The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-25
CHASED BY A BEAR.

One of the most remarkable illustrations
of western nerve is shown in the following
The cornfieids of William and A. d. Cooper,
Fremont county, were being greatly dam
aged by bears. William Cooper, in getting
rid of these bears narrowly escaped with
his life. Wounding large bear he followed
it into a thicket, and ere he was aware
bruin had reared upon its hind legs and
seized him. The bear already had Cooper
within its grasp, and with mouth open was
about to crush the skull of the unfortunate
hunter, when companion named Gibson
saw the danger If his aim should not be
true he was liable to kill Gibson. But it
was a matter of life and death. The heads
of Cooper and the bear were almost togeth-
er when Gibson raised his rifle. But Glib
sons nerve was steady, and the rifle ball
went crashing through the bears head.
This is one of the most thrilling bear ad-
ventures in the Rock mountains.
CLIMBING A TREE.
A Kentuckian, named Crawford, was
once attacked by a bear near Rosita. He
rushed for a tree, but before he was up
safe distance the bear caught him by the
legs. Bruin tore his pantaloons and boots,
and bit out part of his leg before he could
loosen himself from its powerful grasp.
The bear guarded the tree till tired of
waiting. and then left. The wounded man
Uueu ClIuDeu OONA dho p1lhluiA hiAOO LIS
way TO Rosita.
While was residing at Silver Cliff, Col i,
in 1881, William Nues was attacked
by a bear in Humboldt Gulch in the Sangre
de Cristo. At this time prospectors were
looking for gray copper veins on the Verdi
Hill. But this did not scare out the bears.
Neus was eating his breakfast III camp
when hungry bear came suddenly upon
him. The prospector rushed for his pick,
l..A I,f 10 could raaoh IL ha cai1aI
by the bear and hurled to the ground. His
scalp was torn off for bear will make for
a mans scalp as readily as does an Indian.
Poor Nues had his arm terribly mangled
and chewed, and before the bear left him,
had bitten pieces of flesh out of his legs.
Recovering his senses, Nues crawled three
miles to a cabin and word was then sent to
Silver Cliff of his dangerous condition. /
have forgotten whether he died from his
injuries or not, but l remember that this
same bear attacked two or three other
miners before it was killed. None Of us in
those DAYS ever thought of going into Hum
boldt Gulch without being well armed. In
its attack upon Nues, this monster black
bear acquired taste for human blood, and
was ready to attack any man, and prospec-
tors along the foot hills were glad to learn
that it had been finally killed.
BEARS IN JOURNALISM.
At that time Silver CHI was great
mining camp, and Jim Keene and other
New Workers were rushing the "Silver
Cliff and "Racine Boy" mines. There were
three daily papers in the camp. When
news was little dull because Of no new
strikes, or there had been no news of note
in the dance halls or broken faro banks,
disguised city editor would say: "Well,
see if that bear in Humboldt Gulch has not
waylaid another prospector." For a time
that cd bear was almost a standing assign
ment,n and the newspl pers with sorrow
heard of the death of so fruitful source of
news. But bruins obituary finally came,
in which we're chronicled It's many feats of
prowess in Humboldt Gulch aud IT'S insatiate
thirst for human blood after it had scalped
poor Nues.
In 1868 a man named Vance wounded a
bear on Bear creek. IL must have been a
terrible encounter, for, when found, he and
the bear were lying dead, side by side. L his
occurred about ten miles from Idaho
Springs. now a well-known mining camp
and pleasure resort. In the early days
Mexicans were often killed by bears in the
southern part OF the state. About ten years
ago William Yule was mortally wounded
bv a bear in the Gunnison country, at Rock
creek.
Bears are still quite common in the noun
tain Businesses, where they have been driven
by the rapid settlement Of the country.
WILL. G. FERRI.
'see how white my teeth are growing,
Satisfactorily showing"
said a lady 10 her friend, t'other day.
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