Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02
MY DAY IN CAMP.

whole great mountainous region
north of British Columbia-is thought
to contain gold, and parties of adven-
turous spirits have already begun to
explore it thoroughly.
Some OF these hardy fellows tell odd
stories of adventure in the hitherto
unvisited recesses of savage nature
A young gentleman-lately an ensign
in the navy-who has been with one
of these venturesome gold seeking ex
petitions into the great wilderness:
to the north of Simpsons river relate:
an incident which will go TO show thai
the earth has not yet ceased to harbol
large game in formidable abundance
Il felt about used up that morning,
said he, in telling the story, land told
the other fellows that | would take a
day off to get rested
"'All right, they said; If you're
sick and want to stay in camp, you
can scrub up the plates and clippers,
and scour out the mush kettle. And
while you're about it. cut a good pile
of fire wood, and don't forget to have
brisk fire going, and supper ready
when we get back
This was paying a trifle dear for
the privilege of being an invalid. Off
they all went, with their pans, buck
cts and shovels l knew I should not
90 anything of them till dark, for
, ,ag were g9PEmi niles distant to try the
~~sdings, and would have to climb
over rocky ridge two or three thou
sand feet high, and then pick their
way through thick fir scrub on the
other side.
With an aching head set to work
to tidy things up a little, and then lay
down IN one corner of our pole
shanty, and piled the overcoats of the
party over me, hoping to get warm
and sleep off my indisposition.
u went to sleep after a while, but
soon walked up very hot. The sun had
come out warm, and the camp felt like
an oven, for it was built on the south
SIDE OF high crag. Feeling still very
drowsy, took two coats and went out
beneath fir tree which stood not far
from the camp, beside bowlder that
had recently rolled down the crag.
Here lay down again in the shade
OF the FIR, and slept for an hour or
TWO. had an alarming dream-a
tumble of fearful struggles-from
which | at length started broad awake,
and heard shutting noise close by me.
lasting my eyes around, there
stood grizzly bear that had just risen
on his launches to take a good look
at me. He was only about thirty feet
from me, and not more than half that
distance from the camp door. At the
same moment l saw just behind him
Two Two more bears, ambling along, nice
nIlie party coming round for call
on mel
was obliged to say not at home.
Tor 70 'scoot to the camp door past
thIs big chap was too risky, and my
nne-every gun we had, in fact, ex
espt one which the boys had taken,
was set away inside the camp.
For one second l lay perfectly
GREATNESS there, then bounded to my
ieet with yell, leaped upon the bowl.
uef' and catching hold of the lower
most boughs of the fir, climbed it. l.
uont even dare stop for so much as
one look at my visitors, till l was
well up from the bowlder, when saw
Inc foremost bear still standing there
IN The same spot, and the other two
alSo reared up on their hind legs to see
"nal nal, was going on.
They all stood and looked at me,
and then rolled their heads around
ana looked at each other for some mo-
ments; The first conner then dropped
Su all tours, and coming cautiously
;;or"ard shifted the coats which | had
Ssl vacated. Apparently he did not
dH Ae Inc odor, for he gave them sud
ven mp with his paw which sent them
cunning aside, and growled uneasily
tooably these bears had never be-
'oTe seen or scented a human being
Inc three put their heads together,
anu conferred about it, with dubious
lance In my direction now and then.
,resently they scented other more at
H acuve things in the camp, and am
viec up to the door. After rolling
,Seir heads and peeking in for while,
largest one ventured L., and then
Lard them overhauling our stores for
ne minutes. One of them stayed
Issue and kept an eye on me, else
ignt have got down. and either es-
c Cdpea or possibly entrapped them by
wSag the door, though it is doubtful
n "Iiether SO slight structure as our
i o shanty would have held them
as Ihey were great strong brutes,
neaVy as an OK.
tho, Kept as quiet as could, hoping
o 90. they would soon satisfy their curl,
bn, and proceed on their travels,
and e ssney appeared to be in no haste,
an aiIer they had smelled around for
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