St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-25
THE sREAJl SLAYER"
Accountioe a. 1sssSae Batsie Ia q
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Probably the gye0t@t single-haa'ded
bear combdt vet on rcc0rd ~ the onc.cn.
gagged in and Won BY one Michael Wa /
lace a minss ga 81 this eospty..at Wat1
Canyon. III the Magdalcna mountain.
late last fall. Water Canyon 10 one of
the most bSantffuf Of. all the numerous
New Mexican canyons, aud during tina
long summer months affords . very
pleasant resort for tourists; but in the
fall and wihtcr'ft Is given over to the
possession of the many Nimrods who
are constantly in search of a good days
sport in the way Of baggins game.
During the Lsaars-ramed period II fairly
abounds with such small game as rab-
bits, quail. grouse, sage hens, wild tur-
key. mountain squirrel, <Atc. eDd. surh
large game as bear. antelope Srd der,
Ia say nothing Of the wild beasts that
also infcst il, such MS mountain lions.
lynx. wildcats, coyotes and the like. A
better place than, Mater. CynyOs.s in
fact. for a good 1aI 3hiisg Gculli'bel
hard to find. hut one thing it would be
well to consider before undertaking
such IA venture is that one must not only
bc well prepared in .shc WY Of, arme,, N
ammunition, etc, for such q hunt, but |
should never go alone. The following |
adventure Of Mr.. Wallace will probably
convince the reader of the great hazard |
and risks likely to bc encountered by
such undertaking:
Wallace has lived in Water Canyon
a number of pqers Ndt lr6 lot NJ +
had not gained 4msnh aistiAceidn' q al
bear hunter, though as marksman
with rifle he had tho reputstin Q3
being a dead shot, but he never seemed
TO take any interest in bear hunting.
However. one morning last November,
Wallace awakened to find that a heavy
snow had fallen during the night. All
upon going out doors he noticed numer- /,
Gus bear tracks i'm the snow. He de-
cidcd TO spend the @ 2EntiAS hr4(
hasgy-haired bruins q aftef brSak{ast n
he secured a companion to accompany ,
him. gir1cd ~ y bslfsOf carsiAgess n
threw his trusts Winchester over his ]
shoulder. called his dog and started
Dnt. closely following the beaf ekks
which led up the canyon. After they
had proceeded about ,tw@pilo tAe bam1 !
tracks became ssA'eshst Scattering, 50
Wallace thought that the best plan to
pursue would be fsskime.lssn.d ccn-f~
Wallace. after leaving his COMPANION. q
ollowed the dip1etis0VSsaSc triuoD hsj<,
Heated. taken by the greater number of n
Years, taking. Of course, his canine c
With him. lie had Succeeded onfy a d
hort distance when his eye fell upon "
wo large silver-tp bears, WIN were lti
ast disappearin& ~< hsea6al mt. ~
ie FASTENED ID the top Of the hill 81
vcr which he had seen tho bears dis q
Ppcar. approaching he point caufions- n
=. bringing. as he did SO. his rifle into
"sltlon, expecting to obtain a rcod n,
not at the bears without being seen Il
imseh. When he reached the ton of "a
he hill the bears hSfe 5ust etussfng the n,
mall gulch at the lower end of the on h,
osite side. and not more than fprtv .,
ards away. Drawing his rife to his pl
noulder he took good aim at the near. | In
't bear and fired. His aim proved di
'ue' with loud howl of pain the bear
,iied over In the snow. dead He then uy
'se to his feet and ran down the hill IN
Specting to kill the other bear. with W,
he next shot: but imagine his surprise IN,
ld fearful astOnishment when, upon an
ang SO, he perceived that the sulch 4.
as fairly lined with. beafs on Al, i;
des- He realized his danger too late no
turn and fee. for already the bezrs | Il
ere closing in behind him. in front Of IN
m and all around him. -.
All there was now to do was TO firht ,;r
the bitter end-to die slauyhterinp W.,
ars. Escape? There Vas none. He An
ID forfeited all chances Of escape when On
mad rushed blindly-yes, madly-t vi
70 the bears midst. No, there wa
thing now but to do o. die. 4 Hmm -.
L. however, calculate to die without a sh,
'uggie. and. if possible. even % ,es- m,
Pc The first bear that showed ag.} e
essive signs he sent rolling in the 4.
ow with a loud yell. with a bullet IN IT,
BRAIN This was the opening of the :.
tile. He then commenced firing me
mt and left, pressing his way in he q,
'antime as bes he could through m,
opening between ~ Gears that
ght present itself. lie hoped that :
cOm nan ion vn;vNe l..