Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-31
ssus rnRIGLssG ADVENTURES
wTTm BEARS.

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.olIier hnnq IoS over the waters OF the
~. The nasts Of the ships that uefe
,ssiuz st aLehor looked gaaGs and spes-
ri IL the gathering twilight. fhe
~.s.s beaS against the vharvss With an
ssgYy surRe. sending spray and foara
- u The sir. Yea u vzE a gioomJ,
81 sweating, sueh az nils the uII I'D vttla
ssr.nae f0reilodiBRs, and the engineer.
sf.iaa alone Ia his room. WA seavIn.s
- fApsles IN hts mind, IN which gob-
-. witches, ghosts. RhOQls and ali th,
sser demons Of darkness wers psosni
.saL he sas sl0wiy brinRing his mind
&c A sale Of gloomy depression, sad
S~ulg there came the sound Of rapid
tsotstsps on tie stairs. the door wai
sosasd and Ak entered. The psfrsnA
4 ths various sporting pagers. whs,
sass read she beautiful Sketches OIL
tantins and fishing og.f his signature,
ri BE- surprised to learn that the 6n-.
.esr vh0 has Afforded them many an
sntoyAbie evening - . young man.
,oana In years bat old tn Wooderaft. A
ssn Of quiet, genial, kindly disposition;
A Afdsnl adIRifer aud observer Of ma.
tars: q skillfal fisherman and a capital
90: sueh is Aiki, tie Nessmank Of the
vest. he greeted the sukinser with
lhsss sords:
Yea are Ia for IL. The lodge and
Tsndtsalaiitch viii he here IN feW min
So, and 700 will Feoeive q severe repri-
sand for NOT keeping your promise"
Bsfors be ceased speaking the Judge
and bis frisnd entered. As soon - they
ssfs seated the Judge rsuoerksd:
Young man, did you not promise
ihat yoa wonld Tell ns all yoa knew
shout esarsf
laid ihts, replied tho eulprit, " that
sesn tue boyh met l Soald report the
esnsessation.
And that tneeline has not occurred
ysL said the mercifal Ali. anxious TO
&isie the detinqaent from the Judges .
ispfoAe1ss
such excuses as these have no bear
ae on tae oase, replied the Judge.
he " found guilty OF neglect. and the
ssatence OF the court IN thsf be- tell as
all that be knows Of the natural history
ef the bear, tFAnscribe the same and sead
4 70 The 4Hey-tsaa Field"
thus condemned 10 infiiet a tsFesome
ssitAl on the reader, the engineer be.
~:
~fhe srsias Of Western Washington
as the black. cinnamon. hybrid and
Hfzxiy bears. The black bear Ia the
rest numerous, and Ia found Ia the val
kys a. we'll as on the mountains The
annamon Is found ON she mountains,
tnd only descends 10 ths valleys when
mssscd by hunusr. The cinnanou bears
q The Olympic range are white ou the
iafahead, and are called the baid-fAced
bear. Tbs hybrid bear IL q cross be-
tseen tho cinnamon and grizzly, called
bgwhit, hunters tie mealy. noeed hrown
bear aud by the Iudisns the cultus bear.
u Ia the nlost feared of all. hmaller
han the grizzly but larger than the cin-
Ramon, swift oil foot and embossed With
anasual fsrociiy, be avoids no ore, and
uoe betide tbs hunaer Who Wounds one
md then comes within tho reach OF its
pogerfui iaNs and merctleys elavs. For
lunatoly Ensa apeeles Is rAre, aud is 0niy
ieand where tEle hills are sparssly tim.
esred.
fhs grizzly bear has been found on
NE open Rraasteovered mountains IN
mhioh the skagit and Aoctsaek rivers
head, and n q rare animal even In this
Wild, uninhabilSd region. NasuFalists
tiaim that theFH are Dut two spssles OF
bears, tns RriHuY and BLACK, ana that
Ne elnnaDon u bat a faded variety Of
ne eiack. AsaerttnR this, they give no
nason Tor tne greater SIZE ana Increased
isfoosty OF The cinnamon when COM
pafed with tne black, or fsH the opposite
pfsferencs they have In choosing their
nspeetse abSdss; tne cinnamon being
Alncst MwaSn fOnnd on tho mountains,
tee oAla -taceu uinnanon invarialiy so1
snile she niaak oetfs favurite fes1rt Is
tes low vet land where skunk cabbage
sooanas.
ihe habits OF theHo bears are aInioas
We sane. hhes ioot consists OF roots.
~. Esuns And berries ln autumn,
aazmg the ANIMAL run ed salraon, they
ssa.s V tns ssiAsAi streams ADD aaatioy
Nn4s numbers ~ these nsh. AZ thls
esspn they are very dainty IN Their
asiss eating Only the choicest parts OF
ms satalon. uaFinR tnis season OF
Esnty they grow very fat, and vhsn u
essr tns hybrid anu cinnamon retire
the moantains and make thelI dens
Asse, or else "a holes that they ex-
ntsss " tue hilisielsis and sleep the
s1isf away. Ihs blaek bar 'sela'ots q
lpi.aw cedar anc makes q nest OF grass
~ leaves IN u, which y occupies, dur
- We short ps9sod OF ooid that We
~ winter 10 soma OF oar mudesf
a1efs tne elack BOAR goes ruafaing
saeas tns entire season, thus shiwing
- Ne tofpor called hioernation 10 pro
aeesa ~ cold.
sea yoang of the bear are born dur
- Estsod OF hllsernatioa, ann are
ssnetaliy I've IN nemSsr; being very
- ~ birth sh'sn compared visa
M snipsai& Ahsfe y no animal .ast
- ssAf fesemnse 90 laaeo u its nAoits
ins hoR ana thafe ~ nosning that
M cear samsres go much as the Aiore-
~ lney shh take thein IN tneas
eqniftet does nase ani WIN
cm y sniie silu ailve ana slueihine.
- ssss they sh@s seoioed eiinnl-
sas ssnaenehe
- ~ eaees os9r - eosafay ssases
= ohH W'acn in dstense m ats
49,, g ween severely Soan1eo. taai
~ vsasote 70 tlitaek man.
/. s yoa' Mked the sodee. give
ss Msnps wnsrs man has oeeh
e.suly esnsfsd lnso we presence
s1 $40 y Wsa nos asiAek aiu
80 fepaiea ths enginesE saek
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tlSy ne was ~ emH',shs
- Aasfana ana person who naa
avs " We van % ctshikAaon,
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