The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-05
STORIES or THE CHASE.
Encounter With q arisSly~A Long-Livod
Creature Romping With q Wild Fox.
Ogden tlItabl Daily,l

lUIunn luEhul UhllFsl
From a gentleman Ut this city we learn the
full particulars of the encounter MI. John
Whitaker, III Willard, had With q griztly ut
that place. Il appears that Mr.. W., with NM
other gentleman, discovered something going
on III his melon patch. near n growth pf VIII
grizzly baar, with three outs, which mn1edl.
ately retrvated into the willows. The two
men started into The willow patch after them,
Mir. w. being armed with y gun The anlmala
were seou discovered, and Mr. W., without
any hesitation, walked w 10 the mother Of
placing the muhzle af bis weapon IN her
MOUTH but before he could Hire thu grizzly
Rtr,rk the gun with her paw, aud such was
the force Of hehlow that the weapon, was oar
ptarted for MI. whittier md handled him
pretty roughly, biting him u the thigh ahd
shoulder, Mud ptharwinp bndly inilrlnK him.
During The encounter one ~ The cubs Jumped
upon Mt. Whittiser's shoulder mud bit hint
The other mhti, tls sut,il ua tho hehr attacked
ha friend, took III the gun and sought TO
shoot tho anlni,i, but Mr.. W.. fol fnar Of him
aelf resolving tho Hpnianta. WHrnsu the ether
not to fire. Tho latter then fesortal to strata
gsn, and SELLING ono 81 the cuhs, nnue 81
With iii Tho mother thereupan left Mr..
Whittikor and gave chase 10 his friend, who
lot tho cub ~. aud with tho wounded man
made GOOD hla asuepn. Mr.. Wnittiker's
wounds are not necessarily dangerous
TllE DEVILS HonsE.
IGnlyeeton News.l
The mnntIs (menning prnpl,etl ls defined by
Webster as Il LinnInIn genus Ut yoraclnus tn-
aects. rem ,rkuble for their slender, grpt'sqne
turma, One species (tnnnta iellgioHa) has .
nnir Of ieaa Iii front resembling ~ persons
hands when folded In prayer. and IL often
called Tho praying mntltls. e is better known.
however. by the profane apnellntien 81
"Dsvita Horse" About veHr ago MIR. N. n.
tisk ~ litth
physics, but SONS On entomology mud hortl.
culture out tho hend of OF one, tho trunk OF
which lived forty hours hitnrwnrd. Ile now
reports that he cut the head of OF another
last siunday nh IL Az O'Clock o. ~. which was
alive i'll o'clock II. iii. on Tuesday, ilfty.tWe
hours later. Facts which aeem I'D argue that
there arc important nerve centres IN the trunk
III the insect as well MS III the head.
a Tr,E ea1NAsiAN AND TnB Gun.
tdnlo Word,1
Inst Monday night. while Mr.. II. Bursnn
was going through cut Oh WILLOW creek, ho
met Il cub. Ills hand touched IL, when u
gfowled, which was the first intimation Mr..
nurgun had that such n beast WINS near him.
Taking a look lit II with tho hid OF his lam
tern, no judged Ito weight to ba about two
hundred pounds. Notbelng particularly fond
If bear Iueat, he postponed indefinitely The
attack md took BILE departure. for the cabin,
dit what speed lie didn't state. The next night
lle set u steel trap, baitcd With meat, III the
ent. aud caught Ii. rho Chinese cook going
tp tho trap discovered that IL was caught by
only ono toe. He killed 1t with nh ax, 1t
was three or four months old and weighed
seventy 1--we pounds considerable leas than
1t looked to Mt Burson. - a8a 4ssa ass
COLT RoMrs WITH A FOX. e.s
tDahioneaa tGn,l signa,.l
MIR. Woody who resides near thu foot Of the
Bluc Ridge discovered, nppn going out TO his
pasture d few mornings since, d mule colt
angaaod In rump with red fox. Tho two
froltcsome creatures were paylng near the
edge of a large brlar thcket, into which ally
Reno would disappear after taking hurried
round with the mule nnd remain short
time, when no would again dart forth. After
Watching tho extraordinary proceedings for
some time MIR. Woody put an end to tho fun
by shooting the fox. -.
WOLVES IN COLORADO.
LarImer Expres,1
Gray and black wolves arc numerous down
the Platte They have been seen on the
plains In the vicinity Of the Thompson ranch
Ia packs Of eight to ten. They recently kiils.
a marc and two colts belonging TO w. Z.
Thompson and u large calf belonging to J. Is
Thompson. The herdprs report that they
have seen steers on the range with pieces Of
flesh bitten out Ut their hams, evidently The
work OF these wolves.
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