, 1890-04-22


Was No survivor.
The following story was told Us by a stall
wart Indian, VINO, having been among the
French hulf breeds a good DEAL had received
from them the French name of Baptiste. He
told US the story as we were huddlei round a
camp fire in the dense forest on the eastern
side Of Lake Winnipeg, from which we and
our dogs had been driven by "a bitter, blind.
ing, blizzard storm. He snid:
Zone summer long ago l was with a large
party Of Indians. We were making a long
Journey over the rolling prairies from one
place to another. That W. might have plenty
Of meat to eat two Of us were appointed to
keep about two days journey ahead Of the
company to hunt and TO kill all the game we
could.
"WelI, we two hunters kept well ahead.
Some days we had good luck and killed n
great deal, and then other days we did not
kill much. What we got We cached, so that
the party could easily find 1t by the sign we
gave them when they came along. We al
ways put it near the trail for them. Then we
would push on, looking for more.
zone day as we had passed several valleys
and had seen nothing that was worth our
stopping to shoot we came to the top OF a
pretty large hill and cautiously looked over.
There was a sight that we shall never forget.
Fright down before US, within gunshot,
was n very large grizzly benr and two big
buffalo bulls. Well for US the wind was blow
ing from them TO us. They were very angry
looking and were preparing for a big fight
The buiraloes seemed y know that the bear
was an ugly customer, and he looked as Y he
did not know how to manage the two Of
them at ouce.
"For quite a while they kept up what you
might call a pretense of battle. The bulls
would paw the ground and keep up a con-
slant roaring. This only made the bear the
more angry, md il there had only been one
he would soon have got his hig claws upon
him, but there being two made him cautious.
after IA while both OF the bulls suddenly
lowered their heads and together they
charged the bear. As they rushed at him lie
quickly arose VI on his haunChcs, and rs they
closed In upon him he seized one OF them by
the head and neck, and, wiki a sudden Jerk,
so quickly broke hi neck that he fell down as
dead rs n stone.
III older buffalo, which had char ged at
the slme 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 Tow
The bear. havin. killel the other buffalo,
tried to srize hold Of this one also, but he,
having given the bear ill., ugly wound, quick
ly sprang back out uf hi, reach. Hc ran of
for n little distance, but as the bear lid not
follow him he came back again. There they
stood looking at each other, both very angry,
but both very cautious. As they kept NOV
ing round it secmel to us as though the buff
fhlo had 80 come round ON the windwarl side
Of the bear that he caught the scent Of the
blood from the wound. The smell Of blood
always excite, to fury these animals, and so,
lowering his head, be ~furinusly charged at
his wounded yet still savage enemy. The
bear rose up On his hind quarters to receive
him, aud, seizing Kim as he did the other,
killed Inn On the spot.
"Wo saw hin 90 from oue buffalo &c
another and smell them both, but he did not
offer To tear or eat either. We could SEQ that
he was very badly wounded from tho way he
kept twitchiug his side, from which the blood
kept running. 1t was an ugly wound and he
was a very sick bear, and 30 as he looked so
cross We were not in a hurry to let him know
anything about Us.
after a while he went OF a little distance
and lay down in the long grass, which rose
up 81 high around him that We could not see
him. We waited long for Lin 10 get up, but
a. he did not, and We could not stay there all
day, we prepared FOR a big light with him
We put our knives where we could instantly
draw them, and carefully examined our guns
to sse that they were all right. Then wo be
gan 10 crawl down carefully through the
grass toward him.
MY how our hearts dill beat, and how
every second we eNpSctc, he would hear u,
aud the fight woull bes;n for life or deathi
I've got very Gloss 90 him, although no
near enough TO see hiul. Then, as we henri
no sound we made a little noise 20 attract hi
attention. Aud thea We wanted him to &c
up, 50 we could have u better chance to shoe
him. But he did not stir. SO, with GU
fingers on the triggers uf our guns, we callet
out: Mr.. Scar, hers arc enemies ready 10
another bait,.l' sun there was no stir, an.
50 We got up ami wen; to htm and found lin
as dead Us the bu:falugs. So without llrin.
a shot we hal u great quantity Of meat -
New York ledger.