The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-08-21

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TnE MONSTER OmZzlY,
and fishing In the mountain fnstnesses OF
northern sonomn Ny companions were
six or eight mountain rnnohrr who were
thoroughly familiar with the woods and
were good shots
"Or outfit was very hlmplu-paok anil
mails, horses 10 ride u few camp utensils
and tho n0oessDrlea Of oXIslonce. After
three or four weeks In the wild aud boauti'
ful wilderness, where wo noy0r saw any
other human being, we returned refreshed
10 bow again 10 the yoke ot civilization
and white shirts,
"Deor was NO abundant that II was easy
10 got all we wanted for food As for benr,
there were many cinnamon and black, and
grizzlies, too, were plentiful In fact,
was In NJ the delth' OF two or three grz'
glles before the particular adventure which
/ nm about 10 describe,
"OnG afternoon we oampod by fine
spring. In cool mountain valley heavily
wooded with oOl, and pine Just before
nlghtfall we saw u man, mounted on ono
horse and leadlngOnother approaching ua,
Suddenly the old mani Of our party aaldi
Great Scott lts Ghzzly BILL coming 20
camp In the vallcyN
"'Who Ii hoH wo exclaimed,
"'llo ~ tho desperate Of tbIg mart Of tho
coast rnngo, The story goes thll lac la seen
at all TIMES Of tho year ranging from the
mouth Of the Russian river 800 miles north
into klamath,
"'Well,' said one, we are not afraid Of
any single mnn, even u hc Is the terror
Of the wilderness Sounds Ike dino
novel, doesn't tf Really think all there
N about II Is that somo old follow has lost
his interest In life,
"Tho stranger unpaokol hla horse, threw
n pair Of blankets on the ground, arranged
u few cooking gutonsIls AGAINST tree, gath.
cred together some dry brush, lit u fire aud
began 70 prepare his meal His camp was
hardly u hundred yards from ours, but
nothing IN his manner told that ho had
seen us or know Of our presence,
"'fho reputation he bore Interested me,
and made up my mind 20 prospect hls
camp after he had had au opportunity 10
cat his supper aud rest awhile,
81 took my old frontier pipo and lit II,
Thon muHtorod across the space between
our camps, lie did not appear % notice
mo until was within fow yards, Sud.
denly he spraug up aud said earnestly
stop Who are you, s'r and whnt do you
wantp
"llo waa man OF more than siX feet IN
height, carrying himself with military
crootnoss Ills dress was Of the old fash.
Toned buoksklns' 80 rarely seen IN these
days, even In tho remote mountains A
knifo and n revolver hung from his lcath.
ern belt. His hair aud beard were blonde,
aud no long aud tangled that his face was
nearly hidden, He wore dark cap, from
under which cleaned the largest aud koon.
ost pair Of dark blue eyes that | have ever
seen. Altogether lao was wild and strlk.
ing figure, aud / could not help admring
his lionllSo strength,
" Il nm no one In particular, only man
on u vacation, with ranch boys for my
comrades, This ~ our first camp In this
region, aud thought You could direct us
10 some Of the best hunting distriots
ole looked NJ me- kuunly, aud then gave
growl OF assent 'Nou are cool, | must
say, No other person, except my own mon
who came with me 10 California has ever
spoken pleasantly 20 me since | began 20
wander through these mountains,
1--WE sat down aud began to talk, whllo
ho llt his pipe aud pullod 10 In long, slow,
comfortable whllls. Whom loft ho rose
and walked back with me 10 our camp.
Tho next morning Grizzly Bill said that
he was willing 10 become u member OF our
party for the rest OF the campaign.
l..t.. 4. Il
constantly | found him an educated gon.
tlemRn who had seen much Of tho world
and was orammcd full OF knowledge Of
mon aud affairs up 10 about throo years
before, AT which time no seemed 10 have
dropped out Of everything Onco or twice
wo met man during our wanderings-a
man on horseback, IN hunters clothes,
who stopped and talked with my COM
panion In u language which had never
hoard before, but which thought must be
Russian,
"rhs aroused my curiosity, and must
have shown II In some way, for Grizzly
Bill one day looked Mt mo with severity
and then sald You wish 70 know about
my fricndsS Ihavo two In this country,
and they are gentlemen OF rank They
bring me my supplies aud letters.
"a few days later my now frlond saidi
You liayo an ambition to kill grizzly
am now looking for the largest one In tho
region. When we got on tho trail OF this
king Of tho grizzlies viii show you how
10 kill him The one have picked out for
you IL perfect giant
"'Wcll yes, said, ! do want TO kill
grizzly, ana u measurably respectable ono,
too but don't know that ho has got TO DO
ns informally large Ns all that believe o
medium sized one woUld do about rs we'll
after have "A chance TO tell the story In
the valley
"Ono day Grizzly Bill disappeared, and
we staid In camp Toward night he came
back aud said 60 mc i have tho fellow,
know just the canyon he sleeps In, and the
patch of berries aud scrub ho win probably
hunt for his breakfast, Get your gun In
perfect order, We will take John Rogers
az daybroal and ivy our fortune
AT the appointed time the three OF us
rose quietly, took bite Of vonison and fol.
lowed In single fle through the narrow
winding paths, Grlszly Bill ahead as
guido. We had travelled about q mile