The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-24

former seasons, 1t is also fact that
bear, and mountain lions are becom-
ing more numerous than desirable.
They commit depredations on our
stock, the two latter killing many
horses. My brother, I. M. Brooke,
went out on the range few months
since to look after some horses, and
captured a panther that measured
from tip of tail to nose nine feet four
inches. An unusual number of bear
have been killed. A family who
have recently located on the east
side Of the mountain, east of White
hall, and about ten miles distant, con-
sisting of husband, wife and daught-
er, the husband being absent, the
wife and daughter went into the gar
den near by the honse to dig a few
potatoes, when three bear made their
appearance in the garden. The
woman, Mrs. Dawson, took her
daughter to the house, and then got
her husbands old needle gun and re-
turned TO the garden. One of the
bears approached her within about
80 feet, when she dropped on one
knee, taking rest from the other,
the bear at the same time standing
up on his hind feet / presume to as
certain what the woman meant. J
She took good aim and broke his
neck. On being questioned what in
duced her to take such desperate
chance she replied that she owed 81
on her sewing machine, and she
knew the bounty paid for killing a
bear was IS. That sewing machine
has been paid for and a good Sharp
repeating rife ordered by the neigh
boring ranchmen.
Our silver and gold mines contin-
ne to pay handsome dividends.
Butte City, now the largest or great
est silver producing camp in the
world, ships weekly from Sl65, 900 to
5000, 900 in bullion.
/ was greatly in hopes that your ar
tesian well would prove success.
and that your citizens would be blest
with good, pure water, something
they are strangers to unless they 90
from home to find it.
Oh how l would like to Join in
your centennial celebration; would
like once more to keep step to Riley
Walkers drum. Then, too, could
meet so many of my old friends from
the country, who doubtless will be
there. But the distance is too great
and ] have not the time; besides
am suffering much from the effects of
two accidents which happened me
the present season. First thrown
from wild horse, and then had a
team to run off hitched to a buggy.
My daughter and three of nv grand
children were in the buggy at the
time. ! thank God that l was the
only one hurt. After l had been
thrown out and ruin over, my daught-
er had the presence of mind and
courage to lay her infant down on
the bottom of the buggy and climb
over the front seat; reach out over
the dash board and get the lines
while the horses were running at full
speed. She refined them around on
the open prairie, then back on the
road to an open coral. into which she
refined them. The two eldest chill
dren had been thrown out soon after
the team started to run, but were not
hurt. A most wonderful escape from
a terrible accident had she not got
them turned from the course they
were taking. In few rods they
would have gone over 20 foot bank
and into the Jefferson river. deep,
rapid stream.
During the funeral of General
Grant and for some days later,
dreaded to take up my daily news
paper for fear that / would read in
the telegraph columns that the Nor
gantown Post had committed suicide
because Southern Generals were per-
mitted to participate in the funeral
obsequies of the great man.
Yours, truly,
+. G.. BROOKE,