The Red Cloud chief., 1880-07-01
Almost Eaten Alive Terrible Enc0un-
ter with q Bear.

LAST Saturday Hannibal Roe. who
resides on the Little Prickly Pear, in
the vicinity of Wolf Greek Station.
shouldered his gun and weut out in the
mountains for "a deer hunt. While he
was passing down the course of a small
gulch, and Just as he had turned a
point of rocks which protrudcd abrupt
" from the mountain side he received
upon the left side Of his head and face
n stunning blow from the paw Of In
immense she bear, which it appears
was lying in wait for him upon the
other side of the rocks. The blow
knocked Mr.. Roe down and caused him
to lose possession of his gun. which was
the only weapon he had with him. and
at the same instant the infuriated
beast, throwing herself upon the pros
trate form of her astonished. disarmed
and wounded victim, the man and bear
we're precipitated together about fifteen
feet down the steep bank to the bed o:
the gulch. Having nothing to de-
fcnd himself with, Mr.. Roe quick
" determined To play the
dead man." and turning upon
his face feigned Inconsistencies
through one of the most trying orIesls
ever experienced By a human being.
The bear evidently cOnclulel IL her
prev was dead he had been killed by
her w strong paws, and began her
feast. Beginning upon his head she
literally tore the mans scalp to shreds.
leaving it in a condition horrible To look
at. He says he could both hear and
feel her teeth grating upon his skull.
She then began upon his left shoulder.
inflicting there 4 CHASTITY and danger
Gus wound, and bit him in several
places upon his left arm, side and back
as far down as the hip. Just As
she had driven her teeth into the hip
and was. doubtless. upon the point Of
inflicting such wound as would have
caused instant death. n of her cubs
raised q cry of distsess. Ii n at this
point that Mr.. Roe's play of dead
man." which had hitherto seemed so
unavailing. was Of great service 10 him.
The bear evidently thought her victim
dead. and, leaving him, fastened TO the
relief of her young. intending. il is sup
posed, to finish her meal al pleasure.
Though bruised. mangled and fatigued
his scalp q bleeding mass of torn flesh
and matted hair hanging about his
brow. his left cheek and ear torn of
until they hung at his side by but a
slender strip. his cheek bone broken.
his skull fractured above the eve. his
shoulder, arm and side badly injured.
he nevertheless summoned Efficient
strength to rise and get away before his
antagonist arrived. The story Of his
subsequent achievements is almost be-
yond belief, but is abundantly vouched
for. He was living alone. and knew
that to return home without summon
ing assistance was TO certa MY go home
and die in solitude. Although from the
scene of his encounter il was 4 mile and
a half home. he walked that distance.
and without stopping at his cabin pro-
ceeded q half-mile further & the Mis-
souri, River, upon the opposite side OF
which he saw q couple Of ne'ghbors,
to whom he called for assistance.
As soon as he observed that his
cries we're heard he returned to his cab
in. where his neighbors soon after
found him sitting upon a stool holding
ais hand TO the side of his head. and IN
that Way as best he couid keeping his
INITIATED cheek and a in place Such
aid was rendered As could be under the
circumstances. and medical assistance
vas telegraphed for. TO which Dr.
Steele promptly responded. The
wounds were dressed early Sunday and
fr. Roe WAS left as comfortable as his
urroundings would allow He bore