Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-01

VICIOUS scrapes rnaE ripped long rcu
| gsshes in their hides, and they backed OF
| few PAGES and uttered dismal bowls, as
though bewailng their hurts This gave
the old bear a chance 10 pull himself to-
gether, and he stood up and weaved back
| and forth and moaned, sorrowful like, as
| though he would heap rather see his as
sailants turn around and walk off than
come at him again. This was in the early
stage of the fight, before the bear mad
properly got his mad up.
| 1t was pretty even match, considering
everything. A mountain hon can walk
ali around bear for qnickness. and two
of them together are able TO make things
mighty uncomfortable for almost any kind
Of an animal. But, on the other side,
their hides are night smart tenderer than
bears. with no wool TO speak Of; and an
old silver tip has more lives than dozen
mountain lions.
After snarling and grinning st each other
awhile, "wor-r-r-rl Quow-r-r! pssSssi
spill yeaow-r-r. whoofl zippp,r' they
were at it again, the bear down on his
back a-thrashing and swapping hike mad
TO stand the Hons or The lions, how
ever, badly lacerated as they were In the
first two ROUNDS, seemed determined to
chew the bear up. They few at him
like twin furies, biting and tearing away
with such demoniaeal ferocity that
more than one guttuaal ''Ughr' iuvolun-
tarily escaped Long Dogs lips as we lay
there and looked on. Ten minutes after
the commencement il became very evident
that the fight couldn't las: much longer.
The skin of one of the lions left side was
hanging in ribbons, and the other one
~ 70 h.l TIC
Owing 10 the bears heavy coat it showed
up at this stage of the struggle heap
porter than the lions; but, all the same,
it was dyed from head to tail with its own
blood. All three were becoming some
what weaker from the loss Of blood. but
the silver tip was by far the hkeliest look
ing animal Of the three. As the fight
progressed he got madden than q hornet
all through, and instead of weaving and
moaning when the lions drew of for a
breathing spell, he took to chasing them
around. The lions kept clear of him IN
til they got good and ready 10 waltz in
and on him again, when they made the fur
fly for all their teeth and claws were
worth.
When the lions drew off for the fourth
time, one OF them had his belly ripped
open and his entrails were dragging on
the ground. He soon got so weak that he
couldn't keep out of the old bears reach
The silver tip fetched him savage swipe
over the head that tore away the scalp.
He then flung himself OF the helpless lion
and finished MIN up in fine burst Of saw
age fury.
The bear was now boss of the field, but
he was growing so weak that he fairly
staggered as he moved off after the other
lion. This critter had got all the bear
fight he wanted for one dose, and was
plainly on the point OF clearing out. He
didn't seem to understand that his part
ner was q goner, though, and ne sat down
on his launches out of the bears reach,
rs though expecting the other one to join
him
'Ughr' said Long Dog, "now KILL
Bang, bang! Long Dog bowled over
the surviving lion, and toppled over the
bear. We then strobe out upon the field
of battle and took in the slaughter pen.
The old silver tip staggered TO his feet as
we moved out Of cover, but 1t was all be
could do another shot laid him out for
good. We examined the carcasses with a
good deal of curiosity to see which had
Jared the worst. There wasn't much to
choose between them, after all. Beneath
the fur there was hardly an inch of sound
hide on the BEARS body. One Of his eyes
was torn out, and his tongue was bitten
completely IL two. He would have died,
probably, in less than half an hour if We
hadn't finished him off.
AS I said, in comparing it with the
moonlight scrimmage among the grizzlies
at the head waters of the Rosebud, think
this was little bit the prettiest fight
ever saw in the Rockies, barring none.-
New York Sun.