Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-22
RDaUaHTER'S LOVE.

i nave luBG learned one OF the most
thrilling encounters with a huge grizzly
that ever happened within the limits
of this territory, and a brave young
Western woman Is the heroine who
killed the monster.
The details and incidents OF this
wild and terrible encounter are of the
most interesting character, and I
doubt not but the readers of the En-
quirer will be highly pleased with its
perusaI.
Robert Wilson lives far up in the
Big Horn range of mountains, whose
peaks tower to the limit of perpetual
snow. Here himself, wife and family
are secluded from the haunts Of civil
izatiOn and seldom does one of them
venture down into the settlement
until spring Is far gone and the sum-
mer's sun has melted the deep SHOWS
out Of the valleys and left the mount
ain pathways clear and unimpeded
for travel.
So the other day, when Wilson's
friends caught a sight of his brawny
figure staggering into Sheridan on a
mountain brOncho, heavily laden they
were just as much astOnished as they
would have been if some Of their dead
relatives had risen up out of their
graves and appeared on the streets Of
the village.
As Bob neared the principal gro
Gerry in the village the crowd grew
thick around the doorway and when
he halted and climbed down" from
the cayuse he was awarded a friendly
greeting and hearty hand-shake, for it
is universally conceded that Bob's
heart is one Of the largest in the terri
ritOry.
Alter hitching his pony he unstrap.
ed a huge animals hide from it's back,
and as it fell to the ground he eX-
claimed: Look thar, ye Old-tlmers.
Kin yer beat that? No; I guess not, 4"
exclaimed he. with an air of triumph.
at knocks everything In the grizzly
b. ar creation all to pieces. Pve never
b'Heved there was sich big critters
round here afOre."
Its a whOpper. Whar dye git it?"
shouted a half dozen by ISLANDERS all
at the same moment.
Didn't get it all. It got me-" re-
| tOrted Bob. 'Or rather it was intend
ed to git me. Cum nifty near it. but
here I am yit, a solid MuldOOn.
Walk rite in, boys, and tex yer whisk-
| ey straight, fur Pm to treat the hull
gang Of We to-day"
''But Whar d'yOu git him?" queried
| several OF the crowd.
Gust you wait and I'll tell you all
| about the bar" came the response.
/ At least twenty old pioneers and
| others obeyed the summons for drinks,
and at the conclusion Bob called out:
''Sit down thar, We Burgers, for the
biggest grizzly is dead. S'spOse yer
didn't know that my darUeF Jane
| killed him?"
you bet we didn't. Why, she's
pure old quartz" spoke several
! voices.
'Wen. pards, - continued Bob, 'iEit
/ hadn't been for that darter my name
would have been Dennis, sure. She
/ just pumped that bars hide full OF
/ lead"
And the old hunter, in the most
/ plain and simple language, related &c
| his hearers the severe and ugly hand
tO-hand encounter with the beast, in
which his escape from instant death
! was almost miraculous. Finding the
bears den under a huge shelving rock
in the side of the mountain, and fail.
ing to dislOdge the grizzly, he went
home and secured the assistance o.
his daughter, who Is an expert shot
/ with a Winchester rifle. Together
they returned to the den and tried to
persuade the bear to come out. But
the grizzly still refused. This made
Rob" more adventurous than ever
He cut a long pole. tied a rope to hil
foot and taking his revolver and hunt
ing knife CraWled into the huge
/ passageway, determined to find the
bear at all events. The sight Of the
man enraoed the animal and it rushed
towards him. Fortunately for Bot
he watched his opportunity anC
skillfully avoided meeting the beal
face to face, but both man and bear
became Wedged together, so thai
neither could do the other much
bodily harm, though Bob was PRESSED
so tightly as to be almost squeezed II
pieces. The bear was endeavOring tC
seize Bob with its monstrOus jaws
and Bob was trying to gel
his knife ready for action. Jane
was equal to the emergency. Six
fired into the bears throat, and 6
minute later he dashed out Of thu
opening to catch her, but being Hee
succeeded in escaping to g place o
safety. In her flight she was compel
ed to drop her rife and had nothing
to defend herself with The bea1
rushed back to its den to again fal
upon her father. Jane was strucl
with horror, expecting her fathel
would meet with an awful doom
Fortunately the old hunter, lust II
the moment OF time, discovered I
narrow opening between the rocks il
the side Of the den into which h
could 60 beyond reach Of the animal
it being too small an aperture for tn
- = n
bear with his knife, having lost hi
revolver early In the struggle, Will
the young women would 90 near anC
| shnot at rha haar- and then ratrea-