Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-16

Ouf money NtNtIub ptolht w hiShNA
level Of manhood. Nothing but the dis
covery Of gold in California could drag
us from our contingencies, workshops,
and fields. The hazardous crossing OF
vast deserts and trackless mountains, the
fights with Indians. and. above all, tho
adventures with the grizzly boar, devel-
/ oped the manhood found, strange TO say,
in tho combative instincts of our nature.
never meet with Californian now but
/ ana impressed with the presence OF
stronger and larger man than the ordI-
nary American.
An encounter with a grizzly bear is
| fraueht with peril The creatures
strength. courage, and strange vitality
make the deadly contest nearly even be-
tween tho armed man and the snarmed
/ beast. Heaven help the hunter whose
unsteady aim leaves the bear interrupted.
I Before he can reload tho enemy will be
upon his works. When the contest is
narrowed to that pass Daniel Boone 8
| celebrated prayer. when the famous plo-
/ neer found himself face to face with the
common brown bear, would be waste
OF breath Tho petition IL well worth
putting on record rs specimen OF west
ern humor. if not an incident in the life
of Boone. 40 Lord. piously cried the
I fighter. in the brief pause given him pre-
vions 10 the deadly combat between n
scalping knife and the claws, "here's
a.Poin' 10 be one Of the biggest bar
fights You ever did see. o Lord, e You
can't help me. for Gods sake don't help
! the bar.
4 friend Of mine, bold hunter from
England, told me once of scrape hc
! found himself in while hunting the
| grizzly bear Of the Rocky Mountains.
/ lie came upon his prey quite unexpect-
/ edly and man aud beast stared at each
other in some establishment, not fifty
ward. apart. The bear exhibited no dis
/ position Of modest or retiring sort and
nv friend made haste TO tender him a
warm reception. lie fired with more
0uickness than accuracy. The bullet
/ from the heavy rifle tore away portion
of Bruins car and grazing the skull
stunned the brute for an instant.
/ The hunter fastened 10 reload. but
before he could do so the bear had
7 rccaiDcd his legs and although some
what groccv. came at his enemy My
friend had time only to drop his rifle and
spring into tree up which LIE Chamber
ed with aB activity worthy Of earlier
v0ufh Grz2lv, one Of tho largest.
made sh)r. work Of the rifle. Then he
sat ON lis launches and gazed stupidly
at the man in the tree. Az the pam OF
/ his mutiIotcd ear increased ne grew
I furious, and selling the pine IN which
/ his enemy Ind taken refuge no fairly
/ thOok in IBIS race. Ny friend had re-
volyer in his belt, and bringing this TO
bear he favored Bun with six shots.
he might az vel have popped his lead
into an ironclad. At every discharge
Tire bear expressed intense disgust, and
renewed his assault upon the tree.
A scot upon tine branches Of n tree Is
not comfortable at any time. but with
bear below on the watch it may be con-
eidcrcd exceedingly unpleasant. Hours
wore slowly away. with the bear moving
about. at times IN full Wow, and again
hidden by the Uuderbrusi st last
about sunset. he took himself of, and
our hunter was about TO descend. when
be- again heard reports from his
enemy. These were fierce prowl5
of rare that issued from gorge
near hv. My friend at first sup
posed the bear had encountered other
hunters. hut. as he heard 10 sound Of
guns nor other evidences OF mortal COM
lat. be- resumed his seat and listened
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