The National tribune., 1884-09-11
Boar Shooting.

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Charles r. Blackburn, a famous prospeetor,
who, incidentally in his travels among the
Rockies has killed 43 fuli-grown bears, fur
nishes the TrlbzHe with the following narrative:
We were on a prospecting tour |RAnger
Hank" Texas ranger, aud myself left camp
one morning Just az daybreak. We were out
to examine the country for quartz lodes above
timber line. il was daring August. We
reached the snow by 10 o'clock. We were
bound for that famous peak known as the
Russian Crown" The Crown is the highest
mountain between Clsrk's Fork aud the Yel-
lowstone River. We reached the summit at 2
o'clock.
Nhiie looking carefully over the snow fields
We discovered Is fnll-grown bears and 10 cubs.
LeFeliuE the telescope on them we could see
the monsters IN all their glory, lying lazily
around in the snow, some asleep, some playing,
ard some feeding on grassAeppers. These in
sects flying over the range get chilled when
near the snow, and those that fall on the snow
aelds never get away. All the bears except
two were several miles from US Nearly a mile
down the slope. on the mountain that we were
on we observed two large bears, and resolved
on attacking them. Looking at them through
/ the glass we soon found that they had no
knowledge Of cur presence. We were within
a hundred yards Of them, and then standing
we both shouted to arouse the bears. The
4 grizzly observed Us first the other was Gin
nam0nl. Immediately after seeing US the griz-
zy jumped up from the snow and came charg-
( ing. growing at every step.
Hank had a Sharp's rife and good six
shooter; ] bad Winchester and full belt OF
/ cartridges. We let the bear come within SO
PAGES; he commenced snorting and began TO
show his teeth; bis long, shaggy hair began to
stand up. and he was mad grizzly. We felt
1 safe and kept cool; having good breeeh-loaders
/ we were brave. Brnin was brave, too he came
/ right along, evidently beat on having a square
meal from an individual of the genus homo
/ We let Mr.. Grizzly come within 30 PAGES and
now be began TO loom up Ikea Mississippi steam
4 boat. Hank says: Let me crease him?"
said Give it 10 him!D Hank shot bruin
through the top Of the neck he was not hurt
but be grOWled loud with rage. We both
I opened fire, and the bear would fall at every
shot. Seeing that the other bear had started
for Us, l took careful aim al the grizzlys head
and fired, killing him instantly; he went roll.
! ing down the snowy slope and did not stoI
until nc had rolled out on the ice of frozeI
lake 5000 feet below.
As the dead grizzly rolled away the live Gin
na1nou moved brayely up. When within {
hundred yards we commenced on him. W.
I could not shoot fast enough. The bear wa
soon between Us, and it was dangerous to shoo
at all. In less than two seconds the bear mad,
for Ranger Hank, knocking him down and in
! stantly jumping On him. Hank lost his rifle
but made good use Of his revolver, shooting th,
bear in tie mouth and brain, killing bruin IN
stantly. The bear dropped, and, being squarely
over Hank, mashed him deep in the snow.
was not long until / rolled the bear off Range!
Hank, and Mr.. Bear went tumblng down tn,
snowy slope, landing alongside the grizzly OF
the frozen lake. Hank and concluded TO xii
1 no rflurQ haaFz that day