The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-07
TRANSFERRING THE BEAR.
The Zig Animal at Columbia Garden
>ucce>~full, Handled.

The Zig Animal AT columbia t.nr,i"n>
successfully Handled.
by the standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, May 6.-Thc second floor put in
to the new bear cage ut the Columbia gar
dens proved better than the first, and this
afternoon the big silver tip Rear was re-
moved from his old cage into the new. Ii
was M small matter Ia move a big man
eating bear. truculcnt and fcrocious as "a
wild cot, and as strong as n cyclone. But
men of nerve and resource can always he
relied upon as being equal To- any task,
no matter how difficult. Such "A man Is
Paul Davis. In fact Paul made a reputa-
ton for himself this afternoon as "A bear
andler which completely overtops any
thing in thu same line ever achieved 10y
Grizzly Adams"
II was a few minutes after . o'clock
when Fred Richie, accompanied by
Colonel Moore of the Miner and a STAND
ARD man.. left for the gardens in a good
ish kind of a rig, pulled by a couple Of
Oregon horses. When they arrived they
found Paul Davis, Jack Mcdonald, Nose
Silyerman and several Others already
ahead Of them anxious for the fun Ia be-
gin.
The bear seemed To realize that some
thing unusual was going To happen and
was fierccr and more restless than
ever. As the bear weighs close to
fltlI ~ tbn atb u" cage III
which he lay growing and snarling
was fully a hundred feet from the one in
which il was proposed To put him. u
lengthy consultation ensued as To the best
way To move him. Col. Moore was in for
taking him by b ears and dragging him,
but Paul objected, saying he was afraid
IL might hurt the poor brute. Paul then
offered TO ride him, but was reminded
that the bear was not broken to saddle
and might pitch him of. Jack Melon
aid could have carried him in his
arms, but unfortunately all his white
shirts, excepting the one he
had on were at the laundry,
and the bear was not very clean. IL was
then proposed to give the bear "a toIniqne
cocktail, but this brought forth loud Obj
j~ections from Fred and Paul, who said
they wanted a live exhibition and besides
IL was hard to obtain "A first class speci-
men at this time Of the year. Others
suggested the experiment of sending for
a certain beer lugRer and let her breathe
On the bear. but Fred said he would
rather chance the cocktail as being less
dangerous.
Finally a couple Of rollers were put nm.
der the old cage n il was hauled mp and
placed along side of an open door in the
new one. Fred and Jack secured IA num-
Der Of heavy planks which they thrust he.
tween the bars Of The cage i'm which the
bear was, thus dividing il into two com
partments. But while all this was going
ON the bear did not remain quiet. N.
pulled and tugged at the timber and bit
out huge chunks. After the blanks had
been secured "a carpenter began To cut a
hole INTO the end 81 the
cage separated from the bear
When Paul saw his ne happened
TO remember that something IN the pavil'
ion required his attention. Moor,
climbcd "A tree. Nose got ON top Of thu
band stand and the other spectators eaci
secured an equally safe place. Fred am,
Jack alone remained with the carpenter
T Fred fed the bear apples while Jacl
T talked To him In bear language and TOLD
! him how nice his new cage would be, a
! least SO Jack afterwards said, the STAND
; NRD reporter being Unable To understand
the lingo Of the grizzly.
{. In "A few minutes the hole was cut. ia,
? planks removed and with a bound ia,
|, bear rushed through the opening n int
: his new cage. Moore climbed dow
: from his perch and going to his buggy
. produced "A bottle Of champagne, the nee
; of which he broke on "A bar uf ia,
y cage and the bcar was christcne,
y Paul Davis" amid the applause Of th
spectators roosting in the adjoining tire
y tops. Evidently Paul didn't find what Ii
was looking for in the pavilion, as he va
found sitting ou "A wood pile near I'll
silver Bow mill 10y the Others Of the part
when they were returning Ia town. 81
a he Gagged. Fred 80 asked Paul as IA" hDl"l
e Ritchic. Being replied To- in the atiirmi
!" tive he "rcproaChfully added: Ivy didn
y you Wait until ! back got, for ! wanted
hclb?"