The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-17

Nas upssd ous Of range hokore any q %
eVuI4 gef Z sssat
4 mountain goal. On EsIe cthkr hard. u
of Alugxfsh. sfnhlosn disposition The
Erestest difficulty eucUuntssred III hnatfng
hsfa consists In Enaiag HIM. OF q solitary
fssnres ssae goat sohabsfs she wildesa, the
afexpest and snoet Inaccessible canyons lie
aessghts "A tyAVeiing along narrow ledge
q rock juftfnE car oyer IN 4hyss tfson-
ezssta Of feet dsep IL Lrsk goat ezhibifea
al u the above characteristics We had
ksen following signs for snvegal days. ard
had tfanped SIP and aown = nasA-
bes ~ canyons, whe.E 81 last To-
war8s evenlng, sherwood and / were
making our way hack 10 easnp. when on
SIR opposite eide II the canvpn. fusiy $50
yards away, we saw g0af bFuxssne on the
lishens wkica grew u thsl crsTices Of the
roek. he rs on narrow ledge ai,0us
hallway up tbs SHE e thg; canyon. and 50
steep wAs Is that tie locked 10 rs % be
fsirlg sfeek 20 the roekL Bzaefag our
selves n The shzse. wEzien was IS steep a.
the rOof II barn where we we're. sook .
sA0t- The goat gave hfnsaslf = little shake
ard walked along. Thinking had missed
haHi. | shot again. a1ssa pat four balls iaio
him without bis making ora unusuai
movement. He Law down after the last
siapt, and In naomeft hegan 70 side down
the rocks. Then be began % roE. and
IS he gained velocity be turned erd
over end, until, coming 30 the edge Ct the
pfeespiec. ne shot out int0 the air. For
another Snoment al vas silent. then a dull
thud aud the noise Of a shower OF rocks
falling on the rocks below told ns the goat
was killed ard Lost, for 80 could not zee 70
the bottom Of the canyon.
The next day We worked our way % the
bottom and found him with four shots in
bis carcass and both horns broken. He vas
big fellow and Measures seven feet three
inches from the tip CT bis nose 10 bis four
inch tail. found mountain goat shooting
very tame az compared with the big horn.
The Indians we're very much exercised
over the frat goat brought into camp.
They have = superstition 10 the eject that
Il when y goat Is Killed tho hunter does nos
eat ard burn every veattge of tho flesh.
bones. hide and Nil. he will be caught in q
SNOW storm. and viii never escape from
the mountains. II was rather 3 curious
condolences too, that the weather got bad
and we did have snow after killing the first
two Eoats.
IL was The day after having killed goat
shat We got our grizzly bear. On leaving
camp We found Der trail. for Il proved to
be an enormous she bear, silver-tapped
grizzly, weighing 1000 pounds. with two
cubs weighing At least 90 pounds each.
Following IL up. We came to q place where
they had oil slid down the mountain en-
their launches, leaving broad tack in
the snow. A little further on and we
caught sight Of the old iune In the open
timber. and | took shot at her. She
turned, evidently having been shot, and
with a snort seemed aboEt TO show fight.
bat she thought better Of IL and went on
growing. and was soon lost 70 sight IN some
thick brush. Nos caring to 90 into the
tllcket after her. We went hack 20 camp,
aud returning the next morning found her
dead. Both Cubs had deserted her"