New-York tribune., 1889-12-25
SOME FUN IN CANADA.
WITH HALF.BREEps AND BEARS.

Nicholson Penn. Dec. "a (special-A Nicholson
sportsman, who has hunted for month IN Osha"'
this fall had the following experience: Inc n'o''
fun had on any one day with a party oil three
half-breed Indians They had caught four oarreis
OF herrngs out Of Georgian Bay the day before sa'
the fish and left them under shanty of oouens o'e'
night, returning to the settlement TO get Darrc9'
That mornue they invited me 10 accompany them
10 where the fish were, telling me that they wonu
help me find some deer a still hunt al er they hau
hacked the hcrrings in the barrels went along
and when got TO the bough sbanty we iouhu
everything topsy -turvy The heap OF hsh was
strung over space forty feet In diameter, ana inc
halfbreeds we're the maddest fellows ever saw.
They knew right away what the matter was put
didn't. I found out, though.
Several bears had been there In the night eaten
their fill OF fish and destroyed the rest The pears
had bitten scores Of the herrngs In two ana theh
tumbled and wallowed in the mass until they haa
made the destruction complete After the hal-oIeeus
had sworn like pirates for while they dumped .he
runed goods into hollow and covered them with
dirt Then they got ready to hunt the pears oo"n'
declaring that they wouldn't set net In the water
until they had slain one or more Of the big fish
thieves They calculated that the bears would get
very thirsty before noon and waddle down 10 'he
shore Of the bay to drink, and they asked me 10
assist them In lying low for the brites
ave all had rifles and the three halfbreeds told me
what to do and then started of through the woods.
took one of their and padded across cove
to point covered with alder bushes little expecting
TO see bear, but, Just as was going to lana saw
the bushes move q short distance in-shore. Then the
saplings parted and big bear slouched down toward
the water. The bear and got sight OF one another
at the same moment, and he whired about ana tred
10 hide in the undergrowth. But my charge OF buck
shot was little quick for him and he went below
ing in the direction of bluff. He didn't stop his
noise till he crawled under the top Of fallen tree
near the foot Of the cliff. and while was on my
way after him for another shot / heard gun crack
from the top OF the bluff and the bear came sammng
toward me, growing like fury. Then | gave NM
another dose of buckshot and killed him.
"The shot from the top Of the bluff had been hred
by one Of the angry halfbreeds and he ran down 10
find the bear. He had seen the bears head sticking
out from the treetop and his shot had hit the animal
in the Ny first charge had shattered the bears
right thigh and wounded his left fore leg Then We
ugged the 10 the shore. and later in the day
put it in boat and took IL 10 where the team
feeding.
"That forenoon of the half breeds ran foul Of
IT four times. He killed it, Of course and before
night the other got the third bear. When we all
met at the shanty, toward sunset, the halfbreeds
were much betternatured than when they saw the
ruined fish The slaughter Of the three bears seemed
TO heal their wounded feelings right away. got no
deer that day, but had all the sport cared for'