionaIly, when he would furtivcly lift his
eyes, like q sulky child, 10 look at his
csptors; then covering his eyes again, re.
main q moment. and steal apother look
Soon be gave heavy sighs, and some one
said. He is dying!' We expressed sur.
prise to learn that the bear was wounded.
He is not wounded they replied, but
his heart breaks-he dies of rage And
in few moments he had brealacd his last,
and was drsgged away some distance from
the house and left.
Pacheco pointed to the sky. We looked,
and saw q hundred carrion crows, whose
watchful eyes had seen the feast long be-
fore it was half way down the mountain
side; and before we were a hundred yards
from the dead bear, it's body was COM
|pletcly hidden by the sable, Tapping wings
Iof the hungry undertakers.
MEME AND MINNIE.-Anold Dutch far
|mer In Canada had . handsome dau ghter
named Minnie, who recently Joined the
Methodist church, against which the old
farmer vas somewhat prejudiced. The
young minister, under whose instrumen-
|.ality Minnie was converted. visiting her
frequently, excited his suspicion that oil
was not right. Accordingly, he waited
1.-The church one Sunday night and seated
himself uuobservedly among the congrc-
cation. Soon after taking his seat the
minister. who was preaching from DAN
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