Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-15

| to go to the hospital and when left there did not feel equal to the task of making so long journey. have never been off the Pacific coast since I crossed the plains in the early ffties, but with the grace of God I hope to still make the trip and give this chair to President Cleveland"
 Directly opposite the deer horn chair was another chair made out of an immense griz- zly bears skin. It was so arranged that the legs and paws, with the claws intact, form the legs of the chair, the body, com fortably stuffed, forms the back and seat, and extending directly over one's head when seated is the entire head, stuffed and with great green eyes looking horribly life like
 On being asked what he would take for this chair Kinman replied that he would not part with it, and pointing to a large, rough-lookine picture, said, "See that pie ture?" On examination the picture con- tained the form of a man, which bore an unmistakable resemblance to the old scout engaged in an encounter with a great griz- zly bear, his only weapon being bowie knife.
 "WeN," said he, ''that is the way I got that hide, and you can depend on it that did not come off without some marks my self. It was 8 close shave for me-" he add ed meditatively 'fand I can't say that I would like to try it over again" Perched directly over the ''b'ar," with it's wings outstretched, was an immense eagle meas uring nearly eight feet from tip to tip. Curiosity after curiosity was shown, among which were Indian scalps, old Indian pot tery, idols and relics, besides stuffed bears, partners, rattlesnakes, wildcats, owls and in fact nearly every kind of animal known in the mountainous regions. He claimed that every beast there was killed, cured and stuffed by himself alone.
 The greatest curiosity of all was the old llmS6lf H a iG tall xuitI 1 gray beard reaching to his waist, and all | though he said be was over seventy, his age
 seemed to tell very lightly upon him. He
 was dressed in an old greasy suit of buck
 skin with trimming and moccasins. He l wore an old white slouch hat He said that
 he had had that since '64 and manifested a 1 great deal of pride in it. The hides he had
 tanned himself and the work was sewed and 1 made by an Indian squaw. He uses the reg. I ular old backwoodsnan's dialect to perfec- 1 tion. There were score of Indians around
 his place and they seemed to idolize him. All he had to do was to utter wish and they | all Vled with each other to see who could ful l fill it. q never hurt an Indian wantonlv in 1 my iife," said Kinman, "and now that they l are peaceful they find in me good friend
 and they appreciate that fact"
 Tbe old man was covered with scars an6 l gunshot wounds, which he has received ir 1 various encounters with the Indians and l wild beasts. He showed on his breast c
 number of deep gashes, which he said hac
 been received during the fight with the iden | tical grizzly mentioned before
 ''The happiest days of my life," he said
 fhave been spent in the western country | and when die want to be buried there.
 am getting old and I know my time is not
 very far off, but look back to my past life | with pleasure. I have been free-no conven 1 tionalities to hamper me-and for number | of years the only races have seen have beer
 those of Indians, and if I had to live my life over again I should not wish to change l it one particle"