Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-27
Friday, Jure "a, 1880.
A NOVEL GEAR HUNT.
After the Nimrods Found Their Game
They Employed Others to XIII 1t.

After the Nimrods Found Their Game
They Employed Others to XIII 1t.
Ex-City Auditor Vernon Whitesides
tails one of the most interesting Of
hunting experiences. Walden's Ridge,
about twelve miles from Chattanooga,
Tenn, is yet in a state of nature, and
here can be found almost impenetrable
forests and the widest of glens and
eorges. It is a favorite place for hunt
era, the woods being full Of the larger
game-bear, deer, catamounts, etc.
The city auditor thus relates his expe-
Hence on one Of his hunts:
II started out with Bob Hagen and
two or three others for a bear hunt.
We had told agood many Of our friends
that We were going after a bear, and
that we wouldn't come home without a
bear. We all climbed into a farm
wagon and started. Il is q rough road
up the ridge, AMI We did not get to the
place where We expected to find the
bear until night. Here we saw an
empty cabin, and concluded to take
possession. So we stretched ourselves
ont on the puncheon floor, and were
just falling 20 sleep when Bob Hagen
jumped up, crying:
Boys, Joe's caught something
He took of his boot to see what he
had caught, and found that it was q
house snake, which had crawled up his
trousers 20 keep warm. We all ad.
jouned to the wagon for the night,
and the next morning, bright and early,
We started to look for a bear. Meet
ing q native, we asked him If he knew
where We would be apt to find such an
Snimal.
why, Isaw bar tracks a spell ago
up ON the shelvin' rock bout five mile
down YER he observed.
80 we went to the shelving rock,
meanwhile beating the bush in every
direction, 90 that it wa II o'clock by
the time we reached the rock. At first
We could see no way to get upon the
rock, but finally we noticed that Q
small tree stood close enough Cor US to
climb up that way, 30 we were soon On
the rocks.
az don't see any bear said Bob.
"T don't believe there Ia any bear
I replied. Let's eat
I'VE agreed to that proposition,
spread our lunch, placed our guns
against a tree and started to supply
the inner man.
80 wish we could at least see q
bear said Bob.
"'Hello, look there!' said one of the
party. We all looked and saw a bear
that looked as big as a horse between
ms and the guns. was nearest to the
tree, and consequently first to the
ground; but the Others were not far be-
hind me. When we reached terra firma
we began to discuss the matter. We had
come after the bear, we had found a bear,
and now it was clearly our duty to 60
back and kill the brute. felt as though
! hadn't lost any bear, and having
nothing against bruin | didn't want to
kill il; SO we drew straws as to which
should go back first. | got the unlucky
straw and started, but when the top Of
my head was even with the rock ! grew
faint hearted and slid back. Bob tried
It then, and carefully looking over the
rock he made a break and got the guns.
Then we all went back and beat around
the bushes for a while, but we did not
find any bear. Then we started for
home, and on the way We met the
native.
"'Did you find the bearf
"'No,' we answered in chorus.
"'Well. he war thar replied the
aforesaid native.
II offered him go to go and get the
bear, and he started. Inside of half an
hour he came back dragging bruin by
one of its hind legs. He got the $40
and we got our bear."-St. Louis Globe
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