The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-07-23
Around Desdwood- everything is four


California company has an 81 stamp
mill. and 10 going to put upaDother ofthe
same size. This ompany has invested
a large amount of money, and owns the
best mines in that vicinity.
THERE ARE SEVERAL "STAMPEDEs"
In as many different directions from
Deadwood. but L have not heard of
any important strikes yet. My friend
T. came along the other day and in
duced me to go on one, which was said
to be about l5lmiles north of here. We
went within three or four miles of
Inyan Kara and camped on hill side
just below a little aspen grove. The
next morning We had saddled our
riding horses and were about to load
our pack mule when we heard noise
behind as and looking around saw
GOOD SIZED CsNNARoN BEAR
NVAAtuS uOWu tue uItt tUW1tus uo al
full speed. Of course we quit packing
and went for our guns. rs hung on
the horn Of his saddle and was easily
got at; but had unfortunately lost my
gun sling. and not expecting to do any
shooting that day, had tied my gun
securely behind my saddle. The bear
was not over 10 yards away when We
first saw him, and but for the brush
between as would have been on us be.
fore.we knew he was in the country /;
but this delayed him about minute
and during that time we rustled. ]
believe l never before did SO many
things i0 SO short time. I first tried
to unite my gun, but finding that too
slow felt for my knife to cat the strings,
but / had left it and my cartridge belt
in the grass by oar bed. made dive
for it, ran back to the horse and cut the
gun loose T. in the meantime had
mounted his horss and was prepared
to give battle. Now, it had been pain
fully evident to me from the. first that
the chances were greatly in favor of
bruins getting through the brush be-
fore could get my gun loose, and l
had resolved that if he did get the
bulge on me his entry and my exit
should be simultaneous; but the idea
of leaving on horseback hadn't oc-
Cured to me. am satisfied that If it
had come to bear chase | should have
done better foot. as my horse is, any
thing but fleet one, aud can stumble
down oftener than any horse in the Ter
ritory. did not stop to consider this,
but quickly mountsd. | had to dis
mount to get my cartridge belt. which
/ had left on the ground. and was just
picking it upewhen the bear stuck his
ugly nose out of the brush about Is
yards away, and I lost no time getting
in the saddle again. He only took one
look at US and then struck back on his
track as rapidly as be had come, and
lodged around clump of brush before
l could get shot at him. t. was
already to shoot when the brute showed
himself, but his horse unfortunately
saw him too and bolted, and before he
could get him stopped the bear was
gone. Determined to pay him back
for the scare he had given US, we gave
chase, bat the country WAS too rough
and be- got away; bat we'll know
enough to keep our guns handy in a
bear country hereafter. We hunted
for the stampede" another day, voted
1t blk and went home. We traversed
THE MUCH vAUNTkD FLORAL VALLEY /"
On our way home. and, Being dry
when we struck it and finding it in the
same fix for 10 or IL miles, classed it
with the stampede. Forsythe aud
Jenney went into ecstacies over this
valley when they went through it, but
We failed tc~see anything remarks bile
about 1t. circumstances may have
colored our opinion, however, as. it is
possible that riding lazy horse on a
hot day, with no water, is not calculated
to bring out the artistic side of a
fellows nature. GOLD SEEKER.