, 1886-04-14

one mentioned the name OF Hank Jarrett
asking if any one knew where he nov
was. After this query was answered
Pap Conant asked if they had al
heard of Garlctt's bear adventure in 1869
Some one saying that he had not Pap
took a fresh chew and squared himself TO
the story.
We'll" he said, I'm the fall of 1869
Hank. Tom Cosgroren an myself wer,
camped mighty close to where we are al
sitting now. Que morning Hank aud
Tom started out for meat. They were go
ing into the mountains at the head Of this
Papoa9il creek, and intended to be gone
over night. Pulling into camp for dinner,
above the canyon they had their grub, and
started out in different directions for elk
or deer. Hank had only gone a half a
mile, when he ran on a large silver tip
bear. Firing, he shot 1t through the
heart. AS he was dressing bruin, he
heard a furious growl close to him, and
looking up saw a huge silver tip almost
upon him, and coming with
blood in his eye. Hanks gun
was leaning against a. tree fifty
yards away and he started to run. The
bear was right at his heels and the race
bid fair to be his last. As Hank ran he
managed to draw his six shooter, and just
as he felt the monsters hot breath he
grasped the overhanging limb of a sturdy
pine and swung himself from the ground.
The bear lunged at him, missing Hanks
legs by a hairs breadth, and thrusting
the pistol almost in the gaping jaws, the
hunter fired. The ball passed down the
bears throat, and staggering off a few
PAGES he fell dead. Thankful for his mar
row escape Hank dropped from the
swinging limb and proceeded to inspect
his prize. Taking out his clasp knife he
cut the animals throat. Scarcely had he
done this when a tremendous crashing Of
the brush was heard, and into the little
glade dashed five more silver tips. They
we're coming straight at him, and Hank,
thinking 1t was the bears lay, dropped
everything, and never stopped running
until he reached camp. He and Cosgrove
vent back next morning, and the bear
that had chased Hank was pronounced
the largest either Of the hunters had ever
seen.
The Billings, Clark's Fork & Cooke
City railroad, have just filed articles of in
corporation with the county clerk here.
The road is to cross the Yellowstone some
eight miles above Billings at the mouth
Of Clark's fork, and runs directly up the
valley of the latter stream. Cooke City,
the southwestern terminus. is situated
amid the mountains of the National park.
just outside the limits Of that government
holding, and is 100 miles from Billings,
the well-known shipping point on the
Northern Pacific from which 1.-The line
starts, The road will pass directly through
the noted Clark's canyon near the head of
the stream. Cooke City has large silver
deposits, and will make a booming own
with a market for her ore. The valley Of
Clark's fork is a magnificent one. 1t is
seventy-ive miles long, by from half a
mile to a mile n a hall In WIDTH
and is one vast hay meadow
Most OF the meadow is within the limits
of the Crow Indian reservation. The
stream IS well numbered and Is deep, RAPID
and cool. From the mouth oil the canyon
to the upper limits Of the Grow reserva-
tion, a distance OF twenty miles, are quite
a humber OF settlers and a great deal oil
stock. The valley OF the Clark s fork lies
within that portion OF the reservation
spoken of as being thrown open
for settlement 1t Is to be
hoped thatthe advent OF the ROAD VIII
result in this desirable consumation- Bill
lings has long been a favorite shipping
point for the stockmeu OF the northern
portion Of the Big Horn basin, and as a
a matter Of course the new road, shorten
ing the beef drive by two-thirds' WIN
command heavy consignments Inc
most considerable tributary OF CLARK 8
fork Is Rocky fork. UP the southern
branch OF this stream Tor twenty-five
miles will run a branch oil the new DAD
In both OF these streams trout abound
and game irequens their banks u
line OF the new road runs through the eA-
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