Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-01-04
BEAR AND BIRDS
GU1TAVE RElK,S TERRTRIE
NIGHT IN CAVE ROCK.

as Gulls Of Lake Tahoe
Is On Wednesday last Gusta
Relk, who lives on the shore
"a Lake Tahoe near Spooner's Stati
4 wa, coming over the old stage TO;
to Glenbrook when bear came O
v OF the woods directly in front
IS his horses. The animals were
once made wild with fright ar
bounding from the road ran tt
O wagon against a stump and smasl
ing Of wheel turned Reik o,
upon the ground.
This was on a level piece of roa
just West of Cave Rock. One {
the horses went down and the bes
was upon him at once. The o
horse with frantic efforts disentar
gled himself from the harness an
made of, but the other was almos
Immediately killed by the bea
which was middle sized grizzly
AS the wells of the dying ANNA
were sounding in the ears of Rel
he started away from the scene OF
run, he having no weapon of an,
kind with him.
A RACE FOR LIFE
| BY the time he had proceeded 9
few hundred yards along the road
the bear relinquished the dead
horse and followed at speed which
left no doubt in the mind of Reik
that he would soon be overtaken.
His only hope was to climb Cave
Rock before the bear reached him
and this he assayed to do. He
clambered up the precipitious path
way with the bear not twenty
yards behind, as his face anxiously
scanned the rock for some Quick
method Of ascent. To his horror
he saw no available path up the
steep face of the rock and as a last
resort he seized a large stone and
flung it at the face of the advanc-
ing grizzly. As the latter was
some feet below, the impetus of a
thirty pound rock striking him
squarely in the face was enough to
stagger him backwards but it was
only for a moment, and showing
his yellow fangs with a howl OF
rage he bounded up the slope
faster than eyer. The moments
halt Of the bear had given Reik a |
temporary advantage and he started |
to the left hoping to go down to |
the north side of the rock, cross |
the road that winds around the
foot and jump into the lake. This
would involve a tremendous leap
With several chances against his
coming out Of the water alive,
tut he determined to try
t, and As he made for the
EFT, however, the bear seemed to
livine his purpose for he made a
ircuit and headed him of.
DRIVEN INTO THE CAVE.
There was no way left now but
. 60 squarely into the cave and
rake the best of what could be
ound there.
Reik had been there before and
ecollected that there was a narrow
'dge to the right that man could
nd a footing too narrow for griz
y. lie rushed in and scaled this
dye not over ten feet ahead of
le bear. The ledge was not over
ghteen inches wide and it ran up e
ward the roof of the cave. He
ent up as far as he dared and then
le rock began to bend over and :,
|rther ascent was not practicable. r
ne bear rearing ON his hind legs =
ached for Reik's legs with a vic y
US sweep of his paws, but fell r.
" inches short. a,
He threw his huge frame against .,
e rock growing and crashing his n
eth, but the solid walls Of the e.
We were too much for him, and o;
Xix was as safe as if he had been ~
nile away. D
After exhaustinq his fury against 90
; blank wall he withdrew a few -;
It and laid down on the floor of -
cave. Reik maintained his
ce on the ledge for over an hour
en- he began to feel the discom-
is of a cramped position and la
on came the cold and darkness r.,
night. He shifted the weight ~
his body from one position to 40,
'ther, and at each motion the !
+ would give vent to a growl