The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-07
A Rear-CasehIng sovernor.

An enthusiastic correspondent Of
the San Francisco AIa gives the
subjoined description Of an encounter
with a grizzly bear, in which CalifoF-
MAS new governor Paebeco) figured
prominently:
Governor Pacheco bas, among his
aecomplishments-and they are many
-one possessed, we believe, by no
other governor in the United States.
He can lasso, and get away with a
wild, grizzly bear; and we saw him
do it in May, 1852, on the Rancho
de los Osos (Bear Rancb) in San
Luis ObispO, then the residence Of
Governor Pscbeco's mother. Away
up in the mouAtains. among the
wild cats, the grizzlies take their
morning maps, after their nightly
prowling about in search OF a stra y
calf, pig, or other small game.
Early one morning the enormous
print-of 8 griZzly's foot was seen in
the earth close by the dwelling Of
the governors mother, and in a few
minutes Romualdo and tive or three
others were in the saddle and of for
the mountains When the tall wild
oats, half way up the mountain, 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
instantly huge grizzly stood erect,
with a terrific presence, high above
The dry, wild oats. He looked just
ike a giant, with shaggy, fur over
coat, his eyes cleaning 6ercely, bis
cruel teeth and red mouth unpleas-
sDtly conspicuous Each man and
every horse for the instant seemed
petri6ed-as il, while every nerve
and every muscle and wary sense
was at its utmost tension, they had
suddenly looked upon the Meduss.
In seconds time Pacbeco spurred
forward, swinging his lassO. The
bear commenced spsrriDg warily,
aud few professional boxers can fend
of as these creatures will. But
Pacbeco's iasso shot out like an ar
row, 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 being fast
to the pommel, the bear was instant
ly thrown 10 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 cav
airy animals trained by some noise
less signal, and slowly marched
down the mountains side, two horses
in the van and two in the rear, drag
ging Ursa Major quietly down the
grassy descent, the rear horses keep
ing Just ;aut-line enough to prevent
the bea- from getting any use Of his
terrible hind claws Nabl has paint
ed some Of these California lassoiDg
scenes that have been IS near justice
TO such existing tablesux as could be
done by the painters art. but nothing
could portray the intensity OF excite
ment and action brought forth st
such q moment
Pscheeo was, a. that time, twenty
one years old, and the handsomsst
man we ever looked upon l guess
The panther in the wilderness was
not more fair than be When ne
first realized the sudden presence ot
he terrible enemy and stood erect "a
his stirrups, his face cleaning with
he glory Of youth. feariessaess' ana
.xcitement-bis gres; Usek eyes
sparkling, bis white teeth tightly
PRESSED upon biz neither lip perfectly |