The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-23
FACTS ABOUT BEARS


FACTS ABOUT BEARS.
A Bear o rdinari!y No lIore DAN.
gerous Than u Woodt muck.
| rise for \ few Remarks on H.,
bear. have known hruiM ;nr iL,
last forty years. I have me, him on
the trail in Northern Michigan
Pennsylvania and the North WH.l.
I have seen him in WISCONSIN and
Minnesota.
Ordinarily hyuim is atnu, Il. dan.
IerO,ls ;S Il la",U,n -: the ftS,iy.
woMlclIuck. But it dos no, lla,,+u
that the mother "f amy mammal will
ignore danger to herself in defense O.
her young. Almost anyrninal will
go wild AMI reckless oi danger in de.
Tense OF her young. and the hear i,
wonderful on music. Consequently.
when u sh,-l,rHr turn, on her tor.
mentors it is we'll to keep back aluu
eighty five and Il half feet. >l,edu>
not wan; to hurt ANYBODY. She on.
~ wants to get her LADIES away from
that fearful bi!nd with the Derby hat
and dead rabbit .ut on his hair.
Ii you. hunIOr her you are safe
enough. II you want IL lut Your
hounds on her, making the este, Iem
her cubs doubt full we'll. "you TAXI
your choice" II you drive her 10
desperation ana she has the "ril To
stand l,y her cubs, ''Iettcr you stand
Il leetlle back"
! have hslgycsl good '!ca! oi hear
meat. have been twice on Il lone
cruise in the North Weeds. saw
several bears tllcre-all intent Oh
their own affairs.
SO slight was the danger from wild
animals there, and SO childish se,n.
el the immense arnian..nt> Of the
average tourist, that ] came To leave
not only n.y rifle hut my rev"lver@-
hind. And ! found the ci"lli-ounrr
rod and til" pocket hatcl.et u'l->uhi.
ricnt inr defense against wild I,vss..
All the same, Il she bear will, cWs~
may lx dangerous. l will give th,ee
instances tina, | cam vOucl for:
Forty years ago, Jim Steele, with
4 aSVVSu !" '''SI IssuthN'"' t"N"N.
bne hears, ait! .::'N deer, resided Il!
lhc ;;iou:!l Of Aso?h Run. He sen!
his son, aged ! l. up til" creek for the
lows one evening. The boy .~,l,r
Jack frightened and crying, sayin.
Hat 4 III. bear i.u., clia",d and n-ar-
y caught him. Old jim was dis.
.u.trl will! the boy. cnwa.,lirr.
his rifle he went irr.i with
l,c hoy. and ut the mouth %! i:"nut.
~ Run the boy comm, need IL say.
1T was JUS! here when an i;,in;e,l-e
rear jumped from under the bank
cared ~! her hind legs. and, show
IL" Il! 'lir teeth she had, growing,
~: in:.and threatening. made Il,
!" ATTY. Old Jim tr"k il in II,
,Tr.. Jump o;; my ln;,.!:.' II, yell.
ii t"t!:c :. nuu.>tsr. which H." boy
iii ut once: anil yelling. !r,ckin- and
Il knife, all the weapon
lc had, "!,l Jim and the boy 20!
way. Then thew saw the mother
,tar cross the "riiiie' vt Ill" rr,,S
md scatter Up the mountain side. I"
~ secp no more Ivy men forever
VEi:ty-,wo years ago, Harry FL
is" horn and bred on Pin" Greek.
:uid,d Il party IL the i:lrkl,''"':r,
Hills "f tie l,,r:c,s. While ly.~i"ti.
ny for the best !'erryin" yroi'a,!>. IT,
Vas Suddenly confronted !,v al i'm.
',en>c bear, which ar.,.:c ir"n hc-
lind II large fallen tr,nk., anal. rear.
Ng on her hind logs, marie direct;
i him, roaring anal gr,.u'i:':'. ~nar'.
ny ami showing her ;.".i :rrar ("
erth. Harry SEIZED and l.';;ri~lI,d
pine knot wl,M;'in% az: yelling ri
H. top If his voice - h.. ~ tx
Yard ut his best p:,r,' fora s.: rod
My. and the hear tune! :rd';'''rA'
conveyed ;:cr t:;' '''': 81 g, ,'''a'
or.
On the s:.,:.. rin:.r -: HI: ":trr
vent huckIc'ur:..':.t.~ VI .'Hn'f
:, his wife ANIL ';aH .:'.." -" i';.''a'
ion. Our r;.c W.:> - .w.'-:r'.'-. i!"n
wagon. the l,;i,ni ~ g. 49,
:ck''l witt, inv"r., ii ri ~:,r iI"@'
+. distance l., ~. .:r".!.r: lH''!!'!E'
"" miles.
by din! of starting al -. H., ana
''u-in" the i,or:. II una"'',ui-i "''i'
&c Were on Ike ground =, !; Il. M
n:c!;" h'i:!..' :" plenty i:.a' '!h
~; nj VS. absolutely iii.i';.n. T.
'as u short i'h .n lick I, '"-,.'! q,
eTries on si:..h @r.,!,..: Ia: li''
cen there before. :.sni f! ii.u-ih
new oi :, place. .:'ru: i..r. -ii'aHt''
I Il mile westward. whore i}it '"fi''