Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-06-13
THE WAY TO KILL BEAR.
In the Chaparrai Of Eel River, California
Results Not Satisfactory.

In the Chaparrai Of Eel River, California
Results Not Satisfactory.
Early in the morning we were slipping
along through the chaparral. The major
said that was the way to kill bear-slip
along through the chaparral. The slip
ping along involved a great many scratches
and slaps in the face from branches, but
we all knew it was the correct thing and
didn't mind. Presently the major, who
was In advance, halted. We halted. The
major put his hand behind him and en-
Joined silence. We didn't breathe. Then
he turned toward us a face blazing with
excitement and beckoned. We stole up
without a sound. We were on the edge
of a little open-perhaps forty yards
across. Opposite, through cleft in the
bushes, shone about a square foot of red
dish hide and beyond we saw the tip of
an ear of the bear TO which it belonged.
He was evideutly asleep.
We levele1 our Winchesters, and were
about TO pull when the judge excitedly
called our attention TO the fact that there
was another not 80 feet away, only bit
of him showing. This was terrible, but
we did not 1inch. We consulted hur-
riedly in whispers. | was to shoot the
first as nearly as | could in the butt of the
ear, and the major and the judge were TO
take the other. Ii the infuriated animals
were only wounded and rushed at us we
were 10 drop on one knee and fire rapidly
so as to sell our lives as dearly as possible.
This was understood We again took
careful aim, the mayor said "Fire.7 and we
fired. There was a tremendous thrashing
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start up all around us. We dropped on
our knees and worked the Winchesters
desperately, and the major got out his
knife and prepared for close quarters. For
half minute the volleying was incessant,
and then we thought we recognized hu.
man voice.
We ceased firing and listened. 1t was
human voice. The human voice seemed
angry, too, and other human voices ap-
peared TO be trooping TO its assistance.
In moment We were surrounded, and
the major was endeavoring TO explain to
an excited farmer and his three grown
sons how il was we had killed four of his
best cattle within a dozen rods of his
house. II took $50 and great deal OF
conversation to smooth matters as re-
garded the cattle, and then the farmer
wanted to know why in the blank we had
come TO Eel river bear hunting any way,
when every blankity- blanked fool in the
whole blanked region knew there wasn't
but one blanked bear in the whole county
and he was in a cage at Ukiah. He said he
wished there were bears around there;
wished there were some Of the old time
grizzlies: he'd help us find one and then
skin up tree and watch him knock
the tar out of the whole blanked party.
He added that he didn't care a blank If we
had paid for the cattle, we couldn't have a
steak as the major requested; he wasn't
keeping no blanked butchers shop for
lunatics anyhow. In fact he seemed to be
considerably annoyed and SO we returned
TO camp. A few minutes later deputy
sheriff rode over from an adjoining farm
and requested us to move out of the
county. We moved.
On the way back 1t rained and our
buckskin suits felt like the white Of an
egg. Then the sun came out hot and they
dried up and shrunk SO close the major
couldn't wink his eyes We had to cut
them OIL when we got to the hotel. and the
judge has just gone out to telegraph for
money TO buy us some clothes to go home
in. The major and are in bed.-Ukish
(Cal) Cor. New York Times.