River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-04
FIGHT WITH A BEAR.
A Young Irish BarOn's Sharp Encounter
with INDUSTRIOUS GrIzZll.
Helena tMont.) Herald.


Mr.. Jameson, the young Irish Baron,
who, for the past several years, has
journeyed from the green sod TO engage
in hunting and fishing sports in Mon
tana, was unusually successful this
season, his wagons returning loaded
with the antlers of elk, moose, deer,
mountain sheep, and antelope, and the
pelts of grizzly and black bear, noun
tain lion-lynx, wild cat and other
splendid trophies of the chase. These
valuable possessions, carefully pre-
served and packed, have gone forward
to the old country, while Mr.. Jameson,
disbanding his party of four, and ac-
companied by his body servant, sta, ts
soon on journey round the world,
starting from San Francisco for China
early in September.
In his connection an adventure, in
which Mr.. Jameson and bear were
the sole participants, is worth relating.
One night last month, while bivouacked
on Cascade Creek, east of the Mussel-
shell, well.defined tracks were left
about the camp, indicating that while
the party peacefully slept, the premises
had bt EN- invaded by huge grizzly.
The following morning, while break
fast was preparing, the young Irish.
man, armed With his trusty rifle, start
ed down the Creek, trailing the beast q
half mile to a point leading into thick
ct of underbrush skirting to a consider
able width the stream on both sides.
Making a slight detour, Jameson push
ed his way cautiously into the icket,
the slight noise of his carefully picked
footsteps being muffied by the rollicking
waters leaping and tumbling over sue
cessive falls. Hating suddenly and
parting the bushes, the intrepid hunter
espied his game leisurely at rest, scarce
ly thirty yards away. He concluded
the bear was his, and with steady aim
at vital parts sent two bullets in rapid
succession into the broadly presented
side of the beast. There was a fierce
growl, and the wounded animal, part
ing the brush and saplings like grain
stakes, pushed vigorously towards his
assailant.
Unable to get another unrestricted
shot and understanding his peril, Jane
son with great presence of mind, quick
ly retreated toward the Creek, the bear
pursuing and close at his heels. There
was no time TO halt or turn aside, and,
reaching the bank, the hustled sports
man, holding aloft bis rifle, leaped for
the water, landing in pool TO the
depth of his arm pits. a moment la
ter, and the enraged brute, bursting
through the willows and saplings, con-
fronted him on the margin of the
brook. Jameson, prepared for his enc
my, with promptness and precision put
two more shots into the great beast,
who, in the very act of taking the wa
ter after his prey, tumbled to the
ground dead. Jam eson, scrambling
out Of his unprecedented bath, return
ed to camp, intercepting on the way
Two of his comrades summoned by the
re port of his rifle, and Fastening 70 his
aid. After break fast ateam was hitched
up, and strapped to poles, and the huge
carcass of bruin was hauled up to the
camp and skinned. The heft of this
monster was placed at thousand
pouIAs, and the pet, exhibited to a
number of men esteemed to be good
judges in such matters, more than
sustained the estimated weight Of the
beast