New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-14

4 10 was n rare B0Ou opportunity 70 XIII Ohr.
I could hardly wait to get down, was SO
anxious to see my game, and two or three times
Pete called out to me to be careful or would fall
Slowly he crept back down the peak until we
found ourselves where we had started out. Then
we hunted for place TO descend into the canyon,
and at last we found one 1t wss over an hour
before we reached the bottom, and hastened to
look for my game. We found him lying ON
ledge Of rocks, and he was beautiful young fe[
low, nearly two years old. His wool was as
white as snow, and he had Gne pair Of horns.
Tie tip Of one was slightly broken by the fall
over tho rocks, but otherwise he was q perfect
! specimen Of the rarest game to be found by the
sportsman on this green earth The wool OF these
goats, as you know, has defed the knowledge Of
scientists and naturslits for years and cannot BE-
classified 1t Is much finer then the wool OF the
cashmere goat once thought the finest in the world
Taking the entrails out Of my buck, l
shouldered him, and Pete carried the guns. So
proud was l OF my game that he did not feel
heavy, though his carcass must have weighed
over eighty pounds. II was long after dark when
reached the cabin, and great was the rejoicing Of
old Camp over our success in the days hunt. He
had supper all ready for us and after filing our
selves up on deer meat we lit our pipes.
Next day. continued old Stene, before we
began our NUM- we OcberInlneu 10 n8Ne SOulc luu
with the bears. We had seen lots Of signs, so we
knew the country was full OF them. Camp, Pete
and went out and killed young elk and cut
him up into quarters. Then each Of us took
quarter and dragged it. We made long detour,
each coming back to the cabin by different route.
All the trails ended under q big tree near the
cabin. We piled the quarters up about forty feet
from the tree and sprinkled them with honey.
Then we made trail Of honey from the carcass
TO the tree under a big limb twenty feet above our
heads. Next we bored hole into the tree five or
six inches deep and stuffed it full Of honey From
the hole down the tree we made trail TO the one
leading from the elk Pete climbed up the tree
and fastened stout rope TO the limb about foot
from the tree Then we got big stone, weighing
thirty or forty pounds and tied IL securely 10 the
lower end Of the rope, arranging 1t so as to hang
Just in front of the hole in the and in meas
ure TO cover IL. This done, retired TO our
cabin to await results.
Pretty soon We heard the baying Of the
coyotes and we knew they bad found the trail
They came down the scent the elk had made from
every direction ami completely surrounded the
carcass The cowardly little whelps barked and
yelped at IL. but finding 1t really dead, they
pitched in and were making a good square meal
when the heavy baying up the trails told us that
made on as fast as they could 60 They have
mortal terror OF the big gray mountain wolves
and are cordially dishked by them. The gray
wolves ate the elk and had nearly gorged them
selves. when the peculiar cry OF the wolverine
or Man Eater Of the Rocky Mountains startled
them from their feast. This hideous and ferocious
beast is the Ishmaelite Of the Plains, and well
lie deserves his name. He will attack any
thing from buffalo or grizzly bear down TO
chipmunk, and Is not the hast afraid OF man
Pretty soon the ugly beast with his roached
heck end pigs head, made his appearance, and
all the other beasts awny. He had been
quite O while feasting himself on elk, when we
heard a cracking Of the brush near the cabin. and
huge grizzly bear came out on the trail. lie
vent directly TO the carcnss, and the wolverine,
looking moro than ever like hyenh, after show
ing FIGHT for a moment, tucked his stumpy tail
between his legs aud made OF through the forest.
The bear did not seem &c care for elk meat,
but after smelling around for while, got TASTE
Of the honey He licked IL up carefully, and
following the trail soon came TO the tree Each
moment he became more and more ravenous' ana
when he found the deposit In the hole seemed
perfectly wild Standing on his hind legs be
tried TO thrust his nose in the hole The stone
Interfering with his operations, he gave IL hing
with his great paw and sent It far out Then nc
thrust his nose In the hole and seemed to be en-
loving himself, when the stone, returning with
tremendous force, hit him squarely on the ear and
knocked him down. lie rolled over. and getting
up looked about in u dazcd sort OF way. Not
being able 70 find any enemy, he again approached
the tree and tried TO get at the honey. The stone
again interfering, no flung IL behind him. and
had list put his nUse in the hole when u re-
turned and took him on the back Of the head with
such force AS nearly to drive his nose into the
tree I'D to the eyes With scream OF PAIN al
most resembling the cry Of human being he
fell 10 the ground, and when he got up the blood
WINS streaming from his nose and mouth. Roar
ing furiously he rushed at the stone and bsgsn
n battle which could have but one ending-his
ignominious defeat Again and again he hit the
stone only 10 have IL return and batter him
me rcilessly. He was presently completely used
nm and az he sat on the ground cycling his
Seuseless antagonist, his head looked worse
than that of a prize lighters after hard battle
in the ring. lie could hardly see, and while he
was considering what more he could do, up came
two new beirs and began to scent about the car
cass of the elk Without paying the least attention
70 their wounded brother, they soon got on the
trail OF the honey and made a rush for the treo.
Both seemed equally anxious 10 get at the dc.
roSit and they josted each other in their anxiety
n Get their noses in the hole. Finally, one hit
the stone and swung it out Of the way. When it
returned It hit him in the neck and stunned him.
He seemed to think his comrade had hit him, or
At least had something to do with it for as
soon as he could get his breath he jumped on the
smaller bear and made the fur fly. Al 1t they
went hitting, biting scratching and clawing each
other, until there seemed TO be but one bear.
The air was full OF hair and such yellS and screams
/ never heard before.
fhaGn hears rolled and and
fought and fought, until we thought they would
Xiii each other The old fellow CAT of and looked
ON as sort OF umpire, and we could hear him
grunting, as much as to say: Go in boys and
ight IL out: for somebody's 10 blame, and II sou
don't think so, just look at me-
"While they were fighting up came two new
bears They went straight for the honey. One
OF them was q black bear, a species now seldom
snen In the Rocky Mountains and the other .