The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-03-10

T zen 1t ceased Jacobs made up his
mao that the, storm had also ceased,
aIza that helnust lose no time in find
li'& way out of his position, for he
wa shut in by drift the depth and
cent he had no means of knowing.
Rktunately the position of the rocks
ai<Ep Pei him had confined the drifting
sN3W to the inclosure thus formed,
at Jacobs emerged into the open
s'<ee beyond after tunnelling about
I9ty feet. The wind had swept the
sIpW almost clean from the slope OF
th2 ridge and in patches from the foot
oAkne ledge, Jacobs had a good view
0tkne cave where the bear had taken
sneiter,. and was preparing to &c
lFloWn, smoke the game out and xii
\ ~ y, s9shean he was attracted. hv .the. .velp
l1g OF his dog, which had been run
ning about after emerging from the
SNOW tunnel.
I'm Indian hurried to the spot and
there discovered a large she-bear
standing on her Launches, defending
two cu6 from the dog. She was furi-
Gus withrage. Jacobs stepped around
from behind clump of dwarf cedars
IN order tS geta better sight of the
bear, and in doing so stepped on a
small stone that was hidden under
the snow. The stone turned and the
Indian fell headlOng within 10 feet of
the infuriated bear. Hisgun fell from
his hand, and before he could recover
1t the bear sIrang toward him. The
bear paid no attention to the dog,
which harassed it from behind, but
seemed determined to make an end
of the hunter at once. Jacobs agility
enabled him to regain his feet, how
ever, before the bear was upon him,
and at once began to retreat, suppos-
ing that the bear would remain with
her cubs and attack the dog. With a
fierce cry, however, and followed by
her cubs she hastened after Jacobs.
Owing to the steepness of the ridge,
the Indian did not feel that he could
safely engage in a hand.to-hand fight
with the bear there, SO he concluded,
fshe pressed him, to drop to the bot
tom of the ledge, where, if the bear
leaped after him, he would be on
good footing, and could bring to his
service tactics that had never yet fail
ed to give him the victory in fights
at similar kind. The bear followed
him closely, and as he turned near
the edge of the ledge to let himself
down and drop, his right foot caught
in under root, and the next instant
he was hanging head downward over
the rocks. The bear leaped to the
ground below, and before the Indian
could draw himself upward or release
his foot he saw with dismay that the
she-bea had been joined by a huge
mate, evidently the bear Jacobs had
set his watch for. The position of
the hunter apparently non-plussed
the bears for moment, for they both
stood motionless looking up at him.
Then suddenly they both started to-
ward him. AS his head hung within
easy reach of them, the Indian saw
at once that it would be torn off in
short meter unless he could disengage
himself. BY great effort he drew
himselfupward by pressing his hands
against the face of the rocks, when
suddenly the root broke and he fell
headlong into the snow beneath. His
unexpected appearance at their feet
seemed to Startle the bears, and they
both retreated several steps. At that
moment, also, the two cubs appeared
at the top of the ledge, with Jacobs
deg fighting them. Their cries were
too much for their mother to with
stand, and she hurried away to join
and protect them.
By this time the male had recover
ed himself and made a savage rush
for Jacobs. The Indian had also now
recovered his equanimity. and stood
with his long hunting-knife drawn,
awaiting the attack of Bruin. The
bear grasped Jacobs with paw on
each shoulder, but the next second
the knife was buried to the hilt in the
brute's heart, and he fell in the snow
and soon died. The BEARS clutch on
Jacobs shoulders, however, was deer
and severe, for the Indian carries the
scars to this day. The strain on his
leg and ankle as he hung over the
ledge, he had not noticed until after
the excitement of the fight was over.
The she-bear had defeated the dog,
and sought safety for herself and cubs
in fight. The Indian remained two
days in the dead BEARS cave, subsist-
ing on its carcase. Then he was able
to get about. After recovering his
gun he started in pursuit of the She
bear and her curbs, and two days
afterwards had all their skins.
II should like to see some one alb
Il L.