Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-13
Grappilng a Grizzly

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A recent number Of the Denver
Col. NOcs says Sheriff Joe Smith
of Coneios county, claims to be
one Of the greatest hunters in tho
country, aud to sustain this tells a
remarkable story at the killing of a
/ grizzly bear on Prospect Peak, in
| Concjos county, one day last week,
assisted by Gerard Austin, county
/ treasurer Of Conejos county, DIR.
/ Limburg, Billy Seed, OF Hlnklc y
/ Co., and G. Lee, Of Chama, former
| Iva sheriff OF one of The counties
Of California.
'We were OuthuutIng deer said
joe, 'and had camped the night
before in valley by tho ado Of a
stream. Upon tnrning out in the
morning 70 discovered that there
he'd been q l'oht fell OF snow dur
ing the right, and also that there
wore % large number Of bea tracks
around the camp. Pacing W onr
/ audr Wo slarioj to follow tie
tracks which led directly up the
mountain Oh thorcgulsr trail which
wound around IL clear 90 the sum-
NIT andih-n ovcr tho range. When
wo lad gcno some niles ard had
cached p point ahouo half way up,
It1- racks suddenly livorscd into
como aspen timber Following for
2 Short distance with some difli
/ Guilty, We came to q place that was
yorr muck broken, lugc bowlders
making further progress almost
impossible Y'lo delibsratin z
what fo oc W. suddenly heard the
or~~' of' hoa~ evidently near by.
/ V'iM ~fo0 m mad We looded around
eau usly. and discovered an
opening between t'o Of the largest
rocks ana marks showing the
presence of bruin. lie was in a
sort Of opening a. short cave
formed by the rocks. hnt how 20
! got at him, as We we're sure he was
| "a pretty Tough customer TO deal
with, being evidently quite large
and full grown, Judging from ne
3cke. AZ length an idea su-r,
me, and, telling The other boy
stay in front, | wou caution '
around TO tho hao', Of ',s roca
anl there saw q small opening
through Which ;hc tail Of Tho bear
pro'Iudcd. As am pretty musu-
lar and have a good grip l dropped
my rifle and grasped the bears tail
with both hands, 9t tho same tima
shouting with bo'a hands, at the
eamc time shouting with all my
lr.zIt G. tlo boys ON the other side
O.. .ir f,d shoot him. Talk about
Ipl1.pg. That iboar pulled worse
nan ten mules. and thought
several times my arms would leave
choir sockets, bnt braccd myself
with my feel against the rocks and
held on, the bear making fearful
noise all .he time suddenly !
heard several shots, and tho STRAIN
o.. my arms esscned, .ud I knew
Inc uasaCoue-. Going around TO
the front 9ull thc boy had
.ouc la, an, .orcd them. The
! baa, va rcia. o. aoatl asonies,
ragplsseerl irving TO Se- Ieal
lus Finally 70 ,.os,d Oh hm,
Iunor ta as, oaor. ao TO q
..I-uly md -lasol Austin ina
t.ruo.o aa, ,i.Hsug aDa scratch
T.. him awlu.y "A, ibis moment
Deo plugged his bugo kuile 'nto
lms Aesrt. and Ao fell dead. They
Iai. ana-lau .he credit II the final
Shot loro,oi.to Hu.g Seed. The
lhoar rmcp raa fll. grown
sn.ly ano uu5 aa,e weighed
love. 1r, hrnorod pounds, we
dragged outside GitL some diff
ouly and skinned. j, being impos-
siblo a. take tho carcass the lonl
jdistanco tc town. The skin is at
tho lotol bIuusr'o4, and you car
gGre rhothor hc 6as not Il tough
cus'omo. ro lo'd.
s ,ne party we're considerably
scratched and bruised, and Shove,
signs OF the of the severe struggle
they had undergone.