Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-08
CALIFORNIA CUES
How . Couple OF Thsm Were Stolsa fron
Their Mothers Side.

How . Couple OF Thom Were Stoloo from
Their Mothers Side.
Away up in the mountains In the
northern part Of Del Norte County the
predatory visits of large black bear to-
the hog ranches elected about as much
Squealing among the owners of the land
as they did from the kidnapped pigs.
While the trouble was almost unbeara-
BILE, David Tucker, commission mer-
chant Of this city, travelled into those
parts, saya the San Francisco Call. He
had with him . Winchester repeating
rifle that carried bali especially
adapted for destruction of life in large
black bears, and he organized Q party to
hunt the hog-thief to death.
Joseph Morrison and Edward Murray,
a plucky shepherd dog, and German
deer-hound followed Tucker up the deep
canyon for about nine miles one day,
and only stopped to rest when they had
reached a dense forest Of tall trees,
where the ground was covered with a
thick underground. Dave concluded
that the bear was behind the scenes, and
sent the dogs in to reconnoiter. In q
few minutes the collie came out like a
rocket and yelped for sympathy, as it
showed a badly torn hip by the claw of
the disturbed animal. Another minute
had not gone by ere the deer-hound
emerged with precipita ton, and only
stopped to join company with it's allies.
The bear followed the dogs with a
mad haste, growing ferociously over
their temerity in invading her home,
for it was female bear; but the growl-
ing was changed to fierce grunts as she
caught sight of tho hunters. Bruiu
raised on her hind legs and bore down
upon her assailants with motions of the
forepaws that challenged fight to the
finish. Dave fired a ball into her breast,
near the shoulder, but without causing
the brute to even wink. He pumped
another cartridge from the magazine
and sent it tearing through the anatomy
OF the monster with as little effect as its
predecessor. Then he commenced to
retreat cautiously. while he worked an
other cartridge into place, and this time
made the bullet pillow into the bears
groin.
The bear was then within forty feet
OF him, and commenced to assume the
proportions of q mountain to his widen
ing eyes. Joe and Ed were on either
side OF tho battle-ground and handi-
capped by some bushes. At the doubt
full moment Ed sighted the head of tho
animal and Immediately emptied two
big loads Of buckshot from his double.
barReled shotgun, tearing away the side
of her head and topping the animal
over in hurry. The boys saw that the
bear had been sucking her young, so
they waited few minutes until her two
cubs came out from the thicket in quest
Of the mother.
1t was only the work Of q few minutes
to lariat the youngsters, and then they
dragged their game to the ranch. Tho
bear was very fat, and weighed 900
pounds when dressed. The cubs were
about two weeks old when caught, and
were kept for three months on bread
and milk. They are doeile, plump, and
curiosity to many visitors. Mr.. Tucker
has standing offer Of $3.50 for them
from the Native Sons OF the Golden
West, but 5000 will have to come out OF
the funds of that organization If tho
cubs will form feature in the parade,
on admission day.