The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-03

hsrsss raar f<,ok ,ozstses.s n IL, s.v-.
eFs sheep Fastur< 20 xgsra r. f.,
AFsd xszke Il EARN fsr say Ezsx< ~
| m sgAt come g. fe4ezse The -,s.,s,s,~,
| q ~osl hearers. The fzrsus~ r,-stss'
htrnAea e o1e ode Of fte !s,s xs.sr.s
wae Afsszll* @sd ffss hfses r,as, 80 !,
ths lost q She s;srse val 81 ~. s,ss,s,
AN3e. be farmer had an IL a~rs.s
as1skes. the only weapon IL HI f,s3ssss.
| ~ ~ss sazGess with q lleavv ets1rn~ =
fsa5e&seest The farsser had r,sss -
| & gun halt . s.s5zHn times "a rs 49,
aslss sfsan b. teek Il xssh Az fsasn
| skse fasszsss sa54 he sac ns5r~ afras9 8
: Than he wusas he 80 - noufro,s@.
% = bear On the size ~ tie II.
where TIE hired nan wes lsss.x IA
sstefs extended bseE sc~zrs{ rs,
| fslesf.Etasts Af9stt 8 s,fs.ssses tlsz sssrysl
s4t<1 AezTt : nossx Haex a hiru
and, ltss,sisT -ur saM an intness.s
hear deliberately getting owe.
TIE Ssoae ssh nor ss,rr- tt.An
t~EntY fees frs1m wafre n
bay. The hear dropped dosn into tlss
fs1ssaye. 1a1 Was fotfaw4s ~ fxr
fnofr Of sfHa3seT aixe. Tsss ktre.s su4o
wa 20 badly sxarel th7f ~ vas ar
aasle 20 szsvTe o. sssNke = s,ssfrA. Tn
shfee Bears Sfsrsstess rsf sssxars tie
grazing she r. wiaich. Discovering ~
| presence Of their fees. bean r, spans
PER away ~ tise fsr siz3e az tae Ia
barasltR Ia Terror The bear fsssf9w Ell
their essuFSe taking thin close 1,
where the farmer x4s on guard wss1l
naSket- ~ the form 81 the thr~x
bears grew DIM ia fhe sfsrsness In
htfea saan gainssi his voice. and AZ ths
! top q bis lungs be shouted
Bears s.ears
His Warning zas Dot necessary. for
the animals had ty thai tiasr born.
d1ssu upon the farmer. He taI,
though. s. be says, unaware Of what
he was doing, he ~as 50 frivhtenesfl
fired az random with his nsusket A
few seconds after The rr;orf the hire
NAN, ghu had c.iHsh bed o1t 81 the lot
asd va eroueiziag behind -otue
bushes near the sail. heard tie bears
charging back s01arsf where they hal.
climbed the fence. First one riangesl
over and rushed for thu weols neatly
running over the hired man behinsl
the bushes Then second hear hail
turnbiesi over the y all in il efforts 4, sei
away ami followed she first one To-
Ears tbs woods. These were the two
sussiieF bears. Presently the head 81
sle big hear appeared above the stone
walt The animal wa evidently
climbing the waIi with difficulty. The
hinge body ~as finally drawn up. aat.
the hear staggered a moment on the
top OF the sail hnd then hall
Jumped, hall ieli to the ground. aud
fosiet with gfoan into the bush..
whfre the hired man was hiding.
where Il Ias heavily on one of the
mans legs pinnsag him 70 the
ground The bear made no further
move. and after several veil.
% terror tie man recovered sense
enough 10 make up his mind that the
bear vas dead. He succeeded in re.
leasing has leg from beneath the heavy
carcass. ard a. the farmer had MOI
come zap yet he vent to look for him
lie found the farmer unconscious at
the foot of the stone NAIL. and the gun
vas nowhere t. be found. The farmer
was finally brought around. and the
hired man found hist gun over the stone
wnil, nearly IN the middle OF 8 road on
that side of the lot From the fact
that the farmer shoulder was dislo.
| Gated, and his arm swollen and bruised
from the shoulder 10 the elbow, it va.
plain that the old army musket had
been aiaiosf as dangerous behind a. II
had proved itself 10 be ia front The
bear, on being dressed next day. was
found 10 have nine huekshot ia IL
lungs II weighed over go pounds.
This hear i tue only one that ha,
been killed Of the bag drove OF sheep
steaiers that Is operating in forkstOr
township, and the farmers will pay d
\ big bounty for bear sealps.