, 1889-03-07
Old Settlers Yarns.
A huAn STORY ANpA Goos ONE.

BHAR STORY AND A GOOo ONE.
Butler of the Saddle Rock restaur-
rant on Union wharf, has been a
mighty hunter and trapper in Alaska
and in Western Washington, where,
in company with Uncle Peter Fisher,
he has slain more elk, deer and bear
than any hunter in these parts. Like
all old trappers he has fund of
stories which he relates in q genial
manner. He was interviewed by an
ARGUS reporter, new conner who
likes to listen to strange stories told
by old sailors and hunters, and this
was what was said:
~ was out hunting one time in the
Quilleute mountains and made a
camp early one afternoon alongside
q big log six foot through and had
built a camp fire and was whiting a
yew stick about 10 inches long and
had sharpened both ends to use as
stretcher. All at once I heard a
growl and looking up there was a
big black bear the other side of the
log, reared up on his hind legs with
his mouth wide open trying to reach
me. was a good deal startled and
without thinking / ,iammed the stick
into his mouth just perpendicular-
like, and he couldn't shut his jaws
Quicker than lightning l reached oat
my right hand and grabbed his
tongue which was lolling out bear
fashion and by a sudden, almost su-
perhuman effort, I tore his tongue
out by the roots"
Didn't your hand slip?"
~. isOb no. I rubbed it in the ashes
to get good hold, and you bet when
the tongue came out the bear gave
eyell and tried to run away. But
semehow L same to my senses and
got my rifle and shot Mr.. Bear dead.
BE was big one, as big as bullock,
and his hair was as black as jet and
az soft rs silk. Now, how much do
you suppose I got for the skin"
swell, a bear skin like hat would
be worth S12."
$50 I thought, and 1 sent it to Se-
aftle where s. Baxter bought it and
paid fifty cents for it. There's hber-
atty for you. fifty cents for bear
skin worth twelve dollars; that's the
wEy a hunter is rewarded. Itell you
that price made me tired and ! quit"
A oRoWBAR BREEZE.
Old Captain Ben Backstay tells the
ARGUE that he was In terrific gale
in the Arctic ocean about the time OF
the Alaska purchase They let go
q, all the anchors they had with plenty
OF chain,and the ground tackle being
good the vessel held on. but all the
mats were blown off even with the
deck, and all hands secured them
selves below "Great scott! how it
did blow; we did net dare to come on
deck, but the mate bored a two-inch
augur hole through the main hatch
and showed up an iron crowbar a
couple of inches and it was blown of
ss smooth as If it had been cut We
= kept trying the wind for three days,
three inches of the croWbar at time
which would be blown off at once.
At last the wind lulled and only bent
the bar and we crawled out on deck.
You may think this was only an Arc
tic zephyr but 1 call it an extra
double close reefed topsail gale.
Thank you, I will take glass Of
lager; the thoughts of that gale
makes me dry"
Chief Justice Shaw, formerly of
Dungenes, was an original expound-
er or FOUNDER of the law, and an ora
Gle IN his way. On one occasion a
runaway man~of-war sailor had oc-
casion to bring suit against Jno Bag
ley to recover $25 for wages due him
for labor. His oousel was Dan E. F.
brownheld, and Bagley retained C.
ID. Bradshaw for the defense. At the
hearing a continuance was granted,
but before the day arrived Bagley
had gone to Victoria with his crop of
lpotatoes, which was about all person
al proper he possessed. When the
second hearing came off Judge Shaw
an'isted on putting Bagley's counsel
on the witness stand to testify. Mr..
bradshaw knew nothing about the
iacts as witness, he was there as an
attorney ana SO stated, Basley was
absent and had no witnesses, so the
plaintiff was put on the stand. Be-
tween him and Brownfeld, his law
yer they mistifed the chief justice
VINO 'hO1ght he had been played up
0c.Sion ~ thus; Charley, I hav,
looked inter this case all she wonIf
admit and there's nothir, IN Il
evil
iters
is al