The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-16
The Governor and the Grizzly.

A correspondent of the San Francisco
Alta writes as follows of the new Gov
ernor of California:
Gov. Pacheco has, among his accom-
plishments - and they are many one
possessed, we believe, by no other Gov
ernor in the United States. He can lasso
and get away with a wild grizzly bear,
and we saw him do it i'll May, 1852, on
the Rancho de los Osos (Bear Ranch),
in San Louis Obispo, then the residence
of Gov. Pacheco's mother. Away up
i'll the mountains among the wild oats,
the grizzlies take their morning maps, after
their nightly prowling about i'll search
of any stray calf, pig, or other small
game. Early one morning the enormous
print of Il grizzly's foot was seen i'll the
earth, close by the dwelling of the Gov
ernor's mother, and III few minutes
Romualdo and two or three others were
in the saddle and off for the mountains.
When the tall, wild oats, halfway up the
mounta II, were reached, the party had
not ridden more than two minutes among
the tall, dry wisps, when the horses sud
denly started, snorting loudly, and in
stantly huge grizzly stood erect, with n
terrific presence, high above the dry
wild oats. He looked just like gigantic
negro, with shaggy, fur overcoat, his
eyes cleaning tiercely, his cruel teeth
and red mouth unpleasantly conspicuous.
Each man and every horse for the instant
seemed petrifed-as if, while every nerve
and every muscle and every sense was at
its utmost tension, they had suddenly
looked upon the Medusa. In seconds
time Pacheco spurred forward, swinging
his lasso. The bear commenced spar
ring warily, and few professional boxers
can fend off as these creatures will. But
Pacheco's lasso shot 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)
sprang the other way, and, the lasso be-
ing fast TO the pommel, the bear was in
stantly thrown to the ground, when two
other men, quick as lightning, had
thrown their lassos and caught the hind
feet; then another rider caught the loose
fore-foot, and the four horses took their
positions like cavalry animals trained by
some noiseless signal, and slowly marched
down the mountains s side, two horses III
the van and two in the rear, dragging
Ursa Major quietly down the grassy de
scent, the rear horses keeping Just taut-
line enough to prevent the bear from
getting any use of his terrible hind
claws.
The captors slowly took their prisoner
down TO the house, where Il long, heavy
piece of timber lay upon the grass. Fast
ening the bears hind-feet to the timber
with the strong lasso, and the fore-feet
to strong, deep-driven stake, they
stepped away to Il respectful distance
their eyes upon the ferocious creature
and their hands upon their saddle-pom
mels. We walked up close to the beal
to take careful look at him. All erie,
out " Cuiador' "rake care.
"Why, he's all secure" we said.
Yes, but look out. -
"You don't think he could get loose 2
" Perhaps not, but you'd better keel
away.
And we did.
The bear lay with his head betweel
his huge paws, covering his ewes, saw
occasionally when he could furtively lif
his eyes, like a sulky child, to look at hi
captors; then covering his ewes again
remain Il moment and steal another look
/ Soon he gave heavy sif,hs, and some ON
said, & He is dying" We expressed SUI
prise to learn That the, bear was wounded
"' He is not wounded" they replied
'"'but his hear brealis-he dies of rage
And an few minutes he hal breathe
his last, and was dragged away some dis
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