Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-21
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coup, N.' o. lt,, dallGg, o.. lie
Sierra. e. larn IN TIC mIl,N. ~ pio-
neers. .A+.g"v wa born in l2,.riposa
county, and ~ the age OF IL years
stood & lot and 4 inches high in
his stuckGlg feet, and was at once en-
titled ,o aud received the sobriquet Of
Butterfly Whale. The Whale was un.
usually fond of explorations among
the rugged. snow clad peaks Of the
jungled mountains. He was mar OF
line physique, proportionaiely built
with an eagle eye and a clear cut,
American profile. Ills hair and beard
were AS black as the ravens bcak, and
he always ware "A luxuriant growth Of
both. lbs beard at y reached his well
filed hunting belt; and have often
seen linn. says the correspondent, lie
on his snidtgeIo with his mustache.
He had Il Sparkle of humor about him,
and his commanding person, bold,
daring ana aggressive make up. made
him a general iG.vurltc III camp.
He. Ike OTHER phenomenal men,
had his rccuIarties. odd Helm
the.BrUsn and Heart Deep" were
ever his companions in camp and on
the trail "Uld IIell-in.the- Brush"
was a magnificent London twist rifle
bore gun, which exactly chambered
All ouEce ball. IL was an old fashioned
muzZlc luadcr, weighed eighteen
pounds, bUl IL never went back on il
credentials, ~ indicated by its name,
when in the hands of the Whale.
Heart Deep WAS a tremendous steel
two edged dirk. weighing eleven
pounds, which the " hale could use as
easily as a pcnAnife. These Two weap.
onS which ice had thus grizzly
christencd, were his constant compan,
ions while traverSIng the EiOuntain
ranges from Mineral King to Mt Ly
ell.
Many aud thri lin. We're the daring
encounters which could be related OF
him during his twelve years Of noun.
tain life Fresno county.
Tire Whales filing weight was nine
times his own or l,s00 pounds. Al
another time displayed even greater
strength aud wonderful presence OF
mind. He AID Frank Lewis were on
the middle fork Of Kings river pros.
pectAg for gold and silver.
One evening about dusk when neal
ing camp, tue Whale cspied a bear
cub fully : y months old and weigh.
ing upwards Of 21O pounds. The cub
was asleep on top OF a slanting bowl.
der. Wills determined at once tocap
ture the beautiful specimen alive.
Better give him q little lead NOR.
phlne and barn little saltpeter behind
IL" remarked Frank. TO make him
sleep sOunder."
But the Whale wouldn't listen to it
FRANK got Oh the pinnacle of a neigh.
boring tree. 50, rs lac said, he could see
just how Wills caught hold of the
cub. Wills grabbed the animal by
both hind feet. and startled thus FROM
lis lair, the Whale was soon convinced
that lac had large aud powerful brute
10 contend with. The cub set up a
hideous yelling, and showing fight.
summoned It's young strength perhaps
for the first time 10 cope with Us new
found foe. The bowlGcr was slanting
and slick, making footing insure, and
down its decliyitous side rolled nan
and bear. y thick copse Of yerba
buena and fern received the mystcri-
Gus couple into its wild retreat. When
a footing was reached Wills was on
top, but the desperate animal by its
cries had warned the ferocious mother
of its peril. Frank, from his perch,
attempted 10 pour hot lead into the APP
preaching beast, now not more than
fifty yards away and nearing the spot
twenty feet at "a bound.
The Whale took III the situation. Ii
took both hands 10 oyerpower the cub;
what was lac to doi There was no
time To iheorize. Swinging the cub
as a boy would "A cat, he struck the
mother full in the mouth with the
cubs head. The bear fell stunned 10
the earth and the cub slipped from the
Whales grasp, bleeding and helpless.
Quicker than you could even think the
circumstance in rehearsal, trusty
Heart Deep had done its work. The
cub and mother had met the enemy
and they were his'n.
Frank cautiously descended from
the upper tier Of the wild amphithe.
atre, and spent the remainder Of the
night trying 10 find the place in the
ANNALS anatomy that the leaden
messenger from the rifle had penetrat-
edoni its mission Of death; but hefound
only a wide, deep cash, through
which eleven POUNDS of steel, obeying
the influence Of "a giants muscle, had
served notice Of ejectment upon the
chain of life.
Tho Whale met with but one enemy
TO whom lie succumbed. In the spring
of ~ mountain fever seized bis power
full frame, MS mind departed, and soon
the reaper wrapped his thick, mysteri.
Gus mantle of eternity about him and
the Whale was no more. On the left
bank OF tie great Kings river canyon,
beneath Il few feet Of granite soil and
the refreshing shade Of a wide spread
ing juniper, wrapped in his hunting
garb, unwept, uncotlined aud unsung,
lies the hero Of Mariposa, and above
his grave this simple inscription:
THE Whale. Fresno Cali EXPOSE
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