Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-20
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A Thrilling Adventure with q Cali.
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Some fnctpient wit has remarked, "If Noah
had hauled In his gangplank before the creep
Ing things got aboard, we needn't have had
such surfeit of snake stories"
Then let us nave a variation. The bear,
doubtless "got aboard" ahead Of the Creeping
things"
The hero Of the following adventure is well
known to the writer. A few years ago, on an
horse, he was leaving a cabin in California
where some comrades fingered over the re-
mains OF primitiyely cooked game dinner.
The elder Of jolly, quartet Of hunters, he
barrelled shotgun. His chums carried rifles
AID revolvers 1t is far from incredible that
he was the Colonel" of the group; often the
butt of their 1dicule, the target for concerted
run. and, too, because he so facetiously bore 1t.
The Colonel" he had heard more than
once repeated, will run foul of grizzly some
the death Of him" But he frequently declared
that he wanted to meet grizzly, to which was
"Aye, you'd scratch up the nearest tree. OF
bat for your life, If he didn't swallow you In
stanter.'
Leave the dishes till come back. I'll have
treat for SUPPER" said this "Colonel' on this
August afternoon. His three friends uncOrked
another bottle Of wit but he retreated too
rapidly to see or hear the effervescence. Gallop-
ing towards mountain stream, five miles dis.
tanf which in the summers decrease OF its
volume left in the narrow valley pools here and
there wherein small fish thrived he hoped to
spy stray deer. A few occasionally loitered
behir d, after the herd that had roamed down
season returned at the approach of the dry
season. They seemed 10th to leave the green
willows and chaparral around these pools.
Our hOrSeman had trimmed his gun with
nine piston shot bullets. He now descended
the slope, and, having reached grassy spot,
was preparing to lariat, not having dis
nous bear lying fast asleep under scrub oak,
not more than hundred yards from where he
had halted His surprise may be imagined. He
felt no twtnge Of alarm, but that his first
thought was to gallop to the cabin, and bring
the hoys out for grizzly. Then his repeated
must shoot at him" And $50 SO be walked the
'sgame," between the bushes. Now the old
hands s hsy sent U do
what ais my arm?' thought the veteran hunter,
who would not risk an unsteady shot ever so
little short Of frmness He lowered the piece;
and sudden vision Of CHASTITY scene flashed
across his brain. He thought OF young man
whose bowels had been literally torn out In a
encounter with grizzly foe, and whom he had
assisted ia burytng in mining district.
He hesttated no longer; slid down on his feet;
placed his arm within the bride moose, and
aiming at the bears ear, discharged Quicker
than thought he sprang to the saddle, spurred
ward till mile or more up the slope. Then,
hearing no roar or rush behind, he turned and
Slowly reCraced. Almost Incredible 10 his 1udg-
ment, his eyes beheld the bear In slightly al
tered position, stone dead. The elective, ju-
-diciOuS shot had entered the brain.
Now the Colonel rode triumphantly back to
his comrades.
"There's big old grizzly over yonder."
"Why didn't you shoot him?" all in q quick
breath.
az did shoot"
"Dont bIieve 1t. With a shotgunr"
81 tell you, boys, have killed him."
Tell that to the babies"
81 say he Is as dead as other bears have
died. Come with me and bring him home
A two-wheeled cart was borrowed Of neigh
Dor. They all piled Into 1t. and first drove I'M
patiently In their hurry mile in an opposite
direction to enlist the services Of two friendly
Indians. When arriving on the ground, and
convinced Enthusiastically Of the shotgun's
victory, their huzzas made the desert ring. The
Indians Immediately addressed the hero Colonel
by the distinguishing title )f 'sWama Shactoo"-
Bear King. His chums long afterwards styled
him Colonel shactoo, but hts name Is not
The dead animal was supposed to weigh /, 100
pounds; one OF the largest bears ever shot In
California The Indians had their share OF the
meat with the hide, which after rude manner
they dressed and tanned, rendering Il as hard
as board. the writer has seen one OF the
toenails OF this verttable grizzly. It "a In q
curve. OF course, measuring at least tour
inches.