The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-06-27
CAPT YoRE'S NERVE.
His Encounter with Grizzly While
Waiting for IA Train

The train was delayed several hOurs.
There We're but half dozen passengers all told, and
they all got out the little station platform. In
looking down the valley from the station (Iruckee is
away up the mountains ON the main line Of the Gem
trail Pacific RailroldD We could See some kind Of an
animal coming down ont OF the timber and making
It's way over the top of the snow toward the river II
looked like steer mule, and none Of the travellers
thought II was anything else.
The four feet deep and frozen 50 hard that
could walk over the top without breaking through.
Capt. Vincent iore Of =. Lonis, a man We'll known
in steamboat circles both in St Louis and Pittsburg
and, In fact all along the river was one OF the pas
sengers. There Is considerable of the dare devil
underneath his quiet drneanOi, having the upper
Missouri in his early days, and attended many an
Indian council along with Gen. sherman when the
General lived in st. Louis. Yore returning from
san Francisco where he had been to settle rail-
road business for St. LOUIS parties, and was fixed up
neat and bright pin lie spied the animal
and said lie thought II was bear and that II he had
a gun he would 20 down and shuot IT, We an laughed
at him. for lie did not look much Ike bear hunter,
and the station agent, bnrly fellow With red Han
mel shirt and boots outside OF his pantsa regular
picture OF forty niner-joned In, saying lie would
give him gun II lac wanted 10 shoot the grizzly.
Capt. Yore was good shot and could he cool under
at once the express agent, ticket agent, baggage
smasher, and everything combined, went isio his
rife. Handing IL 10 Sore, he said sarcastically.
80 Here's gun.'' capt. Yore took the gun and
started toward the end Of the platform. The passen
gers Of course, never dreamed he was Ia earnest.
The station agent called him back when lie had gone
down OF the steps and bringing out little rat terror
dog of the light wooily Scotch pattern, said:
- Here, YOU want dog when You 90 bear hunt
ing
putting II under the nap of his co.'s, started down to-
ward the bear. The grizzly had by this time got oui
far enough To DE seem rs lie made his way across the
valley. lie locked to lie The size Of a horse,
and did not seem To whether there was anybody
within short distance of him or not. The Rocky
mountain grizzly Is the largest and, when aroused,
the most ferociOns of all animals In Western NORTH
America. Travellers ON the Union aud Central racin,
railroad are familiar with the specimen that Is Gagged
on the platform at l.ahfOp, an eating station Of the
California end OF the line. II has a foot like emf
teenth amendment - aud Is AS large "a Kerry
The bear kept quietly In his course aud Capt. Nore
Went straight toward him. The station agent real
lied The danger iore was ill., and his anxiety was
quickly communicated 10 the passengers. They got
closer ana closer, uutll they were only about the
length of the train apart loe sopped, took out the
little dog, aud set him down The terrier made fOi
the bear AT once and, going behind him, bit him on
the heel. The bear turned around To see what had
scratched him on the foot and the minute he turned
YOTe, who had been standing lnOiiunless, watching
the bear as 1t came face toward him, brought the rim,
up to his nose aud flashed II at him lie bear i'm
mediatey slapped himself ON the shoulder with hi
paw and went toward the Captain, The passengers,
who were watching him. we've now Wild with excite
meut.
z" He has hit him, " said the old Califomlans th
train land now he must look out iOr him NOr'
never moved. The litle silipe Of dog bit the bea
on the heel again; ho turned once more aud agaiI
iore unloaded ON him. The bear slapped himself Of
the other shoulder aud stlalghened up as II 10 ~
quickly at iOIe Then the beast broke through th
SNOW and most disappeared from our sight He luln
Died and rolled and waited around. The old ran
ioIhahs We're almost bieaihless with fright I'm
bear Is trampling out a place TO tight; run, run =
Iltl 'leaileu Ia luIct nut ht siOui nuilOnrss
statue, The little dog irw around the top Of The pi
the bear had made and harked. Presently the bea
put out his head 10 get his assallants position, aud
hiking his eyes Nore, he CIawed zap out OF his hol
in the snow. lie had Just steadied himself on hi
four legs when the dog BIZ him once more, and ior
let him have IL again, quick a nash, The HIOmen
he turned and another time the grizzly slapped him
self win his paw indicating lac had been hit. IL
started not toward lOTe, who now had fOu
loads left in his rifle. Twice again the dog bit IN
bear, and al each time as he turned lOrc unloade
into him, bringing his rifle up 10 MS face quickl
as II he threw a weaveIs shuttle. After he had hTe
the fourth load and the grizzly pace not slack
sned up much, as you could scarcely notice his limp
fOTe turned TO move back few PAGES, and as he al
SO he broke through the snow aud went down 10 hi
armplts. The passengers expecting every mOmen
10 see the infurated monster crush poor loIe COYere
their eyes in perfect terror. The bear had got with
few yards Of YOre, and but few seconds would dc
eide II. The dog III him again and lore, who ha
the rifle hrmly sighted, poured II into hn, Two load
In quick succession. and stretched hm, as he wa
almost at the end Of the rine The whole thing oc
CURED In less time than II takes 10 tell II. The pas
sengsis rushed down with a shout They brought IA
huge carcass hack IN triumph. Putsburg DispGtcL