The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-23
GRIZZLY AND slsoNs FIGHT.
IL Was a Battle 20 the Death and There
Was No survivor.

IL Was a Battle 70 the Death and There
Was No survivor.
The following story was told Us by stall
wart Indian. VINO, having been among the
French BALI breeds good deal, had received
from them the French name Of Baptiste lie
told as the story as we were huddled round
camp Gre in the dense forest on the eastern
side of Lake Winnipeg, from which we and
our dogs had been driven by bitter, blind
inc. blizzard Storm He said:
zone summer long ago | was with a largo
marty of Indians. We were making long
tourney over the rolling prairies from one
place 10 another. That we might have plenty
Of meat 20 eat two Of us were appointed %
keep about two days journey ahead Of the
company 10 hunt and 20 Kill all the game we
could
"WeD. wo two hunters kept well ahead.
Some days we had good luck and killed a
great deal, and then other days we ana nlt
KIN much What we got we cached, so that
the party could easily find it by the sign we
gave them when they came along We all
ways put 10 near the trail for them. Then we
would push on looking for more.
cone day as we had passed several valleys
and had seen nothing taat was worth our
stopping 10 shoot We came to the top oi q
pretty large bin and cautiously looked over
There was a sight that we shall never forget
"Right down before us, within gunshot,
was a very large grizzly bear and two big
buffalo bulls. Well for as the wind was blow
ing from them 20 us. They were very angry
looking and were preparing for big fight
The buiTal0es seemed 20 know that the bear
was an ugly customer, and he looked as If be
did not know how TO manage the two az
them at once.
"For quite a while they kept up what You
might call a pretense Of battle. The bull,
would paw the ground and keep up CON
slant roaring This only made the bear the
more angry, and if there had only been one
he would soon have got his big claws upon
him. but there being two made him cautious
after a while both OF the bulls suddenly
lowered their heac- and together they
charged the bear As they rushed at linn he
Uiicklyar0se up on his launches, and as they
closed i'm upon him he seized one Of them oy
the head and neck, and, with a sudden jerk.
so quickly broke his neck that be fell down as
dead as a stone
1.-The older buffalo, which had charged az
the same time, gave the bear a fearful thrust
with his sharp horns, one of which pierced
him between his ribs, causing an ugly wound
from which the blood soon began to flow
The bear, having killed the other buffalo,
tried 20 seize hold Of this one also, but De-,
having given the bear the ugly wound, quick
ly sprang back out Of his reach. Ho van OF
for little distance, but as the bear DID not
follow him be came hack again. There thoy
stood looking at each otlor, both very angry,
but both very cautious As they kept mov-
in- round DO seemed % ui as though the buzz
falo had so come round on the wlndward side
II the bear that he caught the scent of tho
blood from the wound. The smell Of blood
always excites 20 fury these animals, and so,
lowering his head, he furi0usly charged al
his wounded yet still savage enemy. The
bear rose mp on his hind quarters 20 receive
him. aud. Selling him as De did the other
killed him ON the spot
"We saw him 70 from one buffalo 20
another ana smell them both. but be dit rot
offer 20 tear or eat either We could see that
be was very badly wounded from the way De
kept twitching bis side, from which the blood
kept running 10 was am ugly wound and n'
was "a very sick bear, and So AS be looked sd
cross we were not In a hurry % let him ano"
anything about u.s.
"After a while be went OF a little distance
and lay down 90 the long grass which rose
up SD high around him that we could NOT SEQ
him. We waited long for Dim 20 get up hur
a. he did noe. and we could uo. stay there nA
day, we prepared for big fight with u.m
We put our knives whore 800 could instantly
draw them. and carefully examined our guns
TO Sec that they were all right. Then wo be
gan 70 crawl down carefully through the
grass toward him.
"My, how our hearts did beat, ami how
every second we expected he would hear us
and the fight would begin for lie or DEATH
"Ws got very close 20 him, although aet
rear enough 10 See him. Then, os we Ael.i
uo sound wo made little noise 90 attract DIS
attention And then ws wanted him o. gst
up. so We could have % better chance % shoot
him. But De did nos STIR 50, with oar
fingers on the triggers OF our guns, we called
out. Mr. Bear, hars are enemies ready for
another battisr SSH there was no stir. and
SD ye got mp and went % him aud found l.m
as dead as the bufaloes So without firing
shot we had great quantity Of meat "-
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