Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-01
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pia. JF sell-kHssa C9lorsd9 cattle
saza, e. tns rsper .eF. ~the last q erd ] .sax
sas as smzA oae. caasistiHg 9i less
In4a tseutY h~ad. saiea my trotheT
tr4ak 4a4 / sacouBtersd BSaF Powder
h4ssT. ~ yomiBg, ia ths T ali u iSo5. Ne
~efe oat ETespectlng Tor good eattie
range. suG came lp4n the bis3us ns4r
wooded ll41 close o. the river. Leaving
car buekhsari aad four horses ted ~
lree. @s started after - noble game.
Qgicklg selecting . nae looking paA
~h.ca - cut ous OF the nerd sad ehassi
on foor a. sell as We could Owing =
she Toas b character of the ground nay
orother sad soon became separated.
Frank going GA one side OF a hlll aud l oa
the other. losing sigat of each other for
fe~ uiinutes- When / enlefg'd GA TIE
other side witnessed a strange
CONFERENCE.-The pursued had tecoms
the plrsuer. my brother was RAINING
iiks q qnaFtsr- horse, while the ball. With
lowered horns. was rapidly closing up ths
gap hetw them The situation looked
eriiieal. aud / made tie most haste posi-
bic o. render what ass stance / could g.
my selng brother. Before l could app
proaca near enough 10 get shot az the
shaggy pursuer. Prank suddenly disaP-
pear=d la the mouth Of a large cave, with
the buffalo foil owing a good second
Their disappearanco lasted Out FOR few
moments just as got opposite the cav
the frightened beast emerged, aud with
ioa1 below plunged for the creek beyond,
al, what was the most wonderful, Frank
was seated on the back OF the buffal with
both hands enmeshed in his shaggy hair,
h0ldlns on as for dear life, with blanchet
face and eyes starting from their sockets.
The mad plunges OF the boast, accompa-
MED by is terr fic roars, were perfectly
frightfuL Dash.ng down the bank
it plunged in the s'ream, partly
waded aud partly swan across, then
rushed up the bank on the opposite side,
through a clump Of scrub oaks and will
low, succeeded in dislodging Frank and
Ian ding him tru sed and bleeding in the
underbrush. Making my way to him as
soon as possible. / relieved him OF his
aw kward predicament aud assisted him
10 rise. As soon as he recovered himself
sufficiently 10 speak he asked me for some
brandy. Having flask with me, l gave
I'm some and he revived considerably.
That was IA close shave he gasped, as he
renewed his attentions TO the flask. What
was itg' | asked. W. ell, you see, after |
20 separated from you at the hill | took
IA sh IT cut through ravine, thinking TO
head off the buffalo and get IA good shot.
| succeeded in heading him of but in
stead OF getting shot at him be
turned upon me suddenly, and, fear
ing his horns, along the
edge OF the lank, and seeing the
mouth Of the cave dashed in with the bull
close behind me. / had proceeded but
few yards, however, before | saw what
seemed TO be two balls of fire, and was
greeted with a horrible sound, which was
a cross bstwe Ell growl and a roar.
beca me Suddenly aware that | was facing
"a huge cinnamon bear, which to my ex-
cited imagination was "A thousand time,
more terrible than the pursuing buffalo.
Turning 10 20 back, 1 found my recent
enemy blocking my egres and in the
agony of tho moment | chose the desper-
ate alternative of mounting upon *
back, my only thought being to escape
from the bear. No sooner had l alighted
on tae beast than he turned swiftly and
rusaed out OF the cave, frightened, if any
thing, more than | was myself. You
know the rest. l don't want another such
experience. l eau tell you"
I'VE went back t. he wagon and
camped for the light, returning the next
morning TO the cave, whers w concealed
ourselves and waitedi some hours, unit
finally the bear came cut of his hiding
place Seeing Us he made "a desperate
lunge toward the spot where we stood. |
frel at him with my Winch ester. wound
ing nim in the breast The shot seemed
70 anger him more, and it was not until
had nearly emptied the magazine OF my
rifle that he finally fell. Several shots
from my broth er's rife soon finished him.
We drove the wagon as close TO the car
cass as possible loaded it the vehic
with some difficulty, and took it TO the
nearest town. The beast weighed 80
pounds, and was one OF the largest that
hal been killed in that portion of the
country"
Sir. Gilpin, who related this story, is a
we'll known citiz n Of Colorado, whose
veraci hitherto has been unques ioned.