The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-05
THE GREAT NORTHWEST
A Madison County Man Lassoes q
Bear and Hauis II Into Camp
Who're He Kills Il With
q Bullet.
MONTANA.

A o M6tuO0ibt cuufcu Will IN buiit -
Elkhorn this summer.
The trouble OF long standing between
the miners and owners Of the Park Coal
and Coax company has not yet been set
tied.
x. w. Stevens has been making some
experiments on the practicability Of sink
ing wells in auckland. He has found the
most practicable plan to be TO sink a
wooden we'll tube down In the qu~icksand
by standing OH top Of the tube and rails
ing the sand by OF a post anger,
working the tube down Mt the same time.
When q sufficient depth of water has been
secured. MI with coarse gravel and drive
point Of pump into gravel. 4. ". has sue
ceeded In getting an excellent well of
good clear water on his farm joining the
Town site north of town.-ChinOok Opinion.
John and Dick Dunn, two brothers, who
have charge OF Filing & Buford's herds
on the upper Madison, one morning last
week discovered q large cinnamon bear
roofing around the side OF the mountain,
about five or six miles from their camp.
Dick proposed TO his brother that they go
up, rope, and bring him into camp; but
John said he had important business in
another direction, and advised Dick to let
the bear alone. But Dick had made up
his mind TO take the bear in, or at least
make a desperate effort to do SO. Being
mounted on n large, fleet horse, which
was well trained TO the rope, he provided
himself with a stout class" and struck
u to have q little amusement on his own
hook. He had little trouble in approach
ing within reaching distance of his
game, and, with that unerring dexterity
for which the genus cowboy is re-
nowned, in throwing his rope around
bruins neck. This accomplished, then
began the tug Of war. His bearship to
free himself from the gradually tighten
ing moose, and his captor to prevent him
from doing so, and ut the same time to
keep himself and horse out Of danger.
The contest for the mastery was ami
mated and lasted for several minutes,
during which il was a question as to
whose banner victory would perch upon.
Dick was confident, his only fear being
that the rope might not withstand the ter
rible strain to which II was subjected, and
the zeal was furious and determined.
The noble horse stood his ground as true
rs steel and firm as a rock, seeming to
fully realize the prompt and important
duty required Of him, and to enjoy the
spur Us iIluCh az hhS itiSlSi fiuSts
Given the rein, he never permitted the
rope 10 slacken for an instant, but held
every inch he gained and kept moving
gradually down the mountain side, drag
ging his struggling prize after nm. As
bruins heavy breathing showed that
his wind was about shut oil by
the constantly tightening chord,
his efforts to free himself became
less frantic, and his passive submission
to the process of being yanked down hill,
indicated that he was vanquished, for the
time at least, Dicks spirits rose. After
dragging the mammoth beast, which
weighed six or seven hundred pounds, for
three or four miles, n halt was made to
give the horse n breathing spell. The
rope being allowed to loosen up a little,
Mr.. Bear awaited himself of the opportu-
nifty thus afforded him, to gulp down a
few draughts of ozone, of which essential
element he had been nearly or quite, de-
prived for the last hour or more. The
effect of this breath of fresh air, was mar
velous in demonstrating the wonderful
vitality n recuperative powers of the
genus ursus. and came near proving dis
astrous to his captor and the horse. The
bear, taking advantage OF the slack given
him, regained his feet. No sooner had be
none SO. than he made q vicious bound
for the horse. But that animal, seeming
to realize that eternal vigilance is the
price of security when fighting a bear,
by q dextrous turn, known only to the
experienced ''rope horse,' eluded the
spring of bruin without serious injury, and
soon had him PROSTATE, with the rope
drawn tightly around his throttle, never
letting mp again until he had landed him
safely in a high and tight corral at camp,
where Dick secured him to n snubbing
post, backed his horse out through the
gate, which he barred securely. A WELL
aimed ball from a rifle put an end 10 the
bearss Gfe.-V i,uinio Gin Madisouion.